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Famous Honorary Doctors
A list of famous recipients of honorary doctoral degrees
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too manyhonorary degrees. Here's a list of sometop sheepskin snaggers. This list is a work in progress, and will be updated on a regular bases. The links indicate the source at the time the entry was added to the list.
Ali, Muhammad, aka Cassius Clay, former heavyweight boxing champion received an honorary doctorate of humanities from Princeton University in June 2007. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18433197&BRD=1697&PAG=461&dept_id=44551&rfi=6May 2009 from Muhlenberg College
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b2_5ali.6881422may02, 0, 4951861.story
Allen, Tim, "Home Improvement" star - Western Michigan University, 1998. [Allen was convicted of cocaine trafficking after college and spent almost two years in jail. In 1997, the standup-sitcom-film star pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was ordered to checked into a rehabilitation clinic. ] Aznar, Jos Mara, ex-Prime Minister of Spain (1996-2004), University Andrs Bello, Chile, 2006 http://www.livinginperu.com/news/2531 Bachchan, Amitabh, Bollywood megastar, was conferred an honorary doctorate of arts by De Montfort University at Leicester, July 2006 http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/21/stories/2006072117422400.htm Bachelet, Michelle - President of Chile receives honorary doctorate in Braslia The president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa, (April 11, 206), from the University of Braslia (UnB), shortly after she had won the elections. http://internacional.radiobras.gov.br/ingles/materia_i_2004.php?materia=261815&q=1&editoria=PO Honorary doctorate in literature (D.Litt) from the Chancellor of University of Madras and Governor of Tamil , India, March 2009
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Barker, Bob, game show host of the longest-running game show in history (the price is right). Honorary doctorate degree of humane letters from Drury University, May 12, 2007 Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark, Princess, HRH, received an honorary doctoral degree from Seoul Women's University, because of her achievements "in nurturing future women leaders match the vision and goal of the university." http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/07/2009090700479.html Benigni, Roberto Remigio, Academy Award-winning Italian film and television actor, writer and director: University of Malta, Honoris Causa literature doctorate, April 2008http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=65317
Bergmann, Ingmar, the Swedish filmmaker, was delighted to receive an honorary doctorate in Beijing, China, April 1997. Blatter, Joseph S., FIFA president: Honorary Doctorate in arts from De Montfort University in Leicester, 2005 Honorary Doctorate, "Vassil Levski" National Sports Academy (NSA), Bulgaria, 2005 http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=119954&src=0
Brandauer, Klaus Maria, Austrian actor - university od Tel Aviv, 1996 Brokaw, Tom, former NBC news anchor, from College of William and Mary Commencement, May 17, 2009. Doctor of humane letters honorary degree. http://flathatnews.com/content/70227/tom-brokaw-deliver-colleges-2009-commencement-address Brosnan, Pierce, actor (James Bond), Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology, an Honorary Doctorate from the University College Cork. http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11068.html Brown, Gordon, British prime minister - honorary Doctorate of Civil Law, Newcastle university, UK, 2007 http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1104685.0.ne_honours_gordon_and_sir_bob.php Bush, George, W.: Yale, May 2001 - he was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree from the school. Both his father and his grandfather received the same degree. Bush, George H. W. - former US President collected about 64 Bush, Barbara, former first lady, got an honorary degree from Albion College in 2005. 2007: April 29, from Pepperdine university, USA, when she spoke the remarkable words: "Thank you all very, very much. Thank you for this honorary doctorate. I'm so happy to be here with all of you." Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, a British pop singer who converted to Islam, endorsed the fatma on writer Salman Rushdie, and who refuses to shake the hand of a woman: University of Gloucestershire, 2005. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/04/udoctor.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/11/04/ixportaltop.html
Carpenter, John, film director ("Halloween, " "Escape from New York, " "Vampires") : Western Kentucky University , May 12, 2007 (associated press) Carter, Jimmy former US president - Oxford University, UK, June 2007 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/02/AR2007020201970.html Charles, Ray - received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Performing Arts from Occidental College. http://www.raycharles.com/awards.htm Chavez, Hugo, President of Venezuela and madman - Honorary Doctorate in international relations from Damascus University, Syria, 2006 SANA - Syrian Arab News Agency ; http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/1918 National Engineering University, Nicaragua, 2007
Cheney, Richard (Dick), Vice President: 2007, Brigham Young University, honorary doctorate of public service Chick Corea, Jazz pianist , will be honored at the Berklee College of MusicCommencement, Sunday, May 11, 1997 at the Hynes Convention Center, in Boston. Berklee will grant an honorary doctor of music degree. Duke Ellington, Berklee College of Music B.B. King, Berklee College of Music Patti LaBelle, Berklee College of Music Sting, Berklee College of Music Manhattan Transfer, Berklee College of Music James Taylor, Berklee College of Music Pat Metheny, Berklee College of Music Dizzy Gillespie, Berklee College of Music Paul Simon, Berklee College of Music Billy Joel, Berklee College of Music Bonnie Raitt, Berklee College of Music Phil Collins, Berklee College of Music Quincy Jones, Berklee College of Music
Clinton, Bill, former US president, received an honorary doctorate in public service in June 2007 from Ohio State University.http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/06/11/BillC.ART_ART_06-11-07_A1_OQ6VM4F.html Coetzee, J.M., Nobel Prize winning author: Adelaide University, Australia for his contribution to literature, 2005 http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/coetzee-awarded-honorary-doctorate/2005/12/20/1135032003351.html Cohen, Sherman, real estate developer, after he donated $6 million 2009: honorary doctorate from College of William and Mary, USA http://flathatnews.com/content/70227/tom-brokaw-deliver-colleges-2009-commencement-address Colbert, Stephen, American comedian, received a fireproof h.c. from Knox College in 2007 http://www.register-mail.com/stories/061207/MAI_BDG12MD1.GID.shtml Connery, Sean, actor, Napier University 2009 http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Sir-Sean-reels-in-honorary.5382229.jp Cosby, Bill collected about 100-120 Dawkins, Richard, biologist, author of the book "The God Delusion", University of Antwerp, Holland, May 2009http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272119
Dalai Lama of Tibet visits Regis University. Honorary Doctorate Granted. http://www.regis.edu/SPECIAL/DALAI1.HTM Honorary doctorate from Jagiellonian University, Poland http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvljBgQtwuz2FKhAZyutrczI2zJgD99O1K6G0 DeSantis, Carl A. - Vitamin Magnate, billionaire founder and chairman of the nutritional supplement giant Rexall Sundown Inc., will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Florida State University. WHY? DeSantis is an FSU alumnus. He initiated the Carl DeSantis Center for Executive Management Education at FSU, and pledged $2 million for the center. http://www.foundation.fsu.edu/newsstand/press_releases/pr04-99o.html Dylan, Bob, aka Robert Alan Zimmerman (he was born Jewish), received an honorary doctorate of Music from St. Andrews, Scotland in June 2004. Dylan holds also an honorary degree from Princeton University (1970). http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0, 9830, 1240457, 00.html
Eastwood, Clint, actor, director : University of the Pacific. And an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern California in May 2007; Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, American Film Institute (AFI) for "contribution of distinction to the art of the moving image." June 10, 2009 Einstein, Albert, from Harvard University, USA, 1935. http://hnn.us/articles/32682.html El Hassan bin Talal, the president of the Club of Rome, a Jordan prince and uncle of Jordan's King Abdullah, received an honorary doctorate from Old Dominion University in October 2005. http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=93118&ran=182766 Estefan, Gloria, elderly Cuban American pop singer from Miami, FL., received an Honorary Doctor in music from the University of Miami, 1993. She also holds an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music (May 2007). Past recipients of honorary doctorates from Berklee include Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie and Bonnie Raitt. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/11/arts/NA-A-E-MUS-US-Gloria-Estefan.php 2007, May - The Berklee College of Music in Boston has bestowed on her an honorary doctorate degree. http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_133095552.html Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, Turkish Prime Minister - University of Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, April 2008 http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=222320 Fischer, Joschka - German Foreign Minister, University of Haifa, Israel, May 25, 2002, Dr. of Philosophy. http://research.haifa.ac.il/~focus/Program1.htm Note: Fischer does not hold any earned degree, never finished High School. Fo, Dario [World's most performed living playwright, Nobel Prize winner ( Literature, 1997) to receive honorary doctorate. The Italian playwright Dario Fo will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster on Monday, November 18. The award of the Doctor of Letters (honoris causa...] Foreman, George - He's a boxer and a minister. Now George Foreman has a new title: doctor. The former heavyweight champion received an honorary doctorate from the Houston Graduate School of Theology on Saturday for his charity work with children. http://r1.dogpile.com/texis/redir/main.bin?q="honorary+doctorate"&u=www.reporternews.com/texsports/drgeorge0518.html&e=24 Fry, Stephen a British comedian: Honorary Doctorate from Anglia Ruskin University, 2005. Fujimori , Received and revoked! stripped of honorary doctorate (received 1992) at alma mater. "The National Agrarian University in Peru, where deposed Peruvian PresidentAlberto Fujimori studied, taught and served as rector, said Tuesday it has stripped
him of an honorary doctorate for ''ethical reasons.'' June 11, 200. Read more...
Garner, James, actor: honorary degree of a Doctorate of Humane Letters, University of Oklahoma Gates, Bill - the chairman of Microsoft Corp., honorary degree from Harvard on June 7, 2007 (Gates once studied mathematics at Harvard but then dropped out after 2 years) http://www.themoneytimes.com/articles/20070324/harvard_university_to_bestow_honorary_doctorate_on_bill_gates-id-103173.html Honorary Doctorate of Tsinghua University from Chinese academician Gu Binglin after delivering a speech to the students there Thursday, April 19, 2007. http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070419/102845.shtml December 15, 2006: Microsoft founder Bill Gates received an honorary doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch, Southafrica, in absentia. A video message from Gates was relayed at the ceremony. Cambridge University, UK, 2009
Gates, Robert, US Secretary of Defense, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2009 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2009336618_uwgraduation14m.html Gore, Al, former US vice president: Concordia University, Canada, March 2007 http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/March3007/22/c5385.html Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland: honorary doctorate for his work in promoting the issue of climate change. April 2008 http://www.tdg.ch/pages/home/tribune_de_geneve/english_corner/news/news_detail/(contenu)/198389 Habermas, Juergen, German left wing Philospher, Harvard Gazette: "Jrgen Habermas is considered by many to be one of the most important philosophers and social theorists in the world today - and a formidable exponent of the Enlightenment ideals of rationality and universality." Doctor of Laws, Harvard University, June 7, 2000, University of Hamburg, 1989. Sources: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/06.07/01-hondegrees.html http://www.hamburg.de/Behoerden/Pressestelle/reden/0601lecture_habermas.htm Havel, Vaclav - The former Czechian president seems to have a passion for collecting doctorates. So far he's got: 1982 York University Toronto, Canada
Le Mirail University Toulouse, France 1990
Columbia University New York, United States
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Bayreuth University Bayreuth, Germany
Palacky University Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Charles University Prague, Czechoslovakia
Comenius University Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Lawrence University Wisconsin, United States 1991
The Free University of Brussels Brussel, Belgium
St.Gallen University St.Gallen, Switzerland
Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pensylvania, United States
New York University New York, United States 1992
Wroclaw University Wroclaw, Poland 1994
Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand
Bucharest University Bucharest, Romania 1995
Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republik
Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Technical University of Dresden Germany
University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia 1996
Vilnius University Vilnius, Lithuania
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Rio de Janeiro University Brazil
Academy of Performing Arts Prague, Czech Republik 1997
Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel
Taras Shevchenko National University Kiev, Ukraine
The University of Jordan Amman, Jordan 1998
University of Glasgow Glasgow, United Kingdom
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa 1999
University of St.Thomas and Macalester College Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada
University of Latvia Riga, Latvia [source: http://www.hrad.cz/president/Havel/doktorat_uk.html]
2005 US Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management
Hoover, Herbert [31st President of the United States, 1928 - 32] accepts an honorary doctorate from Lille University (France)... "Hoover accepts an honorary doctorate from Lille University, commending his World War I relief work in Belgium and France. He had been given 80 honorary degrees by his 80th birthday." [UPI/Bettmann] Humperdinck, Engelbert, music legend: honorary doctorate in music by a university in Leicester, England, 2006, in recognition of his contribution to popular music and entertainment, and his charity work.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a32179/humperdinck-celebrates-70th-birthday.html
Jiang Zemin, Human Rights Violator to be Awarded Degree - Students offended by UVic decision to honor President of China... BTW: CU would have rejected Mr. Jiang Zemin ! Joel, Billy - famous artist, whose worldwide sales top the 100 million unit mark, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from The Long Island University - Southampton College in 2000. He now holds FOUR honorary doctorates. He has never finished High School !! (source: CNN, Sat. 1-14-00, worlbeat inside track ; www.) Billy Joel bio: http://www.billyjoel.com/thelifeandtimes/timeline.html
Khan, Shahrukh, Bollywood actor, 2009 University of Bedfordshire for his contribution to arts and culture. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2009/shahrukh-doctorate-130709.html King Gyanendra of Nepal has been conferred the title of honorary doctorate by the State Technical University (MADI), one of the oldest universities in Russia. http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2005/oct/oct27/news05.php King Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail, Malaysia: Bandung-based University of Padjajaran (Unpad), Jan 2006 http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2006/1/17/malaysian-king-to-get-honorary-doctorate-from-padjadjaran-university/ King Abdullah Abdul Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia: honorary Doctor of Philosophy In Islamic Development for his contributions to the Muslim world from The International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), January 2006 http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=178250 King, Larry, talk show host on CNN, received an honorary degree from the Netanya Academic College, Israel in 2006 The ceremony took place in Washington, in the presence of College President Zvi Arad. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1143498792965&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Klaus, Vaclav - Czech President was presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Innsbruck, Austria , March 2007. Honorary degree in social and economic sciences. http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/16-03-2007/88376-Klaus-0 -- Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 2007 http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1263092.php/Czech_President_Klaus_receives_honorary_doctorates Kumar, Akshay , Bollywood actor, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law degree by the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada for his priceless work in film industry and also for his outstanding social work in 2008. http://www.topnews.in/akshay-kumar-gets-honorary-doctorate-degree-241141 Lynn, Loretta, country music queen, honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music, March 2007. http://www.theeagle.com/stories/031207/entertainment_20070312022.php Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria, president of the Philippines received an honorary doctorate degree of law from Kyungsung University in Pusan, Korea, in 2005. Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla - South Africa's first black President. It's estimated that he holds about 150 (sic!) honorary doctorates, among them University of Stellenbosch , 25 October 1996 University of Michigan Oxford and Cambridge and six other British universities, July 1996 (Source: Der Spiegel, Germany) Cosmopolitan University, USA Merkel, Angela , German Chancellor holds an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem "in recognition of her lifelong dedication to the principles of democracy and in appreciation of her warm and constant friendship for the people and State of Israel." April 1st, 2007. http://www.infoisrael.net/cgi-local/text.pl?source=2/a/ix/280320073 McGraw, Tim, country music star - University of Louisiana-Monroe Mugabe, Robert, ruthless, senile dictator of Zimbabwe, who ruined his countries economy (unemployment rate 80% in April 2007) holds a Dr.h.c. of law from the University of Massachusetts (1986). Also from Scotland's University of Edinburgh and Michigan State University. "Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has become the first international figure to be stripped of an honorary degree by a British University. The Edinburgh University Senate decided at a special meeting on Wednesday to withdraw the degree it awarded to Mugabe in 1984 for services to education in Africa. A letter will be written to him, asking that the degree be returned, a spokesperson of the University said on Thursday." June 7, 2007: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/"On 12 June 2008, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to revoke the law degree awarded to Mugabe in 1986; this is the first time one of its honorary degrees has been revoked. Similarly, on 12 September 2008, Michigan State University revoked an honorary law degree that it awarded Mugabe in 1990."
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33885:mugabe-gets-honorary-doctorate&catid=72:thursday-issue
Naisbitt, John, US author, holds around 15honorary doctorates. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0, 1518, 477472, 00.html Nicholson, Jack, actor. "Actor Jack Nicholson received a Doctor of Fine Arts degree, honoris causa, at Brown University's 243rd Commencement Sunday, May 29, 2011."http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2011/05/hdcitations
Obama, Barack, Hussein - presidential candiate (D) 2008 - "During his first three years in the U.S. Senate, Obama received Honorary Doctorates of Law from Knox College (2005), University of Massachusetts Boston (2006),
Northwestern University (2006),
Xavier University of Louisiana (2006),
Southern New Hampshire University (2007), and
Howard University (2007)" wikipedia (caution with wikipedia, it is not reliable, and often false!) University of Notre Dame, honorary doctor of law degree, Sunday, May 17, 2009
Pamuk, Orhan, Turkey's Nobel laureate - 2007: honorary doctorate from Istanbul's Bosphorus University. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/408140.asp Parton, Dolly, showstar with huge FAKE breasts, was recognized by the University of Tennessee "for outstanding achievements in entertainment and philanthropy" by being awarded only the second honorary doctoral degree in the university's history. http://tnjn.com/2009/feb/21/dolly-parton-will-receive-hono/University of Tennessee, doctorate of humane and musical letters, May 2009
Patrick, Deval, govenor of Massachusetts, only black govenor in the US: Howard University, 2008 http://www.frostillustrated.com/full.php?sid=3072 Pavarotti , Luciano - Honorary Degree from McMaster University (Feb.12, 1999). Doctor of Letters. http://www.newswire.ca/releases/February1999/09/c4324.html Prince Charles, Prince of Wales Honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree from the University of Durham.
The Chancellor of the University, Sir Peter Ustinov confered the DCL on the Prince at a ceremony in 1998 http://www.dur.ac.uk./~dcm0www1/746hrh.htm
Al-Azhar university, Cairo, Egypt, one of the top institutions in Sunni Islam, 2006
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=85&art_id=qw1142776626252B635
Pinter, Harold, legendary English playwright received an honorary doctorate in letters from Britain's respected Leeds University , April 2007. Putin, Vladimir, Russian president holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Petersburg. (Source: Deutsche Welle TV, 3/21/2000) Queen of Spain, Dona SOFIA DE GRECIA Y HANNOVER , holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Valladolid and from Cambridge. Rau, Johannes -- German exPresident. Technion University, Israel. Source: Tagesspiegel March 24, 2000. Reagan, Nancy - 1991, University of Michigan. Reagan, Ronald - collected about 20 Rodham Clinton, Hillary US Senator, (D-NY): Bar-Ilan University, for "her political leadership, her commitment to peace and security for the Jewish homeland, and for advocating the deep and lasting bond between the United States and Israel." 2006 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1139395526263&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Rowling, J.K., author of "Harry Potter" series - July 2006 - honorary doctorate of laws from Aberdeen University , Scotland, for her support of research into multiple sclerosis. Rushdie, Salman , Indian writer, from Free University of Berlin. November 1999. Source: Deutsche Welle TV ; FU Berlin http://landow.stg.brown.edu/post/rushdie/rushdieov.html Russo, Marta - a 22 year old law student who was murdered on the campus of the University of Rome on May 9, 1997. The university awarded her POSTHUMOUS a Dr. h.c. of Jurisprudence. Audio File: Frances Kennedy of the London Independent newspaper explains the details of a bizarre murder and the sequel in court. Samaranch, Juan Antonio former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was awarded an honorary doctorate by east China's Zhejiang University in 2006 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/23/content_4337568.htm
Sen, Amartya, Indian-born Nobel economics laureate(1998): holds close to 100 honorary doctorates. Recently received a h.c. from Johannesburg's Wits University, South Africa. Singh, Indian prime minister - honorary law doctorate from Britain's elite University of Cambridge yesterday, conferred on him by Prince Philip 2006. http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=112388&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 Schmidt, Eric, chief executive officer of Google Inc., honorary doctorate in science and technology from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on May 17, 2009http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/14/state/n053825D60.DTL&type=health
Schwarzenegger, Arnold Alois, 1986, May 17, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin Superior. http://www.s-t.com/daily/04-96/04-27-96/zpeople.htm#XINDEX4 "The award recognized Schwarzenegger's contributions to health and fitness, speaking out against prejudice, and creating positive opportunities for inner-city children." http://www.oakland.8k.com/Archive/archive070.htm Dr. of Business Administration from IMADEC, Vienna, Austria. The irony is that in June 2006 a court in Austria ruled that the private university IMADEC was not authorized to grant that doctorate.The university was fined, Arnold lost his degree. The former Austrian chancellor Franz Vranitzky and the former president of the European Central Bank Wim Duisenberg were also affected by the court's ruling and lost their degree from that particular institution (which is of course not their fault after all). [Source http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/wunderbar/0, 1518, 424484, 00.html]2009, May 15 - University of Southern California, Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree for his "inspirational realization of the American dream."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huJfdaYfx25TFw-6tUblHSYmHG8QD986T8700
Schroeder, Gerhard, German Chancellor (2004), Dr. h.c. from the university of St. Petersburg, Russia, April 2003 2007: Turkey's Ko University awarded former German Chancellor Gerhard Schrder an "honorary doctorate" due to the great importance attached by the former chancellor to Turkey and its EU membership bid. http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=72683 Selleck, Tom (actor) -- April 2000, he received an honorary doctorate from Pepperdine University Spielberg, Steven - Eg.: D. Litt., University of Sussex, UK, 1997. AND FOUR OTHER Honorary Doctorates. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/press_office/bulletin/21mar97/item2.html Stoiber, Edmund, Bavarian politician, March 2007, from Sogang university, South Korea http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/wunderbar/0, 1518, 473859, 00.html Streep, Meryl, actress, Princeton Univ. 2009 http://living.oneindia.in/insync/2009/meryl-streep-honorary-degree-240609.html Tata, Ratan N, group chairman, Tata Group, has been conferred an honorary degree of doctor of science by the Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kharagpur at its 50th annual convocation in 2008. (Tata currently produces the world's cheapest car, the TaTa.) "Mr Tata has also been conferred an honorary doctorate in business administration by the Ohio State University, an honorary doctorate in technology by the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, and an honorary doctorate in science by the University of Warwick." http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Education/IIT_
Kharagpur_confers_doctorate_on_Ratan_Tata/articleshow/2879749.cms
Thatcher, Margaret, former British prime minister, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Lodz, central Poland, 2009http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/artykul106652_thatcher_to_receive_honorary_doctorate_in_poland.html
Theodorakis, Mikis, an internationally renowned Greek composer was given an honorary doctorate of Philosophical and Social Studies by the University of Crete. April 2007 http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=3205182&maindocimg=3203304&service=102 Robert Thirsk, Canadian Astronaut, Honorary Doctorate of Laws, July 2009 from - in outer space, via satellite. http://www.canada.com/Thirsk+receive+honourary+degree+space/1701342/story.html
Turner , Ted - (CNN, AOL Time Warner) , Media Mogul , collected about 31 Twain, Mark - often complained about schooling, but one of the proudest moments in his life was when he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Oxford University on June 26, 1907. Tyler, Steven (Aerosmith) has an honorary doctorate from Berklee School of Music. (2003) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=4938 http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/may10.htm
Tyson, Mike - Boxer and High School dropout, Central Ohio State University, Doctorate in Humane Letters, 1989. Source: Sports Illustrated
May 20, 2002, Volume 96, no. 21, Page 37
von Blow, Vicco, aka Loriot , German Comedian -- Bergische University, Wuppertal, June 22, 2001. Source: http://www.verwaltung.uni-wuppertal.de/presse/mitteilungen/2001/LoriotsLebenswerk.html Walsh, Joe a member of the Eagles received an honorary degree in Music from Kent State University in December 2001. http://www.kent.edu/Academics/Commencement/HonoraryDegrees.cfm Wenders, Wim - German movie director, prone to pseudo intellectual, boring "art" films, got an Honorary Doctorate from renowned Sorbonne in Paris. Westheimer, Ruth K., US sex therapist holds honorary doctorates from Hebrew Union College - Institute of Religion, Trinity College, and Lehman College. Winfrey, Oprah, talk show host, and one of America's wealthiest women, received an honorary doctorate in humanities by historically black Howard University in 2007. Call her Dr. Oprah now. http://www.nbc4.com/news/13309152/detail.html Honorary doctorate degree in education from the University of the Free State, South Africa, June 2011http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/26/oprah-winfrey-receives-south-african-honorary-doctorate-chicago-sun-times/
Wonder, Stevie, 1989 rock and roll inductee, is now Dr. Stevie Wonder. The University of Alabama at Birmingham presented the legendary musician with an honorary doctorate of music last weekend. Wonder was the commencement speaker. (06/02/96) http://www.engr.uky.edu/~naowon01/stevie.html Wright, Rev. Jeremiah Jr., Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Hussein Obama's controversial minister: r honorary doctorate degree from Valparaiso University in 2002. http://www.post-trib.com/news/875245, vuwright.article
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