Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degrees

Speakers' names appear in italics.

Date Name Degree Received
1902 (Jun 23) Quincy, Josiah H. None
1903 Parker, Herbert W. None
1904 (Jun 6) Hammond, John Wilkes None
1905 (Jun 7) Richardson, James B. None
1906 (Jun 6) Fessenden, Franklin G. None
1907 (Jun 5) Sheldon, Henry Newton None
1908 (Jun 10) Long, John Davis None
1909 (Jun 9) Zueblin, Charles None
1910 (Jun 15) Guild, Curtis, Jr. None
1911 Frothingham, Louis Adams None
1912 (Jun 19) Hall, Granville Stanley None
1913 (Jun 18) Martin, George H. None
1914 (Jun 18) Hurlburt, Henry F. None
1915 (Jun 16) Powers, Samuel L. None
1916 (Jun 19) Parker, Herbert W. None
1917 (Jun 13) Smith, Payson None
1918 (Jun 12) Cushing, Grafton Dulany None
1919 (Jun 11) Cox, Channing Harris None
1920 (Jun 16) Fish, Frederick Perry None
1921 (Jun 15) Aley, Robert Judson None
1921 (Jun 15) Speare, Frank Palmer Law
1922 (Jun 21) Brown, Charles Reynolds None
1922 (Jun 21) Smith, George Sumner Commerce & Finance
1923 (Jun 20) Smith, Payson None
1924 (Jun 18) Cutten, George Barton None
1925 (Jun 15) Leavitt, Ashley Day None
1926 (Jun 21) Thomas, Augustus O. None
1927 (Jun 20) McConaughy, James L. None
1928 (Jun 20) Smith, Payson None
1929 (Jun 19) McConnell, Francis John None
1930 (Jun 16) Sockman, Ralph Washington None
1931 (Jun 15) Ballantine, Arthur Atwood Doctor of Laws
1931 (Jun 15) Eddy, Harrison Prescott Doctor of Engineering
1931 (Jun 15) Lewis, Edward Morgan Doctor of Laws
1931 (Jun 15) Speare, Frank Palmer Doctor of Laws
1932 (Jun 20) Stafford, Russell Henry None
1932 (Jun 20) Bressler, Raymond George Doctor of Laws
1932 (Jun 20) Gow, Charles Rice Doctor of Engineering
1932 (Jun 20) Richards, James Lorin Doctor of Laws
1933 (Jun 19) Moody, Paul Dwight Doctor of Laws
1933 (Jun 19) Harriman, Henry Ingraham Doctor of Laws
1933 (Jun 19) Lummus, Henry Tilton Doctor of Laws
1934 (Jun 19) Smith, Payson Doctor of Laws
1934 (Jun 19) Bullard, Frederic Lauriston Doctor of Literature
1934 (Jun 19) Kimball, Dexter Simpson Doctor of Engineering
1935 (Jun 18) Rogers, Harry Stanley Doctor of Science
1935 (Jun 18) Dennett, Carl Pullen Doctor of Laws
1935 (Jun 18) Main, Charles Thomas Doctor of Engineering
1935 (Jun 18) Miner, Edward Fuller Master of Arts
1935 (Jun 18) Saltonstall, Leverett Doctor of Laws
1936 (Jun 15) Williams, Clement Clarence Doctor of Engineering
1936 (Jun 15) Douglas, Lloyd Cassel Doctor of Literature
1936 (Jun 15) Potter, Andrey Abraham Doctor of Science
1936 (Jun 15) Webster, Edwin Sibley Doctor of Laws
1937 (Jun 21) Wildman, Clyde Everett Doctor of Laws
1937 (Jun 21) Bates, Sanford Doctor of Laws
1937 (Jun 21) Clifford, Harry Ellsworth Doctor of Science
1937 (Jun 21) Smith, William Lincoln Doctor of Engineering
1938 (Jun 20) Allen, Calvin Francis Doctor of Engineering
1938 (Jun 20) Bridges, Henry Styles Doctor of Laws
1938 (Jun 20) Burgess, Thornton Waldo Doctor of Literature
1938 (Jun 20) Lodge, Henry C., Jr. Doctor of Laws
1938 (Jun 20) Nash, Philip Curtis Doctor of Laws
1939 (Jun 19) Sockman, Ralph Washington None
1939 (Jun 19) Aldrich, Winthrop Williams Doctor of Laws
1939 (Jun 19) Compton, Karl Taylor Doctor of Laws
1939 (Jun 19) Davis, Harvey Nathaniel Doctor of Science
1939 (Jun 19) Jackson, Dugald Caleb Doctor of Engineering
1939 (Jun 19) Weeks, Jr., Edward Augustus Doctor of Literature
1940 (Jun 18) Barker, Joseph Warren Doctor of Science
1940 (Jun 18) Cahill, Horace Tracy Doctor of Laws
1940 (Jun 18) Dolan, Arthur Walter Doctor of Laws
1940 (Jun 18) Moreland, Edward Leyburn Doctor of Engineering
1941 (Jun 16) Cabot, Godfrey Lowell Doctor of Science
1941 (Jun 16) Carmichael, Leonard Doctor of Laws
1941 (Jun 16) Cluverius, Wat Tyler Doctor of Engineering
1941 (Jun 16) Moulton, Harold Glenn Doctor of Laws
1941 (Jun 16) Oxnam, G. Bromley Doctor of Literature
1942 (Jun 14) Flanders, Ralph E. Doctor of Engineering
1942 (Jun 14) Shih, Hu Doctor of Laws
1942 (Jun 14) Lincoln, Joseph Crosby Doctor of Literature
1942 (Jun 14) Pollock, Channing Doctor of Laws
1942 (Jun 14) Seaton, Roy Andrew Doctor of Science
1943 (Apr 11) Harrison, George Russell Doctor of Science
1943 (Apr 11) Jacobs, Rear Admiral Randall Doctor of Engineering
1943 (Apr 11) Ronan, Associate Justice James J. Doctor of Laws
1943 (Apr 11) Somervell, Lt. General Brehon Doctor of Engineering
1943 (Apr 11) Tolley, William Pearson Doctor of Laws
1943 (Nov 21) Lodge, Henry Cabot None
1944 (Jun 3) Watson, Thomas John None
1944 (Jun 3) Sikorsky, Igor I. Doctor of Science
1944 (Jun 3) Vanderbilt, Arthur T. Doctor of Laws
1944 (Jun 3) Warren, Julius Ernest Doctor of Laws
1944 (Jun 3) Watson, Thomas John Doctor of Laws
1944 (Jun 3) Wilson, Charles Edward Doctor of Engineering
1944 (Dec 3) Cluverius, Rear Admiral Wat Tyler None
1945 (Jun 3) Dawes, Chester L. Doctor of English
1945 (Jun 3) Dewey, Bradley Doctor of Science
1945 (Jun 3) Gibson, Harvey D. Doctor of Laws
1945 (Jun 3) Mosher, Ira Doctor of Laws
1945 (Jun 3) Roberts, Kenneth Doctor of Literature
1945 (Dec 5) White, William Crombie None
1946 (Jun 9) Allen, Frederick Lewis Doctor of Literature
1946 (Jun 9) Ching, Cyrus S. Doctor of Laws
1946 (Jun 9) Hunsaker, Jerome Clarke Doctor of Engineering
1946 (Jun 9) Rand, William McNear Doctor of Laws
1946 (Jun 9) Spaulding, Francis Trow Doctor of Laws
1947 (Feb 2) Allen, Frederick Lewis None
1947 (Jun 22) Byrd, Richard Evelyn Doctor of Science
1947 (Jun 22) De Haas, J. Anton Doctor of Laws
1947 (Jun 22) Howe, Mark Antony DeWolfe Doctor of Literature
1947 (Jun 22) Sherwood, Thomas Kilgore Doctor of Engineering
1947 (Sep 14) Wadsworth, Eliot Doctor of Laws
1948 (Jan 31) Herter, Christian A. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Jun 20) Weeks, Sinclair Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) Chase, Mary Ellen Doctor of Literature
1948 (Oct 2) Conant, James B. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) deFlorez, Luis Doctor of English
1948 (Oct 2) DeVoto, Bernard Doctor of Literature
1948 (Oct 2) Dodge, Robert G. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) Gilliland, Edwin R. Doctor of English
1948 (Oct 2) Herter, Christian A. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) Higgins, John P. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) Julian, Percy L. Doctor of Science
1948 (Oct 2) Randall, Clarence B. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) Sinnott, Edmund W. Doctor of Science
1948 (Oct 2) Spang, Joseph P., Jr. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) Swan, Thomas W. Doctor of Laws
1948 (Oct 2) Walters, Raymond Doctor of Laws
1949 (Jun 26) Babcock, Earl Byron Doctor of Science
1949 (Jun 26) Bowditch, Richard Lyon Doctor of Laws
1949 (Jun 26) Clifford, George Henry Doctor of Laws
1949 (Jun 26) Cutler, Robert Doctor of Laws
1949 (Jun 26) Forbes, Esther Doctor of Literature
1949 (Jun 26) Haertlein, Albert Doctor of Engineering
1949 (Jun 26) Killian, Jr., James R. Doctor of Laws
1950 (Jun 25) Abrams, Frank W. Doctor of Engineering
1950 (Jun 25) Clapp, Margaret Doctor of Laws
1950 (Jun 25) Dillon, Frederick Joseph Doctor of Laws
1950 (Jun 25) Greenewalt, Crawford Hallock Doctor of Science
1950 (Jun 25) Lowell, Ralph Doctor of Laws
1950 (Jun 25) Marquand, John Phillips Doctor of Literature
1951 (Jun 24) Kalmus, Herbert Thomas Doctor of Engineering
1951 (Jun 24) David, Donald Kirk Doctor of Laws
1951 (Jun 24) Medina, Harold R. Doctor of Laws
1951 (Jun 24) Mitchell, Don G. Doctor of Laws
1951 (Jun 24) Wilder, Thornton Niven Doctor of Literature
1951 (Jun 24) Warner, John Christian Doctor of Science
1952 (Jun 22) Adams, Arthur Stanton Doctor of Laws
1952 (Jun 22) Brooks, Van Wyck Doctor of Literature
1952 (Jun 22) Cabot, Thomas Dudley Doctor of Laws
1952 (Jun 22) White, William Crombie Doctor of Engineering
1952 (Jun 22) Wilkins, Raymond Sanger Doctor of Laws
1953 (Jun 21) Canham, Erwin Dain Doctor of Literature
1953 (Jun 21) Hansen, George Doctor of Laws
1953 (Jun 21) Howe, Clarence Decature, The Right Honourable Doctor of Engineering
1953 (Jun 21) Jacobsen, Alfred Doctor of Laws
1953 (Jun 21) Phillips, Charles F. Doctor of Laws
1953 (Jun 21) Qua, Stanley Elroy Doctor of Laws
1953 (Jun 21) Sprague, Robert Chapman Doctor of Engineering
1953 (Jun 21) Waterman, Alan Tower Doctor of Science
1954 (Jun 27) Case, Harold Claude Doctor of Laws
1954 (Jun 27) Gores, Harold B. Doctor of Laws
1954 (Jun 27) Hood, Clifford F. Doctor of Engineering
1954 (Jun 27) McCaffrey, John L. Doctor of Laws
1954 (Jun 27) McCord, David Thompson Watson Doctor of Literature
1954 (Jun 27) Stewart, John Harold Doctor of Commercial Science
1954 (Jun 27) Whitman, Walter Gordon Doctor of Science
1955 (Jun 17) Bronwell, Arthur Brough Doctor of Laws
1955 (Jun 17) Curtice, Harlow Herbert Doctor of Commercial Science
1955 (Jun 17) Flood, Frank Lee Doctor of Engineering
1955 (Jun 17) Haskins, Caryl P. Doctor of Science
1955 (Jun 17) Kimball, Charles Newton Doctor of Engineering
1955 (Jun 17) Pusey, Nathan Marsh Doctor of Laws
1955 (Jun 17) Spalding, John Varnum Doctor of Laws
1956 (Jun 17) Alter, Chester M. Doctor of Laws
1956 (Jun 17) Bowen, Catherine Drinker Doctor of Literature
1956 (Jun 17) Everett, Albert Ellsworth Doctor of Commercial Science
1956 (Jun 17) Funston, George Keith Doctor of Laws
1956 (Jun 17) Gettino, Ivan A. Doctor of Science
1956 (Jun 17) Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Doctor of Laws
1956 (Jun 17) Volpe, John Anthony Doctor of Engineering
1957 (Jun 16) Burns, John Lawrence
President, Radio Corp. of America
Doctor of Business Administration
1957 (Jun 16) Catton, Bruce
Editor and historian
Doctor of Literature
1957 (Jun 16) Herren, Thomas Wade
Commanding General, First U.S. Army
Doctor of Laws
1957 (Jun 16) Knowles, Asa Smallidge
President, University of Toledo
Doctor of Laws
1957 (Jun 16) Magruder, Calvert
Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Doctor of Laws
1957 (Jun 16) Stratton, Julius Adams
Chancellor, M.I.T.
Doctor of Laws
1957 (Jun 16) Woodward, Carl Raymond
President, Univ. of R.I.
Doctor of Laws
1958 (Jun 15) Alexander, Peter Popow
Chairman of the Board, Metal Hydrides, Inc.
Doctor of Science
1958 (Jun 15) Mather, Jean Paul
President, U-Mass
Doctor of Laws
1958 (Jun 15) Miller, Perry
Prof. of American Literature, Harvard Univ.
Doctor of Literature
1958 (Jun 15) Pierce, Arthur Jenkins
Brigadier General U.S. Air Force
Doctor of Laws
1958 (Jun 15) Pollock, Channing Doctor of Laws
1958 (Jun 15) Washburn, Henry Bradford, Jr.
Director Boston Museum of Science
Doctor of Science
1958 (Jun 15) Wessell, Nils Yngve
President, Tufts Univ.
Doctor of Laws
1959 (Jun 14) Adams, Charles Francis
President, Raytheon Manufacturing Co.
Doctor of Business Administration
1959 (Jun 14) Alexander, William Thurlow
Dean, College of Engineering, N.U.
Doctor of Engineering
1959 (Jun 14) Ell, Carl S. Doctor of Science Education
1959 (Jun 14) Homer, Arthur Bartlett
Pres. and Chief Exec. Officer, Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Doctor of Business Administration
1959 (Jun 14) Land, Edwin Herbert
President, Polaroid Corp.
Doctor of Science
1959 (Jun 14) Pastore, John O.
U.S. Senator from R.I.
Doctor of Laws
1959 (Jun 14) Tharp, Louise Hall
Author and lecturer
Doctor of Literature
1960 (Jun 19) Howes, Raymond Floyd
Editor, The Educational Record
Doctor of Humane Letters
1960 (Jun 19) Langsam, Walter Consuelo
President, Univ. of Cincinnati
Doctor of Science
1960 (Jun 19) Rathbone, Perry Townsend
Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Doctor of Humane Letters
1960 (Jun 19) Sachar, Abram Leon
Pres., Brandeis Univ.
Doctor of Literature
1960 (Jun 19) Sennott, Robert J., Right Rev.
Chancellor, Archdiocese of Boston
Doctor of Civil Law
1960 (Jun 19) Sullivan, William E. R.
Brigadier General, U.S. Army, President, U.S. Army Chemical Corps Board
Doctor of Science
1961 (Jun 18) Brace, Lloyd D.
Pres. and Director, the First National Bank of Boston
Doctor of Laws
1961 (Jun 18) Bunting, Mary Ingraham
Pres. Radcliffe College
Doctor of Laws
1961 (Jun 18) Kiernan, Owen Burns
Commissioner of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Doctor of Laws
1961 (Jun 18) Phinney, Edward D.
Former V.P. and General Patent Attorney, Int'l Telephone and Telegraph Corp.
Doctor of Science
1961 (Jun 18) Tyler, Chaplin
Management Consultatn, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. , Inc.
Doctor of Science
1961 (Jun 18) Whipple, Fred Lawrence
Director Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Doctor of Letters
1961 (Jun 18) Whitehill, Walter Muir
Director and Librarian, Boston Athanaeum
Doctor of Humane Letters
1962 (Jun 17) Collins, John Frederick
Mayor of Boston
Doctor of Civil Law
1962 (Jun 17) Beatty, H. Russell
President Wentworth Inst.
Doctor of Engineering
1962 (Jun 17) Black, Eugene Robert
Pres. and Chairman of the Exec. Directors, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Doctor of Public Administration
1962 (Jun 17) Chapin, William S.
General Manager and Chief Engineer, Power Authority of the State of N.Y.
Doctor of Engineering
1962 (Jun 17) Jones, Henry Campbell
Pres. Arkwright Mutual Insurance Co.
Doctor of Laws
1962 (Jun 17) Stahr, Elvis J. Doctor of Military Science
1962 (Jun 17) Walsh, Michael Patrick
Pres. Boston College
Doctor of Humane Letters
1962 (Jun 17) Webb, James Edwin
Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Doctor of Public Administration
1963 (Jun 16) Beal, Orville Ellsworth
Pres., the Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Doctor of Laws
1963 (Jun 16) Black, Robert D.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Exec. Officer, Black and Decker Manufacturing Co.
Doctor of Humane Letters
1963 (Jun 16) Briggs, William P. Doctor of Humane Letters
1963 (Jun 16) Hebb, Donald O. Doctor of Humane Letters
1963 (Jun 16) Mugar, Stephen P.
President, Star Market Co.
Doctor of Laws
1963 (Jun 16) Richardson, Frank Lincoln
Honorary Chairman of the Board, Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Co.
Doctor of Laws
1963 (Jun 16) Schmehl, Francis L. Doctor of Laws
1963 (Jun 16) Welch, Norman A. Doctor of Humane Letters
1963 (Jun 16) Wilson, Logan
President, American Council on Education
Doctor of Literature
1964 (Jun 14) Brooke, Edward W.
Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Doctor of Public Administration
1964 (Jun 14) Lederle, John William
President, U-Mass
Doctor of Public Administration
1964 (Jun 14) Smith, Margaret Chase
U.S. Senator, Maine
Doctor of Public Administration
1964 (Jun 14) Wyeth, Andrew
Artist
Doctor of Fine Arts
1964 (Jun 14) Tyler, Ralph Winfred
Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, University of California
Doctor of Laws
1964 (Jun 14) Voke, Edward J.
Assoc. Justice, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Doctor of Laws
1965 (Jun 20) McCormack, James
V.P., M.I.T.
Doctor of Engineering
1965 (Jun 20) Holland, Jerome Heartwell
President, Hampton Institute
Doctor of Humane Letters
1965 (Jun 20) Kennedy, Edward M.
U.S. Senator, Massachusetts
Doctor of Public Administration
1965 (Jun 20) O'Brien, Lawrence Francis, '42
Special Asst. for Congressional Relations to President Lyndon B. Johnson
Doctor of Public Administration
1965 (Jun 20) Markell, Robert J., '44
Television Producer
Doctor of Fine Arts
1965 (Jun 20) Peabody, Amelia
Distinguished Bostonian and Artist
Doctor of Fine Arts
1965 (Jun 20) Cushing, Richard Cardinal
Archbishop of Boston
Doctor of Laws
1966 (Jun 19) Chapman, Richard Palmer
Chairman of the Board, N.E. Merchants National Bank
Doctor of Laws
1966 (Jun 19) Fiedler, Arthur
Director and Conductor, Boston Pops Orchestra
Doctor of Fine Arts
1966 (Jun 19) Johnson, Howard W.
President-elect, M.I.T.
Doctor of Humane Letters
1966 (Jun 19) Lally, Francis Joseph
Editor, The Pilot
Doctor of Divinity
1966 (Jun 19) Norton, Elliot
Distinguished Drama Critic
Doctor of Literature
1966 (Jun 19) Ziegler, Wilbur C.
Minister of the Old West Church
Doctor of Divinity
1966 (Jun 19) Katzenbach, Nicholas DeB.
Attorney General, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Doctor of Public Administration
1967 (Jun 18) Adams, Ruth Marie
Pres., Wellesley College
Doctor of Humane Letters
1967 (Jun 18) Beaton, Roy Howard, '39
General Manager, Apollo Support Dept., General Electric Co., Director, Florida Defense-Space Industries Assoc.
Doctor of Science
1967 (Jun 18) Caldwell, Sarah
Artistic Director, American National Opera Co. and Opera Co. of Boston
Doctor of Fine Arts
1967 (Jun 18) Gunn, Hartford Nelson, Jr.
General Manager, WGBH Television
Doctor of Humane Letters
1967 (Jun 18) Knight, Norman
President, Knight Quality Radio Stations
Doctor of Humane Letters
1967 (Jun 18) Rabb, Norman Saul
Chairman of the Advisory Council on Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Doctor of Laws
1967 (Jun 18) Rogers, Ralph Burton, '31
Chairman of the Board and President, Texas Industries
Doctor of Laws
1967 (Jun 18) Schuller, Gunther
President-elect, N.E. Conservatory of Music
Doctor of Music
1967 (Jun 18) Morse, F. Bradford
U.S. Representative, Fifth Congressional District, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Doctor of Public Administration
1968 (Jun 16) Weaver, Robert C. Doctor of Public Administration
1968 (Jun 16) Dana, Charles A. Doctor of Laws
1968 (Jun 16) Ebert, Robert Higgins Doctor of Science
1968 (Jun 16) Morris, James A. Doctor of Laws
1968 (Jun 16) Peterson, Esther Eggertsen Doctor of Humane Letters
1968 (Jun 16) Phillips, Thomas L. Doctor of Science
1968 (Jun 16) Rossiter, Henry P. Doctor of Fine Arts
1968 (Jun 16) Sgarzi, Amedeo V. Doctor of Laws
1969 (Jun 15) Cass, Melnea A. Doctor of Humanities
1969 (Jun 15) Gryzmish, Reuben B., '12 Doctor of Humanities
1969 (Jun 15) Kendrew, A. Edwin Doctor of Fine Arts
1969 (Jun 15) Koontz, Elizabeth Duncan Doctor of Science in Education
1969 (Jun 15) Burns, Ralph Arthur Doctor of Education
1969 (Jun 15) Spear, Joseph Doctor of Science
1969 (Jun 15) Knowles, John Hilton Doctor of Laws
1969 (Jun 15) Muskie, Edmund Sixtus Doctor of Civil Law
1969 (Sep 4) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1970 (Jun 14) Gart, Murray J., '49 Doctor of Humane Letters
1970 (Jun 14) Atkins, Thomas I. Doctor of Public Administration
1970 (Jun 14) Jacobson, Eli, '33 Doctor of Laws
1970 (Jun 14) Probst, George E. Doctor of Humane Letters
1970 (Jun 14) Quirico, Francis J., '32 Doctor of Laws
1970 (Jun 14) Hadley, Edwin W. Doctor of Laws
1970 (Jun 14) Cronkhite, Jr., Leonard W. Doctor of Laws
1970 (Jun 14) Allen, James E., Jr. Doctor of Educational Administration
1970 (Jun 14) Heckler, Margaret M. Doctor of Humane Letters
1970 (Jun 14) Collins, Michael Doctor of Science
1970 (Sep 10) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1971 (Jun 20) Bennett, Wallace Foster Doctor of Humanities
1971 (Jun 20) Colier, Abram Thurlow Doctor of Humanities
1971 (Jun 20) Sargent, Francis W. Doctor of Public Administration
1971 (Jun 20) Bailey, John Stephen, '59 Doctor of Science in Education
1971 (Jun 20) Littlefield, Henry Wilson Doctor of Science in Education
1971 (Jun 20) Banks, Talcott M. Doctor of Laws
1971 (Jun 20) Coakley, Livingstone Nathaniel, '58 Doctor of Laws
1971 (Jun 20) Damon, Roger Conant Doctor of Laws
1971 (Jun 20) Princi, Peter W., '38 Doctor of Laws
1971 (Jun 20) King, Coretta Scott Doctor of Laws
1971 (Sep 16) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1972 (Jun 18) - a.m. Elliott, Byron K. Doctor of Humane Letters
1972 (Jun 18) - a.m. Green, Edith Doctor of Public Administration
1972 (Jun 18) - a.m. Lawlor, Joseph C., '43 Doctor of Engineering
1972 (Jun 18) - a.m. Orr, James H., '26 Doctor of Laws
1972 (Jun 18) - a.m. Stokes, Rembert E. Doctor of Laws
1972 (Jun 18) - p.m. Barry, Sr. Marie Doctor of Laws
1972 (Jun 18) - p.m. Hale, Allan M., '39 Doctor of Laws
1972 (Jun 18) - p.m. Havice, Charles W. Doctor of Laws
1972 (Jun 18) - p.m. Pai, Ei Whan, '35 Doctor of Laws
1972 (Jun 18) - p.m. Waring, Lloyd B. Doctor of Political Science
1972 (Sep 14) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1973 (Jun 17) - a.m. Cahners, Helen Rabb
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Westbrook College, Portland, ME
Doctor of Laws
1973 (Jun 17) - a.m. Feldman, Marvin J.
President, Fashion Inst. of Technology, NY
Doctor of Science in Education
1973 (Jun 17) - a.m. Ferguson, David N., '52
Corporate V.P. and Gen'l Manager, Electronics Division, Northrop Corp., CA
Doctor of Science
1973 (Jun 17) - a.m. Hallowell, Burton C.
President, Tufts Univ.
Doctor of Laws
1973 (Jun 17) - a.m. Martin, Lawrence H.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Exec. Officer, the National Shawmut Bank of Boston and Shawmut Assoc. Inc.
Doctor of Humane Letters
1973 (Jun 17) - p.m. Abrams, Julia, '25
President, Poley-Abrams Corporation, MA
Doctor of Engineering
1973 (Jun 17) - p.m. Burgess, John Melville, Rt. Rev.
Episcopal Bishop, Diocese of Massachusetts
Doctor of Divinity
1973 (Jun 17) - p.m. Montoya, Joseph M.
U.S. Senator from New Mexico
Doctor of Laws
1973 (Jun 17) - p.m. Oztemel, Ara, '51
President and Chairman of the Board, Satra Corporation, NY
Doctor of Business Administration
1973 (Sep 13) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1974 (Jun 16) - a.m. Cleveland, Laurence F.
Professor of Elec. Eng., NU
Doctor of Engineering
1974 (Jun 16) - a.m. Donovan, Paul F., '55
Director of the Office of Energy R & D Policy, Nat'l Science Foundation
Doctor of Science
1974 (Jun 16) - a.m. Foster, Luther H.
President, Tuskegee Inst., Alabama
Doctor of Humane Letters
1974 (Jun 16) - a.m. Newell, Barbara
President, Wellesley College
Doctor of Literature
1974 (Jun 16) - a.m. Stone, David B.
President, North American Management Corp. Boston, MA
Doctor of Laws
1974 (Jun 16) - p.m. Bateson, Lincoln C., '50-'56
V.P. - Business, N.U.
Doctor of Business Administration
1974 (Jun 16) - p.m. Fye, Paul MacDonald
President and Director,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Doctor of Laws
1974 (Jun 16) - p.m. Hurtig, Carl R., '48
Exec. V.P. and Director, Damon Corporation, MA
Doctor of Engineering
1974 (Jun 16) - p.m. Parsons, Edward S., '22
V.P. for Business (retired) - NU
Doctor of Humane Letters
1974 (Jun 16) - p.m. Ziegler, Vincent C.
Chairman of the Board, The Gillette Co., Boston, MA
Doctor of Laws
1974 (Sep 12) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1975 (Jun 22) - a.m. Brown, Martin, '21
President, J & M Brown Co.
Doctor of Engineering
1975 (Jun 22) - a.m. Cross, K. Patricia
Sr. Research Psychologist, Educational Testing Service, CA
Doctor of Science
1975 (Jun 22) - a.m. di Scipio, Alfred, '50
President and Chief Exec. Officer, Magnavox Consumer Electronics Co., NY
Doctor of Laws
1975 (Jun 22) - a.m. Golledge, Rev. Robert Walter
Vicar, Old North Church
Doctor of Divinity
1975 (Jun 22) - a.m. Gross, Fritz A.
V.P. - Engineering, Raytheon Co.
Doctor of Engineering
1975 (Jun 22) - a.m. Nelson, Hon. David Sutherland
Assoc. Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court
Doctor of Jurisprudence
1975 (Jun 22) - p.m. Hill, Richard Devereux
Pres. and Chief Exec. Officer, The First Nat'l Bank of Boston
Doctor of Laws
1975 (Jun 22) - p.m. Ives, David O.
President, WGBH Educational Foundation
Doctor of Humane Letters
1975 (Jun 22) - p.m. Mock, Harold Adam, '23
Managing Partner, Arthur Young and Co., Boston
Doctor of Business Administration
1975 (Jun 22) - p.m. Monan, Rev. J. Donald, S.J.
President, Boston College
Doctor of Humane Letters
1975 (Sep 18) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1976 (Jun 20) - a.m. Awkward, Robert None
1976 (Jun 20) - a.m. Mayer, Jean
Pres.-elect of Tufts Univ.
Doctor of Humane Letters
1976 (Jun 20) - a.m. Monbleau, Rev. Charles Henry
Minister, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Harwich Port, MA
Doctor of Divinity
1976 (Jun 20) - a.m. Rabb, Sidney R.
Chairman of the Board, the Stop & Shop Co.
Doctor of Humanities
1976 (Jun 20) - a.m. Reston, James B.
American journalist and author
Doctor of Journalism
1976 (Jun 20) - a.m. Smith, Farnham W., '24
alumni leader at NU
Doctor of Business Administration
1976 (Jun 20) - p.m. Gilbert, Carl J.
Pres., Assoc. of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts
Doctor of Humane Letters
1976 (Jun 20) - p.m. Hennessey, Hon. Edward F., '41
Chief Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Doctor of Laws
1976 (Jun 20) - p.m. Jackson, Ellen Swepson
Director, Freedom House Inst. on Schools and Education
Doctor of Humanities
1976 (Sep 16) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1977 (Jun 19) - a.m. Kennedy, Edward M. None
1977 (Jun 19) - a.m. Baird, Charles O., '22
Retired Chairman, Dept. of Civil Engineering and University Engineer, NU
Doctor of Engineering
1977 (Jun 19) - a.m. Barnett, Louis H., '44
Int'l plastics, chemicals and management science consultant
Doctor of Engineering
1977 (Jun 19) - a.m. Cherne, Leo
Exec. Director, The Research Inst.of America
Doctor of Humane Letters
1977 (Jun 19) - a.m. Ferretti, Alfred John
Retired Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Mech. Engineering, NU
Doctor of Engineering
1977 (Jun 19) - a.m. Melvin, Harold Welsey
Retired Prof. of English, NU
Doctor of Letters
1977 (Jun 19) - a.m. Woodcock, Leonard F.
President Emeritus of United Auto Workers
Doctor of Public Service
1977 (Jun 19) - p.m. Bickerstaff, Sr. Anne Marie
Sister of St. Margaret, an Episcopal order, Director of Holy Trinity School, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Doctor of Humane Letters
1977 (Jun 19) - p.m. Bleicken, Gerhard D.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Exec. Office, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Doctor of Humane Letters
1977 (Jun 19) - p.m. Cochran, Jacqueline
Chairman of the Board, Jacqueline Cochran, Inc.
Doctor of Military Science
1977 (Jun 19) - p.m. Mann, Maurice, '51
President and Chief Exec. Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Doctor of Laws
1977 (Jun 19) - p.m. Thomas, Lowell Jackson
journalist, explorer, author and broadcaster
Doctor of Letters
1977 (Sep 15) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1978 (Jun 18) - a.m. Bernstein, Marver H.
President of Brandeis Univ.
Doctor of Humane Letters
1978 (Jun 18) - a.m. Cox, Archibald
Carl M. Loeb University Prof. at Harvard
Doctor of Laws
1978 (Jun 18) - a.m. Fontein, Jan
Director of the Museum of Fine Arts
Doctor of Fine Arts
1978 (Jun 18) - a.m. Jackson, Rev. Jesse L.
civil rights leader
Doctor of Humane Letters
1978 (Jun 18) - a.m. Lake, Wilfred S.
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, NU
Doctor of Humane Letters
1978 (Jun 18) - a.m. Mercer, William C.
Pres. of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Doctor of Public Service
1978 (Jun 18) - a.m. Mott, Ruth Rawlings, '23
foundation executive, physical education and dance teacher and civic leader
Doctor of Humane Letters
1978 (Jun 18) - p.m. Anrig, Gregory R.
Commissioner of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Doctor of Humane Letters
1978 (Jun 18) - p.m. Baker, Chester P., '20, '34
Chairman of the Dept. of Chemical Eng. at NU
Doctor of Engineering
1978 (Jun 18) - p.m. Haynes, Rev. Michael E.
Minister of the Twelfth Baptist Church of Roxbury
Doctor of Divinity
1978 (Jun 18) - p.m. Medeiros, Humberto Cardinal
Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and fourth Archbishop of Boston
Doctor of Divinity
1978 (Jun 18) - p.m. Pell, Claiborne
Sr. U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
Doctor of Humanities
1978 (Jun 18) - p.m. Phillips, Edward E.
President of New England Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Doctor of Public Service
1978 (Jun 18) - p.m. Williams, E. Virginia
Founder and Artistic Director of the Boston Ballet Co.
Doctor of Fine Arts
1978 (Sep 14) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1979 (May 26) (Law) Higginbotham, A. Leon Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters
1979 (Jun 17) - a.m. Cooperstein, Louis
NU faculty member
Doctor of Letters
1979 (Jun 17) - a.m. Lewis, Elma Ina
Founder-Director of the Nat'l Center of Afro-American Artists
Doctor of Letters
1979 (Jun 17) - a.m. MacDonald, Gilbert George, E'32
educational administrator and student personnel professional
Doctor of Humane Letters
1979 (Jun 17) - a.m. Moakley, John Joseph
Member of Congress
Doctor of Political Science
1979 (Jun 17) - a.m. Robinson, Dwight P., Jr.
Boston business leader
Doctor of Laws
1979 (Jun 17) - a.m. Tsongas, Paul E.
Jr. U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Doctor of Public Service
1979 (Jun 17) - p.m. Ryder, Kenneth Gilmore None
1979 (Jun 17) - p.m. Conte, Silvio O.
Congressman
Doctor of Public Service
1979 (Jun 17) - p.m. Ford, Joseph P.
philanthropist
Doctor of Humane Letters
1979 (Jun 17) - p.m. Haskins, Kenneth W.
Pres. of Roxbury Community College
Doctor of Humane Letters
1979 (Jun 17) - p.m. Loughlin, Sr. Mary Ann
F.M.M., Exec. Director of the Kennedy Memorial Hospital for Children, Brighton, MA
Doctor of Humane Letters
1979 (Jun 17) - p.m. Olsen, Stanley Charles, LI '57, B '58
VP of Maynard, Massachusetts-based Digital Equipment Corp.
Doctor of Engineering
1979 (Jun 17) - p.m. Pei, I.M.
architect
Doctor of Fine Arts
1979 (Sep 13) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1980 (May 24) (Law) Brest, Paul Doctor of Laws
1980 (Jun 15) - a.m. Goshgarian, Prof. Gary None
1980 (Jun 15) - a.m. Mattson, Walter E., LI ' 59
Pres. and Chief Exec. Officer of the New York Times Co.
Doctor of Commercial Science
1980 (Jun 15) - a.m. Riesman, Joseph G., B '18
(posthumous, 1897-1980), philanthropist, businessman
Doctor of Humane Letters
1980 (Jun 15) - a.m. Scott, Jessie M.
Asst. Surgeon General
Doctor of Public Service
1980 (Jun 15) - a.m. Snowden, Otto Phillip
Co-founder and Co-director of Freedom House, Inc. Roxbury, MA
Doctor of Public Service
1980 (Jun 15) - a.m. Allen, Catherine Louise
teacher, administrator, sp. asst. to NU President
Doctor of Humane Letters
1980 (Jun 15) - a.m. White, Kevin H.
Mayor of Boston
Doctor of Political Science
1980 (Jun 15) - p.m. Alexander, Joyce London
Judge, teacher, community lawyer
Doctor of Laws
1980 (Jun 15) - p.m. Fulham, Thomas Anthony
Suffolk University President
Doctor of Humane Letters
1980 (Jun 15) - p.m. Holmes, William J.
Simmons College President
Doctor of Letters
1980 (Jun 15) - p.m. Morris, Rudolph Magnus, BA '32
educator, administrator NU
Doctor of Humane Letters
1980 (Jun 15) - p.m. Stearns, Russell B.
distinguished business leader
Doctor of Laws
1980 (Jun 15) - p.m. King, Edward J.
Governor of Massachusetts
Doctor of Science
1980 (Sep 8) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1981 (May 30) (Law) Kaplan, Benjamin None
1981 (Jun 21) - a.m. Athanas, Anthony Doctor of Humane Letters
1981 (Jun 21) - a.m. Cabot, Maryellen Doctor of Humane Letters
1981 (Jun 21) - a.m. Early, Joseph D. Doctor of Public Service
1981 (Jun 21) - a.m. Golemme, Joseph M. Doctor of Commercial Science
1981 (Jun 21) - a.m. Gray, Paul Edward Doctor of Engineering
1981 (Jun 21) - a.m. Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. Doctor of Letters
1981 (Jun 21) - a.m. Stata, Ray Doctor of Engineering
1981 (Jun 21) - p.m. Ryder, Kenneth Gilmore None
1981 (Jun 21) - p.m. Avery, Mary Ellen Doctor of Humane Letters
1981 (Jun 21) - p.m. Edelman, Marian Wright Doctor of Public Service
1981 (Jun 21) - p.m. Johnston, Philip Doctor of Public Service
1981 (Jun 21) - p.m. O'Keefe, Bernard J. Doctor of Public Service
1981 (Jun 21) - p.m. Zises, Alvin C. Doctor of Laws
1981 (Sep 17) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1982 (May 29) (Law) Bazelton, The Honorable David L. Doctor of Laws
1982 (Jun 20) - a.m. Cogan, David H. Doctor of Humane Letters
1982 (Jun 20) - a.m. Goldberg, Avram Jacob Doctor of Laws
1982 (Jun 20) - a.m. Hearth, Donald P. Doctor of Engineering
1982 (Jun 20) - a.m. Johnson, John H. Doctor of Journalism
1982 (Jun 20) - a.m. Keith, Lyman Albert Doctor of Business Administration
1982 (Jun 20) - a.m. O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr. Doctor of Political Science
1982 (Jun 20) - p.m. Higgins, Sr. Therese, C.S.J. Doctor of Laws
1982 (Jun 20) - p.m. Lawson, John H. Doctor of Humane Letters
1982 (Jun 20) - p.m. Taylor, William O. Doctor of Journalism
1982 (Jun 20) - p.m. Tredinnick, Frank A., Jr. Doctor of Public Service
1982 (Jun 20) - p.m. Williams, John Towner Doctor of Fine Arts
1982 (Sep 16) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1983 (May 29) (Law) Clark, Ramsey Doctor of Laws
1983 (Jun 19) - a.m. Appley, Mortimer Herbert Doctor of Humane Letters
1983 (Jun 19) - a.m. Bell, Terrel Howard Doctor of Public Service
1983 (Jun 19) - a.m. Essigmann, Martin White Doctor of Engineering
1983 (Jun 19) - a.m. Phillips, John David Doctor of Laws
1983 (Jun 19) - p.m. Cahners, Norman L. Doctor of Humane Letters
1983 (Jun 19) - p.m. Duff, John B. Doctor of Humane Letters
1983 (Jun 19) - p.m. English, James Fairfield, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters
1983 (Jun 19) - p.m. Simon, Hon. Paul Doctor of Public Service
1983 (Jun 19) - p.m. Wolfman, Brunetta Reid Doctor of Pedagogy
1983 (Sep 15) [no honorary degrees conferred]
1984 (May 27) (Law) Brooks, John G. Doctor of Laws
1984 (May 27) (Law) O'Toole, Thomas J. Doctor of Laws
1984 (May 27) (Law) Chisholm, Shirley A. Doctor of Laws
1984 (Jun 17) - a.m. Dukakis, Michael S. Doctor of Public Service
1984 (Jun 17) - a.m. Gaither, Edmund Barry Doctor of Humane Letters
1984 (Jun 17) - a.m. Hiatt, Howard H. Doctor of Science
1984 (Jun 17) - a.m. Willis, Robert Henry Doctor of Science
1984 (Jun 17) - p.m. Beranek, Leo Leroy Doctor of Public Service
1984 (Jun 17) - p.m. Eisner, Janet Margaret, SND Doctor of Humane Letters
1984 (Jun 17) - p.m. Fanning, Katherine Doctor of Humane Letters
1984 (Jun 17) - p.m. Wang, An Doctor of Science
1984 (Sep 13) Feingold, Murray, M.D. Doctor of Journalism
1984 (Sep 13) Orr, Robert G. Doctor of Humanities
1984 (Sep 13) Updike, John Hoyer Doctor of Letters
1985 (May 26) (Law) Abrahamson, Shirley S. Doctor of Laws
1985 (May 26) (Law) Bell, Derrick A., Jr. Doctor of Laws
1985 (May 26) (Law) Hentoff, Nathan Doctor of Laws
1985 (May 26) (Law) Kinoy, Arthur Doctor of Laws
1985 (Jun 16) - a.m. Johnston, Philip None
1985 (Jun 16) - a.m. Everett, Robert R. Doctor of Engineering
1985 (Jun 16) - a.m. Ford, William D. Doctor of Laws
1985 (Jun 16) - a.m. Pruyn, William James Doctor of Humane Letters
1985 (Jun 16) - a.m. Wooldridge, Roy L. Doctor of Humane Letters
1985 (Jun 16) - a.m. Wright, Douglas Tyndall Doctor of Humane Letters
1985 (Jun 16) - p.m. Hennessey, Hon. Edward Francis None
1985 (Jun 16) - p.m. Branson, Herman Russell Doctor of Science
1985 (Jun 16) - p.m. Farwell, Frank L. Doctor of Humanities
1985 (Jun 16) - p.m. Smith, Donald Winthrop Doctor of Engineering
1985 (Jun 16) - p.m. Walker-Taylor, Yvonne Doctor of Pedagogy
1985 (Sep 12) Goodwin, Doris K. None
1985 (Sep 12) Ma, Yo-Yo Doctor of Fine Arts
1986 (May 25) (Law) Caldicott, Helen Doctor of Laws
1986 (May 25) (Law) Chambers, Julius L. Doctor of Laws
1986 (May 25) (Law) Garrity, W. Arthur Jr. Doctor of Laws
1986 (Jun 26) - a.m. Dole, Elizabeth Hanford None
1986 (Jun 26) - a.m. Fuchs, Job E. Doctor of Humanities
1986 (Jun 26) - a.m. Lukas, J. Anthony Doctor of Letters
1986 (Jun 26) - a.m. Trigg, D. Thomas Doctor of Public Service
1986 (Jun 26) - p.m. Bulger, William Michael None
1986 (Jun 26) - p.m. Hopper, Grace Murray Doctor of Military Science
1986 (Jun 26) - p.m. Knapp, David Curtis Doctor of Humane Letters
1986 (Jun 26) - p.m. Matthews, George James Doctor of Humanities
1986 (Sep 18) Bloch, Julia Chang Doctor of Humane Letters
1986 (Sep 18) Flynn, Raymond L. Doctor of Public Service
1986 (Sep 18) Stoessel, Walter J., Jr. Doctor of Public Service
1987 (May 24) (Law) Cargill, Thomas E., Jr. Doctor of Laws
1987 (May 24) (Law) Huber, Richard G. Doctor of Laws
1987 (May 24) (Law) Lewis, Anthony Doctor of Laws
1987 (Jun 21) - a.m. Frank, Hon. Barney None
1987 (Jun 21) - a.m. Bromsen, Maury Austin Doctor of Humane Letters
1987 (Jun 21) - a.m. Parker, Robert B. Doctor of Letters
1987 (Jun 21) - a.m. Wallace, Phyllis Ann Doctor of Humane Letters
1987 (Jun 21) - p.m. Cisneros, Hon. Henry G. None
1987 (Jun 21) - p.m. Hennessey, Edward L., Jr. Doctor of Commercial Science
1987 (Jun 21) - p.m. Verrett, Shirley Doctor of Music
1987 (Sep 17) Ho, Lee Hee Doctor of Humane Letters
1987 (Sep 17) Karnovsky, Shirley Doctor of Humane Letters
1987 (Sep 17) Murphy, Evelyn F. Doctor of Public Service
1987 (Sep 17) MacDougall, Roderick M. Doctor of Humane Letters
1988 Tutu, Bishop Desmond Doctor of Divinity
1988 (May 29) (Law) Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Doctor of Laws
1988 (May 29) (Law) Carter, Robert L. Doctor of Laws
1988 (May 29) (Law) Healey, John G. Doctor of Laws
1988 (May 29) (Law) Totenberg, Nina Doctor of Laws
1988 (Jun 19) - a.m. Bombeck, Erma Louise None
1988 (Jun 19) - a.m. Gould, Stephen Jay Doctor of Humanities
1988 (Jun 19) - a.m. Hampton, Henry E. Doctor of Arts
1988 (Jun 19) - a.m. Kariotis, George S. Doctor of Engineering
1988 (Jun 19) - p.m. Willis, Robert H. None
1988 (Jun 19) - p.m. Kurzweil, Raymond C. Doctor of Science
1988 (Jun 19) - p.m. Low, K. Prescott Doctor of Journalism
1988 (Jun 19) - p.m. Roberts, Daniel J. Doctor of Laws
1988 (Jun 19) - p.m. Ross, Stephan B. Doctor of Humane Letters
1988 (Sep 15) Bradstreet, Raymond Bradford Doctor of Science
1988 (Sep 15) Zraket, Charles A. Doctor of Engineering
1989 (May 28) (Law) Rowan, Prof. James None
1989 (May 28) (Law) Jones, Elaine Doctor of Laws
1989 (Jun 17) - a.m. Asner, Edward Doctor of Humanities
1989 (Jun 17) - a.m. Batson, Ruth Marion Doctor of Pedagogy
1989 (Jun 17) - a.m. Brown, William L. Doctor of Humane Letters
1989 (Jun 17) - a.m. Cohen, Morris Doctor of Science
1989 (Jun 17) - a.m. Ulmann, Liv Doctor of Arts
1989 (Jun 17) - p.m. Bernays, Edward L. Doctor of Public Service
1989 (Jun 17) - p.m. Elfers, William Doctor of Humane Letters
1989 (Jun 17) - p.m. Johnson, Edward C. III Doctor of Commercial Science
1989 (Jun 17) - p.m. Mahidol, Chulabhorn Doctor of Science
1989 (Jun 17) - p.m. Picard, Dennis J. Doctor of English
1989 (Sep 14) LaWare, John P. Doctor of Political Science
1989 (Sep 14) Lowell, John Doctor of Public Service
1989 (Sep 14) Norris, William C. Doctor of Engineering
1990 (May 27) (Law) Wattleton, Faye Doctor of Laws
1990 (May 27) (Law) Brutus, Dennis Vincent Doctor of Laws
1990 (May 27) (Law) Tiernan, Kip Doctor of Laws
1990 (May 27) (Law) Lennett, Judith Public Service Award
1990 (Jun 16) - a.m. Fireman, Paul Doctor of Humanities
1990 (Jun 16) - a.m. Allen, William F., Jr. Doctor of Engineering
1990 (Jun 16) - a.m. Ferguson, Vernice D. Doctor of Public Service
1990 (Jun 16) - a.m. Horowitz, Morris A. Doctor of Humanities
1990 (Jun 16) - p.m. Brazelton, Thomas Berry Doctor of Humane Letters
1990 (Jun 16) - p.m. Cobb, Jewel Plummer Doctor of Science
1990 (Jun 16) - p.m. Heney, Joseph Edward Doctor of Engineering
1990 (Jun 16) - p.m. Tagliabue, Paul J. Doctor of Humane Letters
1990 (Jun 16) - p.m. Tauro, Joseph L. Doctor of Laws
1990 (Sep 13) Ashe, Arthur, Jr. Doctor of Public Service
1990 (Sep 13) Coppersmith, S. James Doctor of Journalism
1990 (Sep 13) Loftman, Kenneth Astley Doctor of Science
1991 (May 24) (Law) Bell, Derrick None
1991 (May 24) (Law) Auger, Diana J. Doctor of Laws
1991 (May 24) (Law) Liacos, Hon. Paul J. Doctor of Laws
1991 (May 24) (Law) Fabe, Judge Dana Alumni Public Service Award
1991 (Jun 15) - a.m. Bush, Barbara Pierce Doctor of Public Service
1991 (Jun 15) - a.m. Mavroules, Nicholas Doctor of Political Science
1991 (Jun 15) - a.m. Neal, Richard I. Doctor of Military Science
1991 (Jun 15) - a.m. Rosenblatt, Norman Doctor of Humane Letters
1991 (Jun 15) - a.m. Solomon, Bernard Doctor of Public Service
1991 (Jun 15) - p.m. Love, Susan Margaret, M.D. Doctor of Science
1991 (Jun 15) - p.m. Bateman, Robert Doctor of Fine Arts
1991 (Jun 15) - p.m. Krentzman, Harvey "Chet" Doctor of Business Administration
1991 (Jun 15) - p.m. White, William D. Doctor of Humane Letters
1991 (Sep 12) Kushner, Harold S. Doctor of Humanities
1991 (Sep 12) Hogan, William T. Doctor of Humane Letters
1991 (Sep 12) Murtha, John P. Doctor of Political Science
1992 (May 22) (Law) Totenberg, Nina None
1992 (May 22) (Law) Ehrmann, Sara R. Doctor of Laws
1992 (May 22) (Law) Henry, Aaron E. Doctor of Laws
1992 (May 22) (Law) Vaid, Urvashi Alumni Public Service Award
1992 (Jun 20) - a.m. Gray, William H. III Doctor of Humane Letters
1992 (Jun 20) - a.m. Henderson, Ernest III Doctor of Public Service
1992 (Jun 20) - a.m. Rowlands, Jeanne L. Doctor of Humane Letters
1992 (Jun 20) - a.m. Silber, John R. Doctor of Humane Letters
1992 (Jun 20) - p.m. Sullivan, Leon Howard Doctor of Divinity
1992 (Jun 20) - p.m. Briscoe, Benjamin Andrew Doctor of Political Science
1992 (Jun 20) - p.m. Wooden, Ruth A. Doctor of Public Service
1992 (Sep 17) Angelou, Maya Doctor of Fine Arts
1992 (Sep 17) Roosevelt, Anna Curtenius Doctor of Science
1992 (Sep 17) Walsh, Martin F. Doctor of Commercial Science
1993 (May 28) (Law) Frank, Congressman Barney None
1993 (May 28) (Law) Dunn, Dr. Martin J. Doctor of Laws
1993 (May 28) (Law) MacKinnon, Catharine A. Doctor of Laws
1993 (Jun 19) - a.m. Clinton, Pres. William Jefferson Doctor of Public Service
1993 (Jun 19) - a.m. Childers, John Barton Doctor of Political Science
1993 (Jun 19) - a.m. Ahmad, Dato' Dr. Abdullah Sanusi Doctor of Laws
1993 (Jun 19) - a.m. Waters, James L. Doctor of Science
1993 (Jun 19) - p.m. Levine, Irving R. Doctor of Laws
1993 (Jun 19) - p.m. Bassuk, Ellen Linda, M.D. Doctor of Public Service
1993 (Jun 19) - p.m. O'Brien, Paul Charles Doctor of Laws
1993 (Jun 19) - p.m. Stone, Galen Luther Doctor of Political Science
1993 (Jun 19) - p.m. Weiss, Karl Doctor of Science
1993 (Sep 14) Curtis, Jane Doctor of Arts
1993 (Sep 14) McDonough, Will Doctor of Journalism
1993 (Sep 14) Wong, William Doctor of Public Service
1994 Patterson, P. J. Doctor of Letters
1994 Robinson, Mary Doctor of Public Service
1994 Stern, David Dcotor of Commcercial Science
1994 (May 27) (Law) Guinier, Lani Doctor of Civil Law
1994 (May 27) (Law) Lapchick, Richard E. Doctor of Laws
1994 (Jun 18) - a.m. Harris-Lewis, Donna None
1994 (Jun 18) - a.m. Lewis, Reggie Doctor of Humanities
1994 (Jun 18) - a.m. Kartasasmita, Ginandjar Doctor of Public Service
1994 (Jun 18) - a.m. Rabkin, Mitchell T. Doctor of Science
1994 (Jun 18) - a.m. Tobin, Alan D. Doctor of Laws
1994 (Jun 18) - a.m. Wharton, Clifton R., Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters
1994 (Jun 18) - p.m. Deutch, John M. Doctor of Public Service
1994 (Jun 18) - p.m. Cotton, Clare M. Doctor of Humane Letters
1994 (Jun 18) - p.m. Hiatt, Arnold S. Doctor of Public Service
1994 (Jun 18) - p.m. Parks, Paul, Sr. Doctor of Engineering
1994 (Jun 18) - p.m. Shaw, Bernard Doctor of Journalism
1994 (Sep 13) Sweeney, Stephen J. Doctor of Public Service
1994 (Sep 13) Hatch, Francis W. Doctor of Humanities
1994 (Sep 13) Lesser, Laurence Doctor of Music
1994 (Nov) Ali, Mohammad Doctor of Public Service
1995 (May 26) (Law) Hentoff, Nat None
1995 (May 26) (Law) Brown, Michael H. Doctor of Public Service
1995 (May 26) (Law) Khazei, Alan Amir Ali Doctor of Public Service
1995 (May 26) (Law) Lewis, John Doctor of Public Service
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Weld, William Floyd Doctor of Letters
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Egan, Richard J. Doctor of Laws
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Grace, Helen K. Doctor of Humane Letters
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Robinson, Rachel Annetta Doctor of Humane Letters
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Thomas, Helen Doctor of Journalism
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Ockerbloom, Richard C. Doctor of Laws
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Poe, Sheri Doctor of Commercial Science
1995 (Jun 17) - a.m. Reppucci, Eugene M., Jr. Doctor of Humanities
1995 (Sep 12) Coles, Robert Doctor of Letters
1995 (Sep 12) Crotty, Philip Thomas Doctor of Business Administration
1995 (Sep 12) Edgerly, William S. Doctor of Public Service
1996 (May 23) (Law) Higginbotham, Hon. A. Leon, Jr. None
1996 (May 23) (Law) Fraser, Robert B. Doctor of Humane Letters
1996 (May 23) (Law) Hartle, Terry W. Doctor of Laws
1996 (Jun 15) - a.m. Sacco, Albert, Jr. Doctor of Engineering
1996 (Jun 15) - a.m. Curry, John A. Doctor of Public Service
1996 (Jun 15) - a.m. Lipman, Ira A. Doctor of Laws
1996 (Jun 15) - a.m. Marino, Roger M. Doctor of Humane Letters
1996 (Jun 15) - a.m. Menino, Thomas M. Doctor of Public Service
1996 (Jun 15) - p.m. West, Cornel Doctor of Humane Letters
1996 (Jun 15) - p.m. Becton, Henry P., Jr. Doctor of Public Service
1996 (Jun 15) - p.m. Georgoulis, Stratton J. Doctor of Engineering
1996 (Jun 15) - p.m. Taylor, H. Patricia Doctor of Public Service
1996 (Sep 12) Heard, Marian L. Doctor of Divinity
1996 (Sep 12) Brooks, Robert A. Doctor of Engineering
1996 (Sep 12) Castelli, William P. Doctor of Science
1996 (Sep 12) McIntyre, Keith L. Doctor of Pedagogy
1997 (May 23) (Law) Williams, Patricia J. Doctor of Humane Letters
1997 (May 23) (Law) Driscoll, John P., Jr. Doctor of Public Service
1997 (May 23) (Law) Greenhouse, Linda Joyce Doctor of Laws
1997 (Jun 14) - a.m. Cleland, Max Doctor of Public Service
1997 (Jun 14) - a.m. Finneran, Thomas M. Doctor of Political Science
1997 (Jun 14) - a.m. Gilligan, Carol Doctor of Humanities
1997 (Jun 14) - a.m. Marini, Robert Charles Doctor of Engineering
1997 (Jun 14) - a.m. Mejía, Most Rev. Jorge María Doctor of Divinity
1997 (Jun 14) - a.m. Price, Hugh B. Doctor of Laws
1997 (Jun 14) - p.m. Kessler, David A. Doctor of Science
1997 (Jun 14) - p.m. Dove, Rita Frances Doctor of Letters
1997 (Jun 14) - p.m. Hewitt, Colby, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters
1997 (Jun 14) - p.m. Marks, Bruce Doctor of Arts
1997 (Sep 11) Schaap, Richard J. Doctor of Journalism
1997 (Sep 11) Gillin, Laurence Murray Doctor of Pedagogy
1997 (Sep 11) Lynch, Peter S. Doctor of Commercial Science
1997 (Sep 11) Walker, Liz Doctor of Public Service
1998 (May 22) (Law) Kennedy, Sen. Edward M. None
1998 (May 22) (Law) Fabe, Hon. Dana Doctor of Laws
1998 (May 22) (Law) Ireland, Hon. Roderick L. Doctor of Laws
1998 (Jun 20) - a.m. Gorbachev, Mikhail S. Doctor of International Affairs
1998 (Jun 20) - a.m. Cole, Johnnetta Betsch Doctor of Public Service
1998 (Jun 20) - a.m. Finnegan, Neal F. Doctor of Commercial Science
1998 (Jun 20) - a.m. Gorbachev, Raisa Maksimovna Doctor of Social Science
1998 (Jun 20) - a.m. Lockhart, Keith Doctor of Music
1998 (Jun 20) - a.m. Riesman, David Doctor of Social Thought
1998 (Jun 20) - p.m. Richards, Ann W. Doctor of Public Service
1998 (Jun 20) - p.m. Behrakis, George D. Doctor of Health Science
1998 (Jun 20) - p.m. Franklin, John Hope Doctor of Humane Letters
1998 (Jun 20) - p.m. Fuller, Linda Caldwell Doctor of Public Service
1998 (Jun 20) - p.m. Fuller, Millard Dean Doctor of Public Service
1998 (Jun 20) - p.m. Ramelan, Rahardi Doctor of Public Service
1998 (Sep 17) Jones, Anna Faith Doctor of Humane Letters
1998 (Sep 17) Ramelan, Rahardi Doctor of Public Service
1998 (Sep 17) Rochefort, J. Spencer Doctor of Engineering
1998 (Sep 17) Strom, Margot Stern Doctor of Humane Letters
1999 (May 28) (Law) Gertner, Hon. Nancy Doctor of Laws
1999 (May 28) (Law) Markey, Congressman Edward J. Doctor of Laws
1999 (May 28) (Law) Prothrow-Stith, Deborah B. Doctor of Public Service
1999 (Jun 19) - a.m. Bond, Julian Doctor of Public Service
1999 (Jun 19) - a.m. Campbell, Right Hon. A. Kim Doctor of Public Service
1999 (Jun 19) - a.m. Cullinane, John J. Doctor of Business Administration
1999 (Jun 19) - a.m. McNeice, John A., Jr. Doctor of Business Administration
1999 (Jun 19) - a.m. Wilmut, Ian Doctor of Science
1999 (Jun 19) - p.m. Lewis, Congressman John None
1999 (Jun 19) - p.m. Garcia, Frieda Doctor of Public Service
1999 (Jun 19) - p.m. Hatsopoulos, John N. Doctor of Business Administration
1999 (Jun 19) - p.m. Wilson, William Julius Doctor of Social Science
1999 (Jun 19) - p.m. Zakim, Leonard Paul Doctor of Public Service
1999 (Sep 16) Minehan, Cathy Elizabeth Doctor of Public Service
2000 (May 26) (Law) Prejean, Sr. Helen, csj Doctor of Public Service
2000 (May 26) (Law) Boyan, William L. Doctor of Community Service
2000 (May 26) (Law) Simmons, Ruth J. Doctor of Science in Education
2000 (Jun 17) - a.m. Albright, Madeleine Korbel Doctor of Public Service
2000 (Jun 17) - a.m. Davis, Robert J. Doctor of Business Administration
2000 (Jun 17) - a.m. Shillman, Robert J. Doctor of Business Administration
2000 (Jun 17) - a.m. Takaki, Ronald Doctor of Humane Letters
2000 (Jun 17) - a.m. Widnall, Sheila E. Doctor of Public Service
2000 (Jun 17) - p.m. Kerry, John F. Doctor of Public Service
2000 (Jun 17) - p.m. Caruso, Nancy J. Doctor of Community Service
2000 (Jun 17) - p.m. Gagosian, Robert Berj Doctor of Science
2000 (Jun 17) - p.m. Rochin, Refugio I. Doctor of Humane Letters
2000 (Sep 12) Fowler, Dr. William Morgan, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters
2001 (May 25) (Law) Jones, Nathaniel Raphael Doctor of Laws
2001 (May 25) (Law) Hanlon, Sydney Doctor of Laws
2001 (May 25) (Law) Southgate, Richard W. Doctor of Public Service
2001 (Jun 16) - a.m. Richardson, Bill Doctor of Public Service
2001 (Jun 16) - a.m. Hidalgo, Diego Doctor of Journalism
2001 (Jun 16) - a.m. Kaufman, Nancy K. Doctor of Public Service
2001 (Jun 16) - a.m. Kramer, Donald J. Doctor of Business Administration
2001 (Jun 16) - a.m. Patterson, Orlando Doctor of Letters
2001 (Jun 16) - p.m. Kanter, Elizabeth Moss Doctor of Business Administration
2001 (Jun 16) - p.m. Abele, John E. Doctor of Science
2001 (Jun 16) - p.m. Chu, David, Yu-Lin Doctor of Public Service
2001 (Jun 16) - p.m. Jackson, Shirley Ann Doctor of Engineering
2001 (Sep 11 - Postponed) Ellis, David W. Doctor of Public Service
2001 (Sep 11 - Postponed) Short, Janet M. Doctor of Public Service
2002 Payzant, Thomas Doctor of Pedagogy
2002 (May 24) (Law) Abrams, Roger I. None
2002 (May 24) (Law) Patrick, Deval L. Doctor of Laws
2002 (May 24) (Law) Charren, Peggy Doctor of Public Service
2002 (Jun 15) - a.m. Egan, Richard J. None
2002 (Jun 15) - a.m. Brudnick, Irving S. Doctor of Public Service
2002 (Jun 15) - a.m. Gaviria, Cesar Doctor of Civil Law
2002 (Jun 15) - a.m. Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara Doctor of Pedagogy
2002 (Jun 15) - a.m. McCullough, David Doctor of Humane Letters
2002 (Jun 15) - p.m. Ellis, David W. Doctor of Science
2002 (Jun 15) - p.m. Chandler, Alfred D. Jr. Doctor of Business Administration
2002 (Jun 15) - p.m. Haynes, C. Vincent Doctor of Public Service
2002 (Jun 15) - p.m. Short, Janet M. Doctor of Pedagogy
2003 (May 23) (Law) Marshall, The Honorable Margaret Hilary Doctor of Laws
2003 (May 23) (Law) Neufeld, Peter J. Doctor of Public Service
2003 (May 23) (Law) Scheck, Barry C. Doctor of Public Service
2003 (Jun 14) - a.m. Whitman, Christine Todd Doctor of Public Service
2003 (Jun 14) - a.m. Ikenberry, Stanley O. Doctor of Education
2003 (Jun 14) - a.m. Tempel, Jean Curtin Doctor of Business Administration
2003 (Jun 14) - a.m. Tyson, Neil de Grasse Doctor of Science
2003 (Jun 14) - a.m. Wilson, Brian Douglas Doctor of Music
2003 (Jun 14) - p.m. Werner, Thomas C. Doctor of Business Administration
2003 (Jun 14) - p.m. Hammond, Rev. Dr. Ray A. Doctor of Public Service
2003 (Jun 14) - p.m. Henry, John W. Doctor of Business Administration
2003 (Jun 14) - p.m. Walsh, Diana Chapman Doctor of Education
2003 (Sep 4) Martin, Ralph C. II Doctor of Public Service
2004 (May 1) - a.m. Carmona, Richard Henry Doctor of Public Service
2004 (May 1) - a.m. Ifill, Gwen Doctor of Journalism
2004 (May 1) - a.m. Sample, Steven Browning Doctor of Education
2004 (May 1) - a.m. Tucci, Joseph M. Doctor of Business Administration
2004 (May 1) - p.m. Goodman, Ellen Doctor of Humane Letters
2004 (May 1) - p.m. Folkman, Judah Doctor of Science
2004 (May 1) - p.m. Kraft, Myra Hiatt Doctor of Public Service
2004 (May 1) - p.m. Kraft, Robert Doctor of Public Service
2004 (May 1) - p.m. Volpe, Mark Doctor of Music
2004 (May 28) (Law) Bright, Stephen B Doctor of Public Service
2004 (May 28) (Law) Feuerstein, Aaron M. Doctor of Public Service
2004 (May 28) (Law) Roberts, The Honorable Victoria A. Doctor of Laws
2004 (Sep 2) Jenkins-Scott, Jackie Doctor of Public Service
2005 (Apr 30) - a.m. Panetta, Leon E. Doctor of Public Service
2005 (Apr 30) - a.m. Cantor, Nancy Doctor of Education
2005 (Apr 30) - a.m. Evers-Williams, Myrlie Doctor of Public Service
2005 (Apr 30) - a.m. Hollis, Walter W. Doctor of Science
2005 (Apr 30) - a.m. Ruettgers, Michael C. Doctor of Business Administration
2005 (Apr 30) - p.m. Lander, Eric Steven Doctor of Science
2005 (Apr 30) - p.m. Jones, Clarence J. Doctor of Public Service
2005 (Apr 30) - p.m. Larson, Gloria Cordes Doctor of Laws
2005 (Apr 30) - p.m. Snowe, The Honorable Olympia J. Doctor of Public Service
2005 (May 27) (Law) Chambers, Julius L. None
2005 (May 27) (Law) Arterton, The Honorable Janet Bond Doctor of Laws
2005 (Sep 1) Robinson, Walter V. Doctor of Journalism
2006 (May 6) - a.m. Immelt, Jeffery R. Doctor of Business Administration
2006 (May 6) - a.m. Coleman, Mary Sue Doctor of Education
2006 (May 6) - a.m. Freeland, Richard M. Doctor of Education
2006 (May 6) - a.m. LaFeber, Walter Doctor of Humane Letters
2006 (May 6) - a.m. Rossetti, Ronald Louis Doctor of Business Administration
2006 (May 6) - a.m. Schmoke, The Honorable Kurt L. Doctor of Public Service
2006 (May 6) - p.m. Burns, The Honorable R. Nicholas Doctor of Public Service
2006 (May 6) - p.m. Massey, Walter E. Doctor of Science
2006 (May 6) - p.m. Mulcahy, Anne M. Doctor of Business Administration
2006 (May 6) - p.m. Robinson, Raymond H. Doctor of Humane Letters
2006 (May 26) (Law) Langa, The Honorable Chief Justice Pius Nkonzo Doctor of Public Service
2006 (May 26) (Law) Domini, Amy L. Doctor of Business Administration
2006 (May 26) (Law) Seligman, Joel Doctor of Laws
2006 (Aug 31) Jones, Hubert E. Doctor of Public Service
2006 (Aug 31) Bailey, Eric M. Doctor of Biomedical Engineering
2007 (May 5) - a.m. Negroponte, Dr. Nicholas Doctor of Public Service
2007 (May 5) - a.m. Gordon, Dr. Bernard Doctor of Science
2007 (May 5) - a.m. Manning, Dr. Sylvia Doctor of Humane Letters
2007 (May 5) - p.m. Prothrow-Stith, Dr. Deborah None
2007 (May 5) - p.m. Chamillard, George W. Doctor of Business Administration
2007 (May 5) - p.m. Kostas, George Doctor of Science
2007 (May 25) (Law) Burns, The Honorable Nonnie S. Doctor of Public Service
2007 (May 25) (Law) Greco, Michael S. Doctor of Public Service
2007 (May 25) (Law) Sotomayor, The Honorable Sonia Doctor of Laws
2007 (Aug 30) Gruman, Jessie Doctor of Public Service