A degree of honour.THE Archbishop of Wales, Dr Rowan Williams, managed to escape speculation about his future for a few hours yesterday as he swapped his mitre for a mortar board Mortar Board is a national honor society whose membership is composed of outstanding seniors who believe in the values of scholarship, leadership, and service. The society was founded in 1918 with charter chapters at Swarthmore College, the Ohio State University, the University of . Dr Williams, who is considered a strong contender to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury, was made an honorary fellow of Cardiff University in a ceremony at St David's Hall St David's Hall (Welsh: Neuadd Dewi Sant) is a performing arts and venue in the heart of Cardiff city centre, the capital of Wales. St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. , Cardiff. Dr Williams, who is also Bishop of Monmouth, was born in Swansea into a Welsh-speaking family and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, and Wadham College, Oxford. He was appointed Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford in 1986 and elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1990. CAPTION(S): DEGREE: Dr Rowan Williams |
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