▁the ▁President ' s ▁Call ▁to ▁Service ▁Award ▁on ▁C ath y ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁C ath y ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Wes ley an ▁University ▁Society ▁of ▁World ▁Ch angers ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Society , ▁the ▁university ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁C ath y ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁of ▁business . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁C ath y ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁along ▁with ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁at ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁University ' s ▁spring ▁comm enc ement ▁ceremony . ▁In ▁his ▁remarks , ▁Rom ney , ▁the ▁pres um pt ive ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁nom ine e ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁said , ▁" The ▁Rom ney ▁campaign ▁comes ▁to ▁a ▁sudden ▁stop ▁when ▁we ▁spot ▁a ▁Ch ick - fil - A . ▁Your ▁ch icken ▁sand wich es ▁were ▁our ▁comfort ▁food ▁through ▁the ▁primary ▁season , ▁and ▁heaven ▁knows ▁there ▁were ▁days ▁that ▁we ▁needed ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁comfort ." ▁Rom ney ▁con gr at ulated ▁C ath y ▁on ▁his ▁" well - des erved ▁honor ▁today ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁in ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Hum ane ▁Let ters ▁from ▁O gle th or pe ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁as ▁a ▁Georgia ▁Trust ee .