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Richard Hermann emigrated to the United States and earned his doctorate in forestry at Yale in Connecticut.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
His global honors include three honorary doctorates, the IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award, Silicon Valley Business Journal CTO of the Year, and induction into the IPv6 Hall of Fame, among others.
—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
At the time, I was engaged in my own (considerably less scenic) ecological pursuit of finishing a doctorate, and no longer finding much opportunity to ride my bike.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
His global honors include three honorary doctorates, the IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award, Silicon Valley Business Journal CTO of the Year, and induction into the IPv6 Hall of Fame, among others.
—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
At the time, I was engaged in my own (considerably less scenic) ecological pursuit of finishing a doctorate, and no longer finding much opportunity to ride my bike.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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doctorate
noun
doc·tor·ate
ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət 
: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
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