"They are differentiated from earned degrees like the bachelor's, master's and other doctorates in recognition of distinguished public service or outstanding attainment," says Hopwood.
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And there is not a simple one-size-fits-all for the awards," says Susan Hopwood, coordinator of research services of Marquette's Raynor Library who also coordinates all the research for honorary degree nominations.Īlthough both UWM and Marquette have a full list of recipients on their Web sites, they do not explain why they were nominated in the first place. "I don't think you can find the actual citations for each of these people.
Mother Teresa received the honor in 1981 and Desmund Tutu most recently in 2003. Marquette's honorary degree is often confused with the Pere Marquette Discovery Award, which has only been given four times since 1968, beginning with the Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. "I did some checking and found only this possible connection between Miller and Milwaukee: John Dillon, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre director for many years, met and worked with Arthur Miller and directed many of his plays," says Maureen Keyes, chair of the committee for honorary degrees at UWM.īesides Keeshan, Marquette has a number of "famous" honorary degree recipients, including Barbara Bush, awarded in 1992, Martin Sheen in 2003 and most recently, on March 2, nobel laureate, labor leader and former president of Poland, Mr. Arthur Miller, in 1978, received one from UWM, although - like Keeshan - it's unclear exactly why he received the honor. Interestingly, he is not the only "star" to receive an honorary degree from a Milwaukee-based university.
Turns out he had a Milwaukee connection: The gentle but silly grandfather figure with the "bowl" haircut and the mammoth sideburns received an honorary degree from Marquette University in 1983. When Bob Keeshan - AKA "Captain Kangaroo" - died last month, it was not only a sad event, but also a curious one.
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