The 1,135 miles that separates Seattle from the USC campus aren’t nearly enough to remove former head coach Pete Carroll from the hearts of Trojans everywhere.

Carroll, who stepped down as the program’s top man to become head coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks in 2010, will be recognized on campus this spring with an honorary degree, the school announced on Wednesday.

Carroll will be one of six recipients to receive an honorary degree at USC’s 132nd commencement ceremony scheduled for May 15. Over 15,000 degrees, including more than 1,500 doctorates, are expected to be awarded at this year’s USC commencement ceremonies.

The former Trojans head man is one of just three coaches to win an national championship and a Super Bowl, with Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer being the others.

Carroll led the Seahawks to a lopsided win over Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII and had the Seahawks back in the Super Bowl this past season, before falling to Tom Brady and the Patriots.

At USC from 2001-2009, he propelled USC back into the national conversation leading the program to seven straight BCS Bowl games and coached Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, and Reggie Bush. (Bush would later have to vacate his Heisman Trophy because of NCAA sanctions).

The Trojans spent a record 33 consecutive weeks as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll during Carroll’s tenure. USC won back-to-back AP National Championships in 2003 and 2004 — a2005 BCS National Championship was later vacated.

Carroll was also lauded for his work in the community with his foundation, "A Better LA," which he started in 2003.

Former USC and current @Seahawks head coach @PeteCarroll will receive an honorary @USC degree at the 2015 commencement ceremony. #FightOn — USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) February 25, 2015

According to its website, the foundation "is a non-profit organization that supports community-based solutions to restore peace, save lives, and give Angelenos living in inner city LA the resources they need in order to thrive."

Upon taking the position with the Seahawks, Carroll founded the similarly aimed "A Better Seattle."

Carroll has also founded "Win Forever." With this, Carroll has teamed with Dr. Michel Gervais, who specializes in high performance psychology, and together, have the goal of developing a culture of high performance has been an integral part of the Seahawks success.