ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Honorary Degree Recipients
The awarding of an honorary degree is a public recognition of worthy individuals, including prominent alumni. Recipients have national stature in an intellectual endeavor represented at the college or are honored for making significant contributions to the mission of the college.
Below is a list of ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Honorary Degree Recipients. You can search by name, degree, and the year conferred.
| INSTITUTION | YEAR | LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DEGREE | RECOGNITION TYPE | CAPPR DATE | BOT MEETING DATE | COMMENCEMENT DATE | DATE RECEIVED/NOT CONFERRED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens and Brooklyn | 1948 | Klapper | Paul | Doctor of Humane Letters | 01/05/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1956 | Colden | Charles S. | Doctor of Laws | 09/05/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1968 | Kiely | Margaret | Doctor of Laws | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1970 | Streater | EllaS. | Doctor of Laws | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1972 | Yevtushenko | Yevgeny | Doctor of Letters | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1977 | Hesburgh | Theodore | Doctor of Humane Letters | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1978 | Wilkins | Roy | Doctor of Humane Letters | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1979 | Lefkowitz | Louis | Doctor of Laws | 01/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1980 | Ternbach | Joseph | Doctor of Humane Letters | 02/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1981 | Copland | Aaron | Doctor of Humane Letters | 03/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1982 | Iakovos | Archbishop | Doctor of Humane Letters | 04/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1982 | Timerman | Jacobo | Doctor of Humane Letters | 04/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1983 | Austin | Joe | Master of Pedagogy | 5/23/1983 | 05/06/1905 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1983 | Cooper | G. Arthur | Doctor of Science | 5/23/1983 | 05/06/1905 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1984 | Barkan | Joseph G. | Doctor of Pedagogy | 06/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1984 | Chandrasekhar | Subrahmanyan | Doctor of Science | 06/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1984 | Flom | Joseph H. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 06/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1984 | Ross | Pius | Master of Pedagogy | 06/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1984 | Salk | Jonas | Doctor of Science | 06/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1985 | Burke | Kenneth | Doctor of Humane Letters | 07/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1985 | Cohen | Saul B. | Doctor of Science | 07/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1985 | Sarason | Seymour Bernard | Doctor of Science | 07/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1986 | Bell | Terrel Howard | Doctor of Humane Letters | 08/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1986 | Welty | Eudora | Doctor of Humane Letters | 08/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1986 | Worth | Irene | Doctor of Fine Arts | 08/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1987 | Burns | John J. | Doctor of Science | 09/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1987 | Fogel | Seymour | Doctor of Science | 09/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1987 | Franklin | John Hope | Doctor of Humane Letters | 09/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1987 | Fuqua | J.B. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 09/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1987 | Hamlisch | Marvin | Doctor of Humane Letters | 09/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1987 | Phillips | Warren H. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 09/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1987 | Ross | John | Doctor of Science | 09/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1988 | Harrington | Michael | Doctor of Humane Letters | 10/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1988 | Morrison | Toni | Doctor of Humane Letters | 10/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1989 | Ehrman | Lee | Doctor of Science | 11/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1989 | Mowshowitz | Israel | Doctor of Humane Letters | 11/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1989 | Turnbull | Walter | Doctor of Humane Letters | 11/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1990 | Ferre | SisterIsolina | Doctor of Humane Letters | 12/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1990 | Glaser | Milton | Doctor of Humane Letters | 12/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1990 | Hartman | Geoffrey | Doctor of Humane Letters | 12/06/1905 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1991 | Kurzweil | Raymond C. | Doctor of Science | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1992 | Gould | Stephen Jay | Doctor of Science | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1992 | Rosenblum | Robert | Doctor of Fine Arts | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1993 | Gillespie | John Birks | Doctor of Music | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1993 | Gregorian | Vartan | Doctor of Humane Letters | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1994 | LeFrak | Samuel | Doctor of Humane Letters | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1994 | Lopardo | Frank | Doctor of Musical Arts | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1994 | Seinfeld | Jerry | Doctor of Humane Letters | 01/01/1970 | 6/3/1994 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1994 | Temmer | George M. | Doctor of Science | 01/01/1970 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1996 | Grano | Joseph J. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 5/28/1996 | 01/01/1970 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1996 | Isaacs | Susan | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1/29/1996 | 03/01/1996 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1996 | Machlis | Joseph | Doctor of Humane Letters | 10/28/1996 | 12/01/1996 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1996 | Neufeld | Elizabeth | Doctor of Science | 05/01/1996 | ||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1997 | Cronkite | Walter | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2/10/1997 | 06/01/1997 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1997 | Hennekens | CharlesC. | Doctor of Science | 3/24/1997 | 06/01/1997 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1997 | Simon | Paul | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/30/1997 | 06/01/1997 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1998 | Clurman | Richard (psthums.) | Doctor of Humane Letters | 9/29/1997 | 06/01/1998 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1998 | Houston | Whitney | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/27/1998 | 01/01/1970 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1998 | Leeds | Lilo Schott | Doctor of Humane Letters | 3/23/1998 | 06/01/1998 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1998 | Novack | Saul (psthums.) | Doctor of Music | 3/23/1998 | 06/01/1998 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1998 | Romano | Ray | Doctor of Fine Arts | 3/23/1998 | 06/01/1998 | not conferred | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1998 | Wallace | Mike | Doctor of Humane Letters | 6/22/1998 | 09/01/1998 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1998 | Wolf | Eric | Doctor of Humane Letters | 3/23/1998 | 06/01/1998 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1999 | Kapikian | Albert | Doctor of Science | 3/22/1999 | 06/01/1999 | 6/3/1999 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1999 | Pavarotti | Luciano | Doctor of Music | 5/24/1999 | Convocation 10/20/1999 | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1999 | Rescher | Nicholas | Doctor of Science | 3/22/1999 | 06/01/1999 | 6/3/1999 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1999 | Styron | William | Doctor of Humane Letters | 3/22/1999 | 11/01/1999 | Convocation 6/1/1999 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 1999 | Wethers | Doris | Doctor of Science | 3/22/1999 | 06/01/1999 | 6/3/21999 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2000 | Bourguignon | Erika Eichhorn | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2/22/2000 | 01/01/1970 | 6/7/2000 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2000 | Franco | Arnold | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2/22/2000 | 01/01/1970 | 6/7/2000 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2000 | Giscard d’Estaing | Valery | Doctor of Humane Letters | 3/22/1999 | 03/01/2000 | Fall 1999 convocation | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2000 | Ikeda | Daisaku | Doctor of Humane Letters | 9/27/1999 | 01/01/2000 | Convocation 10/8/1999 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2000 | Perle | George | Doctor of Music | 2/22/2000 | 01/01/1970 | 6/7/2000 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2001 | Commoner | Dr. Barry | Doctor of Science | 2/26/2001 | 06/01/2001 | 6/1/2001 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2001 | Wolfe | Dr. Deborah P. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2/26/2001 | 06/01/2001 | 6/1/2001 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2002 | Coles | Marion | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/29/2002 | 05/01/2002 | 5/30/2002 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2002 | Shulman | Claire | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/29/2002 | 05/01/2002 | 5/30/2002 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2003 | Boyers | Robert | Doctor of Humane Letters | 3/31/2003 | 05/01/2003 | 5/29/2003 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2004 | Heath | Jimmy | Doctor of Humane Letters | 3/24/2004 | 06/01/2004 | 6/3/2004 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2004 | Kordower | Jeffrey H. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 3/24/2004 | 06/01/2004 | 6/3/2004 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2005 | Ungar | William | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/26/2005 | 06/01/2005 | 6/2/2005 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2006 | Dallaire | Romeo | Doctor of Humane Letters | former commander of UN forces | 1/23/2006 | 06/01/2006 | 6/1/2006 | |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2007 | Kupferberg | Max | Doctor of Humane Letters | 5/30/2007 | 05/01/2007 | 5/31/2007 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2008 | Heller | Adam | Doctor of Science | 5/28/2008 | 05/01/2008 | 5/29/2008 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2009 | Lewis | John | Doctor of Humane Letters | 5/23/2009 | 05/01/2009 | 5/28/2009 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2010 | Ghosh | Amitav | Doctor of Humane Letters | 5/26/2010 | 05/01/2010 | 5/27/2010 | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2011 | Chalupa | Leo M. | Doctor of Science | prominent neuroscientist and chief research officer at George Washington University, | 6/2/2011 | 06/01/2011 | 6/2/2011 | |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2011 | Rosenbaum | Harold | Doctor of Humane Letters | critically acclaimed choral conductors | 6/2/2011 | 06/01/2011 | 6/202011 | |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2012 | Liotta | Dennis C. | Doctor of Science | 9/5/12 CFSA | 9/24/2012 | October 11, 2012 Academic Convocation | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2012 | Miller-McCune | Sara | Doctorate Humane Letters | Foun., Publ., Ex. Chair of SAGE Publ. | 2/6/2012 | 2/27/2012 | 01/01/1970 | 5/31/2012 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2012 | Pamuk | Orhan | Doctor of Humane Letters | 01/05/2012 | not conferred | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2013 | Ravitch | Diane | Doctor of Humane Letters | Historian of Education and Research Professor of Education at NYU | 4/8/2013 | 4/29/2013 | 01/01/1970 | 5/30/2013 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2014 | Jantzen | Carol Fredericks | Doctor of Science | ’67, ’70, Nuclear Waste specialist | 4/7/2014 | 5/5/2014 | 01/01/1970 | 5/29/2014 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2015 | Goodman | Andrew | Doctor of Humane Letters | civil rights activist (posthumously awarded) | 2/2/2015 | 3/2/2015 | 01/01/1970 | 5/28/2015 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2015 | King | Carol | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1/26/2015 | not conferred | |||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2015 | Kozol | Jonathan | Doctor of Humane Letters | educator and author | 2/2/2015 | 3/2/2015 | 01/01/1970 | not conferred |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2016 | Copeland | Misty | Doctor of Humane Letters | Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre | 4/4/2016 | 5/2/2016 | 01/01/1970 | not conferred |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2016 | Katznelson | Ira | Doctor of Humane Letters | President of the Social Science Research Council and Ruggles, Professor, Columbia University | 4/4/2016 | 5/2/2016 | 01/01/1970 | 6/2/2016 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2016 | Walker | Darren | Doctor of Humane Letters | President of the Ford Foundation | 4/4/2016 | 5/2/2016 | 01/01/1970 | 6/2/2016 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2017 | Brownstein | Donald | Doctor of Humane Letters | ’65, Philosopher and Investment Banker | 2/6/2017 | 2/21/2017 | 01/01/1970 | 5/26/2017 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2017 | Kupferberg | Saul | Doctor of Humane Letters | Marketing Executive and ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Benefactor | 2/6/2017 | 2/21/2017 | 01/01/1970 | 5/26/2017 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2018 | Barad | Jill | Doctor of Humane Letters | Class of 1973 Mattel CEO and philanthropist | 2/26/2018 | 3/19/2018 | 01/05/2018 | 5/31/2018 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2018 | Favreau | Jon | Doctor of Humane Letters | attended 1984-1987 | 2/26/2018 | 3/19/2018 | 01/05/2018 | not conferred |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2018 | Jimenez Moreta | Christina | Doctor of Humane Letters | class of 2007 2017 MacArthur “Genius Award†Recipient | 2/26/2018 | 3/19/2018 | 01/05/2018 | 5/31/2018 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2018 | Schoenfeld | Alan | Doctor of Science | Class of 1968 Klein Medal in 2011, the highest international distinction in mathematics education. | 1/17/2018 | 2/5/2018 | 01/05/2018 | 5/31/2018 |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2019 | Grist | Reri | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/15/2019 | 5/7/2019 | 01/01/1970 | conferred | |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2019 | Higgins | Matthew | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/15/2019 | 5/7/2019 | 01/01/1970 | conferred | |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2019 | Perry | Dina | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/15/2019 | 5/7/2019 | 01/01/1970 | conferred | |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2019 | Rafailovich | Miriam | Doctor of Humane Letters | 4/15/2019 | 5/7/2019 | 01/01/1970 | not conferred | |
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2020 | Only a Commencement booklet was produced: COVID19 SHUTDOWN | |||||||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2021 | Rafailovich | Miriam | Doctor of Humane Letters | Virtual Event | 03/06/2021 | conferred | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2022 | Berstein | Danny | Doctor of Fine Arts | Tony Award winner Broadway actor | 02/06/2022 | conferred | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2022 | Casadevall | Arturo | Doctor of Science | immunology, microbiology, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and medicine Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | 01/01/1970 | conferred | ||
| ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ | 2023 | Favreau | John | Doctor of Humane Letters | Queens-born Director, Actor, Writer, and Alumnus for his commitment and determination to becoming a highly accomplished creator. | 01/06/2023 | conferred | ||
| INSTITUTION | YEAR | LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DEGREE | RECOGNITION TYPE | CAPPR DATE | BOT MEETING DATE | COMMENCEMENT DATE | DATE RECEIVED/NOT CONFERRED |
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