Honorary Degrees
The awarding of honorary degrees is Duke University’s way of recognizing people who have exemplified in their work the highest ideals and standards to which the University is dedicated. By awarding honorary degrees, the University affirms its vital interest in and connection with excellence in any valued aspect of human endeavor.
Trustee-Faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees Membership, 2009-2010
Charles M. Smith, Chair
Benjamin S. Abram
Katharine Bartlett (Faculty)
Paula P. Burger
Philip R. Costanzo (Faculty)
David Gergen
Karla Holloway (Faculty)
Nan M. Jokerst (Faculty)
Peter J. Kahn
Marguerite W. Kondracke
Robert Lefkowitz (Faculty)
Richard H. Brodhead, President, ex officio
Peter Lange, Provost, ex officio
Timothy Pyatt, University Archivist, ex officio
Richard V. Riddell, Vice President and University Secretary, ex officio
Please see the announcement of the 2009 Honorary Degree Recipients:
http://news.duke.edu/2009/01/honorary.html