1. Harvard awarded him an honorary degree. 哈佛大学授予他荣誉学位。
2. An honorary degree was conferred on him by Oxford University in 2001. 牛津大学于 2001 年授予他荣誉学位。
3. The United States bestowed honorary citizenship upon England's World War II prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill. 美国授予了二战期间的英国首相温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士荣誉公民的称号。
4. Honorary degrees are often conferred on non-academic leaders in the arts, business, and politics. 荣誉学位通常授予艺术、商业和政治领域的非学术领袖。
5. Vivien Thomas, who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became a cardiac surgeon and eventually to receive an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. 薇薇安·托马斯没有接受过正式的医学训练，但他努力抗击重重困难，成为了一名心脏外科医生，并最终获得了约翰·霍普金斯大学的荣誉博士学位。
