[WikiEN-l] Congrats for Jimbo

[Anthere]

Mathias Schindler wrote:
> http://www.register-mail.com/stories/042406/LOC_B9J6O93V.GID.shtml
> 
> Monday, April 24, 2006
> 
> GALESBURG - Knox College has announced the names of the 2006 honorary
> degree recipients.
> 
> Stephen Colbert, star of "The Colbert Report"; Shirley E. Barnes,
> former U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar; and Jimmy Wales, the founder of
> Wikipedia, will all received the award at Knox's 2006 commencement
> ceremony at 10 a.m. June 3.
> 
> - Wales will receive the honorary doctor of laws degree.
> 
> http://www.knox.edu/x12198.xml

I understand nothing of these honorary degree.
Jimbo is not a lawyer, nor does he have any special knowledge on legal 
issues. What does that mean to receive a degree in a topic you know 
nothing about ?

/me confused.

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