By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
As many universities across the nation celebrate their graduating classes of 2026, the same was held in the land of the blue and maize, as the University of Michigan honored its graduates on Saturday. With thousands of students in attendance, layered in various graduation stoles, among the most decorated participants in Ann Arbor that day was 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Michigan.
Phelps joined Michigan basketball legend and member of the historic “Fab Five” Jalen Rose (he also served as the Commencement Speaker), lawyer and writer Shirin Ebadi, MED-EL Chief Executive Officer Ingeborg Hochmair, and businessman Ron Weiser as honorary degree recipients.
According to mlive.com, also receiving an honorary degree was Kent Syverud, who was set to assume the position of president of the university, but was diagnosed with brain cancer in April.
This commencement also marked a historic milestone for the university, as among the 14,000 graduates of this now-concluded spring semester was the University of Michigan’s 1 millionth student to receive their degree from the institution, dating back to its first commencement in 1845.
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Though he never graduated from Michigan with a degree, Phelps did take some classes in sports marketing and management while training under Bob Bowman as part of Club Wolverine.
The world’s most decorated Olympian also spent time as a volunteer assistant coach with the Wolverines and still holds a fondness for the Wolverines’ athletic programs.
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