Ursula Burns is getting a doctrate (honorary one) from UPenn. But it sounds like the whole reason she is on the list is due to being the first African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Or at least thats what it sounds like from the several articles below. \
http://www.philly.com/philly/
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/
http://www.ydr.com/state/ci_