Justin Timberlake to be honoured by Harvard University

London (ANI): Harvard University will soon honour Justin Timberlake with Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award 2010, it has emerged. The singer has been recognized as "one of pop culture's most influential entertainers."

The university's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest undergraduate drama troupe in the US, hands out the awards every year. As part of the tradition dating back to 1795, the winners are given a golden pudding pot.

Actress Anne Hathaway was named the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year earlier this month, reports the BBC News. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on 5 February at the New College Theatre.