Parton becomes Dr Dolly

Award-winning entertainer, businesswoman and education advocate Dolly Parton has a new title.

Fri, 08 May, 2009 - 20:35

Award-winning entertainer, businesswoman and education advocate Dolly Parton has a new title.

“Just think, I am Dr Dolly!” the country music star said today after receiving an honorary doctorate of humane and musical letters from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Knoxville Place: Tennessee Person: Parton Person: Dolly Parton Person: Dr Dolly Organisation: University of Tennessee Organisation: College of Arts and Sciences Organisation: Imagination Library

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