The university grants honorary degrees during the convocation ceremony each year to recognize 鈥渆xcellence in any valued aspect of human endeavor, including the realm of scholarship, public service, and the performing arts.鈥� (Faculty Handbook, 3, III.X)
Recipients are announced in May prior to the university's commencement ceremonies.
Trevor Jones
Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa
Patrick Petrioni
Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa
Vinton Cerf
Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa
Terry Fulmer
Doctor of Nursing, Honoris Causa
Dan Polster
Doctor of Law, Honoris Causa
Bruce Walker
Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa
James Wyant
Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa
John Anderson
Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa
Mark Gelfand
Doctor of Human Letters, Honoris Causa
Kamoya Kimeu
Doctor of Science
Harvey F. Lodish
Doctor of Science
Marc H. Morial
Doctor of Humane Letters
William F. Baker, PhD
Doctor of Humane Letters
Robert J. Herbold, PhD, MS
Doctor of Humane Letters
Suzanne Elise Walsh, JD, MSSA
Doctor of Humane Letters
Beth Mooney
Doctor of Humane Letters
David Scadden
Doctor of Science
Peter van Dijk
Doctor of Humane Letters
Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne
Doctor of Laws
Delos 鈥淭oby鈥� Cosgrove
Doctor of Science
Anne S. Pruitt-Logan
Doctor of Humane Letters