Honorary Degrees
The conferral of honorary degrees is a long-standing academic tradition that recognizes individuals for their singular contributions to a specific field, to their community or to humanity in general, and/or to Clarkson University.
All members of the Clarkson community are encouraged to submit nominations of individuals who deserve to be honored for their accomplishments and who would honor Clarkson University by their participation in Commencement.
Who would you like to hear give an inspiring address to graduating students?
Please consider nominating a deserving candidate using our Nomination Form or you can Contact Us directly. In addition to the Nomination Form, two letters of support are required, one from the nominator and one from the co-nominator.
If you have any questions, please email honorarydegree@clarkson.edu.
Make an Honorary Degree Nomination
Policy
Clarkson University will be highly selective in awarding honorary degrees to qualified candidates. The Board of Trustees shall govern the selection of honorary degree recipients and in accordance with New York State Law.
Purpose
An honorary degree from Clarkson University should recognize individuals who have made outstanding achievements and contributions to an academic discipline or to society through their body of work, either through sustained efforts over a period of time, or as evidenced by one or more significant accomplishments. Contributions to society may include outstanding contributions to the University. Such degrees recognize distinguished scholarship and accomplishments in the professions, sciences, arts, humanities, public service, and service to humanity. Recipients of Clarkson University honorary degrees should reflect the University’s high ideals and values, should enhance the reputation of the University, and should exemplify the concepts of excellence, service, and integrity.
Guidelines
Up to three highly qualified candidates may be presented as honorary degree recipients for each commencement day using the procedures outlined below. It is not mandatory that any honorary degrees be awarded. All members of the Clarkson community are encouraged to submit nominations for honorary degree recipients.
An honorary degree may be awarded at a significant occasion other than commencement if deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees. Candidates for honorary degrees are expected to be present to receive the degree, but after extending an invitation that the candidate has accepted, the Board Chair may evaluate with the president extenuating circumstances to award the degree in absentia if the recipient is not able to be present.
An honorary degree may not be awarded to members of the University faculty, staff, or Board of Trustees currently serving the University or taking a hiatus year from Board service unless authorized by the full Board and in the presence of exceptional extenuating circumstances.
All nominators shall submit confidential nominations and without notice to the nominee. To protect the privacy and respect for all nominees, all nominations will remain confidential until the process outlined below has concluded and the president has authorized an official announcement of the honorary degree recipient by the University.
Selection Process
- The chair of the Honorary Degree Committee solicits nominations of persons to be considered for the award of an honorary degree in October of each year. Committee members are charged with urging their colleagues to make nominations. Letters of nomination should outline the nominee’s qualifications and the reasons why Clarkson should consider awarding an honorary degree to the nominee. Two letters of recommendation from individuals who support the nomination and materials documenting the nominee’s contributions should be forwarded to the Honorary Degree Committee no later than January 15.
- The Honorary Degree Committee assesses the nomination materials, requests additional supporting materials if appropriate, and forwards a list of no more than five nominees to the Faculty Senate no later than February 15. The full Faculty Senate acts, forwarding a recommendation regarding the suitability of each nominee to the President by April 1.
- The President presents candidates for honorary degrees to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees prior to the May Board meeting. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees reviews the nominees and formulates recommendations to the full board.
- The full board will evaluate nominees at its May board meeting and based on discussion, would then put forward nominees for consideration at its next meeting.
- The board votes on the nominees at its October meeting and approves nominees if there is consent by 2/3 of all trustees present and voting.
- The board may decide to make an exception to this process if there is consent from 2/3 of trustees.
- The President contacts honorary degree nominees and makes arrangements for the honorary degree to be conferred in a subsequent academic year.
Committee Composition
The Honorary Degree Committee is a Faculty Senate committee of the University. Its membership consists of
- A senior academic officer (Provost or Dean) designated by the President, serving as committee chair;
- Three faculty representatives appointed by the Faculty Senate, with one representative from each school;
- Two student representatives appointed by the Student Senate, with at least one representative from the junior class;
- The Director of Development (or his or her nominee);
- The Chair of the University Board of Trustees (or his or her designated trustee), ex officio.
- The President of the Alumni Association (or his or her designee), ex officio
Approved by the Board of Trustees - October 28, 2016
Clarkson Faculty Senate - November 21, 2016 and Campus Administrative Council - November 28, 2016
Awardees
Clarkson University awarded its first Honorary Degrees in 1931. Past recipients have included a wide variety of distinguished individuals whose calling has ranged from President of the United States (Hon. Herbert C. Hoover, 1945) to Apollo Astronaut (Colonel Frank Borman, 1973), and from Inventor/Entrepreneur (Frank J. Zamboni, 1988) to Medal of Honor Recipient (General James H. Doolittle, 1946).
Some recent recipients of Clarkson Honorary Degrees have included:
Alexandra Cousteau is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, filmmaker and globally recognized advocate on water issues. Alexandra is dedicated to advocating the importance of conservation and sustainable management of water in order to preserve a healthy planet. Her global initiatives seek to inspire and empower individuals to protect not only the ocean and its inhabitants, but also the human communities that rely on freshwater resources. Sc. D. 2018
Jeffery Immelt was chairman and CEO of General Electric from 2001 until 2017. During his leadership tenure at GE, Immelt transitioned the 125-year-old global corporation into a world premiere digital industrial company. He has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Barron's. According to Jack Brennan, lead independent director for GE's board "Jeff has positioned the company incredibly well for the future. He executed a massive portfolio transformation and navigated the company through economic cycles and business disruptions. Today, GE is a high-tech industrial company with a bright future." Sc. D. 2017
Karl Marlantes is the author of the New York Times Bestselling novel Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, which has won numerous prizes. He is a highly-educated and heroic Marine veteran who has parlayed his experiences into an astounding writing career. He has used this hard-won wisdom to help himself and others deal with the pain of war and the factors that drive aggression in our world today. In mitigating those issues, he connects us to our value of service by offering his time and skills for the good of fellow citizens. Sc. D. 2016
Steven Chu is the former U.S. Secretary of Energy, a Nobel Laureate and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University. His honorary doctor of science degree was awarded for "his dedication to science and championing scientific inquiry; for his service to the betterment of this nation; for pioneering innovation in the search for sustainable forms of energy; for his commitment to collaboration and his leadership in exploring new solutions to the challenge of our changing climate; for his continuing work educating future generations and for inspiring the leaders of tomorrow to serve humanity and the ecology on which we depend." Sc. D. 2014
Past Honorary Degree Recipients
Kenneth S. Solinsky ’71 - Doctor of Science 5/10/25
P. Hunter Peckham, Ph.D. '66 - Doctor of Science 5/11/24
Lieutenant General Rick Lynch, U.S. Army (Retired) - Doctor of Engineering 05/11/23
Dr. France A. Córdova - Doctor of Science 05/14/22
Dr. Sveinung Løset - Doctor of Science 05/14/22
Dr. Toby Cosgrove, M.D. - Doctor of Science 05/14/22
Dr. Mae C. Jemison - Doctor of Science 05/14/22
Nagi Naganathan- Doctor of Science 05/22/21
W. John Kress - Doctor of Science 05/22/21
Dr. W. John Kress - Doctor of Science 5/22/20
Nagi G. Naganathan - Doctor of Science 5/22/20
Begnal, Dorr - Doctor of Science 05/11/19
Verdine, Greg - Doctor of Science 05/11/19
Cousteau, Alexandra - Doctor of Science 05/12/18
Edwards, Marc - Doctor of Science 05/12/18
McHugh, John - Doctor of Science 05/12/18
Stillman, Bruce - Doctor of Science 05/12/18
Achenbach, Jan - Doctor of Science 05/13/17
Greiner, Helen - Doctor of Science 06/09/17
Immelt, Jeffrey - Doctor of Science 05/13/17
Reh, David - Doctor of Science 05/13/17
Cullors, Patrisse - Doctor of Science 5/7/16
Elam, Deborah - Doctor of Science 5/7/16
Garza, Alicia - Doctor of Science 5/7/16
Marlantes, Karl - Doctor of Science 5/7/16
Paatero, Pentti - Doctor of Science 5/7/16
Tometi, Opal - Doctor of Science 5/7/16
Drago, Joe '63 - Doctor of Science 5/9/15
Bang, Avery - Doctor of Science 5/10/14
Chu, Steven - Doctor of Science 5/10/14
Austin, Wanda M. - Doctor of Science 5/11/13
Sarkisian, Mark P. - Doctor of Science 5/11/13
Nathan, David - Doctor of Science 5/12/12
Pejovnik, Radovan - Doctor of Science 5/12/12
Schatz, George - Doctor of Science 5/12/12
Amadei, Bernard - Doctor of Science 5/7/11
Brazelton, Dr. T. Berry - Doctor of Science 5/7/11
Lancaster, John - Doctor of Science 5/7/11
Fisher, Martin - Doctor of Science 5/8/10
Mack, Carl - Doctor of Science 5/8/10
Venter, J. Craig - Doctor of Science 5/8/10
Kurzweil, Ray - Doctor of Science 5/10/09
Seinfeld, John H. - Doctor of Science 5/10/09
Steitz, Joan A. - Doctor of Science 5/10/09
Sullivan, Daniel F. - Doctor of Science 5/10/09
Anderson, Ray C.* - Doctor of Science 5/11/08
Vanderbroek, Sophie V. - Doctor of Science 5/11/08
Badesha, Santokh S. - Doctor of Science 5/13/07
Ginsberg, Sandy S. '54 - Doctor of Science 5/13/07
Palmer, Andrew C. - Doctor of Science 5/13/07
Fletcher Jr., Alphonse "Buddy" - Doctor of Science 5/14/06
Henderson, Donald A. - Doctor of Science 5/14/06
Slaughter, John Brooks - Doctor of Science 2/9/06
Acrivos, Andreas - Doctor of Science 5/8/05
Banks, Russell - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/8/05
Fuller, Kathryn S. - Doctor of Science 5/8/05
Luthy, Richard G. - Doctor of Science 7/25/05
O'Melia, Charles R. - Doctor of Science 7/25/05
Thomas, John M. - Doctor of Science 6/13/05
Brenner, Howard - Doctor of Science 5/9/04
Jackson, Shirley Ann - Doctor of Science 5/9/04
Netravali, Arun N. - Doctor of Science 5/9/04
Thornton, Charles H. - Doctor of Science 5/9/04
Bessette, Russell W. M.D. - Doctor of Science 5/3/03
Brown, Dennis G. - Doctor of Science 5/3/03
Deneka, Charles W. - Doctor of Science 5/3/03
Williams, Anne S. - Doctor of Science 5/3/03
Ehrlich, Charles S. '56 - Doctor of Science 5/12/02
Hulbert, Samuel F. - Doctor of Science 5/12/02
Olsen, Kathie L. - Doctor of Science 5/12/02
Regel, Liya L. Regel - Doctor of Science 5/12/02
Johnson Jr., John B. - Doctor of Science 5/13/01
Kamen, Dean - Doctor of Science 5/13 /01
Kaye, Judith S. - Doctor of Science 5/13/01
Monahan, Alan R. - Doctor of Science 5/13/01
Welch Jr., John S. '54* - Doctor of Science 5/13/01
Fessenden, Elizabeth A. '77 - Doctor of Science 5/14/00
Fisher, George M.C. - Doctor of Science 5/14/00
Garvey, Jane F. - Doctor of Science 5/14/00
Jones, Eugene D. - Doctor of Science 5/14/00
Donohue, Mary O. - Doctor of Science 5/16/99
Dooley, Thomas H. '56 - Doctor of Science 5/16/99
Hawes, Ralph E. Jr. '55* - Doctor of Science 5/16/99
Jackson, Wes - Doctor of Science 5/16/99
Dyson, Esther - Doctor of Science 5/17/98
Dyson, Freeman J. - Doctor of Science 5/17/98
Rotunno, Frank M. '56 - Doctor of Science 5/17/98
Sant, Roger W. - Doctor of Science 5/17/98
Zahradnik, Rudolf - Doctor of Science 5/17/98
Antonietti, Markus - Doctor of Science 5/18/97
Kwolek, Stephanie L.* - Doctor of Science 5/18/97
McLennan, John Thomas '68 - Doctor of Science 5/18/97
Murphy, Cornelius B. Jr. - Doctor of Science 5/18/97
Taylor, David A. '77 - Doctor of Science 5/18/97
Chon, Min Che - Doctor of Science 6/17/96
Hill, Norbert S. Jr. - Doctor of Science 5/12/96
McGill Peterson, Patti - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/12/96
Schwuger, Milan J. - Doctor of Science 6/17/96
Sullivan, Louis W. - Doctor of Science 5/12/96
Thomas, Karl M. - Doctor of Science 5/12/96
Cheel, Helen* - Doctor of Science 5/14/95
Gallagher, Richard H.* - Doctor of Science 5/14/95
Paige, Lt. Gen. Emmett - Doctor of Science 5/14/95
Thompson, John A. '56 - Doctor of Science 5/14/95
Allaire, Paul A., - Doctor of Science 5/15/94
Caporali, Renso L. '60 - Doctor of Science 5/15/94
Johnson, Roger W. '56* - Doctor of Science 5/15/94
Salloum, Sara R. '80 - Doctor of Science 5/15/94
Trowbridge, Charles L. '62 - Doctor of Science 5/15/94
Dunbar, Bonnie J. - Doctor of Science 6/15/93
Greenman, A. Beecher '50* - Doctor of Science 5/15/93
Koff, Bernard L. '51 - Doctor of Science 5/15/93
O'Neill, Paul H., Jr. - Doctor of Science 5/15/93
Sega, Ronald M. - Doctor of Science 5/15/93
White, Robert M. - Doctor of Science 5/15/93
Campbell, John P.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/17/92
Kenney-Wallace, Geraldine A. - Doctor of Science 5/17/92
Matijevic, Egon - Doctor of Science 5/17/92
Whitmore, Kay R.* - Doctor of Science 5/17/92
Aburdene, Patricia, - Doctor of Science 5/19/91
Garry Frederick W.* - Doctor of Science 5/19/91
Kimmel, George S. '57 - Doctor of Science 5/19/91
Lieberman, Lester Z.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/19/91
Naisbitt, John - Doctor of Science 5/19/91
Pohotsky, Oleg M. '68 - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/19/91
Babcock, Gordon W. '46* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/20/90
Clark, Donald C. '53 - Doctor of Science 5/20/90
Houbolt, John C.* - Doctor of Science 5/20/90
Petroski, Henry - Doctor of Science 5/20/90
Snow, Vernon F.* - Doctor of Science 5/20/90
Beckman, Arnold O.* - Doctor of Science 5/14/89
Clarkson, Virginia C. - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/14/89
Kuehler, Jack D.* - Doctor of Science 5/14/89
Rogers, Edward S.* - Doctor of Science 5/14/89
Kidder, Tracy - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/15/88
Sato, Gordon H. - Doctor of Science 5/15/88
Ugo, Renato - Doctor of Science 5/15/88
Zamboni, Frank J.** - Doctor of Engineering 5/15/88
Anderson, Warren M.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/17/87
Conklin, George M.* '47 - Doctor of Science 5/17/87
Greatbatch, Wilson* - Doctor of Science 5/17/87
Houghton, James R. - Doctor of Science 5/17/87
Kruger, Joseph II, '67 - Doctor of Science 5/17/87
Florman, Samuel C. - Doctor of Science 5/18/86
Grasselli-Brown, Jeanette G. - Doctor of Science 5/18/86
Shulman, Herman L. - Doctor of Science 5/18/86
Aris, Rutherford* - Doctor of Science 5/19/85
Battista, Orlando A.* - Doctor of Science 5/19/85
Giaever, Ivar Giaever - Doctor of Science 6/24/85
Jellinek, Hans H.G.* - Doctor of Science 6/24/85
Kerker, Milton - Doctor of Science 6/24/85
MacVicar, Margaret L.A.* - Doctor of Science 5/19/85
Plane, Mary M. - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/19/85
Plane, Robert A. - Doctor of Science 5/19/85
de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles* - Doctor of Science 6/24/85
Good, Mary L. - Doctor of Science 5/13/84
MacArthur, Earl W. - Doctor of Science 5/13/84
Procknow, Donald E. - Doctor of Science 5/13/84
Shipley, Charles R., Jr.* - Doctor of Science 5/13/84
Deming, W. Edwards* - Doctor of Science 5/15/83
Duffy, Edward W.* - Doctor of Science 5/15/83
Hopper, Grace Murray* - Doctor of Science 5/15/83
Kellogg, Father Bernard F.* - Doctor of Science 5/15/83
Wilson, E. Bright* - Doctor of Science 5/15/83
Landau, Ralph* - Doctor of Science 5/16/82
Opel, John R.* - Doctor of Science 5/16/82
Watson, James D. - Doctor of Science 5/16/82
Yalow, Rosalyn Sussman* - Doctor of Science 5/16/82
Barclay, H. Douglas - Doctor of Science 5/19/81
Bardeen, John* - Doctor of Science 5/19/81
Branscomb, Lewis M. - Doctor of Science 5/19/81
Piskor, Frank P.* - Doctor of Science 5/19/81
Roddenberry, Eugene W.* - Doctor of Science 5/19/81
Taylor, Sr. Mary Christine - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/19/81
Anderson, Andrew T.*, - Doctor of Science 5/18/80
Bird, R. Byron - Doctor of Science 5/18/80
FitzPatrick, James A.* - Doctor of Science 5/18/80
Grace, J. Peter* - Doctor of Science 5/18/80
McEwen, Robert C.* - Doctor of Science 5/18/80
Coulter, Wallace H.* - Doctor of Science 5/27/79
Dulles, Eleanor L.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/27/79
Hochschild, Walter* - Doctor of Science 5/27/79
Owen, Nathan R.* - Doctor of Science 5/27/79
Purcell, Robert W.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/27/79
Wigner, Eugene P.* - Doctor of Science 5/27/79
Barben, Arnold H. '27** - Doctor of Science 7/8/78
Burditt, John F.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/21/78
Flory, Paul J.* - Doctor of Science 5/21/78
Fuller, Elbridge W. '33* - Doctor of Science 7/8/78
Haddad, Jerrier A. - Doctor of Science 5/21/78
Kemp, Jack* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/21/78
Lechler, Howard E. '48 - Doctor of Science 7/8/78
Mather, Bryant* - Doctor of Science 5/21/78
Mather, Katharine* - Doctor of Science 5/21/78
Schuler, Andrew M.* - Doctor of Science 6/22/78
Stephenson, Revis L. '34* - Doctor of Science 7/8/78
Trudeau, Garry - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/21/78
Chandler, Colby H. - Doctor of Science 5/22/77
Kruger, Gene H.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/22/77
McIntyre, Donald F. '41* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/22/77
Sagan, Carl E.* - Doctor of Science 5/22/77
White, Minerva - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/22/77
Calvin, Melvin* - Doctor of Science 5/23/76
George, W.H. Krome* - Doctor of Science 5/23/76
Hosmer, Helen M.* - Doctor of Fine Arts 5/23/76
Kleppe, Thomas S.* - Doctor of Science 5/23/76
Litchfield, Edward S.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/23/76
McDonnell, James S.* - Doctor of Science 5/23/76
Quesada, Elwood R.* - Doctor of Science 5/23/76
Augsbury, Frank A.*, Jr. - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/25/75
Barnett, Frank E.* - Doctor of Science 5/25/75
Block, Jochen H.* - Doctor of Science 6/17/75
Bruce, Louis R.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/25/75
Bueche, Arthur M.* - Doctor of Science 6/17/75
Dessauer, John H.* - Doctor of Science 5/25/75
Hughes, Sarah Tilghman* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/25/75
Krupsak, Mary Anne - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/25/75
Pethica, Brian A. - Doctor of Science 6/17/75
Walsh, William Bertalan, M.D.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/25/75
Baker, William O.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/18/74
Barrington, Thomas M.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/18/74
Bristol, Benjamin H.* - Doctor of Science 5/18/74
Clarkson, Bayard D. - Doctor of Science 5/18/74
Little, Franklin R.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/18/74
Price, William T. Sr.* - Doctor of Science 5/18/74
Borman, Col. Frank - Doctor of Science 5/20/73
Cary, Frank T.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/20/73
Haughton, Daniel J.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/20/73
Johnson, Howard W.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/20/73
Stillman, Donald G.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/20/73
Train, Russell E.* - Doctor of Science 5/20/73
deButts, John D.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/20/73
Casey, Samuel A. - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/21/72
Davis, Nathaniel Vining * - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/21/72
Eiseley, Loren Corey* - Doctor of Science 5/21/72
Hanigan, John L.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/21/72
Hersey, John* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/21/72
Legget, Robert Ferguson* - Doctor of Science 5/21/72
Sisson, Rufus L., Jr.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/21/72
Chenea, Paul F.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/23/71
Kistiakowsky, George B.* - Doctor of Science 5/23/71
Lewis David S., Jr.,* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/23/71
Munson, Charles S.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/23/71
Wendel, William H.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/23/71
Camp, Thomas Ringgold* - Doctor of Science 5/24/70
Fallon, Edmund H. '31* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 1/30/70
Hall, Floyd D. - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/24/70
Harper, John D.* - Doctor of Science 5/24/70
Ketchum, Bostwick Hawley* - Doctor of Science 5/24/70
Levin, Harry* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/24/70
Lewis, James P.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 1/30/70
Putnam, Harold A.* - Doctor of Engineering 1/30/70
Walker, Robert Barney* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 5/24/70
Brunauer, Stephen* - Doctor of Science 6/8/69
Emmett, Paul H.* - Doctor of Science 6/8/69
Forster, J. Frank* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 6/8/69
Hereil, Georges* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 6/8/69
O'Neill, James A.* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 6/8/69
Paine, Thomas O.* - Doctor of Science 9/26/69
Teller, Edward* - Doctor of Science 6/8/69
Houghton, Amory, Jr. - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/9/68
Jones, Howard Mumford* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/9/68
Lewis, Arthur D.* - Doctor of Science 6/9/68
McHenry, Douglas* - Doctor of Engineering 6/9/68
Farinholt, Larkin, H.* - Doctor of Science 6/12/67
Fuller, R. Buckminster* - Doctor of Engineering 6/4/67
Guerlac, Henry E.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/4/67
McMorran, J. Burch* - Doctor of Engineering 6/4/67
Overbeek, J. Th.G. - Doctor of Science 6/12/67
Schoellkopf, J. Fred IV* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/4/67
Vila, George Raymond* - Doctor of Engineering 6/4/67
Baldwin, Hanson W.* - Doctor of Science 6/5/66
Dodge, Carleton R.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/5/66
Eastman, George L. '09* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/5/66
May, William F.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/5/66
Shepley, James R.* - Doctor of Science 6/5/66
Viscardi, Henry, Jr.* - Doctor of Science 6/5/66
Brown, Foster S.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/6/65
Chapman, Albert K.* - Doctor of Science 6/6/65
Diebold, John* - Doctor of Science 10/12/65
Dobzhansky, Theodosius* - Doctor of Science 6/6/65
Katchalsky, Aharon* - Doctor of Science 6/23/65
Reynolds, Francis H. '23* - Doctor of Engineering 6/6/65
Roberts, Henry R.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/6/65
Slayton, William L.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/6/65
Witting, Chris J.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/6/65
Zettlemoyer, Albert Charles* - Doctor of Science 6/23/65
Zisman, William A.* - Doctor of Science 6/26/65
Borch, Fred J.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/7/64
Keating, Kenneth B.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 5/19/64
Steiniger, Edward L. - Doctor of Science 6/7/64
Duke, William Meng* - Doctor of Engineering 6/2/63
Herron, Lowell William* - Doctor of Science 6/2/63
Merrill, Lynn L. '24* - Doctor of Science 6/2/63
Newell, W. Allan* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/2/63
Boulware, Lemuel Ricketts* - Doctor of Science 6/3/62
Bretschger, Max E.* - Doctor of Science 6/3/62
Debye, Peter J.W.* - Doctor of Science 8/3/62
Fraser, A.D. Ross* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/3/62
Joy, Clarke Hall '29* - Doctor of Engineering 6/3/62
LaMer, Victor K.* - Doctor of Science 8/3/62
van de Hulst, Hendrik C. - Doctor of Science 8/3/62
Frame, Alfred Putnam* - Doctor of Science 6/4/61
McBean, Douglas M. '23* - Doctor of Engineering 6/4/61
Sonderman, Gerard Eric '25 - Doctor of Engineering 6/4/61
Bassette, William Clyde '16* - Doctor of Engineering 6/5/60
Fisher, Harold W.* - Doctor of Science 6/5/60
Machold, Earle J.* - Doctor of Science 6/5/60
Petersen, William E.* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/5/60
Prutton, Carl F.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/5/60
Gray, Gordon* - Doctor of Science 6/7/59
Thomas, James Shelby* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/7/59
Irvine, Clarence S.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/8/58
McCone, John Alex* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/8/58
Pace, Frank, Jr.* - Doctor of Science 6/8/58
Spencer, Percy Craig* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/8/58
Tracy, Osgood Vose* - Doctor of Science 6/8/58
Faneuf, Leston P.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/9/57
Garrett, George Angus* - Doctor of Humane Letters 10/18/57
Kinzel, Augustus B.* Doctor of Science 10/18/57
McGinley, Laurence J., S.J. Doctor of Humane Letters 10/18/57
Perlman, Alfred Edward* Doctor of Engineering 6/9/57
Rogers, William Pierce* Doctor of Humane Letters 6/9/57
Torell, Harold E.* Doctor of Science 6/9/57
Bates, Carlton A.* - Doctor of Science 10/19/56
Crump, Norris Roy* - Doctor of Science 10/19/56
Decker, William Conway* - Doctor of Engineering 6/3/56
Gero, William B. '16* - Doctor of Engineering 6/3/56
Linder, Clarence H.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/3/56
Miller, Paul* - Doctor of Science 6/3/56
Orton, Dwayne* - Doctor of Humane Letters 10/19/56
Poling, Daniel Alfred* - Doctor of Humane Letters 10/19/56
VanHouten, Robert W.* - Doctor of Science 6/3/56
Baker, George Pierce* - Doctor of Science 6/5/55
DeKlyn, John Huyler* - Doctor of Engineering 6/5/55
Keezer, Dexter Merriam* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/5/55
Larsen, Roy Edward* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/5/55
Blackall, Frederick Steele, Jr.* - Doctor of Science 10/9/54
Buxton, Chester Lorn* - Doctor of Science 6/6/54
Morgan, David W.R.* - Doctor of Engineering 10/9/54
O'Brien, Eugene William - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/6/54
Peale, Mundi I.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/6/54
Plank, Harvey H. '17,* - Doctor of Engineering 6/6/54
Stephens, Donald MacGregor* - Doctor of Engineering 10/9/54
Tait, Irving Richard - Doctor of Science 10/9/54
Barben, Helen Mosher* - Doctor of Science 5/15/53
Breyer, Frank Gottlob* - Doctor of Engineering 5/31/53
Burden, William A.M.* - Doctor of Science 5/31/53
Lampe, John Harold* - Doctor of Science 5/31/53
Greenfield, Albert Monroe* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/1/52
Johnson, Adger Smith* - Doctor of Science 6/1/52
Reynolds, Blythe Montgomery '16* - Doctor of Engineering 6/1/52
Crumb, Frederick Waite* - Doctor of Humane Letters 6/3/51
Davis, Jess Harrison* - Doctor of Engineering 11/4/51
Newsom, Carroll Vincent* - Doctor of Science 6/3/51
Currie, Lauchlin M.* - Doctor of Science 6/4/50
Jeffries, Zay* - Doctor of Science 6/4/50
Stephens, Daniel Mallory* - Doctor of Science 6/4/50
Flanders, Ralph Edward* - Doctor of Engineering 6/5/49
Peyton, Bernard R.* - Doctor of Science 6/5/49
Cole, Charles Woolsey* - Doctor of Science 10/19/48
Davies, Clarence E.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/12/48
Heald, Henry Townley* - Doctor of Engineering 10/19/48
James, Frank Cyril* - Doctor of Science 10/19/48
Machold, Henry Edmund* - Doctor of Science 6/12/48
Olson, Luther Emanuel '16* - Doctor of Engineering 6/12/48
Barnum, Jerome Dewitt* - Doctor of Science 6/15/47
Bell, Lawrence Dale* - Doctor of Engineering 6/15/47
Bewkes, Eugene Garrett* - Doctor of Science 10/19/47
Crawford, Frederick C.* - Doctor of Science 10/19/47
Down, Sidney George* - Doctor of Engineering 6/15/47
Gibson, Archie Butler '16 - Doctor of Engineering 6/15/47
Glennan, Thomas Keith* - Doctor of Science 10/19/47
Hallauer, Carl Swift* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 10/19/47
Cubley, Frank Loa* - Doctor of Science 10/12/46
Cunningham, William J. - Doctor of Science 2/24/46
Doolittle, James Harold* - Doctor of Engineering 6/24/46
Fraser, Peter MacGregor* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 10/12/46
Hardimann, Frank Murray '11* - Doctor of Engineering 6/24/46
Kirkpatrick, Sidney Dale* - Doctor of Science 10/12/46
MacQuigg, Charles Ellison* - Doctor of Engineering 6/24/46
Vaughn, Robert Charles - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 2/24/46
Burch, Lowell Ross* - Doctor of Science 6/17/45
Davies, Joseph Edward* - Doctor of Science 10/8/45
Ennis, Joseph Burroughs* - Doctor of Engineering 6/17/45
Hoover, Hon. Herbert C.* - Doctor of Engineering 10/8/45
Mitchell, Louis M.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/17/45
Stanier, Sir William* - Doctor of Science (B.A.) 10/8/45
Stanley, George James '02* - Doctor of Engineering 10/8/45
Wilson, Charles Edward* - Doctor of Engineering 10/8/45
Myers, John Platt* - Doctor of Science 10/15/44
Saville, Thorndike* - Doctor of Engineering 2/13/44
Dudley, Samuel William* - Doctor of Engineering 5/10/43
Snell, Bertrand Hollis* - Doctor of Science 5/10/43
Wood, Benjamin Franklin* - Doctor of Engineering 5/10/43
Clarkson, Robert L.* - Doctor of Science 5/11/42
Cluverius, Wat Tyler* - Doctor of Engineering 5/11/42
Howe, Clarence D.* - Doctor of Engineering 5/11/42
Wilby, Francis Bowditch* - Doctor of Engineering 5/11/42
Damon, Ralph Shepard* - Doctor of Engineering 6/2/41
Davis, Arthur Vining* - Doctor of Science 6/2/41
Jencks, Millard Henry - Doctor of Science 6/2/41
Kieran, John Francis* - Doctor of Science 6/2/41
Clark, Charles Martin* - Doctor of Engineering 6/3/40
Kaempffert, Waldemar* - Doctor of Science 5/29/39
Breer, Carl D.* - Engineering 5/30/38
Pohl, Charles A. '02* - Doctor of Engineering 5/30/38
Hamlin, Truman Leigh* - Doctor of Science 6/1/36
Priest, Ward Curtis* - Doctor of Science 6/3/35
Wilson, Frederick C.* - Doctor of Engineering 6/4/34
Hovey, Otis Ellis* - Doctor of Science 5/29/33
Powers, Alfred Raymond* - Doctor of Science 5/29/33
Ross, John Alexander, Jr.* - Doctor of Science 5/29/33
Compton, Karl Taylor* - Doctor of Science 5/30/32
Sillcox, Lewis Ketcham* - Doctor of Science 5/30/32
Brooks, John Pascal* - Doctor of Science 6/1/31
Russell, Lucius Kimball* - Doctor of Science 6/1/31