Berklee College of Music
COMMENCEMENT
• Homepage
• Where the Greats Go to Graduate
• Honorary Degree Recipients
• Berklee's Seal, Motto, and Official Colors
• 2008 Philip Bailey, Maurice White, Steve Winwood, Howard Shore, Rosa Passos
• 2007 Gloria and Emilio Estefan, the Edge, Andrew Hill
• 2006 Etheridge, Franklin, McGhee, Scheiner
• 2005 Carter, Baker, Eubanks
• 2004 Berk, Cosby
• 2003 Reeves, Tyler
• 2002 Foster, Horn
• 2001 Becker, Fagen
• 2000 Alpert, Austin, Sykes
• 1999 and prior
 
2001 Information
• Homepage
• Pop's Major Dudes
• Photo Gallery
• Press Release 3/16/01
• Press Release 5/12/01
• Webcast
• SteelyDan.com
 
2001 Related Links
• Bono at Harvard
• Fagen, Lovano, Marsalis Win Grammys
• Boston Herald
• Christian Science Monitor
• Launch.com
 
2001 Guide
• A Message to Seniors from Lawrence E. Bethune
• Events Schedule
• A message from Alumni Affairs
• A message from the Berklee Bookstore
• Berklee's seal, motto, and official colors
• Directions
• Hotel and Restaurant Listings
 
Commencement 2001

A few months after receiving the ultimate recognition from the music industry—four Grammy awards—theleaders of Steely Dan will accept honors from the academic world. Donald Fagen, who attended Berklee in 1966, and Walter Becker received Honorary Doctor of Music degrees at Berklee's 2001 commencement ceremony on May 12, 2001. Appealing equally to lovers of jazz and rock, and recognized for both musicianship and genius for creating timeless pop, Steely Dan has always attracted a large audience while maintaining a singular musical vision.

Donald Fagen (left) and Walter Becker.
Despite early hits such as "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" and "Reelin' in the Years," Steely Dan never received any awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) until its recent "Two Against Nature" came before the Academy. The album received the coveted Album of the Year award, as well as Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo with Vocals, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Engineered Album/Non-Classical. The band was inducted earlier this year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fagen and Becker became doctors of music as 639 students graduated on May 12, 2001.




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