Though he is no longer the regular percussionist for either ensemble, he has earned an emeritus eminence.
He held the post for nearly a decade and earned something like emeritus status: when the Count Basie Orchestra was enlisted for Tony Bennett's 2008 album "A Swingin' Christmas," Mr. Foster was the arranger.
Philippe de Montebello, the director emeritus who earned frequent comparisons to Louis XIV during his tenure, is especially fond of Watteau.
Religious leaders who have earned Eagle Scout include Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore William H. Keeler, Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and Howard W. Hunter, 14th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Tobin's reputation as a moderate earned him few fans under Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, but Francis is said to respect his judgment.
Dr. Stebbins, professor emeritus at the University of California at Davis, earned his right to such praise with the publication of "Variation and Evolution in Plants" in 1950.
Dr. Lax, a professor emeritus who, at 83, is retired from teaching, earned both his B.A. and Ph.D. from N.Y.U. in the 1940s.
With a Ph.D. in nuclear chemistry from Cornell University, he is currently professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, where his satirical monologues earned him the title of "Comic Laureate".
He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from US International University in San Diego, California, and he was a Trustee Emeritus of The Children's Storefront, a non-profit, tuition-free school in Harlem.
The plea agreement allows him to remain as the union's president emeritus, a ceremonial position giving him a salary of $250,000 a year, the same he earned as president.
