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The following have won honorary degrees:
George W. Ball. former Undersecreatary of State, a Doctor of Laws.
John Bardeen, professor of Physics at the University of Illinois and a double Nobel Prize winner, a Doctor of Science.
George F.. Bennett '33, retiring treasurer of Harvard, a Doctor of Laws.
William G. Bowen, president of Princeton, a Doctor of Laws.
Mary I. Bunting, former President of Radcliffe College and now assistant to Bowen at Princeton, a Doctor of Laws.
Lloyd C. Elam, president of Meharry Medical Center in Nashville , Tenn, a Doctor of Laws.
Masao Maruyama, professor of Political Science at the University of Tokyo, a Doctor of Laws.
Margaret Mead, renowned anthropologist, a Doctor of Arts.
Georgia O'Keeffe, a well-known painter of landscape, a Doctor of Arts.
Rudolf Serkin, an accomplished concert pianist, a Doctor of Music.
Robert Penn Warren, novelist and critic, a Doctor of Letters.
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