Honorary Degree Recipients
Tia Nelson, 2026
Honorary Doctor of Science
Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr., 2025
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Donna E. Shalala, 2025
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Alexander Gee, Jr., 2024
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Honorary Degrees Awarded 1856-Present
| wdt_ID | Year | Last name | Name | Honorary degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1932 | Abbott | Grace Abbott | Doctor of Laws |
| 2 | 1994 (May) | Adair | Robert Kemp Adair | Doctor of Science |
| 3 | 1904 | Adams | Henry C. Adams | Doctor of Laws |
| 4 | 1927 | Adams | Maude Adams | Doctor of Letters |
| 5 | 1904 | Addams | Jane Addams | Doctor of Laws |
| 6 | 2016 | Addario | Lynsey Addario | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 7 | 2008 | Ahern | John E. Ahern | Doctor of Science |
| 8 | 1968 | Aiken | Howard Hathaway Aiken | Doctor of Science |
| 9 | 1993 | Aiken | Linda Harman Aiken | Doctor of Science |
| 10 | 1982 | Aldrich | Daniel Gaskill Aldrich, Jr. | Doctor of Science |
| 11 | 1982 | Allen | Ethel Kullmann Allen | Doctor of Science |
| 12 | 1983 | Allen | Gay Wilson Allen | Doctor of Letters |
| 13 | 2013 | Alley | Richard B. Alley | Doctor of Science |
| 14 | 1903 | Allis | Edward P. Allis, Jr. | Doctor of Laws |
| 15 | 1922 | Alllinson | Francis G. Allinson | Doctor of Letters |
| 16 | 1946 | Allyn | Stanley C. Allyn | Doctor of Laws |
| 17 | 1939 | Altmeyer | Arthur J. Altmeyer | Doctor of Laws |
| 18 | 1913 | Alvord | John W. Alvord | Civil Engineer |
| 19 | 1995 | Ambrose | Stephen Edward Ambrose | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 20 | 1979 | Amdahl | Gene Myron Amdahl | Doctor of Science |
| 21 | 1898 | Ames | James B. Ames | Doctor of Laws |
| 22 | 1885 | Anderson | Rasmus B. Anderson | Bachelor of Arts |
| 23 | 1888 | Anderson | R. B. Anderson | Doctor of Laws |
| 24 | 2003 | Anderson | Carl Anderson | Doctor of Science |
| 25 | 1904 | Angell | James B. Angell | Doctor of Laws |
| 26 | 2004 | Archibald | George Archibald | Doctor of Science |
| 27 | 1904 | Armsby | Henry P. Armsby | Doctor of Laws |
| 28 | 1954 | Arriola Perez | Asuncion Arriola Perez | Doctor of Laws |
| 29 | 1933 | Aston | James Aston | Doctor of Science |
| 30 | 1987 | Atanasoff | John Vincent Atanasoff | Doctor of Science |
| 31 | 2000 | Attiga | Ali Ahmed Attiga | Doctor of Science |
| 32 | 1888 | Babbitt | Richmond Babbitt | Doctor of Laws |
| 33 | 1917 | Babcock | Stephen M. Babcock | Doctor of Science |
| 34 | 1984 | Bader | Alfred Robert Bader | Doctor of Science |
| 35 | 1907 | Bailey | Liberty H. Bailey | Doctor of Laws |
| 36 | 1931 | Bailey | Irving W. Bailey | Doctor of Science |
| 37 | 1936 | Baker | John E. Baker | Doctor of Laws |
| 38 | 1972 | Baldwin | Ira Lawrence Baldwin | Doctor of Science |
| 39 | 1878 | Barber | Hiram Barber | Doctor of Laws |
| 40 | 1932 | Bardeen | Charles R. Bardeen | Doctor of Laws |
| 41 | 1960 | Bardeen | John Bardeen | Doctor of Science |
| 42 | 2002 | Barness | Lewis Barness | Doctor of Science |
| 43 | 2003 | Barshefsky | Charlene Barshefsky | Doctor of Laws |
| 44 | 1905 | Bascom | John Bascom | Doctor of Laws |
| 45 | 1912 | Bashford | James W. Bashford | Doctor of Laws |
| 46 | 1904 | Beale | Joseph H. Beale, Jr. | Doctor of Laws |
| 47 | 2010 | Bechthold | Ned W. Bechthold | Doctor of Science |
| 48 | 1970 | Beers | William Oscar Beers | Doctor of Laws |
| 49 | 1984 | Bentley | Orville George Bentley | Doctor of Science |
| 50 | 1911 | Benzenberg | George H. Benzenberg | Doctor of Science |