11.  First Michael Bolton received an honorary degree from Brandeis University.

12.  First Michael Bolton received an honorary degree from the University of Connecticut.

13.  Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Bush will receive honorary degrees.

14.  From Africa to Asia, governments gave the Ceausescus honorary degrees complete with academic gowns that now collect dust in a wardrobe.

15.  Gale Stevens Haynes, the provost at Long Island University, received an honorary degree and delivered an address.

16.  Franklin, who has seen everything from the Great Depression to the Internet and has over 100 honorary degrees, also does not want to see history repeat itself.

17.  Frederick Reines, co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in physics, was among those getting an honorary degree at NYU.

18.  Goizueta received the honorary degree earlier this year and thought it a great honor.

19.  Grambling presented Clinton an honorary degree, and the school's famous marching band rocked Robinson Stadium with a raucous musical tribute to the president.

20.  Handler was granted numerous prizes and honorary degrees.