University confers honorary degrees

Notre Dame announces five honorary degree recipients to be recognized at commencement

Observer Staff Report a long with commencement speaker Juan m anuel s antos, the honorees will be advocate for underrepresented students h oward g a dams, singer-songwriter a my g rant, doctor James o ’ c onnell ‘70, n otre d ame trustee and retired executive James e r ohr and s outh b end community leader m arguerite Taylor. a dams will be named honorary doctor of science. h e headed a consortium headquartered at n otre d ame “credited with providing fellowships and internships that assisted 3,000 students from underrepresented backgrounds obtain advanced degrees in engineering and applied science,” the release said. h e’s been appointed by presidents to national commissions and received the p residential a ward for e xcellence in s cience, m athematics and e ngineering m entoring in 1995. g rant has been dubbed the “Queen of c hristian p op” and was a Kennedy c enter honoree in 2022. s he’s receiving a honorary doctorate of fine arts, recognized for her extensive work in philanthropy. o ’ c onnell, who will receive an honorary doctorate of science, is the founding physician in 1985 of the b oston h ealth c are for the h omeless p rogram.

The commencement ceremony for the n otre d ame c lass of 2023 will honor five “distinguished leaders in science, business, music and community service,” according to a u niversity press release.

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