Twenty years ago today, on May 12, 2001, Tim McGraw became a doctor -- sort of. It was on that date that the singer received an honorary doctorate degree in humanities from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
McGraw was briefly enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Monroe before moving to Nashville; the future country star received a baseball scholarship to the college and, while there, pledged the Eta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha. McGraw attended his honorary degree ceremony with his wife, Faith Hill, who was pregnant with their third daughter at the time.
"I feel very humbled to be receiving this honorary degree," McGraw said of the accolade (quote via