{"id":12096,"date":"2017-03-31T13:26:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T11:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2017-03-31T13:26:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T11:26:28","slug":"honorary-doctorate-degree-in-culture-and-social-anthropology-awarded-to-father-claude-boucher-m-afr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/31\/honorary-doctorate-degree-in-culture-and-social-anthropology-awarded-to-father-claude-boucher-m-afr\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorary Doctorate Degree in Culture and Social Anthropology awarded to Father Claude Boucher, M.Afr"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Philip<\/a>Great Works Attract Great Admiration and Recognition.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By Philip Meraba,<\/strong> M.Afr.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Confrere, Fr. Claude Boucher, founder of the popular Kungoni Centre for Culture and Arts under Mua Mission in Malawi, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Culture and Social Anthropology by the Malawi Campus of the United Kingdom based Share-World University in 2014 during a colourful graduation ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mzuzu<\/a>History repeated itself this year when on the 24th<\/sup> of March 2017, Fr. Claude Boucher, M.Afr, received his 2nd<\/sup> Honorary Doctorate Degree in the same discipline by the University of Mzuzu at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. The 18th<\/sup> Congregation (graduation ceremony) of the Mzuzu University that lasted for four hours drew thousands of people from various part of the country. 851 graduated with Diplomas, first Degrees, Masters and P. HD in different fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fr. Claude Boucher<\/strong> was honoured alongside two other hardworking and exemplary Malawians; Mr. Napoleon Dzombe<\/strong> with Doctorate in Entrepreneurship (Honoris Causa) and Mr. Felix Mlusu<\/strong> with Doctorate in Business Leadership (Honoris Causa).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mzuzu<\/a><\/p>\n

The enriching heroic profile of our confrere about 40 years of intensive research in the Malawian Culture and languages attracted a lot of applause from the crowds and feeling of amazement and curiosity at the same time as the whole hall stood up to catch the glimpse of this unique cultural Priest not confined\u00a0\u00a0 in the sacristy. Mrs. Mercy Kaunda Chinula who read out the biography and presented him afterwards to the Vice-Chancellor of the Mzuzu University, Dr. Robert G. Ridley to confer on our confrere the award stressed that Fr. Claude Boucher well deserved the merit because of his love and respect for Malawi, her citizens, culture and languages, combined with the tireless research on blending culture with religion. This was an encouragement and a challenge to the newly graduates not to excel only in academics but to prove efficient in the field, putting into best the knowledge acquired during long years of intellectual formation and contribute their quota for the growth of the Nation. \u2018\u2018Hard work pays, therefore, graduates of today, work hard and the society shall admire, recognize and honour you like Fr. Dr. Claude Boucher\u2019\u2019, said one of the organizers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The ceremony was climaxed by interviews on different topics patterning to culture with the new Doctor of Culture and Anthropology. Fr. Claude recurred and narrated to his confrere who represented the White Fathers at the function when many years back he was requested by his Superiors to pursue further a Doctorate Degree in Culture and Social Anthropology after obtaining his M.A. and his reply was, he shall do the Doctorate in the field. This is a dream come true, with two Doctorates in the field. Big congrats Dr. Dr. or Dr\u00b2 Claude!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t