2008 Honorary Degree Recipients

The University of Chicago awards honorary degrees for scholarship and discovery of the highest order. The 2008 recipients are:

• John Barrell; Professor of Eighteenth Century Studies, Department of English and Related Literature, University of York; Doctor of Humane Letters
• Marc Davis; Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley; Doctor of Science
• John McDowell; University Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh; Doctor of Humane Letters
• Kip S. Thorne; Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, California Institute of Technology; Doctor of Science
• Gernot Wilhelm; Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Institut für Altertumswissenschaften, Julius-Maximilians-Universtität Würzburg; Doctor of Humane Letters