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Tom Petty will be posthumously conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Florida. The UF School of Music will confer the honorary Doctor of Music degree to the multiple Grammy winner at the Spring 2023 Doctoral Ceremony to be held on Thursday. A member of the Petty family will accept the posthumous honorary degree on his behalf. A virtual livestream of the UF Spring Doctoral Ceremony will be broadcast beginning at 9:30 a.m. "It is so incredible for everyone in the family that UF is honoring our dad in his hometown this way," said the late rocker's daughter, Adria Pe...