This year, four extraordinary individuals received honorary degrees from ASU for their contributions to society. The four awardees were: Tom Brokaw, respected news anchor; Temple Grandin, researcher and professor of animal science; Eric Kandel, Austrian-born American neuroscientist; and Lim Chuan Poh, chairmain of A*STAR.
Let’s take a look back at some of the other influential people who have received honorary degrees from ASU over the years:
Above: Walter Cronkite (above right), for whom the university’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named, received an honorary degree in 1989. Cronkite is shown during a 2004 awards event with the current President of ASU, Michael Crow.