ate ▁of ▁Pom ona ▁College ▁in ▁Cla rem ont , ▁California . ▁He ▁then ▁earned ▁master s ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁degrees ▁in ▁mathematics ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁Fellow ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 5 ▁academic ▁year ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁fellow ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁H ales ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁Pom ona , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁associate ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁at ▁Pom ona ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁( 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ) ▁as ▁acting ▁de an . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Rud olph ▁J . ▁W ig ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ship ▁Award ▁at ▁Pom ona . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁H ales ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁of ▁science ▁degree ▁from ▁Pom ona . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁H ales ▁was ▁among ▁pr estig ious ▁company : ▁Walter ▁C ron k ite ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁degree ▁recip ient . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁doctor ▁of ▁laws ▁from ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Wo oster , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁doctor ▁of ▁hum ane ▁letters ▁from ▁Centre ▁College .