HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS AND DEGREES CONFERRED HONORIS CAUSA
1888 Rev. Francis T. Ingalls D.D. Judge David J. Brewer LL.D.
1891 Solon O. Thacher LL.D.
1892 Rev. James G. Dougherty D.D. Rev. Linus Blakesley D.D.
1902 Francis L. Hayes D.D. John C. McClintock LL.D. John W. Scroggs D.D. Harrison Hannahs Hon. M.A.
1904 William O. Johnston LL.D. William H. Rossington LL.D.
1905 Archibald McCullough LL.D. Henry E. Thayer D.D. Luther Denny Wittemore D.Litt.
1908 L.C. Schnacke D.D. C.H. Small D.D.
1910 Calvin Blodgett Moody D.D. John B. Silcox D.D.
1911 Henry Frederick Cope D.D.
1912 James E. Adams D.D. Hiram Blake Harrison D.D.
1913 William Francis Bowen M. of Chirurgery
1914 Jacob C. Mohler LL.D.
1915 Milton Smith Littlefield D.D. Harry Olson LL.D. Frank Knight Sanders LL.D.
1916 Duncan Lendrum McEachron LL.D.
1917 Noble S. Elderkin D.D. Morris H. Turk D.D. Harry B. Wilson LL.D.
1918 James Wise D. Litt.
1919 William Asbury Harshbarger D. Sci. Margaret Hill McCarter D. Litt. Henry F. Mason D. Litt.
1921 Henry J. Allen LL.D. Edward G. Buckland LL.D.
Rev. 5/12/12 1922 Ozora S. Davis LL.D. Frank M. Sheldon D.D.
1923 Harwod O. Benton Hon. A.M. Angelus T. Burch Hon. A.M. Arthur S. Champeny Hon. A.M. Arthur E. Hertzler LL.D.
1925 Charles Curtis LL.D. Oscar A. Kropf LL.D. Richard E. Kropf LL.D. Charlotte Mendell Leaveitt D. Litt.
1926 Frank Smithies D. Sci. Robert Stone LL.D. Richard L. Sutton D. Sci. John Nipps Hon. A.M.
1927 John S. Dawson LL.D. Alfred E. Gregory D.D. Ed W. Howe D. Litt. Wallace Thompson D. Litt.
1928 Sardius Mason Brewster LL.D. Stephen S. Estey LL.D.
1929 George H. Whitcomb LL.D. Draper Talman Schoonover L.H.D. Bertha Lovewell Dickinson D. Litt.
1930 Willis Laiten Goldsmith D.D. Irene Nye L.H.D. Parley Paul Womer LL.D.
1931 Arthur Capper LL.D. Arthur J. Carruth, Jr. D.Litt. Lee Eldas Phillips LL.D.
1932 Harold Taylor Chase L.H.D. John Henry Hornung D.D.
1933 Jessie Dean D. Litt. Alfred Mossman Landon LL.D. Frank Martin Mohler LL.D.
1934 John Francis Hughes L.H.D.
1935 Harry K. Allen LL.D. Thomas Allen McNeal LL.D. Aaron James Stout L.H.D.
1936 A.A. Godard LL.D.
1937 Frank A. Quail LL.D. Frances Davis Whittemore D.F.A.
Rev. 5/12/12 1938 Anton T. Boisen D.D. Horace Whitehouse D.Mus.
1939 Mrs. Dora McLaughlin Burgess D.Litt. Ernest H. Lindley LL.D. Herbert George Titt LL.D.
1940 John E. Erickson LL.D. George Enfield Frazer LL.D. William A. Irwin LL.D. Anthony E. Karnes LL.D. Wilson S. Naylor L.H.D. Harry H. Woodring LL.D.
1941 Charles L. Atkins D.D. Lawrence M. Graves D.Sci. Phillip C. King LL.D. Robert W. Warner D.Sci.
1942 Rees H. Hughes LL.D. Dean W. Mallott LL.D. Arthur G. Sellen L.H.D.
1943 Francis D. Farrell LL.D. George P. Grimsley D.Sci.
1947 George Edgar Bergen D.D.
1949 William Merrill Mills D.Sc. Karl Augustus Menninger D.Sc. William Claire Menninger D.Sc. Ray Guernsey Lamberson D.Litt.
1951 William Addison Neiswanger LL.D. Clifford Ragsdale Hope LL.D.
1953 John Warren Day D.D. Stacy R. Guild D.Sc. Karl M. Bowman D.Sc.
1954 Gladden Whetstone Baker LL.D. Edward Ray Sloan LL.D. James Stanley Twyford LL.D. John Parks Coe D.Sc. Volney Schafer Cheney Honorary Diploma of Graduation from the Academy Class of 1892
1955 Bruce W. Trull LL.D.
1956 Robert Hills Kingman D.Sc. Cleveland Scott Loper D.Sc. Helen Dolman MacCracken D.Litt. William Amos Smith LL.S.
Rev. 5/12/12 1957 Annie B. Sweet LL.D. Herbert Bernard Loper LL.D. David Neiswanger LL.D.
1958 Ray Hugh Garvey LL.D. Donald Read Heath LL.D. Delmas Carl Hill LL.D.
1959 Dale Elbert Sharp LL.D. Alfred Bixby Quinton, Jr. LL.D.
1960 Rolla Neil Harger D.Sc. Norman Roster Ramsey
1961 Norman P. Auburn D.Litt. Nathaniel Edgar Saxe D.Litt. Oscar S. Stauffer D.Litt.
1962 Dean E. Ackers D.Sc. Henry A. Bubb D.B.A. R. Charles Clevenger D.B.A. W. Laird Dean L.H.D. Angelus Teague Burch D.Litt. Philip Wright Whitcomb D.Litt Robert Mason Clark LL.D.
1963 Maude Mary Bishop L.H.D. John R. Emens LL.D. Ned N. Fleming D.B.A. Olive White Garvey D.H.
1964 Dwight L. Bolinger D.Litt. Day Monroe D.Sc. Carl Thomas Rowan D.H.L.
1965 James Bradbury Thompson D.F.A. Ida Gladys Phinney D.H.L. Paul Joseph Lovewell LL.D. Vernon J. Dunton LL.D.
1966 Georgia Neese Gray D.B.A. Robert W. Sarnoff D.F.A.
1967 Senator Frank Carlson LL.D. Benjamin Franklin L.H.D. General Howard S. Searle LL.D.
1968 Senator Harry Darby LL.D. Dr. Hugh G. Wales D.Sc.
1969 No honorary degrees granted at Commencement
1969 Law School Building Dedication, September 27, 1969 Earl H. Hatcher LL.D. Robert J. Dole LL.D. The Honorable Byron R. White LL.D.
Rev. 5/12/12 1970 No honorary degrees granted at Commencement Law Day Convocation, May 1, 1970 Richard James Farrell LL.D.
1971 Harold R. Fatzer LL.D. H. George Templar LL.D. Dwight David Eisenhower LL.D. (awarded posthumously October 15, 1971)
1972 Leon Jaworski LL.D.
1973 No honorary degrees granted at Commencement
1974 Robert B. Docking LL.D. Sherman Everett Fetter D.M. Theo Cobb Landon D.H.
1975 No honorary degrees granted at Commencement
1976 Tom C. Clark LL.D. Charles A. Pollak D.B.A. Richard G. Vogel D.B.A.
1977 Albert B. Fletcher, Jr. LL.D. Donald P. Moyers LL.D.
1978 Merton B. French D.H. Elisabeth D. Van Schaack D.H. F. Mark Garlinghouse LL.D. Robert J. Myers D.Sc. J. Hambleton Abrams D.B.A.
1979 Robert L. Brock LL.D. Edwin R. Linquist LL.D. Robert M. Bunten D.B.A. Ruth Friedrich D.H.
1980 William E. Treadway LL.D. Paul Eberhard D.Sc. George E. Ramskill D.B.A. Charles S. Joss D.Sc.
1981 Joseph Wilson Morris LL.D. Edwin Arnold Menninger D.Sc. Ruth Garvey Fink D.H. Louis Pozez D.B.A. Dr. Robert Grice D.Sc. Philip H. Lewis LL.D.
1982 Dr. Walter Menninger D.Sc. David Mosso D.Com. Mamie Luella Williams D.Ed.
1983 Gwendolyn Brooks D.Litt. James L. Dutt D.Com. Meyer Ueoka (Law) LL.D.
Rev. 5/12/12 1984 Lawrence Van Cott Niven D.Litt. Raymond A. Stewart, Jr. D.Com. John Shamberg, J.D. LL.D.
1985 Clyde Hill L.H.D. John F. Kilmartin D.Com. William H. Kurtis D.Litt. Robert Joseph Dole (Law) D.C.L.
1986 Cha Too Koo D.Com. Knud Helm-Erichson D.Lett. Gerald L. Michaud LL.D.
1987 Phillip H. Lewis JS.D. Irving Sheffel D.H. Beth Sheffel D.H. Don Estes D.Com. Martha Rogers D.Sci.
1988 Zula Bennington Green D.H.L. Larry D. Horner D.Com. Hee Ho Lee L.H.D. Kim Dae Jung (delivered 1998) L.H.D.
1989 Ronald K. Richey D.Com. John W. Ripley D. L. Lawrence T. Litwin D.H.L. Malcolm S. Forbes LL.D.
1990 Miriam Baker Loo D.Com. Arthur Allen Fletcher D.H.L. Judge D. Jerome Horman LL.D. Judge Sherman A. Parks LL.D.
1991 Judge Richard Holmes LL.D. Dr. John Travis D.Sc.
1992 Dr. Glen Archer D.Ed. Dr. John Slaughter D.H.L.
1993 William Koch D.F.A. Jim Lehrer L.H.D. Emery Fager D.Comm.
1994 Walter D. Broadnax L.H.D. David L. Nelson Sc.D. Richard K. Davidson D.Comm. Grant Cushinberry L.H.D.
1995 Joan Finney D.P.S. Douglas Wilmore Sc.D.
1996 Desmond Egan Litt.D. Barbara King Wilson L.H.D.
Rev. 5/12/12 1997 Charles Koch D.Comm. Urilla Bowman L.H.D.
1998 Lou Falley D.Comm. Joan Foth D.F.A.
1999 Greg Brenneman D.Comm. Billie Moore L.H.D.
2000 John C. "Jack" Dicus L.H.D. Jack Richmond D. Comm. Delano Lewis LL.D.
2001 Mark V. Heitz LL.D. Francis E. (Gene) Reardon D. Comm. Stanley H. Stauffer L.H.D.
2002 Charles B. Axton D.Mus. Gerald Goodell LL.D.
2003 William (Bill) Lyman Dibble D. Comm. Cheryl Brown Henderson L.H.D. John L. Kemp L.L.D. Carl C. Nordstrom D.P.S.
2004 Paul L. Brady L.L.D. Pamela G. Hollie L.H.D. James S. Maag D. Comm.
2005 Steven L. Kitchen D. Comm Margaret W. Maxwell Litt.D
2006 Sam A. Crow L.L.D. Jonathan D. Kuhn D.F.A. Frank Sabatini D. Comm. Judith Sabatini D.F.A.
2007 Michael C. Manning L.L.D. Timothy N. Etzel D. Comm.
2008 John R. Adams L.H.D. Anderson W. Chandler D. Comm. William R. Roy, Sr. D.P.S.
2009 Robert E. Duffens D. Comm. The Honorable Kay E. McFarland L.L.D. James W. Sloan L.H.D.
2010 D. Duke Dupre L.L.D. Dean F. Ferrell L.H.D. James L. Ketcherside D.P.S. Jere Noe D. Comm.
2011 Bernard A. Bianchino D.P.S. Richard C. Hite LL.D. Jo Ann Klemmer Litt.D. Robert W. Richmond D.P.S.
Rev. 5/12/12 2012 The Honorable Christel Trolenberg Marquardt LL.D. Brigadier General Deborah S. Rose, USAF, Ret. D.P.S.
DEGREES USUALLY CONFERRED HONORIS CAUSA
LL.D. Doctor of Law Outstanding public service
Sc.D. Doctor of Science Distinction in any science
Litt.D. Doctor of Literature Literary creation or scholarship
D.F.A. Doctor of Fine Arts Distinction in the fine arts
D.Mus. Doctor of Music Distinction in musical composition, performance, or scholarship
D.D. Doctor of Divinity Distinction in theological scholarship or pastoral work
L.H.D. Doctor of Humane Letters Outstanding citizen
D.P.S. Doctor of Public Service Distinction in public service
Ped.D. Doctor of Pedagogy Distinction in teaching profession
D.Comm. Doctor of Commerce Distinction in business
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