[WikiEN-l] Congrats for Jimbo

[Katefan0]

It's generally a recognition of some achievement outside of a university,
usually for people who have achieved celebrity in some way.  It's a nice
recognition of some achievement for the recipient, but it's also nice for
the university, which has another celebrity to add to its "list of celebrity
alumni."

k


On 4/24/06, Anthere <Anthere9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> ant
>
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