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Honorary Degrees

Nominations for honorary degrees due Oct. 1

September 9, 2024

Nominations for honorary degrees due Oct. 1

September 11, 2023

Nominations for honorary degrees due Oct. 1

August 17, 2022

Leta Powell Drake, local television pioneer and Husker alumna, is hooded by University of Nebraska Regent Tim Clare (left) and her son, Aaron (right), during the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 14 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The university presented Drake with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the ceremony.

Nominations for honorary degrees due Oct. 1

September 13, 2021

Film director Alexander Payne reacts while he was hooded when receiving an honorary doctorate degree during University of Nebraska–Lincoln commencement exercises on May 5.

Honorary degree award nominations open until Oct. 1

September 14, 2018

Evan Williams, Nebraska native and founder of Twitter, receives an honorary degree before he delivered the commencement address on May 6.

Honorary degree award nominations open until Oct. 1

September 12, 2017

Nominations open for honorary degree awards

September 15, 2016

Nominations for honorary degrees due Oct. 1

September 9, 2015

Nominations for honorary degrees due Oct. 1

September 4, 2014

Nominees sought for honorary degrees

October 2, 2013