Honorary Degrees
Individuals honored by the University with an honorary degree for their outstanding lifetime accomplishments. An alphabetical list of recipients and links to biographical information are available at the University Awards and Honors site.
Monument Location: Section C, Locations 46-36
Honorary Degrees 2010-Present
| Award recipient | Award Year | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Annette | 2022 | Doctor of Laws |
| Daisaku Ikeda | 2022 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Jeannine M. Rivet | 2022 | Doctor of Laws |
| Stanley Sandler | 2022 | Doctor of Science |
| Jan Malcolm | 2020 | Doctor of Laws |
| Brian Kobilka | 2019 | Doctor of Science |
| Laysha Ward | 2019 | Doctor of Laws |
| Anne O. Krueger | 2018 | Doctor of Science |
| Prince Rogers Nelson | 2018 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Daniel L. McFadden | 2017 | Doctor of Science |
| Sauli Vainamo Niinisto | 2017 | Doctor of Laws |
| John W. Paulson | 2017 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Yohei Sasakawa | 2017 | Doctor of Laws |
| Warren MacKenzie | 2015 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Patricia D. Horoho | 2014 | Doctor of Laws |
| Kate Millett | 2014 | Doctor of Science |
| Monkombu S. Swaminathan | 2014 | Doctor of Science |
| Susan M. Watkins | 2014 | Doctor of Science |
| Jean Illsley Clarke | 2013 | Doctor of Laws |
| Thomas J. Sargent | 2013 | Doctor of Science |
| Christopher A. Sims | 2013 | Doctor of Science |
| Joe Dowling | 2012 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Maria Schneider | 2012 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Chen Zhu | 2012 | Doctor of Science |
| Chunli Bai | 2011 | Doctor of Science |
| Philip C. Brunelle | 2011 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Ertharin Cousin | 2011 | Doctor of Laws |
| His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama | 2011 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Richard M. Schulze | 2011 | Doctor of Laws |
| Phillip A. Sharp | 2011 | Doctor of Laws |
| Devi Prashad Shetty | 2011 | Doctor of Laws |
| Michael S. Berman | 2010 | Doctor of Laws |
| Jacques Diouf | 2010 | Doctor of Laws |
| Richard P. Teske | 2010 | Doctor of Laws |
| Chandra M. Varma | 2010 | Doctor of Science |
| Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson | 2010 | Doctor of Science |