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 Year Degreesort descending Citation
Bixby Frederick Lovell 1966 Doctor of Humane Letters
Coomaraswamy Rajhika 2016 Doctor of Humane Letters
Van Ness Stanley C. 1983 Doctor of Humane Letters
Lewis Anthony 1973 Doctor of Humane Letters
Holderman Pauline Beatrice 1965 Doctor of Humane Letters
Holstrom Carleton A. 1995 Doctor of Humane Letters
O'Hara Gene 2004 Doctor of Humane Letters
Eckō Marc 2009 Doctor of Humane Letters
Burns Arthur Frank 1955 Doctor of Humane Letters
Geltman Samuel 1990 Doctor of Humane Letters
Volk Harry Joseph 1958 Doctor of Humane Letters
Aidekman Alex 1987 Doctor of Humane Letters
Lewis Shireen K. 2012 Doctor of Humane Letters
Sato Gordon Hisashi 2007 Doctor of Humane Letters
Eco Umberto 2002 Doctor of Humane Letters
Voorhees Ralph W. 1990 Doctor of Humane Letters
Wolfe Deborah Cannon Patridge 1992 Doctor of Humane Letters
Ellison Brooke Mackenzie 2011 Doctor of Humane Letters
Allen Clara L. 1972 Doctor of Humane Letters
L'Hommedieu Paige D. 1967 Doctor of Humane Letters
Barchi Robert L. 2022 Doctor of Humane Letters
Hottel Althea Kratz 1958 Doctor of Humane Letters
Bloom Benjamin S. 1975 Doctor of Humane Letters
Paley William S. 1986 Doctor of Humane Letters
Byrne Brendan T. 1974 Doctor of Laws
Reese Everett David 1964 Doctor of Laws
Stamato Linda L. 1985 Doctor of Laws
Cortés, Jr. Ernesto J. 2011 Doctor of Laws
Park Rosemary 1956 Doctor of Laws
Cahill William T. 1970 Doctor of Laws
Gordon Lincoln 1967 Doctor of Laws
Warren Earl 1966 Doctor of Laws
Corzine Jon S. 2006 Doctor of Laws
Hufstedler Shirley M. 1981 Doctor of Laws
Boggs Lindy 2000 Doctor of Laws
McCormick Richard L. 2012 Doctor of Laws
Knowles Francis 1965 Doctor of Laws
Hill Anita 2018 Doctor of Laws
Warren Elizabeth 2011 Doctor of Laws
Hughes Joseph Egan 1956 Doctor of Laws
Yamba A. Zachary 2006 Doctor of Laws
Bongiovanni Michael 1991 Doctor of Laws
Koeppe Alfred C. 2009 Doctor of Laws
Reitman Norman 1986 Doctor of Laws
Gould William Benjamin, IV 1998 Doctor of Laws
Schwartz Anna Jacobson 1998 Doctor of Laws
Hughes Richard Joseph 1962 Doctor of Laws
Yanitelli Victor Robert, S.J. 1966 Doctor of Laws
Stevenson Adlai Ewing 1962 Doctor of Laws
Wayne Edward Anthony 1963 Doctor of Laws

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