A list of past honorary degree recipients, include: Beverly Sills ( 1975 ), Roy Lichtenstein ( 1977 ), Twyla Tharp ( 1978 ), Gordon Davidson ( 1980 ) Haskell Wexler ( 1981 ) Mischa Schneider ( 1981 ), Bella Lewitzky ( 1981 ), Henry Mancini ( 1983 ), Jan de Gaetani ( 1983 ), Ravi Shankar ( 1985 ), John Cage ( 1986 ), Frank O. Gehry ( 1987 ), Trisha Brown ( 1988 ), Donn B. Tatum ( 1989 ), Luis Valdez ( 1989 ), Paul Taylor ( 1989 ), Ornette Coleman ( 1990 ), Beatrice Manley ( 1990 ), Lulu May Von Hagen ( 1990 ), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan ( 1991 ), Pearl Primus ( 1991 ), Adrian Piper ( 1992 ), Ray Bradbury ( 1992 ), Yvonne Rainer ( 1993 ), Steven Bochco ( 1993 ), Stan Brakhage ( 1994 ), Vija Celmins ( 1994 ), Betye Saar ( 1995 ), Carolyn Forche ( 1995 ), Laurie Anderson ( 1996 ), Elvin Jones ( 1996 ), Chantal Akerman ( 1997 ), Lee Breuer ( 1998 ), Ed Ruscha ( 1999 ), Bill Viola ( 2000 ), Steve Reich ( 2000 ), Ry Cooder ( 2001 ), Faith Hubley ( 2001 ), Bruce Nauman ( 2001 ), Alice Coltrane ( 2002 ), Roy E. Disney ( 2003 ), Anna Halprin ( 2003 ), Carolee Schneemann ( 2003 ), Christian Wolff ( 2004 ), Daniel Nagrin ( 2004 ), James Newton ( 2005 ), Harrison “ Buzz ” Price ( 2005 ), Julius Shulman ( 2005 ), Rudy VanderLans ( 2006 ), Rudy Perez ( 2006 ), Alonzo King ( 2007 ), Harry Belafonte ( 2008 ), Herbert Blau ( 2008 ), Terry Riley ( 2008 ), Elizabeth LeCompte ( 2009 ), Morton Subotnick ( 2009 ), William M. Lowman ( 2010 ), Trimpin ( 2010 ), Annette Bening ( 2011 ), Donald McKayle ( 2011 ), and Peter Sellars ( 2012 ).

* Rudy Rucker, 2005 ( 1982 ) Infinity and the Mind.

In 2005, the multi-platinum vocal group Il Divo included the song, Hoy Que Ya No Estas Aqui ( As Far As Any Man Can See ), co-written by Vincent and Jorgen Elofsson ( translation by Rudy Perez ), on their self-titled debut album.

It was remastered and re-released on CD as a part of the Rudy Van Gelder Edition in 2005 with different cover artwork.

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A version with Alicia Keys was included in Charles ' 2005 duets album Genius & Friends.

** Atlas III was a US launch vehicle ( 2000 – 2005 )

According to research commissioned by the Yerevan office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ), at least one in three working-age Armenians was unemployed as of February 2005 despite several consecutive years of double-digit economic growth.

Hopes that the 2005 Ashes series would be closely fought proved well-founded, as the series was more competitive than anyone had predicted and was still undecided as the closing session of the final Test began.

A sixth annex — on liability arising from environmental emergencies — was adopted in 2005 but is yet to enter into force.

This offence was abolished and replaced by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005.

In 2005, there was internal conflict about whether or not a gag rule should be imposed on ACLU employees to prevent publication of internal disputes.

Arbor Day ( Sikmogil, 식목일 ) was a public holiday in South Korea on April 5 until 2005.

An appeal of the decision was dismissed on 16 March 2005.

* In 2005, the The Mirror World Asterix exhibition was held in Brussels.

In 2005 Hill was selected as a Fletcher Foundation Fellow.

A court case allowing the União do Vegetal to import and use the tea for religious purposes in the United States, Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, was heard by the U. S. Supreme Court on November 1, 2005 ; the decision, released February 21, 2006, allows the UDV to use the tea in its ceremonies pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

In 2006 – 07 season the accounting method changed to IFRS, which 2005 – 06 result was reclassified as net loss of € 4, 051, 905 and 2006 – 07 season was net income of € 10, 135, 539 (€ 14. 011 million as a group ).

was in the process of liquidation since 2005.

The results of this work was the report A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections, which was published in December 2005 and concluded that immediate action is needed to prevent the loss of 190 million artifacts that are in need of conservation treatment.

In 2005 The Arbroath Abbey campaign was launched.

It was repealed by paragraph 26 ( 2 ) of Schedule 7 to, and Schedule 17 to, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

* Finkel, Caroline, Osman's Dream, ( Basic Books, 2005 ), 57 ; " Istanbul was only adopted as the city's official name in 1930 ..".

She was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

Aberdour was a 2005 finalist in the prestigious " Beautiful Scotland in Bloom " awards.

Also, Sub-Saharan Africa was part of its region until April 2005, when AfriNIC was officially recognized by ICANN as the fifth Regional Internet Registry.

* 2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president ; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.

The central office of the National Trust in Swindon was named ' Heelis ' in 2005 in her memory.

The hotel was demolished in 2005 and replaced by the similarly named office building known as Southern Cross Tower.

In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, following its appearance on the 2005 television programme Seven Natural Wonders, Cheddar Gorge was named as the second greatest natural wonder in Britain, surpassed only by the Dan yr Ogof caves.

Shapiro was named Executive of the Year in 2005.

The July 2005 edition of GQ Magazine named Columbus one of the " 62 Reasons to Love Your Country.

In 2005, he was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI.

In 2005, he was named the coach of Fiorentina.

It was named # 37 overall among the " 150 Best Games of All Time " by Computer Gaming World Magazine ( 15th Anniversary Issue — November 1996 ), was voted # 13 overall in PC Gamer Magazine's Readers All-Time Top 50 Games Poll ( April 2000 issue ), the editors of PC Gamer ranked it # 12 in the Top 50 Games of all time, in their October 2001 issue, citing the game's humor and pop-culture references and it was ranked # 15 in the 50 Best Games of All Time list published by PC Gamer Magazine in its April 2005 issue.

On June 5, 2005, Lucas was named among the 100 " Greatest Americans " by the Discovery Channel.

In September 2005 Dennis Schmitt discovered an island north of the Arctic Circle in eastern Greenland which he named Uunartoq Qeqertoq, Inuit for " warming island ".

John Atkinson ( editor ), current editor of Stereophile, stated ( in a 2005 July editorial named Blind Tests & Bus Stops ) that he once purchased a solid-state amplifier, the Quad 405, in 1978 after blind tests, but came to realize months later that " the magic was gone " until he replaced it with a tube amp.

After becoming a subsidiary of GM, the company was named General Motors-Holden's Ltd, becoming Holden Ltd in 1998, with the current name adopted in 2005.

IKEA was named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers in 2004 and 2005 by Working Mothers magazine.

* 2005 civil unrest in France, also named the " 2005 French Intifada "

In 2005 Diabetes UK named its offices in London in honour of J. J. R.

Kemp briefly served on the board of Oracle Corporation, CEO is friend Larry Ellison, in 1996, but resigned when he ran for Vice President ; he was named to the board of Six Flags, Inc. in December 2005.

A Komodo dragon at London Zoo named Sungai laid a clutch of eggs in late 2005 after being separated from male company for more than two years.

In a 2005 opinion poll of Radio Times readers, Lundy was named as Britain's tenth greatest natural wonder.

* 2005 – Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms.

The Philip K. Dick Award is a science fiction award given annually at Norwescon sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and ( since 2005 ) supported by the Philip K. Dick Trust, and named after science fiction and fantasy writer Philip K. Dick.

A foal of the Quagga Project, named Henry, was born on 20 January 2005.