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 ascending Citation
Francis Norman C. 1993 Doctor of Humane Letters
Beal Orville E. 1973 Doctor of Humane Letters
Heldrich John J. 1999 Doctor of Humane Letters
Schlatter Richard 1973 Doctor of Humane Letters
Beck Robert A. 1983 Doctor of Humane Letters
Brown Greg 2012 Doctor of Humane Letters
Johnson Leonard C. 1972 Doctor of Humane Letters
Mokhele Khotso 2005 Doctor of Humane Letters
Lerman Miles 1996 Doctor of Humane Letters
Coomaraswamy Rajhika 2016 Doctor of Humane Letters
Reeve Christopher 2005 Doctor of Humane Letters
Heningburg Gustave 1989 Doctor of Humane Letters
Parrott Bishop James W., Sr. 1996 Doctor of Humane Letters
Stetin Sol 1961 Doctor of Humane Letters
Jones Franklin Taylor 1970 Doctor of Humane Letters
Fuchs Morris 1959 Doctor of Humane Letters
Wolfe Deborah Cannon Patridge 1992 Doctor of Humane Letters
Paul Alice 1977 Doctor of Humane Letters
Lett Harold Alfred 1960 Doctor of Humane Letters
Buck Pearl S. 1969 Doctor of Humane Letters
Levao Richard A. 2000 Doctor of Humane Letters
Barchi Robert L. 2022 Doctor of Humane Letters
Jordan, Jr. Vernon Eulion 1979 Doctor of Humane Letters
Still Timothy 1968 Doctor of Humane Letters
Levin Janice H. 1985 Doctor of Humane Letters
Bildner Joan L. 2007 Doctor of Humane Letters
Riley Matilda White 1983 Doctor of Humane Letters
Seabrook Charles Franklin 1955 Doctor of Humane Letters
Gamper, Jr. Albert R. 2007 Doctor of Humane Letters
Morrow John Howard 1963 Doctor of Humane Letters
Burke James E. 1984 Doctor of Humane Letters
Kaiser John Boynton 1960 Doctor of Humane Letters
Levine William 1972 Doctor of Humane Letters
Bixby Frederick Lovell 1966 Doctor of Humane Letters
Patel Eboo 2017 Doctor of Humane Letters
Robeson Paul 1973 Doctor of Humane Letters
Hoffman Samuel David 1957 Doctor of Humane Letters
Murphy William Beverly 1973 Doctor of Humane Letters
Meyer Wayne 2022 Doctor of Humane Letters
Strickland, Jr. William E. 1999 Doctor of Humane Letters
Lewis Anthony 1973 Doctor of Humane Letters
Rockoff Alvin J. 1994 Doctor of Humane Letters
Holderman Pauline Beatrice 1965 Doctor of Humane Letters
Myers Chauncie Kilmer 1962 Doctor of Humane Letters
Sullivan Leon 2000 Doctor of Humane Letters
Eckō Marc 2009 Doctor of Humane Letters
Holstrom Carleton A. 1995 Doctor of Humane Letters
Weisenfeld Allan 1966 Doctor of Humane Letters
Burns Arthur Frank 1955 Doctor of Humane Letters
Sellars Richard Beverland 1977 Doctor of Humane Letters

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