Honorary Degrees of Retiring Faculty
Paul Correll Hollinger, Professor of Music, 1985
"Paul Correll Hollinger, theorist, musicologist, and music librarian, for almost four decades Lawrence students have derived from you the sense that the sacred Parnassus exists not only in Greek mythology, but in music as well.
Your gradus includes Gregorian Chant, ars nova in France and Italy, the intricate counterpoint of Palestrina, the antiphony of Gabrielli, the high Baroque of Bach, the classical maturity of Mozart, and the grandeur of Beethoven. Your gradus, however, leaps from the page and musical score to embrace cultural history from Charlemagne to Chartes, from the Reformation to the Act of Supremacy, and from the Age of Enlightenment to the French Revolution. Fascinations with and ruminations over the interconnections between music and musicians--as well as the events that helped shape the music and musicians--have been at the heart of your gifts as a teacher.
As a scholar, you have focused upon Elizabethan music in general, and John Blow's opera, 'Venus and Adonis,' in particular. At Oxford University and throughout Great Britain you have pursued these interests, and you have shared with the Lawrence community the findings of your research and the visual images captured by your peripatetic but ever-present camera. For the breadth of your musical expertise and contributions, and for the commitment and diversity of your service, Lawrence University is proud to honor you today.
By the authority vested in me, I now confer upon you the degree of Master of Arts, ad eundem, and admit you to its rights, its privileges, and its obligations."