UD to award Martin Sheen honorary degree

Dayton native Martin Sheen will receive an honorary degree from the University of Dayton next month.

The university says the award will bring Sheen’s journey full circle, after he intentionally failed his UD entrance exam “to overcome his father’s objections and start his acting career.”

The degree will honor his “lifelong commitment to peace, social justice and human rights exemplifying the Catholic, Marianist university’s mission,” UD said in a news release.