He also received an honorary degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, NorthCarolina, where an endowment for Appalachian Studies is in his name, and he also received an honorary doctorate from the UniversityofNorthCarolina at Asheville.
At the UniversityofNorthCarolina at Asheville, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers a "Paths to Creative Retirement" weekend workshop to help people deal with identity changes in retirement, figure out how to find purpose and investigate new work opportunities.