An
honorary doctorate is a special recognition or award given to a person who has made significant contributions or achievements in their field, even though they may not have earned a formal doctorate degree through traditional education. It is a way to honor and acknowledge their expertise and accomplishments.
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Araeen is the recipient of
honorary doctorates from Southampton University, East London University, and Wolverhampton University.
She has received
Honorary Doctorate of Arts degrees from Moore College of Art and Design (1990) and the University of the Arts (2001).
He has also
received honorary doctorates from Georgetown University, the Pratt Institute, the Ringling College of Art and Design, and Westfield State University.
Artist in residence (1989); and Skowhegan Medal for Painting, Skowehegan School, Skowehegan, Maine (1977), as well as many
Honorary Doctorates in Fine Art like The George Washington University, Washington D.C; California Institute of Fine Arts, Valencia, California; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
He was been awarded
honorary doctorates by Western University, Canada and the University of Sydney, Australia.
Persons who have been conferred
with honorary doctorate degrees have been asked to desist from using the title «Dr» as it is not right to do so.
American contemporary artists Cindy Sherman and Faith Ringgold, Burberry Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey and architect Eva Jiřičná are all receiving
Honorary Doctorates at the Royal College of Art graduation ceremony at 11 am on Friday 28 June 2013.
She also
holds Honorary Doctorates from Exeter and Cranfield universities and was awarded the Daniel Phelan Award for Outstanding Achievement in the voluntary sector in 2015.
Lyon has received many fellowships and awards,
including Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from The Art Institute of Boston, Rockefeller Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Photography Fellowship, and the Guggenheim Fellowship in film.
Mr Dattey said that most of the institutions
conferring honorary doctorate degrees on prominent Ghanaians were not operating in Ghana and that they were not even accredited in their home countries.
He said: «Mr Graham's counsel was sought by presidents, and his appeal in both the secular and religious arenas is evidenced by the wide range of groups that have honoured him, including
numerous honorary doctorates from many institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
She has also received
many honorary doctorates in recognition of her pre-eminent contributions to the field of biotechnology.
A highly - cited pharmacologist, recipient of Scientist of Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Trinity College Dublin Fellow and Complutense University
Madrid Honorary Doctorate awards.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grant, for Place Lab, The University of Chicago, IL School of the Art Institute of
Chicago Honorary Doctorate Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Community Impact Award Landmarks Illinois Legendary Landmarks, Landmark in the Making Award Union League Club of Chicago Distinguished Artist Program University of Chicago Diversity Leadership Award
Not comfortable with his fame he turned down a Knighthood and other honours, although he did accept some awards, in
particular honorary doctorates from 3 universities.
During his career, Bearden received the
following honorary doctorates: Pratt Institute, New York, 1973; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1975; Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, 1976; North Carolina Central College University, Durham, 1977; and Davidson College, North Carolina, 1978.
He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographic Society in Britain; and holds
honorary doctorates in literature from Trinity College in Washington and Tufts University in Medford, Theroux's hometown.
Katz was inducted by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1988, and recognized
with honorary doctorates by Colby College, Maine (1984) and Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, (2005).
Ignace had this to say about the honor: «The University of Hasselt
gives honorary doctorates to people who achieved something with a broad impact and locally and globally.
A graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, he also
holds honorary doctorate degrees from Colby and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Gilbert & George have
received honorary Doctorates of Art from Plymouth University, United Kingdom (2013); Open University, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (2012); University of East London (2010); and London Metropolitan University (2008).
She has since received
numerous honorary doctorate degrees, including honours from the Graduate Center, The City University of New York (2007) and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (1996).
For his leadership as an entrepreneur and philanthropist, Munk received numerous awards and honors,
including honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto, Concordia University, Bishop's University, and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Baldessari has received
several honorary doctorates, the most recent from the National University of Ireland, Burren College of Art (2006).
Chast's many distinctions include the Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities as well
as honorary doctorates from Dartmouth College, Pratt Institute and Lesley University (formerly the Art Institute of Boston).
In 1976, Anni Albers had two major exhibitions in Germany, and a handful of exhibitions of her design work, over the next two decades, receiving a half -
dozen honorary doctorates and lifetime achievement awards during this time as well, including the second American Craft Council Gold Medal for «uncompromising excellence» in 1980.
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