I never graduated from college - Bill Gates

http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2003/01-17iit.asp

 

And as one of the world's richest men he can buy as many doctorates as he wants. All he needs to to is donate a few million to several ivy league business schools and in return they will grant him honorary doctorates.
Its true that degrees open doors, but cash can buy all!

 

Including the doors themselves.

Stanford University's new (1996) $38 million Gates Computer Science Building

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9603/9603ncf01.html

 

See also:

http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/june96/gates_gift.html