I did some involvement with the university. I approached all the universities in the area and arranged and encouraged the curators to become guest lecturers. They would become guest lecturers at University of Missouri, at St. Louis University, Washington University. As a result of that as I progressed up the ladder at the zoo, I was honored by Maryville University with an honorary degree. And shortly after that, St. Louis University honored me with a doctorate, honorary doctorate. I have four honorary doctorate as a result of my work with the universities and I served two terms on the Harris-Stowe Board of Regents. The old Harris Teachers College is now Harris-Stowe State University grants ’bout 15 degrees now. I have an honorary doctorate from all four of those as a result of the work I did with those universities.
