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This list of University of Florida honorary degree recipients includes notable persons who have been recognized by the
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
for outstanding achievements in their fields that reflect the ideals and uphold the purposes of the university, and to whom the university faculty has voted to award
honorary degree An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hono ...
s in recognition of such attainments. Often, but not always, the honorary degree recipients have been
alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...
of the university, or have had ties to either the university or the state of
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. The University of Florida awarded its first honorary degree in 1909 to
Andrew Sledd Andrew Warren Sledd (November 7, 1870 – March 16, 1939) was an American theologian, university professor and university president. A native of Virginia, he was the son of a prominent Methodist minister, and was himself ordained as a minis ...
, in recognition of his four years of service as the founding president of the modern University of Florida. The first woman to whom the university awarded an honorary degree was Florida author and novelist
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953)
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in 1941.


Honorary degree recipients, 1909–25


Honorary degree recipients, 1926–50


Honorary degree recipients, 1951–75


Honorary degree recipients, 1976–2000


Honorary degree recipients, 2001–present


Key to degree abbreviations


Honorary degrees

*D.C.L. – Doctor of Civil Law *D.D. – Doctor of Divinity *D.F.A. – Doctor of Fine Arts *D.H.L. – Doctor of Humane Letters *D.Litt. – Doctor of Letters *D.P.A. – Doctor of Public Administration *D.P.S. – Doctor of Public Service *D.Sc. – Doctor of Science *L.H.D. – Doctor of Humane Letters *LL.D. – Doctor of Laws *Mus.D. – Doctor of Music


Earned degrees

*B.A. – Bachelor of Arts *B.S. – Bachelor of Science *J.D. – Juris Doctor (professional law degree; replaced LL.B.) *LL.B. – Bachelor of Laws (former law degree; superseded by J.D.) *M.A. – Master of Arts *M.S. – Master of Science *Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy (terminal graduate research degree in most disciplines)


See also

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Florida Gators The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni and its sports fans are often collectively referred to as t ...
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History of Florida The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Native Americans began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. They left behind artifacts and archeological evidence. Florida's written history Recorded history or writt ...
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History of the University of Florida The history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida originated as several distinct institutions that were consolidated to create a single state-supported un ...
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List of University of Florida alumni This list of University of Florida alumni includes current students, former students, and graduates of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Honorary degree recipients can be found on the List of University of Florida honorary degree ...
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List of University of Florida faculty and administrators The List of University of Florida faculty and administrators contains people currently and formerly serving the University of Florida as professors, deans, or in other educational capacities. Academic administrators * Lise Abrams, cha ...
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List of University of Florida presidents Seventeen men have served as the university president, president of the University of Florida since the modern university was created from the Consolidation (business), consolidation of four predecessor institutions by the Florida state legislatu ...


References


Bibliography

*Pleasants, Julian M., ''Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida'', University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2006). *Proctor, Samuel, & Wright Langley, ''Gator History: A Pictorial History of the University of Florida'', South Star Publishing Company, Gainesville, Florida (1986). . *Van Ness, Carl, & Kevin McCarthy, ''Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future: The University of Florida, 1853–2003'', University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2003).


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