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 | Degree | Citation |
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Zimbardo | Philip G. | 2009 | Doctor of Science | |
Martin | William Hope | 1958 | Doctor of Science | |
Gibson | Eleanor Jack | 1973 | Doctor of Science | |
Bender | Carl Beitel | 1963 | Doctor of Science | |
Djerassi | Carl | 2010 | Doctor of Science | |
Zworykin | Vladimir K. | 1972 | Doctor of Science | |
Brown | Harrison Scott | 1964 | Doctor of Science | |
Benson | Ezra Taft | 1955 | Doctor of Science | |
Reilly | Hilda Christine | 1966 | Doctor of Science | |
Mrak | Emil M. | 1984 | Doctor of Science | |
Stevens | Rosemary A. | 1995 | Doctor of Science | |
Massey | Walter Eugene | 1984 | Doctor of Science | |
Watson | James Dewey | 1988 | Doctor of Science | |
Cleary | Edward John | 1959 | Doctor of Science | |
Wheeler | John Archibald | 1969 | Doctor of Science | |
Scott | Eugenie C. | 2007 | Doctor of Science | |
Hopper | Grace Murray | 1987 | Doctor of Science | |
Pauling | Linus | 1975 | Doctor of Science | |
Dresselhaus | Mildred S. | 1989 | Doctor of Science | |
Lubchenco | Jane | 2013 | Doctor of Science | |
Stewart | William Huffman | 1967 | Doctor of Science | |
Goldstine | Herman Heine | 1994 | Doctor of Science | |
Payne-Gaposchkin | Cecelia | 1968 | Doctor of Science | |
Brenner | Jeffrey | 2014 | Doctor of Science | |
Mayo | John S. | 1993 | Doctor of Science | |
Kertes | Ferdinand | 1957 | Doctor of Science | |
Hardt | Robert Andrew | 1956 | Doctor of Philosophy | |
Sessions | Roger | 1962 | Doctor of Music | |
Copland | Aaron | 1967 | Doctor of Music | |
Anderson | Marian | 1957 | Doctor of Music | |
Mendel | Arthur | 1973 | Doctor of Music | |
Rubinstein | Arthur | 1963 | Doctor of Music | |
Ormandy | Eugene | 1960 | Doctor of Music | |
Reese | Gustave | 1972 | Doctor of Music | |
Walter | F. Austin | 1966 | Doctor of Music | |
Gillespie | John Birks | 1970 | Doctor of Music | |
Lewis | Henry | 1969 | Doctor of Music | |
Horne | Marilyn | 1971 | Doctor of Music | |
Bishop | Elizabeth | 1972 | Doctor of Letters | |
Pearson | Paul G. | 1982 | Doctor of Letters | |
Ringgold | Faith | 2009 | Doctor of Letters | |
Weeks | Edward A. | 1962 | Doctor of Letters | |
Stimpson | Catharine R. | 2004 | Doctor of Letters | |
Burke | Kenneth | 1968 | Doctor of Letters | |
Coles | Robert | 1977 | Doctor of Letters | |
Blackman | Samuel Garrison | 1964 | Doctor of Letters | |
Bon Jovi | Jon | 2015 | Doctor of Letters | |
McCormick | Richard P. | 1982 | Doctor of Letters | |
Burnham | Walter Dean | 1982 | Doctor of Letters | |
Wicker | Thomas Grey | 1970 | Doctor of Letters |