Charles E. Merrill is an American philanthropist, writer, and an important educator. He is a graduated historian who inscribed deeply into the history of Palacký University by his foundation of the "Polish - Czech Schools Project", familiarly known as the Merrill Program in the Czech Republic, offering a year-long stipend in the United States to Czech and Slovak students. The honorary doctorate degree was granted by Palacký University in recognition of his lifelong work in educational activities.
Honorary doctorate degree was conferred on November 20, 1991.
