Results of Knoxville News Sentinel poll on Al Gore receiving an honorary doctorate.
The News Sentinel editorializes on Gore being an excellent choice for an honorary degree.
UT had been reluctant to award honorary degrees in the past, but Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek has pushed for a different approach. He believes such degrees call attention to the university and the achievements of those associated with it. Honorary degrees awarded during commencement also point new graduates toward the heights to which can can aspire.
Well Mr. Cheek certainly got the attention he deserves.
