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Honorary degree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brief history of honorary degrees ... Honorary degrees have a long and illustrious history. ... Universities in Europe began granting degrees "for the sake of the honor" (honoris causa) in the 15th century, and the first such degree was awarded at Oxford in the 1470s to the future Bishop of Salisbury.
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Home > Honorary Degrees > History of Honorary Degrees ... Honorary degrees have been a tradition in North American higher education for three hundred years. ... The complete listing of honorary degrees granted is published in the annual academic calendar. To access this listing, please click on the link below entitled...
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History of NCSU POL01.30.2 Honorary Degrees ... April 20, 2001 Archived Version (Effective April 20, 2001 through July 13, 2003) - Amended to revise voting procedures for the Faculty-Trustees Honorary Degrees Committee.
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With the exception of two Bachelor of Arts degrees, the Master of Arts was the only honorary degree conferred until 1792, when the first doctoral-level honorary degrees were awarded. During the latter part of the nineteenth century many institutions made a practice of conferring the Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa.
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Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, has been called one of the finest liberal-arts schools in the country. Our students can expect a classic education in a contemporary city. (This page contains information on: About Us,History,Honorary Degrees) ... Home < About Us < History < Honorary Degrees...
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Selected recipients of Honorary Degrees from Knox College, 1849 to present ... Knox College awarded its first honorary doctorate to Abraham Lincoln in 1860; previously it awarded honorary master's degrees. Early records do not specify that every commencement speaker received an honorary degree; ... Our History...
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Name Degree Date ... 1. Dr. John H. Bosshart Litt.D. 10/23/58 ... Honorary Degree Recipients...
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David Charles Plannette; James William Robins ; Edward Williams; L. Morgan Wood ... Judge Hugh J Cadwell; Rev. Ward Beecher Picard; Rev. Jacob B. Uber; Rev. Elmer B. Whittaker ... Attorney General Philander Chase Knox; Rev. Edward George Loughry; Rev. Milton Butler Pratt...
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Further information about the history of honorary degrees at Oxford can be found in Oxford University Ceremonies by LH Dudley Buxton and Strickland Gibson (Oxford, 1935).
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