Honorary Degrees Since 1702

Name Degree Year
Coase, Ronald H. Doctor of Social Science 1989
Cruz, Celia Doctor of Music 1989
Dumas, Rhetaugh Graves Doctor of Humane Letters 1989
Edelman, Marek Doctor of Humane Letters 1989
Hawking, Stephen W. Doctor of Science 1989
Lang, Eugene M. Doctor of Humane Letters 1989
Naud , Rev. C.F. Beyers Doctor of Divinity 1989
Powell, Jr., Lewis F. Doctor of Laws 1989
Press, Frank Doctor of Science 1989
Runcie, The Most Rev. Robert A.K. Doctor of Divinity 1989
Steinberg, Saul Doctor of Fine Arts 1989
Ball, Robert M. Doctor of Laws 1988
Farrell, Suzanne Doctor of Fine Arts 1988
Macdonald, Anne T. Doctor of Humane Letters 1988
Newman, Paul Doctor of Humane Letters 1988
Schuman, William Doctor of Music 1988
Seldin, Donald W. Doctor of Science 1988
Shapiro, Harold Tafler Doctor of Laws 1988
Townes, Charles H. Doctor of Science 1988
Wilson, August Doctor of Letters 1988
Brennan, Jr., William J. Doctor of Laws 1987
Debreu, Gerard Doctor of Social Science 1987
Fisher, Michael E. Doctor of Science 1987
Geertz, Clifford Doctor of Social Science 1987
Gilbert, Felix Doctor of Humane Letters 1987
Lin, Maya Ying Doctor of Fine Arts 1987
Ma, Yo-yo Doctor of Music 1987
Mathias, Jr., Charles McC. Doctor of Laws 1987
McCord, James I. Doctor of Divinity 1987
Meselson, Matthew Doctor of Science 1987
Motley, Constance Baker Doctor of Laws 1987
Beinecke, William S. Doctor of Laws 1986
Fitzgerald, Ella Doctor of Music 1986
Giamatti, A. Bartlett Doctor of Humane Letters 1986
Gordimer, Nadine Doctor of Letters 1986
Henderson, Donald Ainslie Doctor of Science 1986
Lawrence, Jacob Doctor of Fine Arts 1986
Nathans, Daniel Doctor of Science 1986
North, Helen F. Doctor of Humane Letters 1986
Oduber, Daniel Doctor of Laws 1986
Peterson, Roger T. Doctor of Humane Letters 1986
Polotsky, H.J. Doctor of Humane Letters 1986
Sin, Cardinal Jaime L. Doctor of Divinity 1986
Solow, Robert M. Doctor of Social Science 1986
Baker, Jr., Howard H. Doctor of Laws 1985
Edelman, Marian Wright Doctor of Laws 1985
Kasemann, Ernest Doctor of Divinity 1985
Momigliano, Arnaldo Doctor of Humane Letters 1985
Morrison, Toni Doctor of Letters 1985
Panofsky, Wolfgang K.H. Doctor of Science 1985