At the 142nd University of Washington Commencement Ceremony, on June 10, 2017, the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters was conferred upon Johnnetta Betsch Cole, anthropologist, educator, pioneer in African-American studies, and the first African-American female president of Spelman College. She was presented with a framed honorary degree and framed citation for the honorary degree. Dr. Cole delivered the Commencement address.
- View Johnetta Cole’s Honorary Degree (PDF)
- View Johnnetta Cole’s Citation for the Honorary Degree (PDF)