Past Rutgers University Honorary Degree Recipients

This list of honorary degree recipients is sortable by last name, year conferred, and degree type. Click on the title of the column to sort the list by that particular content.

We have added the honorary degree citations for some of our recipients. Click on the Citation images, where shown, to read them.

Last name First name Yearsort descending Degree Citation
Mahan Edna 1958 Doctor of Humane Letters
Bailey Charles Philamore 1958 Doctor of Humane Letters
Leopold Alice Koller 1958 Doctor of Laws
Cuthbertson David Paton 1958 Doctor of Science
Dean Arthur Hobson 1958 Doctor of Laws
Fiske Jessie Gladys 1958 Doctor of Science
Volk Harry Joseph 1958 Doctor of Humane Letters
Brennan, Jr. William Joseph 1958 Doctor of Laws
Bergethon Kaare Roald 1959 Doctor of Laws
Cleary Edward John 1959 Doctor of Science
Fuchs Morris 1959 Doctor of Humane Letters
Houle Cyril Orvin 1959 Doctor of Humane Letters
Black Eugene Robert 1959 Doctor of Laws
Graham Martha 1959 Doctor of Fine Arts
Everett Thomas Henry 1959 Master of Science
Fair Ethel Marion 1959 Doctor of Humane Letters
Cullman Howard Stix 1959 Doctor of Laws
Mitchell James Paul 1959 Doctor of Laws
Finletter Thomas Knight 1959 Doctor of Laws
Smith Howard Anthony 1959 Doctor of Laws
Jones Lewis Webster 1959 Doctor of Laws
Diekhoff John Siemon 1959 Doctor of Humane Letters
Francis John Joseph 1959 Doctor of Laws
Kaiser John Boynton 1960 Doctor of Humane Letters
Bunting Mary Ingraham 1960 Doctor of Laws
Wescott Lloyd Bruce 1960 Doctor of Humane Letters
Hall Frederick Wilson 1960 Doctor of Laws
Powers William 1960 Doctor of Humane Letters
MacKay Kenneth Campbell 1960 Doctor of Laws
Williams, Jr. Harrison Arlington 1960 Doctor of Laws
Ormandy Eugene 1960 Doctor of Music
Herrmann Lewis Mordecai 1960 Doctor of Laws
Lett Harold Alfred 1960 Doctor of Humane Letters
Dillon Clarence Douglas 1961 Doctor of Laws
Gidney Ray Millard 1961 Doctor of Laws
Stetin Sol 1961 Doctor of Humane Letters
Mazur Paul Myer 1961 Doctor of Humane Letters
Piel Gerard 1961 Doctor of Letters
Kriendler Irving Robert 1961 Doctor of Humane Letters
Rukeyser Muriel 1961 Doctor of Letters
Heidelberger Michael 1961 Doctor of Science
Sang Philip David 1961 Doctor of Letters
Read Hilton Shreve 1961 Doctor of Science
Schettino C. Thomas 1961 Doctor of Laws
Clapp Margaret 1962 Doctor of Laws
Dougherty John Joseph 1962 Doctor of Laws
Stevenson Adlai Ewing 1962 Doctor of Laws
Weeks Edward A. 1962 Doctor of Letters
Kessler Henry Howard 1962 Doctor of Humane Letters
Myers Chauncie Kilmer 1962 Doctor of Humane Letters

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