May 26, 2024
| Richard Blanco | Litt.D. |
| Mary Louise Kelly (Speaker) | Litt.D. |
| Ava Clayton Spencer | L.H.D. |
May 28, 2023
| Joseph Drew Lanham (Speaker) | D.Sc |
| Michael Monroe Lewis | Litt.D. |
| Julieanna L. Richardson | L.H.D. |
| Shankar Vedantam | Litt.D. |
May 29, 2022
| Michael W. Bonney ’80, P’09, P’12, P’15 | L.H.D. |
| Nikki Giovanni | Litt.D. |
| Nirav D. Shah (Speaker) | D.Sc. |
| Becca Stevens | L.H.D. |
May 27, 2021
| Yvon V. Chouinard | L.H.D. |
| Vanessa L. German | D.F.A. |
| Rhiannon Giddens | D.Mus. |
| Chase B. Strangio | LL.D. |
Note: Each honorand participated virtually in the Commencement ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic and offered remarks for approximately 5 minutes.
May 31, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Bates held commencement exercises virtually. No honorary degrees were awarded.
September 3, 2019 (Convocation)
| Dolores C. Huerta (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
May 26, 2019
| Jennifer A. Doudna (Speaker) | D.Sc. |
| Travis F. Mills | L.H.D. |
| Megan J. Smith | L.H.D. |
May 27, 2018
| Lynsey Addario | L.H.D. |
| Jill Lepore | L.H.D. |
| Bob Ludwig | D.Mus. |
| Bryan Stevenson (Speaker) | LL.D. |
May 28, 2017
| Geoffrey Canada (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Susan M. Collins | L.H.D. |
| Wanda M. Corn | D.F.A. |
| Patrick G. Dempsey | L.H.D. |
May 29, 2016
| Lisa Genova ’92 | L.H.D. |
| Daniel T. Gilbert | Litt.D. |
| John R. Lewis (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Robert E. Witt | L.H.D. |
May 31, 2015
| Mark Barry Abelson P’97 | D.Sc. |
| Manjul Bhargava (Speaker) | D.Sc. |
| Thomas F. Moser | L.H.D. |
| Joan Benoit Samuelson P’10 | L.H.D. |
May 25, 2014
| John Seeley Brown | D.Sc. |
| Glenn Close | D.F.A. |
| David Evans Shaw P’00 | L.H.D. |
| Isabel Alexis Wilkerson (Speaker) | Litt.D. |
May 26, 2013
| William Cronon P’13 | Litt.D. |
| Elaine Tuttle Hansen | Litt.D. |
| Gary Hirshberg P’13 (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Vivian W. Pinn, M.D. | D.Sc. |
May 27, 2012
| Bonnie L. Bassler | D.Sc. |
| Robert De Niro | D.F.A |
| Gwen Ifill | Litt.D |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes
May 31, 2011
| Frank Glazer | D.F.A. |
| Evelynn Hammonds | L.H.D. |
| Robert S. Langer | D.Sc. |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes
May 30, 2010
| Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris | D.F.A. |
| James J. McCarthy | D. Sc. |
| Jane Pauley (Trudeau) | L.H.D. |
| Elizabeth Strout ’77 | Litt. D. |
| Teresa K. Woodruff | D. Sc. |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes
May 31, 2009
| Geena Davis | D.F.A. |
| Robert M. Franklin | L.H.D. |
| Mimi A. R. Koehl | D. Sc. |
| Fareed Zakaria | L.H.D. |
| Ralph T. Perry ‘51, GP’02 | L.H.D |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes
May 25, 2008
| Susan V. Berresford | L.H.D. |
| Phillip A. Sharp | D.Sc. |
| Warren M. Washington | D.Sc. |
| Pauline Yu | Litt.D. |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes
May 27, 2007
| Eric Carle | Litt.D. |
| Corey Leslie Harris ’91 | D.Mus. |
| Dean Kamen | D.Sc. |
| Anna Deavere Smith | D.F.A. |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes.
May 28, 2006
| Marjorie Garber | L.H.D. |
| Dr. David D. Ho | D.Sc. |
| David McCullough | L.H.D. |
| Mark Morris | D.F.A. |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes.
May 30, 2005
| T. J. Anderson | D.Mus. |
| Lynn Margulis | D.Sc. |
| Daisy M. Soros | LL.D. |
| Paul Soros | LL.D. |
| Brian Wiliams | L.H.D. |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes.
May 31, 2004
| Rita R. Colwell | D.Sc. |
| David L. Lewis | L.H.D. |
| Milton L. Lindholm ‘35, P’64 | L.H.D. |
| John C. Whitehead | LL.D. |
Note: Each honorand spoke for approximately 5-8 minutes.
May 26, 2003
| Carol Bellamy | L.H.D. |
| Eugene Braunwald | D.Sc. |
| Stephen Carter (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| Donald W. Harward P’92 | L.H.D. |
May 27, 2002
| Ken Burns | L.H.D. |
| M. Joycelyn Elders | D.Sc. |
| Wendy Wasserstein | D.F.A. |
| Steven Weinberg | D.Sc. |
June 4, 2001
| Bruce M. Alberts | D.Sc. |
| Mary Frances Berry | LL.D. |
| James Leander Moody, Jr. GP’12, GP’14 | L.H.D. |
| Anna Quindlen | L.H.D. |
| Robert B. Reich (Speaker) | LL.D. |
May 29, 2000
| Robert L. Bernstein GP’14 | L.H.D. |
| Trisha Brown | D.F.A. |
| Shirley M. Malcom | D.Sc. |
| Beverly Daniel Tatum | L.H.D. |
| Desmond M. Tutu (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
May 31, 1999
| Robert Dunn ‘50 | L.H.D. |
| Richard C. Holbrooke (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| Dr. Leroy Hood | D.Sc. |
| William Julius Wilson | LL.D. |
April 7, 1999 (Founder’s Day, 4th Spring Convocation)
| Mr. Julian Bond (Speaker) | LL.D. |
May 25, 1998
| Ms. Doris Kearns Goodwin (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Walter E. Massey | D.Sc. |
| Mr. Daniel Louis Schorr | Litt.D. |
| Senator Olympia J. Snowe | LL.D. |
| Mr. John Hoyer Updike P‘92 | Litt.D. |
May 26, 1997
| Dr. Oscar Arias (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| Professor Derrick Bell | LL.D. |
| Mr. Philip Isaacson ‘47 | L.H.D. |
| Professor Kathleen Jamieson | Litt.D. |
| Professor Jane Lubchenco | D.Sc. |
April 3, 1997 (Founder’s Day, 3rd Annual Spring Convocation)
| Helen A. Papaioanou, M.D. ‘49 | D.Sc. |
May 27, 1996
| Dr. Chinua Achebe (Speaker) | Litt.D. |
| The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes ‘65 | D.D. |
| Ms. Natalie Webber Gulbrandsen ‘42, P’67 | LL.D. |
| Dr. Edward O. Wilson | D.Sc. |
April 2, 1996 (Founder’s Day, 2nd Annual Spring Convocation)
| Mr. Mstislav Rostropovich | L.H.D. |
June 5, 1995
| Ms. Byllye Avery | LL.D. |
| Robert E. McAfee, M.D. ‘56, P’83 | D.Sc. |
| Mr. Garry Wills (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
April 5, 1995 (Founder’s Day, Special Spring Convocation)
| Dr. Elie Wiesel (Speaker) | LL.D. |
May 30, 1994
| Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Ms. Isabel Allende | L.H.D. |
| Mr. William H. Gray III | L.L.D. |
| Ms. Judith M. Isaacson ‘65, GP’07 | L.L.D. |
| Ms. Faye Wattleton | L.H.D. |
May 31, 1993
| Dr. James H. Billington | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Anthony S. Fauci | D.Sc. |
| Miss Geneva Kirk ‘37 | L.L.D. |
| Ms. Paule B. Marshall | L.H.D. |
| Dean Lester C. Thurow (Speaker) | L.L.D. |
May 25, 1992
| Mr. David S. Broder | L.H.D. |
| Ms. Maria Irene Fornés | Litt.D. |
| Professor John Hope Franklin (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Professor Helen H. Vendler | Litt.D. |
May 27, 1991
| Mr. Arthur Agnos ‘60 | LL.D. |
| Dr. Freeman Dyson (Speaker) | D.Sc. |
| Mr. Leon Gorman | LL.D. |
| Mr. Donald Hall | Litt.D. |
| Ms. Dahlov Ipcar | D.F.A. |
| Mr. Roger Tory Peterson | D.Sc. |
| Ms. Bernice Johnson Reagon | L.H.D. |
June 4, 1990
| Dr. A. LeRoy Greason, Jr. | L.H.D. |
| The Honorable Mr. Justice Gerard V. La Forest | LL.D. |
| President Emeritus Thomas Hedley Reynolds | L.H.D. |
| The Reverend Dr. Nathan A. Scott, Jr. | D.D. |
| Professor Joan Steitz | D.Sc. |
| Dr. Catharine Stimpson (Speaker) | LL.D. |
May 29, 1989
| Howard M. Brown | D.Mus. |
| William S. Cohen | LL.D. |
| Johnnetta B. Cole | LL.D. |
| Victor A. McKusick P’87 | D.Sc. |
| Marian McPartland | D.Mus. |
| Paul A. Volcker | LL.D. |
1988
| Asako O. Hirasawa P’65 | L.H.D. |
| John Andrew Kenney, Jr., M.D. ’42 | D.Sc. |
| R.W.B. Lewis | Litt.D. |
| Thomas F. Malone | D.Sc. |
| Marian Goddard Mullet ‘50 | LL.D. |
| Roswell B. Perkins | LL.D. |
| Donald M. Stewart (Speaker) | LL.D. |
1987
| Zanvil A. Cohn, M.D. ‘48, GP’12 | D.Sc. |
| William R. Dill ‘51, P’77 | LL.D. |
| Stephen Jay Gould | D.Sc. |
| Flora Lewis | L.H.D. |
| Judge Ellen Ash Peters (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| Andrew N. Wyeth GP’01 | D.F.A. |
1986
| Marian Wright Edelman | LL.D. |
| Bryant C. Gumbel ‘70 | LL.D. |
| Seamus Heaney | Litt.D. |
| Ambassador Max M. Kempelman | LL.D. |
| Ambassador Carol Laise | LL.D. |
| Ambassador Donald F. McHenry (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| David Martyn Smith | D.Sc. |
September 28, 1985
| President Jimmy Carter | LL.D. |
1985
| Dr. Eleanor J. Gibson | D.Sc. |
| Mr. E. Robert Kinney ’39, P’70, GP’93 | LL.D. |
| Senator George J. Mitchell (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| Mr. George Putnam | LL.D. |
| Dr. Barbara H. Sanford | D.Sc. |
| Mr. Neil Welliver | D.F.A. |
1984
| D. Ernest L. Boyer (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Mrs. Alice Swanson Esty ’25, GP’92 | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Robert S. Fitzgerald | Litt.D. |
| Dr. Theodore S. Hauschka | D.Sc. |
| Denise Levertov | L.H.D. |
1983
| Dr. John Wesley Chandler P’83, GP’09 | L.H.D. |
| Julia McWilliams Child | D.F.A. |
| Martin Friedman | L.H.D. |
| Bernard Lown, M.D. P’75 (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen | D.Sc. |
| William H. Sutherland, Jr. ’40, GP’11 | L.D. |
| Emily Townsend Vermeule | L.H.D. |
1982
| Mrs. Lucy Wilson Benson | L.H.D. |
| Ms. Charlayne Hunter-Gault (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Mr. Adelbert M. Jakeman ’27, P’51 | Litt.D. |
| Ms. Geri M. Joseph | LL.D. |
| Dr. George D. Snell | D.Sc. |
| Dr. James Tobin | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1981
| Dr. Rudolf Arnheim | Litt.D. |
| The Honorable Warren Christopher | L.H.D. |
| The Honorable Kenneth M. Curtis | LL.D. |
| Mr. Charles E. Merrill, Jr. | L.H.D. |
| Ms. Nancy Hays Teeters | LL.D. |
June 1, 1980
| Dr. Betsy Ancker-Johnson | LL.D. |
| Dr. John W. Blassingame | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Clifford J. Geertz | L.H.D. |
| Jean Gannett Hawley | LL.D. |
| George I. Lythcott, M.D. ’39, P’69 | LL.D. |
| Elliot L. Richardson (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1979
| Isabel Bishop | D.F.A. |
| Gerald Holton | D.Sc. |
| Dorris A. Isaacson P’36, P’37 | M.A. |
| Amory B. Lovins | D.Sc. |
| Robert B.W. MacNeil (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| Vincent L. McKusick ’44 | LL.D. |
June 1, 1978
| Gwendolyn Brooks | Litt.D. |
| Jacques J. d’Amboise | D.F.A. |
| Madeleine Richard Freeman ’47 | LL.D. |
| H. Northrop Frye | L.H.D. |
| Ian Lennox McHarg (Speaker) | L.H.D. |
| John McPhee | Litt.D. |
June 1, 1977
| Berenice Abbott | D.F.A. |
| Charlotte M. Curtis | L.H.D. |
| Edward T. Gignoux GP’92 | LL.D. |
| George E. Ladd, Jr. GP’76, GP’85 | LL.D. |
| Isidor I. Rabi | D.Sc. |
| Horton Guyford Stever (Speaker) | LL.D. |
June 1, 1976
| Elma I. Lewis | D.F.A. |
| Paul Webster MacAvoy ’55 (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| May Sarton | Litt.D. |
| Mary Lou Williams | D.F.A. |
| The Honorable Robert B. Williamson | LL.D. |
June 1, 1975
| Mr. George W. Ball (Speaker) | D.C.L. |
| Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin | L.H.D. |
| Mr. William T. Coleman, Jr. | LL.D. |
| Mr. Andrew J. Young, Jr. | LL.D. |
June 1, 1974
| Mr. Thomas Allsopp | LL.D. |
| Mrs. Sarah P. Harkness | D.F.A. |
| Mr. Paul Henry Lang | Mus.D. |
| Mr. Gerard Piel | Litt.D. |
June 1, 1973
| Dr. A. Craig Baird | LL.D. |
| Miss Evelyn M. Copeland ‘39 | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Paul A. Freund | Litt.D. |
| Dr. George S. Menger-Hammond ’43, GP’03 | D.Sc. |
June 1, 1972
| Claude LeRoy Allen, Jr. | LL.D. |
| Sylvester Jefferson Carter ‘34 | D.Sc. |
| Robert Coles | Litt.D. |
| Charles Roy Keller | LL.D. |
| Constance Ernestine Berry Newman ’56 | LL.D. |
June 1, 1971
| Coretta Scott King | Litt.D. |
| Alfred A. Knopf | L.H.D. |
| Robert H. Kroepsch ‘33 | LL.D. |
| William L. Parsons 1905 | LL.D. |
| Nancy Roman | D.Sc. |
| Mark Shedd | LL.D. |
June 1, 1970
| Edwin Adams 1919 | LL.D. |
| Winthrop C. Libby | LL.D. |
| Russell E. Train | LL.D. |
April 1, 1970
| Miss Ruth M. Adams | L.H.D. |
| Mr. King V. Cheek, Jr. ‘59 | LL.D. |
| Mr. John Ciardi ’38 | Litt.D. |
| Mr. Eli Goldston | LL.D. |
| Archbishop Iakovos | D.D. |
July 4, 1969
| Mr. E. Harry Boothby ‘41, P’73 | LL.D. |
| Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller | D.Sc. |
April 29, 1969
| Mr. Stephen Etnier | D.F.A. |
| Miss Pauline Frederick | Litt.D. |
| Mr. Peter Fuller | LL.D. |
| Mr. Alan R. Sawyer ‘41, P’76 | D.F.A. |
| Mr. William Stringfellow ‘49 | L.H.D. |
| James Russell Wiggins | LL.D. |
June 28, 1968
| Norman E. Ross ‘22 | A.M. |
| Stewart L. Udall | LL.D. |
April 1, 1968
| George H. Ellis | LL.D. |
| John M. Googin ‘44 | D.Sc. |
| Robert E.L. Strider | L.H.D. |
| Margaret Joy Tibbetts | LL.D. |
| Nils Y. Wessell (Speaker) | LL.D. |
October 7, 1967 (Inauguration of T. Hedley Reynolds)
| Dr. James I. Armstrong | L.H.D. |
| Mr. Francis Keppel | LL.D. |
April 24, 1967
| Mr. Charles A. Dana | L.H.D. |
| Professor Owen W. Dodson ‘36 | Litt.D. |
| Professor Bernard M. Loomer ‘34 | D.D. |
| Dr. Charles F. Phillips | LL.D. |
| Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Speaker) | LL.D. |
April 24, 1966
| Mr. Samuel M. Graves ‘24 | L.H.D. |
| The Honorable William H. Hastie | L.H.D. |
| Mrs. Charles F. Phillips | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Priscilla F. Pollister ‘25 | D.Sc. |
| Dr. William Howard Schuman | LL.D. |
June 6, 1965
| Mr. John Burkhart | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Hudson Hoagland | D.Sc. |
| Mr. Eugenio Mendoza | LL.D. |
| Mrs. Harper Sibley | L.H.D. |
| Mr. Charles A. Schmutz | M.A. |
| Mr. Edward R. Stanley ‘39, P’62 | M.A. |
June 1, 1964
| Dr. Richard S. Buker ‘21, P’46 | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Grayson L. Kirk (Speaker) | LL.D. |
| Dr. Henry W. Littlefield ‘28 | LL.D. |
| Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Luboshutz | Mus.D. |
| Mr. Perry T. Rathbone | D.F.A. |
| Dr. Almus M. Thorp ‘34 | L.H.D. |
| Mr. Minoru Yamasaki | D.F.A. |
| Mr. William & Mrs. Marguerite Zorach | D.F.A. |
October 26, 1963
| Alfred C. Fuller | LL.D. |
| Fred M. Hechinger | LL.D. |
| Eugene F. O’Neill | D.Sc. |
| William S. Paley | LL.D. |
| Barbara W. Tuchman | Litt.D. |
| Frank H. Bowles | L.H.D. |
| Philip A. Hofer | D.F.A. |
June 1, 1963
| Dr. Marcolino Gomes Candau | D.Sc. |
| Clifford N. Carver | LL.D. |
| Margaret Hutchinson Compton | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Arthur W. Easton | D.Sc. |
| Dr. Russell H. Fifield ‘35 | LL.D. |
| James M. Nabrit, Jr., P’52 | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1962
| Dr. Chester S. Keefer | D.Sc. |
| George Olmstead, Jr. | LL.D. |
| Mrs. Helen Hill Stuber ‘25, P’50, P’55 | L.H.D. |
| Randolph A. Weatherbee ‘32, P’65, GP’02 | LL.D. |
| Donald W. Webber | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1961
| Alonzo J. Harriman | D.F.A. |
| Kazushige Hirasawa ‘36, P’65 | Litt.D. |
| Miss Edith Mary Lerrigo ‘32 | L.H.D. |
| Dr. Edward F. Roberts ‘23 | D.Sc. |
June 1, 1960
| Charles Francis Adams | LL.D. |
| Mrs. Santha Rama Rau Bowers | Litt.D. |
| Meredith F. Burrill ‘25, P’59 | D.Sc. |
| Sidney W. Davidson | L.H.D. |
| Frederick D. Hayes ‘31, P’60, P’67 | D.D. |
| Karl L. Rankin | LL.D. |
June 1, 1959
| Frank M. Coffin ‘40, GP’07 | LL.D. |
| Sylvia Porter (Collins) | Litt.D. |
| Alan Hovhaness | D.Mus. |
| Thayer Lindsley | LL.D. |
| Henry P. Van Dusen | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1958
| Julius Seelye Bixler | L.H.D. |
| Alfred Maximilian Gruenther | LL.D. |
| Arthur Wagg Pollister ‘24 | D.Sc. |
| Miriam Van Waters | L.H.D. |
October 1, 1957
| Samuel Brookner Gould ‘30 | LL.D. |
| Loy Wesley Henderson | LL.D. |
| George Washington Lane, Jr. | LL.D. |
| William Thon | D.F.A. |
| Valentine Haining Wilson ‘38 | LL.D. |
June 1, 1957
| Luis Munoz-Marin | LL.D. |
| Anne Helen Martikainen ‘39 | D.Sc. |
| Milton David Proctor | L.H.D. |
| Robert Burnham Watts ‘22 | LL.D. |
June 1, 1956
| Dorothy Fosdick | L.H.D. |
| Boris Goldovsky | D. Mus. |
| Harold Wellington Richardson ‘30 | L.H.D. |
| Hazel Hutchins Wilson 1919 | M.A. |
June 1, 1955
| Malvina Hoffman | D.F.A. |
| Ralph Lowell | LL.D. |
| Edmund Sixtus Muskie ‘36 | LL.D. |
| Charles Laurence Stevens ‘21, P’52 | Ed.D. |
| Dorothy Constance Stratton | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1954
| Sherman Adams | LL.D. |
| Richard Lyon Bowditch | LL.D. |
| John Phillips Marquand | L.H.D. |
| Millicent Carey McIntosh | L.H.D. |
| Clarence Paul Quimby 1910, P’38, P’42 | Ed.D. |
| William Grant Still | Litt.D. |
June 1, 1953
| Clarence Irving Chatto 1912 | Ed.D. |
| George Elbert Judd | L.H.D. |
| Mrs. N. Myra Glazier Kenney | LL.D. |
| Edwin Herbert Land | LL.D. |
| Lester Markel | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1952
| Frank Altschul | LL.D. |
| John William Ashton ‘22 | LL.D. |
| Louis Bartlett Costello 1898 | LL.D. |
| Louis Clark de Rochemont | L.H.D. |
| Alfred Eastlack Driscoll | LL.D. |
| Ada Holding Miller | A.M. |
| Daniel Alfred Poling | L.H.D. |
June 1, 1951
| Robert James McCracken | L.H.D. |
| John Lewis Miller ‘26, P’52 | LL.D. |
| Lester Bowles Pearson | LL.D. |
| Helen Rogers Reid | Litt.D. |
| Ben Ames Williams | Litt.D. |
November 1, 1950
| Abraham Lincoln Filene | LL.D. |
| Everett Clifton Higgins 1903 | A.M. |
| James Rhyne Killian, Jr. | D.Sc. |
| Harold Raymond Medina | LL.D. |
| William Webster | LL.D. |
June 1, 1950
| Paul Howard Douglas | LL.D. |
| Arthur Andrew Hauck | LL.D. |
| Clifton Todd Perkins ‘22, P’50 | LL.D. |
June 1, 1949
| Lucius DuBignon Clay | LL.D. |
| Vining Campbell Dunlap 1914 | D.Sc. |
| Frank Wendall Rounds 1904 | D.Sc. |
| Dorothy Shaver | LL.D. |
June 1, 1948
| Luther Isaac Bonney 1906 | A.M. |
| Sevellon Ledyard Brown | Litt.D. |
| Christian Archibald Herter | LL.D. |
| Phillips Merrill Payson | LL.D. |
| Venila Lovina Shores 1914 | Litt.D. |
June 1, 1947
| Warren Robinson Austin | LL.D. |
| William Thomas Grant | LL.D. |
| Clifton Daggett Gray | D.D. |
| Helen Hall Kellogg | LL.D. |
| Benjamin Elijah Mays 1920 | D.D. |
| Dorothy Clarke Wilson ‘25 | Litt.D. |
June 1, 1946
| Erwin Dain Canham ‘25, P’53 | Litt.D. |
| Anne Macomber Gannett | A.M. |
| Herman David Ruhm, Jr. | LL.D. |
| Harold Edward Stassen | LL.D. |
June 1, 1945
| Gladys Hasty Carroll ‘25, P’53, P’62 | Litt.D. |
| Elizabeth Anthony Dexter 1908 | LL.D. |
| Robert Moses | LL.D. |
| Sumner Tucker Pike | LL.D. |
| Charles Eldridge Spencer, Jr. | LL.D. |
| Thomas Spooner 1905, P’44 | D.Sc. |