Recipients of Honorary Degrees (By Year)

YEAR   NAME CEREMONY DEGREE AWARD HU DEGREE RECEIVED
1869 1 AUGUSTA, Dr. A. T.   D.Med.  
1871 2 AUGUSTA, Dr. A. T.   M.A.  
1871 3 PURVIS, Dr. Charles B.   M.A.  
1871 4 REYBURN, Dr. Robert   M.A. MED MD, 1880
1872 5 DOUGLASS, Frederick   LL.D.  
1872 6 POMEROY, S.C.   LL.D.  
1874 7 AVILING, Rev. Thomas W.   D.DIV.  
1874 8 HOLLY, James Theodoro   D.DIV.  
1874 9 LANGSTON, John M.   LL.D.  
1877 10 WAYMAN, Rt. Rev. Alexander Walter   D.DIV.  
1880 11 BISCHOFF, J.W.   D.MUS.  
1881 12 BULKLEY, Rev. C. H. A.   D.DIV.  
1881 13 LANE, Wiley   M.A. PR CER, 1873;
C AB, 1877;
C MA, 1881
1881 14 SIMMONS, William J.   M.A. C AB, 1873;
C MA, 1881
1882 15 RICHARDSON, The Hon. W. A.   LL.D.  
1882 16 SLADDEN, Lt. Joseph A.   M.A. MED MD, 1871
1882 17 WHITTLESEY, Rev. Eliphalet   D.DIV. PR CER, 1872
1883 18 SEAMEN, W.H.   D.MED.  
1883 19 WAIT, The Hon. John J.   LL.D.  
1888 20 BUNDY, James F.   M.A. PR CER, 1880; C AB, 1884; LW LLB, 1886; LW LLM, 1887;
C AM, 1888
1888 21 JOHNSON, Dr. C.C.   M.A. PR CER, 1881;
C AB, 1885;
MED MD, 1888
1888 22 KINSMAN, J. B.   LL.D.  
1888 23 STURMAN, Dr. E. Albert   LL.D.  
1890 24 JONES, Rev. Thomas M.   D.DIV.  
1890 25 LEIGHTON, B. F.   LL.D.  
1891 26 HARRIS, Bishop Cicero R.   D.DIV.  
1891 27 TEMPLE, Rev. Richard   LL.D.  
1892 28 CHEEVERS, Rev. H. T.   D.DIV.  
1892 29 COOK, Rev. Joseph   LL.D.  
1892 30 COOPER, J.S.   Bachelor of Divinity TH DIP, 1895
1892 31 GRICE, J. L.   Bachelor of Divinity PR CER, 1985;
C AB, 1879;
TH DIP, 1882
1892 32 HARVEY, Rev. Charles A.   D.MED.  
1892 33 HUGHES. Rev. S. R.   M.A.  
1892 34 LANING, John F.   D.MED. MED MD, 1892
1892 35 MILLER, Lawrence   Bachelor of Divinity TH DIP, 1880
1892 36 NICHOLS, Rev. D. B.   D.DIV. MED MD, 1871
1892 37 PARSONS, Starr   D.MED. DN DDS, 1887
1892 38 STRIEBY, Rev. M. E.   LL.D.  
1892 39 UPSHAW, Arthur   Bachelor of Divinity  
1893 40 BRUCE, The Hon. B. K.   LL.D.  
1893 41 EVANS, O. H.   D.MUS.  
1893 42 FOSTER, Rev. R. B.   D.DIV.  
1893 43 GRISSELL, Rev. H. B.   D.DIV.  
1893 44 HART, William H.H.   M.A. PR CER, 1880;
C AB, 1885;
LW LLB, 1887;
LW LLM, 1894
1893 45 MORRIS, Rev. P. F.   M.A.  
1893 46 TRISSELL, Rev. H. B.   D.DIV.  
1893 47 WARRING, E. J.   M.A. LW LLB, 1905
1894 48 BUTLER, Rev. H. E.   D.DIV.  
1894 49 CLARKE, Rev. G. V.   M.A.  
1894 50 ROBINSON, Rev. O. D.   M.A. TH DIP, 1887
1895 51 DYSON, Miss Laura F.   M.A. PER CR, 1872;
C AB, 1876
1895 52 EWELL, Rev. J. L.   D.DIV.  
1895 53 GREENE, Rev. S. H.   LL.D.  
1895 54 MORRIS, Rev. P. F.   D.DIV. PR CER, 1873;
TH DIP, 1880
1895 55 PARKINSON, G. R.   M.A.  
1895 56 SETTLE, J. T.   M.A. C AB, 1872;
LW LLB, 1875
1895 57 SMALL, Rev. C. H.   M.A.  
1896 58 CLARK, Prof. Isaac   D.DIV.  
1896 59 COOK, Rev. Joseph   LL.D.  
1896 60 CUNEY, The Hon. N. W.   M.A. LW LLB, 1903
1896 61 JULIAN, Rev. John   LL.D.  
1896 62 MALLORY, Rev. R. D. W.   D.Div.  
1897 63 BARROWS, Rev. Samuel  J.   D.DIV.  
1897 64 HARDER, Rev. W. Garrett   D.DIV.  
1897 65 HARRIES, Maj. G. H.   M.A.  
1897 66 WANAMAKER, The Hon. John   LL.D.  
1897 67 WARING, J. H. N.   M.A. PR CER, 1877;
MED MD, 1888
1897 68 WISEMAN, Rev. Daniel E.   M.A. TH DIP, 1884
1898 69 BASCOM, William S.   LL.D.  
1898 70 GREENER, The Hon. R. T.   LL.D.  
1898 71 OYABE, Rev. I.   M.A. TH CER, 1894
1898 72 STAFFORD, Father D. J.   D.DIV.  
1898 73 THOMPSON, Rev. Mark   M.A. PB CER, 1885;
C AB, 1889
1898 74 WHITE, The Hon. George H.   M.A. N CER, 1877
1899 75 CROOKE, A. A.   M.A.  
1899 76 GILE, Rev. F. F.   M.A. TH DIP, 1882
1899 77 STAFFORD, Father D. J.   LL.D.  
1899 78 WHITMAN, B. L.   LL.D.  
1900 79 BRAINERD, Rev. Ezra   D.DIV.  
1900 80 SUNDERLAND, Rev. Byron   LL.D.  
1900 81 TERRELL, Robert N.   M.A.  
1902 82 HOLMES, Morrison A.   M.A.  
1902 83 PITZER, A.W.   LL.D.  
1902 84 POWELL, Sr., Dr. A. Clayton   LL.D.  
1902 85 SCHOENFIELD, Dr.   LL.D.  
1902 86 SEYMOUR, Rev. Charles R.   D.DIV.  
1902 87 STRAKER, The Hon. D. A.   LL.D. LW LLB, 1871
1903 88 BARRETT, Hon. J. H.   LL.D.  
1904 89 GALE, James S.   D.DIV.  
1904 90 SMYTHE, John Henry   M.A. LW LLB, 1871
1905 91 HUGHES, Rev. Singleton Russell   D.DIV. TH DIP, 1885
1905 92 NAYLOR, Rev. McHenry Jermiah   D.DIV. TH CER, 1892;
PR CER, 1894
1905 93 PEYTON, Rev. Randolph Vincent   D.DIV. TH DIP, 1889
1905 94 WASHINGTON, Josephine Jewett   M.A.  
1906 95 BROWN, Rev. Sterling N.   D.DIV.  
1906 96 MOORLAND, Rev. J. E.   D.DIV. TH DIP, 1891
1906 97 WHEATLAND, Dr. Marcus F.   M.A.  
1906 98 WHITMAN, B. L.   LL.D.  
1908 99 GARNER, Rev. Alexander C.   D.DIV.  
1908 100 MILLER, Rev. Shelton   D.DIV. TH CER, 1892
1908 101 MOORE, Rev. George W.   D.DIV.  
1908 102 WISEMAN, Rev. Daniel E.   D.DIV. TH DIP, 1884
1909 103 GARFIELD, The Hon. James Rudolph   LL.D.  
1910 104 BROOKS, Rev. Walter T. H.    D.DIV.  
1910 105 CLAIR, Rev. M. W.   D.DIV. TC AB, 1913
1910 106 CLARKE, Rev. George B.   D.DIV.  
1911 107 BAKER, Henry Moore   LL.D.  
1911 108 HUNTON, William Alpheun   M.A.  
1911 109 JONES, Bishop Robert E.     LL.D.  
1911 110 JONES, Robert C.   LL.D.  
1911 111 McCOY, Rev. Joseph L.   D.DIV.  
1911 112 SAYLES, Rev. Aquila   D.DIV. TH CER, 1901
1912 113 DONEY, Carl G.   LL.D.  
1912 114 GRAHAM, Neil F.   LL.D.  
1912 115 MILLER, Rev. George Frazier   D.DIV. PR CER, 1884;
C AB, 1888;
C MA, 1893
1912 116 WOOD, Rev. Scott   D.DIV. PR CER, 1879;
C AB, 1883;
LW LB, 1886
1913 117 LAMB, Daniel Smith   LL.D.  
1913 118 PAGE, Inman E.   LL.D. PR CER, 1872
1913 119 PILLSBURY, Hon. A. E.   LL.D.  
1913 120 SILSBY, Edwin C.   LL.D.  
1913 121 SMITH, William L.   Doctor of Pharmacy  
1913 122 WRIGHT, Herbert H.   LL.D.  
1914 123 GRAHAM, Neil F.   LL.D.  
1914 124 HUDSON, Rev. Allen   D.DIV.  
1914 125 PRATT, D. Butler   D.DIV.  
1914 126 PURVIS, Dr. Charles B.   LL.D.  
1918 127 WARE, Rev. Edward T.   D.DIV.  
1920 128 BURLEIGH, Dr. Harry T.   D.MUS.  
1920 129 HOPE, John   LL.D.  
1920 130 LANEY, Lucy C.   M.A.  
1920 131 MOTON, Robert Russa   LL.D.  
1921 132 BENTLEY, Charles E.   D.SC.  
1921 133 FOCH, Marshall Ferdinand   D.SC.  
1922 134 LAMB, Daniel Smith   D.SC.  
1922 135 MEYER, Herman H. B.   D.DIV.  
1922 136 OXLEY, Edmund Harris   D.DIV. AS AB, 1906;
TH BD, 1908
1922 137 PINN, James Luther   D.DIV. TH CER, 1902
1922 138 PITZER, Dr. A. W.   D.DIV.  
1923 139 JOHNSON, James Weldon   D.L.  
1923 140 JOHNSON, Mordecai W.   D.DIV.  
1923 141 KING, James Upshur   D.DIV. TH CER, 1902
1923 142 MACKAY, Robert   D.DIV.  
1923 143 RUSSELL, Dr. Charles Edward   LL.D.  
1924 144 ALLEYNE, Bishop Cameron Chesterfield   D.DIV.  
1924 145 BOOTH, Justice Fenton Whitlock   LL.D.  
1924 146 CHARLTON, Melville   D.MUS.  
1924 147 DETT, R. Nathaniel   D.MUS.  
1924 148 HAYES, Roland   D.MUS.  
1924 149 POWELL, Adam Clayton   D.DIV.  
1924 150 TYLER, Dr. Edward Ernest   D.DIV. TH BD, 1908
1925 151 BALLOCH, Edward A.    D.SC. MED MD, 1960
1925 152 BRANCH, Mary Elizabeth   LL.D.  
1925 153 FRAZIER, Julia Caldwell   M.A. C CER, 1888
1925 154 HAWKINS, John R.   M.A. LW LLB, 1915
1925 155 JONES, Dr. Gilbert Haven   LL.D.  
1925 156 MERRITT, Emma G.   M.A.  
1925 157 SHEPPARD, Dr. James E.   D.L.  
1925 158 WILLIAMS, Daniel H.   D.SC.  
1926 159 ATKINS, Simon G.   LL.D.  
1926 160 BOYER, Charles Benjamin   M.A.  
1926 161 CALL, Arthur Deerin   LL.D.  
1926 162 CLARKE, Dr. Alfred Theophilus   D.DIV. TH DIP, 1895
1926 163 COLE, Dr. John Adams   LL.D.  
1926 164 DURKEE, James Stanley   LL.D.  
1926 165 HALL, George Cleveland   D.SC.  
1926 166 KINCKLE, Mrs. Alice W.   M.A. N CER, 1874
1926 167 VASSAR, Dr. George Cleveland Hall   D.SC.  
1927 168 PEELLE, Stanton Judkins   LL.D.  
1928 169 CARTER, Edward Randolph   D.DIV.  
1928 170 PALMER, Dr. William Robert Anderson   D.DIV. PR CER, 1882;
C AB, 1886;
C MA, 1889
1928 171 STOREY, Moorfield   LL.D.  
1928 172 YERGAN, Dr. Max   M.A.  
1930 173 CARTER, Edward Randolph   D.DIV.  
1930 174 DUBOIS, Dr. W. E. Burghardt   LL.D.  
1930 175 LANEY, Lucy C.   M.A.  
1930 176 LAWSON, Dr. Raymond Augustus   D.MUS.  
1930 177 MOTON, Robert Russa   LL.D.  
1931 178 HARRISON, Richard B.   M.A.  
1931 179 MALONE, Annie M. Turnbo   M.A.  
1931 180 ROSE, Dr. James Everett    D.DIV. A CER, 1909; AS BA, 1913
1931 181 WARD, Col. Joseph Henry   LL.D.  
1933 182 GARRISON, Dr. Oswald B.   LL.D.  
1933 183 VILLARD, Oswald Garrison   LL.D.  
1935 184 BRANCH, Mary Elizabeth   LL.D.  
1935 185 WARFIELD, Sr., Dr. William A.    LL.D. MED MD, 1894
1936 186 BOWLING, Dr. Richard H.   D.DIV.  
1936 187 MORRIS, Edward H.   LL.D.  
1936 188 NELSON, Dr. William Stuart   LL.D. LA BA, 1920
1937 189 BOAS, Franz   LL.D.  
1937 190 GANDY, Dr. John Manuel     LL.D.  
1937 191 JONES, Dr. David D.     LL.D. PR CER, 1905;
AS BA, 1909
1938 192 ANDERSON, Marian   D.MUS.  
1938 193 DILLARD, J. H.      
1938 194 HOLMES, Dr. Dwight O. W.   LL.D. LA BS, 1929;
MED MD, 1935
1938 195 LEE, J. R. E.   LL.D.  
1939 196 HALE, Dr. William J.    LL.D.  
1939 197 HENSON, Matthew A.   M.S.  
1939 198 WHITE, Walter C.    LL.D.  
1940 199 DAVIS, Dr. John W.   LL.D.  
1940 200 PAIGE, Judge Myles Anderson   (Trustee)   LL.D. LA AB, 1921
1940 201 RANDOLPH, Asa Phillip   LL.D.  
1941 202 JOHNSON, Dr. Charles Spurgeon    D.H.L.  
1941 203 SPINGARN, Dr. Arthur B.   LL.D.  
1941 204 STILL, William Grant   D.MUS.  
1942 205 BETHUNE, Dr. Mary McLeod    LL.D.  
1942 206 BUCK, Miss Pearl  (Trustee)   LL.D.  
1942 207 CARNEY, Miss Mabel   D.ED.  
1942 208 CHILDERS, Lulu Vere    D.MUS.  
1942 209 WILKINSON, Dr. Garnet Crummel   LL.D. LW LLB, 1909
1943 210 HUNGATE, Thad Lewis   LL.D.  
1943 211 WORK, Monroe N.   D.LITT.  
1944 212 BROWN, Dr. Charlotte Hawkins   D.ED.  
1945 213 CRAMTON, The Hon. Louis C.   LL.D.  
1945 214 MAYS, Dr. Benjamin E.   D.DIV.  
1945 215 MURRAY, The Hon. Philip    LL.D.  
1945 216 ROBESON, Paul   D.L.  
1946 217 ALEXANDER, Dr. Archie A.     Eng. D.  
1946 218 BROWNLEE, Dr. Fred Lesley   D.H.L.  
1946 219 MANLEY, The Hon. Norman W.   LL.D.  
1947 220 BAILEY, Dr. Ulysses Grant   D.SC.  
1947 221 MEYERS, Mrs. Agnes E.   D.H.L.  
1947 222 WOODSON, Dr. Carter Godwin    LL.D.  
1948 223 EMBREE, Dr. Edwin Rogers   LL.D.  
1948 224 RANDOLPH,  Esq. Oliver   LL.D. LW LLB, 1907
1948 225 TERRELL, Mrs. Mary Church    D.H.L.  
1949 226 BUNCHE, Dr. Ralph J.   LL.D.  
1949 227 CHAPMAN, The Hon. Oscar L.   LL.D.  
1949 228 PANDIT, Mme. Vijaya Lakshmi   LL.D.  
1950 229 AZIKIWE, Nnamdi   LL.D.  
1950 230 HAYES, Roland   D.MUS.  
1950 231 SMITH, Lillian   D.H.L. EDC AB, 1929;
GD MA, 1934
1951 232 BELLEGARDE, Dantes   LL.D.  
1951 233 JERNAGIN, William Henry    D.DIV.  
1951 234 JULIAN, Percy Lavon   D.SC.  
1952 235 WARING, J. Waites   LL.D.  
1952 236 WILLIAMS, Paul R. (Trustee)   D. Arch.  
1953 237 LOCKE, Alain     D.H.L.  
1953 238 RADHAKRISHRAN, S.   LL.D.  
1953 239 RICKEY, Branch   LL.D.  
1954 240 AZIKIWE, Nnamdi   LL.D.  
1954 241 BORNN, Roy Williston   D.H.L.  
1954 242 BOWLES, Chester   LL.D.  
1954 243 MARSHALL, Thurgood   LL.D. LW LLB, 1933
1954 244 SELASSIE, His Imperial Majesty Haile   LL.D.  
1954 245 TUBMAN, William V.S.   LL.D.  
1955 246 DAVIES, A. Powell     D.H.L.  
1955 247 HASTIE, William Henry   LL.D. PR CER, 1892
1955 248 THURMAN, Howard   D.DIV.  
1956 249 BROKENBURR, Robert Lee   LL.D.  
1956 250 DUNCAN, Todd   D.MUS.  
1956 251 FINNEY, Edward Clinigan    LL.D.  
1956 252 NEHRU, Prime Minister Jawaharlal   LL.D.  
1957 253 KING, Jr., Martin Luther Commencement LL.D.  
1957 254 MALIN, Patrick Murphy   LL.D.  
1957 255 NKRUMAH, Prime Minister Kwame   LL.D.  
1957 256 ROBINSON, John (Jackie) Roosevelt   LL.D.  
1958 257 KINDELBERGER, James Howard   LL.D.  
1958 258 LAWLESS, Theodore Kenneth   D.SC.  
1958 259 LEHMAN, The Hon. Herbert H.   D.H.L.  
1958 260 PATTERSON, Frederick Douglas   LL.D.  
1959 261 CADBURY, Henry Joel   D.H.L.  
1959 262 HALL, Lloyd Augustus   D.SCl  
1959 263 MAYNOR, Dorothy   D.MUS.  
1959 264 MBOYA, Tom   LL.D.  
1960 265 DUMPSON, James Russell   D.H.L.  
1960 266 MITCHELL, Howard   D.MUS.  
1960 267 SOMERVILLE, Wendell Clay   LL.D.  
1961 268 KLINEBERG, Otto   LL.D.  
1961 269 POINDEXTER, Hildrus Augustus   D.SC.  
1961 270 WEAVER, Robert Clifton   LL.D.  
1962 271 MYRDAL, Gunnar   LL.D.  
1962 272 PRICE, Leontyne   D.MUS.  
1962 273 ROOSEVELT, Eleanor   D.H.L.  
1962 274 WEAVER, George L. P.   LL.D.  
1963 275 EDGERTON, Henry White   LL.D.  
1963 276 HUGHES, Langston   D.LITT.  
1963 277 NABRIT, Samuel Milton   D.SC.  
1964 278 JENKINS, Martin David   LL.D. LA BS, 1925
1964 279 ROWAN, Carl Thomas   LL.D.  
1964 280 WRIGHT, James Skelly   LL.D.  
1965 281 DAVIS, Michael Marks   LL.D.  
1965 282 GOMILLION, Charles Goode   LL.D.  
1965 283 JOHNSON, The Hon. Lyndon Baines   LL.D.  
1965 284 WILKINS, Roy E.   LL.D.  
1966 285 BORDERS, William Holmes   LL.D.  
1966 286 FOGARTY, John E.   LL.D.  
1966 287 HANNAH, John A.   LL.D.  
1966 288 MOTLEY, Constance Baker   LL.D.  
1967 289 BROOKE, The Honorable  Edward W.   LL.D. LA BS (Soc) 1941
1967 290 BROOKS, Annie Elizabeth   LL.D.  
1967 291 GOLDBERG, Arthur J.   D.H.L.  
1967 292 HAMMERSTEIN, Franz Von   D.H.L. BD, 1950
1967 293 HUMPHREY, Hubert H.   D.H.L.  
1967 294 ROBINSON, James H.   D.H.L.  
1967 295 SENGHOR, Leopold Sedar   D.H.L.  
1968
2001
296 FRANKLIN, John Hope Commencement;
Charter Day Speaker—received special citation
LL.D.  
1968 297 SHEARER, Hugh Lawson   LL.D.  
1968 298 WELCOME, Vera Freeman   LL.D.  
1969 299 KOONTZ, Elizabeth Duncan   D.E.  
1969 300 THOMAS, Julius Albert   D.H.L. AS AB, 1918
1969 301 WALSH, William Bertalan   D.S.  
1970 302 FERGUSON, Lloyd N. Commencement D.SC.  
1970 303 GARRISON, Lloyd K. Commencement LL.D.  
1970 

1999
304 JACKSON, Rev. Jesse L. Commencement Speaker
Opening Convocation Speaker—received citation
D.H.L.  
1970 305 WESLEY, Charles H. Commencement D.LITT.  
1971 306 BOND, The Hon. Julian Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1971 307 BROWN, Sterling A. Commencement D.LITT.  
1971 308 ELLINGTON, Edward “Duke” Kennedy Commencement D.MUS.  
1972 309 EVANS, Melvin Herbert Commencement LL.D. LA BS, 1940;
MED MD, 1944
1972 310 HAMER, Fannie Lou Commencement D.H.L.  
1972 311 JORDAN, Jr. Esq., Vernon E. Commencement Speaker LL.D. LW LLB, 1960
1972 312 LOGAN, Rayford Whittingham Commencement LL.D.  
1972 313 SCOTT, Sir Arleigh Winston Commencement LL.D. LA BA, 1921;
MED MD, 1925
1973 314 BROOKS, Gwendolyn Commencement D.LITT.  
1973 

2004
315 DAVIS, Ossie Commencement Speaker
Charter Day Speaker
D.H.L.
(Humanities)
Special Citation of Achievement
 
1973 316 HALEY, Alex Commencement D.LITT.  
1973 317 LAFONTANT, Dr. Jewel Stradford Commencement D.H.L.  
1973 318 PINDLING, Lynden Oscar   LL.D.  
1974 319 GRAHAM, Katherine Meyer Commencement D.H.L.  
1974 320 JORDAN, The Hon. Barbara Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1974 321 KEITH, The Hon. Damon Jerome Commencement LL.D. LW LLB, 1949
1974 322 QUARLES, Dr. Benjamin Arthur Commencement D.H.L.  
1974 323 WASHINGTON, The Hon. Walter Edward Commencement LL.D. LW LLB, 1948
1975 324 BURGER, The Hon. Warren E.   LL.D.  
1975 325 ELIAS, Taslim Olawale   LL.D.  
1975 326 FLACK, Roberta Commencement D.MUS. MU BME, 1958
1975 327 HEIGHT, Dorothy Irene Commencement D.H.L.  
1975 

1992
328 HOOKS, The Hon. Benjamin Lawson Commencement Speaker Commencement Speaker—
received special citation
D.H.L.  
1975 329 KOUNTZ, Dr. Samuel Lee Commencement D.SC.  
1975 330 LACHS, Manfred   LL.D.  
1975 331 RHYNE, Charles S.   LL.D.  
1975 332 THOMPSON, William Sylvester   LL.D. LA BS, 1934
1976 333 FLEMING, Dr. Louise Maxienne Dargans Commencement D.H.L.  
1976 334 JACKSON, The Hon. Maynard H. Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1976 335 SMITH, The Rev. Kelly Miller Commencement D.DIV. RL BD, 1946
1976 336 SPAULDING, Dr. Asa T. Commencement LL.D.  
1976 337 TOLBERT, Jr., William Richard   LL.D.  
1976 338 WELLS, Dr. Herman B Commencement LL.D.  
1977 339 BERRY, Dr. Mary Frances Commencement LL.D. LA BA, 1961;
GS MA, 1962
1977 340 JONES, Reginald Harold Commencement D.H.L.  
1977 341 McCREE, Jr., The Hon. Wade H. Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1977 342 NYERERE, Mwalimu Julius K.   D.H.L.  
1977 343 WRIGHT, Dr. Stephen J. Commencement D.H.L. GS MA, 1939
1977 344 YOUNG, Andrew Charter Day Speaker LL.D. LA BS, 1951
1977 345 YOUNG, Dr. M. Wharton Commencement D.H.L. LA BA, 1926;
MED MD, 1930
1977 346 ZAHEDI, His Excellency Ardeshir Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1978 347 CALIFANO, Jr., The Hon. Joseph A. Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1978 348 COLEMAN, Jr., Dr. William T. Commencement LL.D.  
1978 349 JONES, Dr. R. Frank Commencement D.SC.  
1978 350 MORRIS, Steveland (Stevie Wonder) Commencement D.H.L.  
1978 351 NORTON, Dr. Eleanor Holmes Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1979 352 HAMPTON, Lionel L. Charter Day D.MUS.  
1979 353 HORNE, Lena Commencement D.H.L.  
1979 354 KENNEDY, The Hon. Edward Moore Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1979 355 MARTIN, The Hon. Louis Emmanuel Commencement D.H.L.  
1979 356 MITCHELL, Jr., Clarence Maurice Commencement LL.D.  
1979 357 POWELL, CLILAN B. (Posthumously) Charter Day LL.D. MED MD, 1920
1979 358 PROCTOR, Samuel D. Charter Day D.H.L.  
1979 359 TERRELL, Richard Lee Commencement LL.D.  
1980 360 COBB, Dr. William Montague Commencement D.H.L. MED MD, 1929
1980 361 COLLINS, Marva N. Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1980 362 FITZGERALD, Ella   D.MUS.  
1980 363 HATFIELD, The Hon. Mark Odom Commencement LL.D.  
1980 364 HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., The Hon. A. Leon Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1980 365 MACKEY, Howard Hamilton Commencement D.H.L. BARCH, 1953
1981 366 BUSH, The Hon. George Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1981 367 NABRIT, Jr., James Madison Commencement LL.D.  
1981 368 OBASANJO, Olusegun   D.H.L.  
1981 369 ROBINSON, III Spottswood William Commencement LL.D.  
1981 370 ROOKS, Charles Shelby Charter Day D.H.L.  
1982 371 BLAKE, Eubie Commencement D.MUS.  
1982 372 BRADLEY, Edward Rudolph Commencement Speaker D.H.L.  
1982 373 DEE, Ruby Charter Day D.H.L.  
1982 374 LINDSAY, Inabel Burns Commencement D.H.L. LA BA, 1920
1982 375 NORMAN, Jessye Commencement D.MUS. MUSB, 1967
1982 376 RICHARDSON, Elliot Lee   LL.D.  
1982 377 RICHARDSON, The Hon. Scovel   (Posthumously) Commencement LL.D. LW LLB, 1937
1982 378 SULLIVAN, Leon Howard   D.H.L.  
1982 379 VAUGHAN, Sarah Lois Commencement D.MUS.  
1983 380 BELLSON, Pearl Bailey Commencement D.MUS.  
1983 381 BENNETT, Jr., Lerone Charter Day Speaker D.H.L.  
1983 382 CHISHOLM, Shirley St. Hill Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1983 383 EKLUND, Coy Glenwood Commencement LL.D.  
1983 384 FOSTER, Luther Hilton Commencement D.H.L.  
1983 385 GREENE, William Henry Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1983 386 VAN DER ZEE, James Commencement D.H.L.  
1984 387 DAVIS, Arthur Paul Commencement D.H.L.  
1984 388 DUNHAM, Katherine Commencement D.H.L.  
1984 389 HAWKINS, Walter Lincoln Commencement D.SC. GS MS, 1934
1984 390 LEONARD, Walter Jewell Charter Day LL.D. LW LLB, 1968;
LW LLD, 1983
1984 391 LEWIS, Sir (William) Arthur Commencement LL.D.  
1984 392 PINKETT, Flaxie Madison   L.H.D. LA BA, 1936
1984 393 ROBINSON, Max Commencement Speaker D.H.L.  
1984 394 TUTU, Desmond M. D. Special Convocation D.H.L.  
1984 395 WHITE, Robert Lee Commencement LL.D.  
1985 396 ANGELOU, Maya Commencement Speaker D.L.  
1985 397 BRADLEY, Thomas   LL.D.  
1985 398 HAYWARD, Jacquelyn (J. C.) Commencement D.H.L.  
1985 399 JONES, Quincy Delight   D.MUS.  
1985 400 LAWRENCE, Jacob A. Commencement D.H.L.  
1985 401 MEYER, Stanley Commencement LL.D.  
1985 402 PIERRE-LOUIS, Raoul   D.H.L.  
1985 403 SNOWDEN, Jr., Frank M. Commencement D.H.L.  
1985 404 STOKES, The Hon. Louis Charter Day Speaker LL.D. LA BS, 1932;
MED MD, 1936
1985 405 SYPHAX, Burke Commencement D.SC. LA BS, 1932;
MED MD, 1936
1985 406 TANDON, Sirjang Lal Commencement LL.D. ES BSME, 1962
1986 407 DAVIS, Jr., Sammy Commencement D.H.L.  
1986
1997
408 GRAY, III, The Hon. William Herbert Commencement Speaker
Charter Day Speaker—received special citation
LL.D.  
1986 409 JOHNSON, John Harold Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1986 410 KOPPEL, Edward James “Ted” Commencement D.H.L.  
1986 411 MITCHELL, Parren James Charter Day Speaker LL.D.  
1986 412 NATCHER, William Huston Commencement LL.D.  
1986 413 TATE, Merze Commencement D.H.L.  
1986 414 TYSON, Cicely Commencement D.H.L.  
1987 415 BROADY, Earl Clifford Commencement LL.D.  
1987 416 BUSH, Barbara Pierce Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1987 417 COSBY, Camille Hanks Commencement Speaker D.H.L.  
1987 418 DORSEY, Thomas Andrew Commencement D.MUS.  
1987 419 FITZHUGH, Howard Naylor Commencement LL.D.  
1987 420 KAUNDA, Kenneth David   LL.D.  
1987 421 MADISON, Robert Prince Charter Day D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1987 422 PIERRE-NOEL, Lois Mailou Jones Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1987 423 SANFORD, Terry Commencement LL.D.  
1987 424 SCOTT, Dr. Roland Boyd Charter Day D.SC. LA BS, 1931;
MED MD, 1934
1987 425 TAYLOR, Gardner Calvin   D.H.L.  
1987 426 WILDER, The Hon. Lawrence Douglas Charter Day Speaker LL.D. LW LLB, 1959
1988 427 BANNER, William Augustus Commencement D.H.L.  
1988 428 CONTE, Silvio Ottavio   LL.D.  
1988 429 FAUNTROY, Walter Edward Charter Day LL.D.  
1988 430 GREGORY, Richard Claxton (Dick) Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1988 431 KING, Sr., Dearine Edwin Commencement D.DIV. GS MA, 1940;
RD BD, 1942
1988 432 LINDSAY, Gilbert William Commencement LL.D.  
1988 433 MINNIS, Sr., Frederick Gillam Commencement LL.D. LW LLB, 1950
1988 434 MORGAN, Edward Paddock Commencement Speaker D.L.  
1988 435 RANGEL, Charles Bernard   LL.D.  
1989 436 COSBY, William Henry (Bill) Charter Day Speaker LL.D.  
1989 437 GRAVES, Earl Gilbert Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1989 438 NEUHARTH, Allen Harold Commencement D.H.L.  
1989 439 PROCOPE, Ernesta Gertrude Commencement LL.D.  
1989 440 ROCKEFELLER, Mary Clark Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1989 441 WOODS, Geraldine Pittman Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
LA BS, 1942
1990 442 BLACKWELL, David Harold Commencement D.SC.  
1990 443 CLAY, William (Bill) Lacy Commencement LL.D.  
1990 444 EDLEMAN, Marian Wright Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1990 445 JACOB, John E. Charter Day Speaker LL.D. LA BA, 1957;
SW MSW, 1963
1990 446 TAYLOR, Ivan Earle Commencement D.L. LA BA, 1931;
GD MA, 1932
1991 447 BRYANT, Wayne Richard Commencement LL.D LA BA, 1969
1991 448 DEES, Jr., Morris Seligman Commencement LL.D.  
1991 449 DIXON, Sharon Pratt Commencement Speaker LL.D. LA BA, 1965
1991 450 HAWKINS, Augustus (Gus) Freeman Commencement LL.D.  
1991 451 SULLIVAN, Louis Wade Commencement LL.D.  
1991 452 WHARTON, JR., Clifton Reginald Charter Day Speaker LL.D.  
1991 453 YANCEY, Sr., Asa Greenwood Commencement D.SC.  
1992 454 CORNELY, Paul Bertau Commencement D.SC>  
1992 455 DINKINS, The Hon. David N. Opening Convocation Speaker LL.D. LA BS, 1950
1992 456 LEDERER, Eppie (Ann Landers) Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1992 457 MANLEY, Michael Norman Commencement LL.D.  
1992 458 TURNER, Carmen Elizabeth (Posthumously) Commencement D.H.L. LA BA, 1968
1992 459 WOFFORD, The Hon. Harris Charter Day Speaker LL.D. LW LLB, 1954
1993 460 ALLEN, Debbie Commencement D.H.L. * BFA, 1972
1993 461 BROWN, The Hon. Ronald Harmon Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1993 462 COMER, James Pierpont Commencement D.SC. MED MD, 1960
1993 463 ESPY, The Hon. Mike Charter Day Speaker LL.D. LA BA, 1975
1993 464 LEWIS, Reginald F.  (Posthumously) Commencement LL.D.  
1993 465 WATERS, The Hon. Maxine Opening Convocation Speaker LL.D.  
1994 466 ANNENBERG, The Hon. Walter H. Commencement D.H.L.  
1994 467 CHEEK, Dr. James E. Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1994 468 MANDELA, His Excellency Nelson Special Convocation D.H.L.  
1994 469 MOSLEY-BRAUN, The Hon. Carol Opening Convocation Speaker LL.D.  
1994 470 POWELL, Gen. Colin L. Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1994 471 WEST, Dr. Cornel Charter Day Speaker D.H.L.  
1995 472 CARTER, The Hon. Robert L.  Commencement LL.D. LW LLB, 1940
1995 473 HUNTER-GAULT, Charlayne Commencement D.H.L.  
1995 474 LADNER, Joyce Commencement D.H.L.  
1995
2010
475 LEFFALL, Jr., Dr. LaSalle D. Commencement
Charter Day Orator-- (Special Citation)
D.SC. MED MD, 1952
1995 476 MORRISON, Toni Charter Day Speaker D.H.L. LA BA, 1953
1995 477 PARSONS, Esq., Richard D Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1995 478 TURNER, R.E. "Ted" Commencement D.H.L.  
1996 479 DAYS, The Hon. Drew S. Charter Day Speaker LL.D.  
1996 480 HIGHTOWER, Dennis F. Commencement Speaker D.H.L. LA BS, 1962
1996 481 JONES, Esq., Elaine R. Opening Convocation Speaker LL.D  
1996 482 MORA, Elizabeth Catlett Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
LA BS, 1935
1996 483 SCHNEIDER, The Honorable Roy L. Commencement D.SC. LA BS, 1961;
MED MD, 1965
1996 484 SIMMONS, Dr. Ruth J.  Commencement D.H.L.  
1996 485 SMITH, III, Esq., Wayman F. Commencement LL.D. LW LLB, 1965
1997 486 GARRETT, Jr., Rev. Thaddeus Commencement D.DIV.  
1997 487 HERMAN, The Hon. Alexis M. Opening Convocation Speaker LL.D.  
1997 488 KENNEY, Jr., Dr. John A. Commencement D.SC. MED MD, 1945
1997 489 MARK, Reuben Commencement D.H.L.  
1997 490 MARSALIS, Wynton Commencement D.MUS.  
1997 491 RAND, Addison Barry Commencement D.H.L.  
1997 492 SIMPSON, Carole Commencement Speaker D.H.L.  
1998 

2008
493 CHENAULT, Kenneth I. Commencement 

Commencement Orator
D.H.L. 

Special Citation of Achievement
 
1998 494 CLINTON, Hillary Diane Rodham Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
1998
2004
495 FUDGE, Ann M. Commencement
Commencement Oratrix
D.H.L.
Special Citation of Achievement
 
1998 496 GORDON, Dr. Edmund W. Commencement D.H.L. LA BS, 1942;
RL BD, 1945
1998 497 HATCHETT, The Honorable Joseph W. Commencement LL.D. LW LLB, 1959
1998
2005
498 MFUME, The Honorable Kweisi Charter Day Speaker
Commencement Speaker
LL.D.
Special Citation of Achievement
 
1998 499 PARKS, Gordon Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1998 500 SONN, The Honorable Franklin Abraham Opening Convocation Speaker D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1999 501 ANNAN, His Excellency Kofi Commencement Speaker D.H.L.  
1999 502 FARMER, Dr. James L. Commencement D.H.L. RL BD, 1941
1999 503 JOHNSON, James A. Commencement D.H.L.  
1999 504 JOYNER-KERSEE, Jacqueline Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1999 505 SLATER, The Honorable Rodney E. Charter Day Speaker D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
1999 506 TURE, Kwame (aka Stokeley Carmichael) (Posthumously) Commencement D.H.L. LA BS, 1964
2000 507 ABDULAZIZ, Prince Bandar Ibn Sultan Ibn Commencement LL.D.  
2000 508 BALDWIN, James (Posthumously) Commencement D.H.L.  
2000 509 BASSETT-VANCE, Angela Commencement D.H.L.  
2000 510 ELLISON, Lawrence Special Convocation D.H.L.  
2000 511 EVERS-WILLIAMS, Myrlie Commencement D.H.L.  
2000 512 KENNARD, William Commencement Speaker LL.D.  
2000 513 LLEWELLYN, J. Bruce Commencement D.H.L.  
2000 514 MBEKI, His Excellency Thabo Mvuyelwa Special Convocation LL.D  
2000 515 McKENZIE, Bishop Vashti Murphy Opening Convocation Speaker D.DIV. MDIV, 1985
2001 516 BELAFONTE, Harry Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2001 517 DOVE, Rita Commencement D.L.  
2001 518 GUMBEL, Bryant Charles Commencement Speaker D.H.L.  
2001 519 PORTER, The Honorable John Edward Commencement LL.D.  
2001 520 WEILL, Sanford I. Charter Day D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2002 521 BROWN, The Honorable Lee P. Commencement LL.D.  
2002 522 DEAN, Dr. Mark E. Commencement D.SC.  
2002 523 FRANKLIN, The Honorable Shirley Clarke Commencement
Speaker
LL.D. BA, 1968
2002 524 JAMISON, Judith A. Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2002 525 LEWIS, The Honorable John Opening Convocation Speaker D.H.L.  
2002 526 RAINES, Franklin D. Charter Day Speaker D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2002 527 WILLIAMS, Venus Ebony Starr Commencement Citation of Achievement  
2003 528 BURNS, Kenneth L. Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2003 529 COCHRAN, Esq., Johnnie L. Commencement LL.D.  
2003
2006
530 CUMMINGS, The Honorable Elijah E. Charter Day Speaker
Commencement Speaker
LL.D.
Special Citation of Achievement
BS, 1973
2003 531 DEVEAUX, Bishop William P. Commencement Orator D.DIV. BA, 1962
2003 532 JONES, Robert W. Commencement D.H.L.  
2003 533 NOVELLO, Dr. Antonia C. Commencement D.SC.  
2004 534 DUGAS, Esq. Julian R. Charter Day LL.D. LLB, 1949
2004 535 DUNCAN, The Honorable Charles Charter Day LL.D  
2004 536 FREEMAN, The Honorable Frankie Muse Charter Day LL.D. LLB, 1947
2004 537 FRIST, The Honorable William H. Commencement LL.D.  
2004 538 GREENBERG, Esq., Jack Charter Day LL.D.  
2004 539 HARVEY, Dr. William R. Commencement D.H.L  
2004 540 HILL, Sr., Esq. Oliver W. Charter Day LL.D. BA, 1931; LLB, 1933
2004 541 HOUSTON, Sr., Esq., Charles Hamilton Charter Day (posthumously) LL.D.  
2004 542 O’NEAL, E. Stanley Opening Convocation Orator D.H.L.  
2004 543 WILSON, August Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2005 

2010
544 FORD, Jr., The Honorable Harold E. Opening Convocation Orator
Commencement Orator
LL.D. 

Special Citation of Achievement
 
2005 545 HUGHES, Ms. Catherine Liggins Commencement D.H.L  
2005 546 PAYTON, Dr. Benjamin F. Commencement D.H.L  
2005 547 SAVAGE, Frank Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
LA BA, 1962
2006 548 DePASSE, Suzanne Charter Day Speaker D.H.L
(Humanities)
 
2006 549 JACKSON, The Honorable Shirley Ann Commencement D.SC.  
2006 550 LUCY, William “Bill” Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2006 551 McKENZIE, Dr. Floretta Dukes Commencement D.H.L. MA 1957
2006 552 ROBINSON, William “Smokey” Commencement D.MUS.  
2007 553 EARLS, Dr. Julian M. Commencement D.SC.  
2007 554 GATES, Jr.  Dr. Henry Louis Commencement D.H.L.  
2007 555 MASSEY, Dr. Walter E. Commencement D.SC.  
2007 556 OBAMA, The Honorable Barack Opening Convocation Orator LL.D.  
2007 557 POLLIN, Irene Sue Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2007 558 WINFREY, Oprah Commencement Oratrix D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2008 559 McDONALD, The Honorable Gabrielle Kirk Commencement LL.D.  
2008 560 OLIVER, David B. Oliver Opening Convocation Special Citation of Achievement  
2008 561 PATRICK, The Honorable Deval Charter Day Speaker LL.D.  
2008 562 STRINGER, C. Vivian Commencement D.H.L.*  
2008 563 SWYGERT, H. Patrick Commencement LL.D. BS, 1965; LW LLB, 1968
2008 564 TYSON, Dr. Neil deGrasse Commencement D.SC.  
2009 565 BROWN, The Honorable Dr. Ewart F. Opening Convocation LL.D. BS, 1968; MD, 1972
2009 566 COLE, Johnnetta Betsch Cole Commencement D.H.L.  
2009 567 FISHBURNE, Laurence John III Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2009 568 IFILL, Gwen Commencement (Oratrix) D.H.L.  
2009 569 MOGAE, His Excellency Festus G. Commencement LL.D.  
2009 570 RASHAD, Phylicia Charter Day Oratrix D.H.L
(Humanities)
BFA, 1970
2009 571 WILLIAMS, Ronald A. Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2010 572 CARSON, Sr., M.D., Benjamin S. Opening Convocation Orator D.SC  
2010 573 DRISKELL, Dr. David C. Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
BA, 1955
2010 574 HARPER, Hill Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2010 575 HOBSON, Mellody Commencement D.H.L.
(Humanities)
 
2010 576 ROBERTS, Robin Commencement D.H.L.  
2010 577 SOTOMAYOR, The Honorable Sonia Commencement LL.D.

 

2011 578 FRIEDMAN, Thomas L. Commencement D.L.  
2011 579 HIGGINGOTHAM, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Commencement D.H.L.

MA, 1974

2011 580

LOMAX, Dr. Michael L.

 

Opening Convocation

D.H.L.

 

 
2011 581 MORIAL, Esq., Marc H. Commencement Orator D.H.L.  
2011 582 SLAUGHTER, Dr., John Brooks Commencement D.SC.  
2012 583

DUNCAN, The Honorable Arne

Commencement Orator Special Citation of Achievement  
2012 584 REED, The Honorable M. Kasim Charter Day Orator

L.L.D.

 
2012 585 LEGEND, John Commencement

D.H.L. (Humanities)

 
2012 586 MATTHEWS, Christopher Commencement

D.H.L.

 
2012 587 RICHARDSON, Julieanna L. Commencement D.H.L.  
2012 588 WILKERSON, Isabel Commencement D.L. BA, 1983
2012 589 RICE, The Honorable Susan E. Opening Convocation L.L.D.  

* D.H.L. -- Doctor of Humane Letters unless otherwise specified as Humanities.