{"id":112860,"date":"2020-03-08T08:13:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T18:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=112860"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T00:10:48","slug":"carol-burnett-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/08\/carol-burnett-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Legend Carol Burnett receives honorary 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> degree"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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(From left) Denise Konan, Carol Burnett, Ben Kudo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Board of Regents awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree to Carol Burnett<\/strong>, a world-renowned philanthropist and living legend in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n

The degree celebrates the legacy the long-time TV actress and part-time Hawaiʻi<\/span> resident has established through the Carol Burnett Fund for Responsible Journalism in the School of Communications<\/a> in the College of Social Sciences<\/a> at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Mānoa. The fund was endowed with money Burnett was awarded after winning a successful libel suit against the National Enquirer<\/em>. <\/p>\n

“Numerous communications students have received training and recognition in the study of ethical journalism thanks to her generous gift,” said College of Social Sciences Dean Denise Konan<\/strong>. “The beneficiaries of her contribution are the next generation of journalists and will result in a better-informed, better-served public.” <\/p>\n

The degree was presented by the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Board of Regents Chair Ben Kudo<\/strong> to Burnett at her March 7 show “An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks Questions” at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. <\/p>\n

The Carol Burnett Fund for Responsible Journalism also established an annual lecture series that brings prominent mainland journalists and\/or ethicists to the Mānoa campus. Guest speakers provide a formal public lecture, participate in a panel discussion with Hawaiʻi<\/span> journalists, and interact with students in the classroom. <\/p>\n

Scholarship winners honored<\/h2>\n
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Carol Burnett is surrounded by past 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Burnett scholarship winners and representatives of the student newspaper and journalism program. From left, Kathryn Muneno, Ka Leo Editor Chavonnie Ramos, former Ka Leo Editorial Advisor Marc Arakaki, Journalism Professor Ann Auman, Noelle Fujii, Kimberlee Speakman, Amy Hennessey and Dara Fukuhara.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At Burnett\u2019s March 6 show, a group of 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa journalism alumni who are past recipients of the Carol Burnett Award for Responsible Journalism presented the entertainer with a lei and plaque of appreciation. The plaque contained the names of nearly 100 scholarship recipients from 1982 to 2019. <\/p>\n

“The audience clapped and cheered when the alumni and the Ka Leo<\/em> student newspaper editor stood up and showed the plaque with 93 award winners listed,” said Ann Auman<\/strong>, journalism professor. “Later, Ms. Burnett saw the group backstage and everyone was happy to be there. One attendee described the experience as a magical moment.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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