Honorary Degrees

A listing of honorary degreee recipients from 1843 to the present arranged chronologically.

1843 Law, John Master of Arts

1844 McHays, Charles Master of Arts

1846 Moore, Jessie H. Master of Arts Thomson, Bishop Edward Doctor of Divinity Thompson, Richard W. Doctor of Laws

1849 Newell, Henry J. Master of Arts

1850 Marshall, William Master of Arts

1851 Clark, O. L. Doctor of Medicine Cowgill, H. E. Doctor of Medicine Farnham, Asbury O. Master of Arts Saylor, M. S. Doctor of Medicine Pettijohn, J. G. D. Doctor of Medicine

1852 Cornett, W. T. S. Doctor of Medicine Fellows, S. M. Master of Arts Gillett, S. T. Master of Arts Pearson, C. D. Doctor of Medicine Talbott, H. E. Doctor of Medicine Todd, D. Doctor of Medicine

1853 Brenton, Samuel. Master of Arts Howard, Solomon Doctor of Divinity Reed, Daniel Doctor of Laws Watson, James V. Doctor of Divinity Young, Jacob Doctor of Divinity

1854 Beach, W. F. Master of Arts Dow, Neal Doctor of Laws Gray, E. H. Master of Arts Locke, John W. Master of Arts

1858 Downey, Alexander C. Doctor of Laws Harlan, James Doctor of Laws Wheeler, John Doctor of Divinity Marley, John F. Master of Arts Birney, William Master of Arts Thesin, H. B. Master of Arts Wheeler, E. H. Master of Arts Jackson, J. W. Master of Arts Munsell, O.B. Master of Arts

1859 Crawford, George W. Master of Arts Byford, W. C. Master of Arts Hobbs, M. M. C. Master of Arts Cunningham, A. D. Master of Arts Gunn, James M. Master of Arts Tarr, Levi Master of Arts Donelson, P. S. Doctor of Divinity Davis, W. R. Doctor of Divinity

1860 Wright, Joseph A. Doctor of Laws Galloway, Samuel Doctor of Laws Bragdon, E.E.E. Doctor of Divinity Jaques, J. F. Doctor of Divinity Mitchell, T. Master of Arts Pierce, W. C. Master of Arts Marquis, Emanuel Master of Arts Hays, Hamilton Master of Arts Beharrel, T. G. Master of Arts

1862 White, Albert S. Doctor of Laws Sinex, Thomas H. Doctor of Divinity Gere, John A. Doctor of Divinity

1863 Patton, William W. Doctor of Divinity Upham, Frederick Doctor of Divinity

1864 Merrick, Frederick Doctor of Laws Benson, Henry C. Doctor of Divinity Rice, George Master of Arts

1865 Spaulding, Wesley J. Doctor of Philosophy Lowry, Asbury Doctor of Divinity Owen, Isaac Doctor of Divinity Briggs, Martin Clock Doctor of Divinity Jenkins, George P. Master of Arts

1866 Himes, Charles Francis Doctor of Philosophy Hatfield, Robert Doctor of Divinity Kincaid, William H. Master of Arts

1867 George, Augustus C. Doctor of Divinity Seys, John Doctor of Divinity Amber, Henry Master of Arts Vernon, Leroy M. Master of Arts Martin, John H. Master of Arts Crary, Benjamin F. Master of Arts

1868 Cunningham, B. Rush Master of Arts Mattison, William C. Master of Arts Cocker, Benjamin Franklin Doctor of Divinity

1869 Goode, William H. Doctor of Divinity Lynch, Thomas H. Doctor of Divinity Clinton, C. W. Master of Arts

1870 Porter, Albert G. Doctor of Laws Sims, Charles N. Doctor of Divinity Reed, Joseph Doctor of Divinity Hester, F. A. Doctor of Divinity Roach, John A. Doctor of Divinity Baker, John Master of Arts Brakeman, N. L. Master of Arts Chafee, John G. Master of Arts Gurney, Aaron Master of Arts Black, Rufus D. Master of Arts

1871 Gillette, Phillip G. Doctor of Laws Tingley, Joseph Doctor of Philosophy Bowman, Shadrach L. Doctor of Divinity Godfrey, Samuel Doctor of Divinity Matlack, Lucius Doctor of Divinity Thomas, H. W. Doctor of Divinity Grim, W. H. Master of Arts

1872 Booth, Newton Doctor of Laws Hester, W. McKendree Doctor of Divinity Weed, Levi Stevens Doctor of Divinity Naylor, Henry R. Doctor of Divinity Gilliland, Harrison Doctor of Divinity Marine, Abijah Master of Arts Atkinson, S. Master of Arts Joyce, Isaac W. Master of Arts

1873 Lattimore, Samuel Allan Doctor of Philosophy

1874 Gatch, Thomas Milton Doctor of Philosophy McMullen, J. W. T. Doctor of Divinity Jackson, John Walker Doctor of Divinity Carmen, Albert Doctor of Divinity Osborn, Milton A. Bachelor of Laws Barnes, R. M. Master of Arts Lathrop, Ezra Master of Arts Emmerick, Charles Master of Arts

1875 Wells, William Doctor of Laws Jaques, J. R. Doctor of Divinity McDonald, J. W. Doctor of Divinity Jocelyn, George B. Doctor of Divinity Wood, Jospeh Master of Arts Tevis, Augustus H. Master of Arts Adkinson, L. G. Master of Arts

1876 Deneen, Samuel Hedding Doctor of Philosophy Watson, George D. Doctor of Divinity Mahin, Milton Doctor of Divinity Brockunier, Wilbur Clark Doctor of Divinity Irvin, William Master of Arts Atkinson, George W. Master of Arts

1877 Dodd, J. W. Doctor of Laws Edwards, E. E. Doctor of Philosophy Mendenhall, M. H. Doctor of Divinity Curtiss, George L. Doctor of Divinity Jackson, Henry G. Doctor of Divinity Smith, O. J. Master of Arts Halstead, W. R. Master of Arts McManis, T. B. Master of Arts

1879 Howk, George Vail Doctor of Laws Iglehart, Asa Doctor of Laws Waugh, James S. Doctor of Divinity McKay, Alexander Doctor of Divinity Robinson, J. B. Doctor of Divinity Carhart, Joseph Master of Arts Moore, Granville C. Master of Arts

1880 Milne, William J. Doctor of Laws Hurst, John Fletcher Doctor of Laws Gobin, Hillary A. Doctor of Divinity Webb, John Wallace Doctor of Divinity Marine, Abijah Doctor of Divinity Ellis, J. H. Master of Arts

1881 Chamberlain, Nathaniel A. Master of Arts Cumback, Will Doctor of Laws Foye, James C. Doctor of Philosophy Gee, Allen A. Doctor of Divinity Hamilton, William R. Master of Science McCormick, James. C. Master of Arts Woods, Joseph S. Doctor of Divinity Zaring, William M. Doctor of Divinity 1882 Cissell, John H. Doctor of Divinity Cumback, Will Doctor of Laws Patterson, Thomas H. Master of Arts Pillsbury, W.H.H. Doctor of Divinity Pye, John K. Master of Arts Wood, Thomas Bond Doctor of Laws Worman, James H. Doctor of Philosophy

1883 Brooke, Charles A. Doctor of Divinity Kummer, John A. Master of Arts Meredith, Yancey B. Master of Arts Mickleborough, John Doctor of Philosophy Little, Charles J. Doctor of Philosophy John, John P.D. Doctor of Divinity Sims, Charles N. Doctor of Laws Tevis, John S Doctor of Divinity Turner, Aaron Doctor of Divinity Villars, Isaiah Doctor of Divinity Wood, William A. Doctor of Laws Klemm, Louis Richard Doctor of Philosphy

1884 Boone, Richard G. Master of Arts Roberts, Robert Master of Arts Walsh, John D. Master of Arts Buchtel, Henry Augustus Doctor of Divinity Baldwin, James Doctor of Philosophy Evans, William H. Doctor of Divinity Voorhees, Daniel W. Doctor of Laws Brandt, William E. Doctor of Philosophy

1885 Merchant, A. J. Doctor of Divinity Morgan, John Master of Arts

1886 Baker, Henry Doctor of Divinity Hudson, Charles G. Doctor of Divinity Middleton, Henry M. Master of Arts McWhirter, Felix T. Doctor of Philosophy 1887 Adkinson, L.G. Doctor of Divinity Bainum, George W. Doctor of Divinity Barnes, Doctor F. Doctor of Divinity Beard, James M. Master of Arts Beck, Samuel Doctor of Divinity Birch, William S. Doctor of Divinity Bovard, Marion McKinley Doctor of Divinity Boyd, George M. Doctor of Divinity Buoy, Charles Wesley Doctor of Divinity Chafee, John G. Doctor of Divinity DeMotte, John Brewer Doctor of Philosophy Ford, James H. Doctor of Divinity Goodwin, Thomas A. Doctor of Divinity Grim, William H. Doctor of Divinity Iliff, Thomas C. Doctor of Divinity Kiger, John Doctor of Divinity McKaig, Robert N. Doctor of Divinity Stabler, Thomas Doctor of Divinity Young, Jesse Bowman Doctor of Divinity Mitchell, J. A. S. Doctor of Laws

1888 Baker, Joanna Master of Arts Halstead, William R. Doctor of Divinity Hill, James Doctor of Divinity Iglehart, Ferd C. Doctor of Divinity Green, James W. Doctor of Divinity Johnson, Albinus A. Doctor of Divinity Larrabee, William H. Doctor of Laws Stevenson, Alexander C. Doctor of Laws Fallass, Ermina M. Doctor of Philosophy

1889 Hawkins, Thomas H. Master of Arts Jones, Lewis H. Master of Arts Murphy, Clinton Master of Arts Hickman, William Howard Doctor of Divinity. Kummer, John A. Doctor of Divinity Walker, Wilbur Fisk Doctor of Divinity Trickett, William Doctor of Laws

1890 Bovard, Freeman Daily Doctor of Divinity Craft, Frost Doctor of Divinity Elder, E. S. Master of Arts Ogden, Horatio N. Master of Arts Spurgin, William Fletcher Master of Arts Wilkinson, Rufus Haymond Doctor of Divinity

1891 Towne, Salem B. Doctor of Sacred Theology Talbott, Henry James Doctor of Sacred Theology Chandler, Seth C. Doctor of Laws

1892 Hurlstone, Albert Doctor of Divinity Quayle, William A. Doctor of Divinity Terrell, Edwin Holland Doctor of Laws

1893 Sasamori, Uichiro Doctor of Philosophy

1894 Embree, Albert Sidney Doctor of Divinity Herrick, Horace N. Doctor of Divinity Hitt, Robert Roberts Doctor of Laws Walker, Wesley Master of Arts

1895 Baker, John H. Doctor of Laws

1896 Bacon, Charles Edgar Doctor of Divinity Shepard, William Orville Doctor of Divinity Howk, John Simison Doctor of Divinity

1897 Curnick, Edward T. Doctor of Divinity Embree, Albert Sidney Doctor of Divinity Hill, George E. Doctor of Divinity Utter, Russell D. Doctor of Divinity

1898 Lamport, Almerin Wesley Doctor of Divinity Wood, Deloss Monroe Doctor of Divinity

1899 Browne, Frank D. Gillespie Doctor of Divinity Lewis, Charles W. Doctor of Divinity Lewis, Edward W. Doctor of Divinity Parr, William David Doctor of Divinity Rawls, Edward Barrett Doctor of Divinity

1900 Baker, James William Master of Arts Switzer, George Washington Doctor of Divinity Buchtel, Henry Augustus Doctor of Laws

1901 None awarded

1902 Hamilton, John William Doctor of Laws

1903 Clippinger, Henry Clayton Doctor of Divinity Wade, Cyrus Ulysses Doctor of Divinity DeMotte, Mark Lindsey Doctor of Laws

1904 Hoagland, John Shannon Doctor of Divinity Sheridan, Wilbur Fletcher Doctor of Divinity

1905 Light, Somerville Doctor of Divinity Nagoya, Sennosuki Ogata Doctor of Divinity

1906 Dimmitt, Lewis F. Doctor of Divinity Guild, Thomas M. Doctor of Divinity Smith, Orlando Jay Doctor of Laws

1907 Crowell, Melvin Elliott Master of Arts Parsons, William Wood Doctor of Laws Kelly, Robert Lincoln Doctor of Laws Adkinson, Alva W. Doctor of Divinity Miller, John Wesley Doctor of Divinity Haines, Charles Henry Doctor of Divinity Tippy, Worth Marion Doctor of Divinity Parrett, John Wesley Doctor of Divinity

1908 Hiller, Gustavus Emanuel Doctor of Divinity Ogden, Horace Greeley Doctor of Divinity Crume, George Oliver Doctor of Letters Hughes, Edwin Holt Doctor of Laws Murlin, Lemuel Herbert Doctor of Laws

1909 Smith, Chesteen Worth Doctor of Divinity MacRossie, Allan Doctor of Divinity Gobin, Hillary Asbury Doctor of Laws

1910 Briggs, Albertus Theodore Doctor of Divinity Wade, Raymond J. Doctor of Divinity Cleveland, Frederick Albert Doctor of Laws MacDougal, Daniel Trembly Doctor of Laws Martin, Martha Evans Master of Arts

1911 Beatty, James A. Doctor of Divinity Bentley, Layton C. Doctor of Divinity McKenzie, William E. Doctor of Divinity Burris, William Paxton Doctor of Humane Letters Kane, Thomas Doctor of Laws Vandevanter, Willis Doctor of Laws

1912 Davis, Henry L. Doctor of Divinity Clinton, William Green Doctor of Divinity Martin, Wallace W. Doctor of Divinity Chinda, Sutemi Doctor of Laws Shepard, William Orville Doctor of Laws McConnell, Francis John Doctor of Humane Letters

1913 Cecil, John K. Doctor of Divinity Hixson, Frederick W. Doctor of Divinity Seaman, William Grant Doctor of Divinity

1914 Brengle, Samuel Logan Doctor of Divinity Gardiner, James Leonard Doctor of Divinity Edwards, Loren M. Doctor of Divinity Farmer, William Burton Doctor of Divinity Wareing, Ernest Clyde Doctor of Divinity Parkhurst, Charles H. Doctor of Laws

1915 Greene, Joseph Nelson Doctor of Divinity Marble, Mitchell Stewart Doctor of Divinity Switzer, William Franklin Doctor of Divinity

1916 Bridges, Albert Fletcher Doctor of Divinity Freeland, William Beattie Doctor of Divinity Walker, John Mann Doctor of Divinity Wirt, William Albert Doctor of Pedagogy.

1917 Ewing, Thomas Newell Doctor of Divinity Beard, Charles Austin Doctor of Laws Sato, Aimaro Doctor of Laws

1918 Arnold, William Talbott Doctor of Divinity Canse, John Martin Doctor of Divinity O'Haver, James Frank Doctor of Divinity Parker, Billings Earle Doctor of Divinity Shumaker, Edward Seitz Doctor of Divinity Wiley, William Henry Doctor of Divinity Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah Doctor of Laws Glenn, Edwin Forbes Doctor of Laws

1919 Roberts, Elmer Master of Arts Prosser, Charles Albert Doctor of Philosophy Bacon, Raymond Foss Doctor of Science Pyke, James Howard Doctor of Divinity Bundy, Omar Doctor of Laws Lewis, Edward Mann Doctor of Laws

1920 Bartholomew, William Frank Doctor of Divinity Deen, Arthur Master of Arts Dunlavy, Edwin Wesley Doctor of Divinity Fisher, Fred Bohn Doctor of Divinity Harper, Isaac Barker Doctor of Divinity McFall, John Wesley Doctor of Divinity Lewis, Edward Mann Doctor of Laws

1921 Crane, Henry Hill Doctor of Divinity Freeland, Leander Theodore Doctor of Divinity Smith, Charles Harrison Doctor of Divinity

1922 Harper, Heber Reece Doctor of Divinity Monger, Albert Ellsworth Doctor of Divinity Salmans, Levi Brimmer Doctor of Divinity Wynn, Francis Barbour Doctor of Science Gilmore, Eugene Allen Doctor of Laws

1923 Billings, Bliss Washington Doctor of Divinity Spencer, Paul Mansfield Doctor of Divinity Toole, Roie Hendricks Doctor of Divinity Frank, Glenn Doctor of Letters Tarkington, Newell Booth Doctor of Letters

1924 Ralston, Samuel Moffett Doctor of Laws Nadal, Thomas William Doctor of Laws Flynn, Clarence Edwin Doctor of Divinity Hutchinson, Paul Doctor of Divinity Harrison, John Higgins Master of Arts

1925 Beck, Bert DeWitt Doctor of Divinity Longden, Henry Boyer Doctor of Laws Morris, Frank Paul Doctor of Divinity Williams, Thomas Fred Doctor of Divinity Haynes, Elwood Doctor of Science

1926 Bellamann, Henry Doctor of Music

1927 Semans, Raymond Lee Doctor of Divinity Lewis, Franklin Fillmore Doctor of Divinity Riley, William Albert Doctor of Science

1928 Smith, Lewis Simpson Doctor of Divinity Stewart, Oscar Milton Doctor of Science Ogg, Frederic Austin Doctor of Laws Stewart, George Walter Doctor of Science Elliott, Edward Charles Doctor of Laws

1929 Blake, Bishop Edgar Doctor of Laws Throop, George Reeves Doctor of Laws Wishard, William Niles Doctor of Science

1930 Whitman, Charles Wesley Doctor of Divinity Carpenter, Guy Osmond Doctor of Divinity Fairchild, Wilber Daniel Doctor of Divinity Wright, Manfred Clinton Doctor of Divinity Hopkins, Louis Bertram Doctor of Laws Levinson, Salmon Oliver Doctor of Laws Ritter, Halsted Lockwood Doctor of Laws Sparks, will Morris Doctor of Laws Wilkerson, James Herbert Doctor of Laws

1931 Barrett, Maurice Elbert Doctor of Divinity Bean, James Thomas Doctor of Divinity McLean, William Henry Doctor of Divinity Marlatt, Earl Bowman Doctor of Literature

1932 Fribley, Fremont Edward Doctor of Divinity Kenna, Alpha Hunter Doctor of Divinity Lester, Merrill Otis Doctor of Divinity Lichliter, McIlyar Hamilton Doctor of Divinity Deam, Charles Clemon Doctor of Science Erickson, Charles Telford Doctor of Laws

1933 Tarbell, Martha Doctor of Letters Black, Clyde Saylor Doctor of Divinity Fifer, Orien Wesley Doctor of Divinity Francis, George Emerson Doctor of Divinity

1934 Benedict, Paul Ludlow Doctor of Divinity Benson, John George Doctor of Divinity Washburn, Charles C. Doctor of Music Merica, Paul Doctor of Science Waldorf, Ernest Lynn Doctor of Laws Wirt, William Albert Doctor of Laws

1935 Scully, Richard Edward Doctor of Divinity Thompson, Van Denman Doctor of Music Tilden, Francis Calvin Doctor of Letters Allen, Bennet Mills Doctor of Science Ell, Carl Stephens Doctor of Science Soper, Edmund Davison Doctor of Laws Lilly, Josiah Kirby Doctor of Laws

1936 Bogue, Jesse Parker Doctor of Divinity Martin, Ottis Tevis Doctor of Divinity Lathrop, Elbert Clyde Doctor of Science

1937 Ivey, Homer Pierson Doctor of Divinity Ivey, John Luther Doctor of Divinity Moore, Joseph Granville Doctor of Divinity Yeomans, Clyde Doctor of Divinity Baker, Ross Allen Doctor of Science Clark, George Lindenberg Doctor of Science Phillips, Catherine Coffin Doctor of Letters Tull, Clyde Clarence Doctor of Letters Dennis, William Cullen Doctor of Laws Morgan, Dewitt Schuyler Doctor of Laws Pittenger, Lemuel Arthur Doctor of Laws Pratt, Orville Clyde Doctor of Laws Thomas, Elmer Doctor of Laws Thompson, William Herbert Doctor of Laws Takasugi, Joseph Ejiro Doctor of Laws

1938 Jeffras, Charles William Doctor of Divinity Linfield, Adolphus Doctor of Divinity Pittenger, Walter Earl Doctor of Divinity Ehrmann, Max Doctor of Letters Oxnam, G. Bromley Doctor of Humane Letters Duvall, Trumbull Gillette Doctor of Laws West, Roy O. Doctor of Laws

1939 Claypool, James Vernon Doctor of Divinity Porter, Jo Emmett Doctor of Divinity Gardner, Irvine Clifton Doctor of Science Nicholson, Evelyn Riley Doctor of Letters Smith Horace Greeley Doctor of Laws Wells, Herman B. Doctor of Laws

1940 Duddy, Frank Edward Doctor of Divinity Graham, Ralph Waldo Doctor of Divinity Ogden, Terrance Foster Doctor of Divinity Pyke, Frederick Merrill Doctor of Divinity Cook, Melville Thurston Doctor of Science Caldwell, Sallie Bowman Doctor of Humane Letters Fleet, John Seddon Doctor of Humane Letters Blatzell, Robert Clarence Doctor of Laws

1941 Garnett, Ambler Doctor of Divinity McClure, Claude Matthew Doctor of Divinity Alexander, William Graham Doctor of Science Sevitsky, Fabien K. Doctor of Music Miller, Douglass Wood Doctor of Letters Jordan, Parker Pollard Doctor of Humane Letters

1942 Martin, Surnner Leroy Doctor of Divinity Robinson, William Wlington Doctor of Divinity Zaring, E. Robb Doctor of Divinity Hogate, Kenneth Craven Doctor of Humane Letters Schricker, Henry Frederick Doctor of Laws Trammell, Niles Doctor of Laws

1943 McFall, Merrill Borden Doctor of Divinity Oborn, Howard Benjamin Doctor of Divinity Shake, Clarence Arthur Doctor of Divinity York, Harlan Harvey Doctor of Science Barnaby, Charles Howard Doctor of Laws Heslar, O. F. Doctor of Laws Saltonstall, Leverett Doctor of Laws

1944 Garrison, Edwin Ronald Doctor of Divinity Taylor, Charles Howard Doctor of Sacred Theology

1945 Davis, Orville Lester Doctor of Divinity Mclntosh, Frank Bringle Doctor of Divinity Selle, Robert Mallalieu Doctor of Divinity Lilienthal, David E. Doctor of Laws Smith, George Herbert Doctor of Laws (In absentia)

1946 Kendall, Charles Shilling Doctor of Divinity Tower, Hansel Herbert Doctor of Divinity Yoder, Samuel Lloyd Doctor of Divinity Fenske, Merrell Robert Doctor of Science Blackstock; Mary Hardtner Doctor of Humane Letters

1947 Clark, William Edward Doctor of Divinity Fox, Jesse Wallace Doctor of Divinity Jeffrey, Newman Steele Doctor of Divinity Julian, Percy Lavon Doctor of Science Leland, Simeon Elbridge Doctor of Laws Sparks, Frank Hugh Doctor of Laws

1948 Aldrich, Edward Ellsworth Doctor of Divinity Briggs, Walter Merril Doctor of Divinity Garrison, Claude Doctor of Divinity Lilly, Eli Doctor of Humane Letters Hester, William Frederic Doctor of Science McCown, Chester Charlton Doctor of Laws

1949 Alexander, Charles Thomas Doctor of Divinity Smith, Rockwell C. Doctor of Divinity Wickersham, Ernest J. Doctor of Divinity Morrison, Paul Leslie Doctor of Laws Bentley, Gerald Eades Doctor of Literature Gibson, Stanley Doctor of Science

1950 Bransford, Wesley H. Doctor of Divinity Cole, Franklin Paul Doctor of Divinity Hickman, Franklin Simpson Doctor of Divinity Millett, John David Doctor of Laws Swaim, H. Nathan Doctor of Laws Lockwood, John S. Doctor of Science (posthumously)

1951 Talbott, Norbert Good Doctor of Divinity Wayne, Guy Herbert Doctor of Divinity Stephenson, Seymour Town Doctor of Science Evans, William Pasco Doctor of Laws Kilgore, Bernard Doctor of Laws Marsh, Daliel L. Doctor of Laws Milner, Jean Shepard Doctor of Divinity

May 1952 Wunderlich, Friedrich Doctor of Divinity

June 1952 Gross, John Owen Doctor of Humane Letters Carter, Herbert Edmund Doctor of Science Badger, Robert Edward Doctor of Divinity Barnes, Earl Brandon Doctor of Laws Clark, Donald Lemen Doctor of Letters Hanger, John Howard Doctor of Divinity

Oct. 1952 Maxwell, William Donald Doctor of Letters Ogden, James Matlock Doctor of Laws

June 1953 Templin, Frank Morrison Doctor of Divinity Bean, James C. Doctor of Divinity Goldman, Edwin Franko Doctor of Music Pulliam, William George Doctor of Laws Petersen, Howard Charles Doctor of Laws Hildebrand Will M. Doctor of Divinity Hollopeter, Samuel Lynch Doctor of Science

Nov. 1953 Hagen, Odd Doctor of Divinity VanDeventer, Florence Rinard Doctor of Humane Letters

June 1954 Komuro, Harry Shigeo Doctor of Divinity Cox, Ezra Martin Doctor of Divinity Mahoney, Claude Alonzo Doctor of Humane Letters Neff, Robert Emery Doctor of Humane Letters Pugh, Abram Wesley Doctor of Divinity Wedemeyer, Albert Coady Doctor of Laws Raub, Edward B. Doctor of Laws

June 1955 Crowe, Charles Monroe Doctor of Divinity Tucker, Bertha Fain Doctor of Laws Ragsdale, Ray Waldo Doctor of Divinity Jarrett, Lee S. Doctor of Divinity Frick, Fort Christopher Doctor of Humane Letters Hartsock, Harvey Barton Doctor of Laws Wildman, Clyde Everett Doctor of Letters

June 1956 Finch, Leslie Laverne Doctor of Divinity McCutchan, Robert Guy Doctor of Music Tippy, Worth Marion Doctor of Letters Sweet, William Warren Doctor of Humane Letters Beesley, Eugene Nevin Doctor of Laws Gwinn, Ralph Waldo Doctor of Laws White, Henry Gordon Doctor of Laws

Sept 1956 Noble, Walter James Doctor of Divinity

May 1957 Nixon, Richard M. Doctor of Laws

June 1957 Baldridge, Robert Brandes Doctor of Divinity Kramer, Kenneth Doctor of Laws Paik, L. George Doctor of Laws Souder, Dewey Clayton Doctor of Divinity Trippet, Byron Kightly Doctor of Letters

June 1958 Yinger, Paul Wesley. Doctor of Divinity Reardon, Robert Morrnan Doctor of Humane Letters. Shuman, Charles B. Doctor of Laws Smith, Charles Merrill Doctor of Divinity Macmillan, The Rt. Hon. Harold Doctor of Laws Conder, Robert Wendell Doctor of Humane Letters Burney, Leroy Edgar Doctor of Science Carpenter, Guy Duncan Doctor of Divinity Hughes, Francis Montgomery Doctor of Laws

June 1959 Burkhart, John Wesley Doctor of Laws Duddy, Frank Edward Jr. Doctor of Laws Grose, Wilbur Dickerson Doctor of Divinity Kirkland, H. Burnham Doctor of Divinity Lawshe, Ernest Edward Doctor of Divinity Maxwell, Philip Doctor of Letters Shoup, David Monroe Doctor of Laws Smith, Joel Milburn Doctor of Laws

June 1960 Collier, Otis Lavon Doctor of Divinity Tucker, Glenn Irving Doctor of Letters Diefenbaker, The Rt. Hon. John George Doctor of Laws Nelson, John Robert Doctor of Humane Letters Snape, William Harold Doctor of Divinity Stewart, Albert Pearson Doctor of Music Kim, Chong Pil Doctor of Laws

June 1961 Bergethon, Kaare Roald Doctor of Laws Brashares, Wesley Emerson Doctor of Divinity Cole, Elbert Carl Jr. Doctor of Divinity Fribley, Robert Wile Doctor of Divinity Gallahue, Edward Francis Doctor of Laws Hamilton, Thomas Hale Doctor of Laws Oxnam, Robert Fisher Doctor of Laws

June 1962 Bailey, Donald Edgar Doctor of Divinity Coble, Almon Jacob Doctor of Divinity Larrowe, Lawrence Doctor of Divinity Hartman, Grover Lowell Doctor of Humane Letters Moffett, Donovan Clifford Doctor of Laws Young, Edgar Berryhill Doctor of Laws DuBridge, Lee Alvin Doctor of Science

June 1963 Frank, Eugene Maxwell Doctor of Divinity Gingery, Robert Walter Doctor of Divinity Lytle, Howard Godard Doctor of Divinity McCormack, Buren Herbert Doctor of Letters Humphreys, Richard Franklin Doctor of Science Etahr, Elvis Jacob, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters McNaughton, John Theodore Doctor of Laws

Oct. 1963 Anderson, Hurst Robins Doctor of Humane Letters (Inauguration)

June 1964 Forbes, James Kenneth Doctor of Divinity Wolf, John Deming Doctor of Divinity Bauman, Edward Walter, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters Jones, Alexander Elvin Doctor of Laws Mahardt, John Kurt Doctor of Laws Oswald, John Wieland Doctor of Laws

Oct. 1964 Crown, (Colonel) Henry Doctor of Laws Krannert, Herman Charles Doctor of Laws Perlman, Alfred Edward Doctor of Laws Swearingen, John Eldred Doctor of Laws

June 1965 Armstrong, Arthur James Doctor of Divinity Jones, Gerald Harvey Doctor of Divinity Millard, Richard Marion Doctor of Humane Letters Sams, Howard Waldemar Doctor of Laws Thompson, Glenn William Doctor of Laws

May 1966 Doty, James Edward Doctor of Divinity Cusic, John Willis Doctor of Science Wicke, Myron Forest Doctor of Humane Letters Gore, George William Jr. Doctor of Laws Mann, Thomas Clifton Doctor of Laws Sheperd, Howard Cotterill Doctor of Laws

May 1967 Barr, Joseph Walker Doctor of Laws Olson, John Frederick Doctor of Humane Letters Stroh, Byron Freeman Doctor of Divinity Stullken, Donald Edward Doctor of Science Watson, John Steven Doctor of Letters Wood, Laurence Irven Doctor of Laws

May 1968 Hamilton, Richard Emerson Doctor of Divinity Schmidt, Leon Herbert Doctor of Science Raines, Lucille Marguerite Doctor of Humanities Ball, Edmund F. Doctor of Laws Smith, J. Stanford Doctor of Laws

May 1969 Pinson, Ernest Alexander Doctor of Science Thomas, James Samuel Doctor of Humane Letters Pulliam, Eugene Collins Doctor of Laws

May 1970 Julian, James Sumner Jr. Bachelor of Arts Filer, John Horace Doctor of Laws Kintner, Earl Wilson Doctor of Laws Rust, William Charles Doctor of Laws Hahn, Jack Albert Louis Doctor of Laws Raines, Richard Campbell Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1971 Blackmun, Harry Andrew Doctor of Laws Emerson, Joe Graham Doctor of Divinity Hamilton, Lee Herbert Doctor of Laws Morin, James Franklin Doctor of Divinity Wittich, John Jacob Doctor of Laws

May 1972 Whitmer, Charles Austin Doctor of Science Wood, Richard Donald Doctor of Laws Blaising, Marcus Jay Doctor of Divinity Carmichel, Alexander Campbell Doctor of Divinity Lugar, Richard Green Doctor of Laws Springer, William Lee Doctor of Laws

Sept. 1972 Egeberg, Roger Olaf Doctor of Science Osborn, Elburt Franklin Doctor of Science Ruckelshaus, William Doyle Doctor of Laws Sjoberg, Sigurd Arnold Doctor of Science

May 1973 Burks, Arthur Walter Doctor of Science Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr. Doctor of Laws LaSuer, Donald Frederick Doctor of Divinity Pulliam, Eugene Smith Doctor of Laws

May 1974 Freehafer, Lytle Justin Doctor of Laws Kennedy, Jack Carleton Doctor of Letters Kerby, William Frederick Doctor of Laws Steele, Ralph Samuel Doctor of Divinity

June 1975 Buchanan, John Machlin Doctor of Science Negley, Harold Hoover Doctor of Laws Holmes, Robert Charles Doctor of Divinity

May 1976 Gough, Harry Patterson Doctor of Laws Murphy, Thomas Aquinas Doctor of Laws. Shaffer, Robert Howard Doctor of Laws Thornburg, Robert Watts Doctor of Divinity Weigand , Thomas Doctor of Divinity Yuncker, Barbara Doctor of Letters

May 1977 Binford, Thomas Wyatt Doctor of Humane Letters Jakes, John William Doctor of Letters Marrs, Ross William Doctor of Divinity Robbins, Pauline Frederick Doctor of Humane Letters Smith, Margaret Chase Doctor of Laws

May 1978 Brademas, John Doctor of Laws Farber, Robert Holton Doctor of Humane Letters Kerstetter, William Edward Doctor of Letters Nelson, John Wilton Doctor of Music Pauley, Jane Doctor of Journalism Webster, William Hedgcock Doctor of Laws

Nov. 1978 (Beamer Lecture Chapel) Thomas, John Joseph Doctor of Humane Letters Trigg, O.Gerald Doctor of Divinity

May 1979 Burkart, Ardath Yates Doctor of Humane Letters Dortch, Carl Raymond Doctor of Public Service Kapnick, Harvey E, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters Lumba, Zenaida Doctor of Letters Opel, John Roberts Doctor of Laws Riker, William Harrison Doctor of Letters Smith, Roger Bonham Doctor of Laws

Nov. 1979 (Beamer Lecture Chapel) Davis, James Edward Doctor of Divinity Haines, Joseph Harry Doctor of Humane Letters Jackson, Robert Graham Doctor of Divinity Matheny, Thomas Harrell Doctor of Laws Thornburg, Richard Addison Doctor of Divinity

May 1980 Alton, Ralph Taylor Doctor of Divinity Baumgardner, Marion Fisher Doctor of Science Elson, Chester Clee Doctor of Humane Letters

Oct. 1980 (Simpson Lecture Chapel) Jones, S. Jameson Doctor of Humane Letters O’Meara, Edward T. Doctor of Divinity Wright, Lloyd M. Doctor of Divinity

May 1981 Bombeck, Erma Louise Doctor of Letters Cady, John F. Doctor of Humane Letters Fisher, John Wesley Doctor of Civil Law Frees, C. Norman Doctor of Civil Law Olson, James E. Doctor of Laws West, Charles Allen Doctor of Science

Oct. 1981 (Beamer Lecture Chapel) Barrett, James S. Doctor of Divinity Callaghan, William Sydney Doctor of Divinity Hutchinson , Charles L. Doctor of Divinity Wedel, Cynthia C. Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1982 Flummerfelt, Joseph R. Doctor of Music Quayle, J. Danforth Doctor of Laws Schacht, Henry B. Doctor of Science Welch, Winona H. Doctor of Science Yinger, J. Milton Doctor of Humane Letters

Oct. 1982 Colpitts, A. Hunter Doctor of Humane Letters Fisher, Neal Floyd Doctor of Letters Jones, Bishop Edward Witker Doctor of Humane Letters Kim, Choon Young Doctor of Divinity Saunders, Warren Sawyer Doctor of Divinity

May 1983 Allen, Joseph Percival, IV Doctor of Science Hixson, Jerome Canady Doctor of Letters Martz, Louis L. Doctor of Letters Ryan, John William Doctor of Laws Phylactopoulou, Ismene Doctor of Letters (posthumous) Smale, John G. Doctor of Science Trudeau, Garry B. Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1984 Grannon, Charles L. Doctor of Business Administration Halmos, Paul Richard Doctor of Science Ruckelshaus, Jill S. Doctor of Public Service Dow Jones and Co., Inc. Doctor of Journalism (accepted by Warren H. Phillips, COB)

October 1984 (Mendenhall Lecture) Brueggemann, Walter Doctor of Humane Letters Chambers, Pauline Doris Doctor of Science Khristmukti, J.J. Doctor of Science McCormick, Mary J. Doctor of Public Service West, George Randall Doctor of Public Service

May 1985 Beer, Samuel Hutchison Doctor of Humane Letters Hampton, Mark Doctor of Fine Arts Tucker, Fred C., Jr. Doctor of Public Service

September 1985 Correa de Belaunde, Senora Violeta Doctor of Humanities

October 1985 (Mendenhall Lecture) Arias, Mortimer Doctor of Humane Letters Farley, William Edward Doctor of Laws Laney, James T. Doctor of Laws Reinert, Paul C. Doctor of Humane Letters Scott, Julius S., Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1986 Clark, Curtis V. Doctor of Music Condit, Frances Wylie Doctor of Public Service Sharp, Marilyn Augburn Doctor of Letters Sharp, Philip R. Doctor of Laws Steele, Brandt F. Doctor of Science Van Horne, James Carter Doctor of Science

October 1986 (Mendenhall Lecture) Philippart, Sister Mary Doctor of Public Service Ruehter, Rosemary Radford Doctor of Laws Sasso, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Doctor of Humanities Studley, Ellen M. Doctor of Humanities Weidman, Judith Lynne Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1987 Crain, Gertrude R. Doctor of Journalism Ferrin, Allan Wheeler Doctor of Public Service Howe, Florence Doctor of Humanities Julian, Anna Johnson Doctor of Humane Letters Lyda, Wesley John Doctor of Humane Letters Smith, Howard K. Doctor of Letters

October 1987 (Simpson Lectureship) Dyson, Freeman John Doctor of Letters Merida, Edilberto Doctor of Fine Arts Muehl, Ernest William Doctor of Letters

May 1988 Bowen, Otis R., MD Doctor of Public Service Maxwell, John Crawford Doctor of Science

October 1988 (Mendenhall Lecture) Fuller, Millard Dean Doctor of Public Service Hauerwas, Stanley Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1989 Cassidy, John M. Doctor of Science Harris, Irving B. Doctor of Humanities Norton, Mary Beth Doctor of Humane Letters Oliver, John Jacob, Jr. Doctor of Journalism Stewart, James B., Jr. Doctor of Journalism

October 1989 (Mendenhall Lecture) Cobb, John B., Jr. Doctor of Letters Kelly, Leontine Turpeau Current Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1990 Comer, James Pierpont Doctor of Humane Letters Grady, John Paul Doctor of Humanities

October 1990 (Mendenhall Lecture) Forbes, James Alexander, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1991 Baker, James Kendrick Doctor of Humane Letters Brady, Jane Cooling Doctor of Letters Miller, J. Irwin Doctor of Humanities Schrier, Robert William Doctor of Science July 1991 Rockwell, Alvin J. Doctor of Laws (awarded in San Francisco)

May 1992 Boorstin, Daniel J. Doctor of Humane Letters Hall, Lee G. Doctor of Humanities Hughes, John D. Doctor of Laws McDermond, Robert C. Doctor of Humanities Rieth, Martha Caroline Doctor of Humanities Van Riper, Guernsey, Jr. Doctor of Letters

May 1993 Alford, John W. Doctor of Humane Letters Edelson, Mary Beth Doctor of Fine Arts Iikubo, Hirotsugu (Chuck) Doctor of Humane Letters Marino, Sal F. Doctor of Letters

May 1994 Bonner, Corella A. Doctor of Public Service Kingsolver, Barbara Doctor of Letters Stackhouse, Max L. Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1995 Copeland, Robert V. Doctor of Humane Letters Endo, Tetsuya Doctor of Laws Rowan, Carl T. Doctor of Journalism Schaenen, Nancy Shelly Doctor of Public Service Stephenson, John B. Doctor of Humanities (posthumous)

May 1996 Giles, Robert H. Doctor of Journalism West, Cornel Doctor of Letters

May 1997 Davis, Willis H. “Bing” Doctor of Fine Arts Fine, Sidney Doctor of Humane Letters Vogel, Michael M. Doctor of Public Service

May 1998 Bode, Ken A. Doctor of Journalism Perry, J. Warren Doctor of Science

May 1999 Peck, Richard W. Doctor of Letters Roberts, Mary R. Doctor of Public Service Rolland, Ian M. Doctor of Humane Letters Walker, W. Allan Doctor of Science

May 2000 Bial, Deborah Doctor of Public Service Delves, Eugene L. Doctor of Humane Letters Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline Doctor of Public Service Leppert, Phyllis Carolyn Doctor of Science Meeker, Mary Doctor of Letters

May 2001 AbuZayd, Karen Koning Doctor of Public Service Dees, Morris Doctor of Laws Frederick, Robert R. Doctor of Letters Millett, Allan R. Doctor of Letters Marchese, Polly Elizabeth Bachelor of Arts (posthumously by BOT)

May 2002 Shearing, George Albert Doctor of Music Chao, Elaine L. Doctor of Public Service Charles, Nancy Ford Doctor of Fine Arts Johnson, Norine G. Doctor of Science McWethy, John F. Doctor of Journalism Swisher, Glenn M. Doctor of Humanities

May 2003 Emison, James Wade III Doctor of Humanities DeLong, G. Robert Doctor of Science Broder, David S. Doctor of Political Science

May 2004 McPherson, Mary Patterson Doctor of Letters Sanger, Stephen Withrow Doctor of Letters Murad, Ferid Doctor of Science Taylor, Orlando L. Doctor of Pedagogy Ibrahim, Saad Eddin Doctor of Humanities

May 2005 Edstrom, Judith Ann Doctor of Humane Letters Leppard, Raymond J. Doctor of Music Schlosser, Eric Doctor of Public Service Lies, Charles A. Doctor of Business Administration Collins, Timothy C. Doctor of Humane Letters

May 2006 Aldrich, George H. Doctor of Laws Bayh, Evan Doctor of Public Service

May 2007 Steele, Robert McKay Doctor of Journalism Welch, William F. Doctor of Laws

May 2008 Jones, Carolyn Tisdel Doctor of Pedagogy Purnell, George A. Doctor of Divinity Smith, Douglas A. Doctor of Business Administration

May 2009 Cryer, David Doctor of Arts Dittmer, John Doctor of Humane Letters

May 2010 Lamb, Brian P. Doctor of Letters Nichols, Wallace J., III Doctor of Science

May 2011 Grubb, Cassel Doctor of Music Morris, Ian Doctor of Letters Solso, Theodore M. Doctor of Business Administration

May 2012 Baker, David Nathaniel, Jr. Doctor of Music Lennox, Sara Doctor of Letters Ubben, Sharon Williams Doctor of Public Service Ubben, Timothy H. Doctor of Public Service

May 2013 Hermann, Margaret G. Doctor of Political Science Seidler, Janet Prindle Doctor of Public Service Shepard, Randall T. Doctor of Laws

May 2014 Savage-Smith, Emilie Doctor of Letters Schnackenberg, Gjertrud Cecelia Doctor of Letters

May 2015 Horowitz, Joseph Doctor of Music Jones, Rodney Doctor of Letters Simmons, Ruth J. Doctor of Letters

May 2016 Hallward-Driemeier, Douglas H. Doctor of Letters Smiley, Tavis Doctor of Public Service

May 2017 Alling, James C. Doctor of Business Administration Kharbanda, Jesse S. Doctor of Public Service Rundgren, Todd H. Doctor of Performing Arts

May 2018 Bingham, Jinsie Scott Doctor of Public Service Brown, Dorothy Louise Chapman Doctor of Public Service Kor, Eva Mozes Doctor of Public Service

May 19, 2019 Wafaa Bilal Doctor of Performing Arts Ann G. Carmichael Doctor of Science Eddie Henderson Doctor of Music

May 23, 2021 Keith Kenter '84 Doctor of Science

May 2022 Kelsey Kauffman Doctor of Public Service William F. Carroll, Jr. '73 Doctor of Science Elgan L. Baker, Jr. '71 Doctor of Science

May 2023 Andrew Williams Doctor of Public Service Joyce Taglauer Green Doctor of Public Service Judson C. Green '74 Doctor of Public Service Ross Gay Doctor of Letters Jordan Margaret Casteel Doctor of Arts