[WikiEN-l] Congrats for Jimbo

[Michael Noda]

On 4/24/06, Katefan0 <katefan0wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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."

It's also a way of getting said famous people to speak at your
commencement ceremony.

If anyone's going to be there, be sure to take a free image of Jimbo
in academic dress.  ;-)

-Noda