Nominations Requested for U of A Honorary Degree Recipients

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas is seeking nominations for exceptional candidates to receive honorary degrees during future commencement ceremonies.

Everyone is eligible to nominate a living individual who has achieved extraordinary distinction in a career that has affected the lives of others, particularly through scholarly achievement, public service, or philanthropy.

Recent awardees include Anita Huffington, James Patterson, Don Rice, Don Tyson, Isaac Crumbly, Frances James, Gov. Mike Beebe, Alice Walton, Mike Duke, Vincent Gordon Harding, Andrew Hamilton, William T. Dillard II and Judge L. Clifford Davis.

More details on the qualifications to receive an honorary degree from the U of A, and how to make a nomination can be found here.

The deadline for nominations is Monday, Nov. 27.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.