Thanks to the person who forwarded us this little article about Colorado University at Boulder’s upcoming graduation commencement (May 8th, put it in your calendar!), where CP+B’s Alexander Bogusky (as the article calls him) will be awarded an honorary degree, called Doctor of Humane Letters.
“Bogusky is an influential and creative advertising and marketing innovator and pioneer in the field of social marketing. Time magazine listed him among the “Visionaries of Tomorrow” in 2004. He is chairman of the Crispin Porter + Bogusky advertising agency, an award-winning agency with offices across the globe, including in Boulder. Bogusky will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters.”
According to Wikipedia, “The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (Latin: Litterarum humanarum doctor; D.H.L.; or L.H.D.) is always conferred as an honorary degree, usually to those who have distinguished themselves in areas other than science (these normally receive the Doctor of Science), government (these often receive a Doctor of Laws degree), literature (these often receive a Doctor of Letters degree) or religion (these often receive a Doctor of Divinity D.D. degree in locations where American English is spoken, or a Doctor of Ministry D.Min. degree in locations where British English is spoken; Knowledge of the location is important, because the alternate degree is an earned degree in both locations).”