Sentence examples for degree bestowed from inspiring English sources

A story by the Education Guardian last week covered the campaign launched against University of the Arts London (UAL) to retract an honorary degree bestowed upon a certain ex-News of the World editor.

Patting his grandson Stephen on the head, he said he was thrilled with the bust and also by the Master of Arts degree bestowed on him by Nottingham University.

The 33rd degree is an honorary degree bestowed upon people who have contributed something significant to humanity and the fraternity--people like Buzz Aldrin, or President Ronald Reagan.

"While I disagree with the decision of the Board of Trustees to rescind the honorary degree bestowed on Mr. Cosby by the University, I acknowledge that the Board is within its rights in so doing," he wrote.

Certificates and honorary degrees bestowed on Wilson between 1940 and 1979 are also included in the first series.

With over 132 million copies of his books sold, including the immensely popular The Very Hungry Caterpillar, honorary degrees bestowed upon him, and numerous awards for his work, Eric Carle chooses to downplay his own talent and focus on those who have helped him become one of the world's most-beloved children's book illustrators.

There's nothing outside surgery you can do to achieve size 6 hips, she says with all the authority her degree bestows on her, and that's both the bad news and the good news: it's out of your hands; leave it to the professionals.

The school has a very funny film in the CCA Theater called "Farts and You," has a wacky science lab, a music room where you can play, and record, a concert on whoopee cushions and a student store where you can buy Class Clown Products -- and, outside the Principal's Office in the Diploma Mill you can print your own degree bestowing on you advanced class clown privileges.

Though he was offered honorary degrees by various universities, he never accepted one; he preferred instead the degree he bestowed on himself, Certified Guitar Picker or C.G.P.

An Honorary Doctorate of Science Degree was bestowed by Vaughn College in 2004.

Online, there is now a debate among students and graduates whether the university should take back the honorary doctorate degree it bestowed on Mr. Pangilinan.