T he University of Houston plans to honor Tilman Fertitta in a special ceremony on December 18, with Fertitta coming back from Italy to attend, PaperCity has learned. Fertitta will be receiving an honorary doctorate from the university he loves and powered into the Big 12.

“An honorary doctorate is the most prestigious, biggest honor that the university can bestow upon someone,” UH chancellor and president Renu Khator tells PaperCity . “It’s a faculty-driven process and the faculty realized how much Chairman Fertitta has done for the university. And we were just very honored that he accepted to receive the degree.

“And we look forward to having him here at the graduation on December 18th.”

Fertitta and his family will be coming back to Houston from Italy, where he’s serving as the

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