Past Recipients
Recipents By Decade
1901 Thomas H. Carter, Honorary Degree
1902 Joseph K. Toole, Honorary Degree
1904 Hiram Knowles, Honorary Degree
1909 Howard Taylor Ricketts, Honorary Degree
1925 Charles M. Russell, Great Falls, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1927 Frank Bird Linderman, Somers, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1928 John Hurst Durston, Butte, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1928 Frank E. Bonner, San Francisco, CA, School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering
1930 James M. Hamilton, Bozeman, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1932 Emil Alfred Starz, Helena, MT, Doctor of Science
1933 Guy Emerson Sheridan, Doctor of Science
1935 Harold Clayton Urey, Doctor of Science
1935 Edward Octavius Sisson, Doctor of Letters
1936 James Henry Rowe, Butte, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1936 Melvin Amos Brannon, Madison, WI, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1937 Ralph Robinson Parker, Hamilton, MT, College of Arts and Sciences, Doctor of Science
1937 Oliver Sherman Warden, Great Falls, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1938 Morton J. Elrod, Missoula, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1938 Frederick Charles Scheuch, Battle Creek, MI, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1939 Fred Ernest Thieme, Missoula, MT, School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering
1939 Clarence Kirshman Streit, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1940 Evan W. Kelley, Missoula, MT, School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering
1940 Gordon S. Watkins, Los Angeles, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1941 Justin Miller, Washington D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1942 John Mason Brown, New York, NY, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctor of Letters
1942 Herald Rea Cox, Hamilton, MT, Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science
1943 Herbert Reynolds Inch, New York, NY, Music, Doctor of Music
1944 George Herbert Greenwood, Seattle, WA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1945 Josiah John Moore, Chicago, IL, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1946 Reynold Clayton Fuson, Urbana, IL, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
1947 Robert Chilton Gutherie, Washington, D.C., Physical Sciences, Doctor of Science
1949 Carl McFarland, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1949 Walter Lyndon Pope, San Francisco, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1950 Alfred Bertram Gutherie Jr., Lexington, KY, Doctor of Literature
1951 Earl James McGrath, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1951 Chester Charles Davis, Pasadena, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1952 William James Jameson, Billings, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1952 William Larkin Murphy, Missoula, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1953 Charles A. Bovey, Great Falls, MT, College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science, Master of Arts
1953 Mrs. Charles A. Bovey, Great Falls, MT, College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science, Master of Arts
1954 Charles A. Joy, Washington, D.C., School of Forest and Conservation, Doctor of Forest Science
1954 Carl Leonard Larson, Hamilton, MT, Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science
1954 William McPherson Allen, Seattle, WA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1955 Otis O. Benson Jr., Washington, D.C., Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science
1955 Charles Nelson Pray, Great Falls, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1956 Philip Rodney White, Bar Harbor, ME, Botany, Doctor of Science
1956 Michael Joseph Mansfield, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1957 Russell Blackwell Hart, Billings, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1959 Ralph Willard Imlay, Washington, D.C., Geology, Doctor of Science
1960 Virgil Melvin Hancher, Iowa City, IA, School of Law, Doctor of Letters
1962 Charles Edgar Erdmann, Great Falls, MT, Geology, Doctor of Science
1963 Harold Guy Merriam, Missoula, MT, College of ARts and Sciences, English, Doctor of Letters
1963 Franklin A. Long, Ithaca, NY, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
1964 Louis James Fischil, Oakland, CA, School of Pharmacy, Doctor of Science
1964 James Allen McCain, Manhattan, KS, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1966 George W. Bartelmez, Missoula, MT, Zoology, Doctor of Science
1966 John C. Ewers, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1966 Peter H. Odegard, Berkeley, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1967 Jessie M. Bierman, Berkeley, CA, Doctor of Science
1969 Hugh D. Galusha, Doctor of Law
1969 Dr. Herbert E. Robinson, Doctor of Law
1970 Jack Vaughn, Doctor of Science
1973 Dorothy M. Johnson, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1973 Lee Metcalf, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1974, Edna Rankin McKinnon, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1974 Lowndes Maury, School of Art, Music, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1974 William R. Moore, School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science
1975 Edmund Freeman, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Sciences
1975 Emeritus C. Leo Hitchcock, College of Arts and Sciences, Botany, Doctor of Science
1977 Lucile Speers, Library Services, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1978 James Robert Browning, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1978 John Woodenlegs, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies and Anthropology, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1978 Melvin S. Morris, School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science
1979 Dr. Edwin T. Mertz, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
1980 Russell E. Smith, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1981 Norman Maclean, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1981 Gerald W. Prescott, Doctor of Science
1982 William H. Forbis, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1982 Dr. Jean'ne M. Shreeve, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
1983 Harold G. Stearns (Hal), School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1983 Frederick Gordon Renner, School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science
1984 Dr. Richard D. Remington, College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Doctor of Science
1985 Carroll O'Connor, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
1985 Michael Smuin, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
1985 Aline Mosby, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1986 John Robert Horner, College of Arts and Sciences, Geology, Doctor of Science
1987 Judith E. Blegen, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1988 Dr. Wayne D. Rasmussen, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1988 Dr. Daniel Poole, Doctor of Science
1989 Paul Dyck, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1990 Brent Musberger, Doctorate of Human Letters
1991 Margaret Kingsland, College of Arts and Sciences, Political Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1994 John J. Craighead, School of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program and Division of Biological Sciences, Doctor of Science
1994 Earl Old Person (Chief), College of Arts and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1994 Ginger Renner, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
1994 David A. Walter, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1995 Kenneth E. Ryan (His Black Horse), Doctorate of Humane Letters
1995 Dr. Alexander Stepanzoff, School of Business and School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1995 Jean A. Turnage, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1996 Gerald Grinstein, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1996 Margaret Holmes McDowell, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1996 Joe Medicine Crow, College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1996 Edward T. Ruppel, Montana Tech, Geology, Doctor of Science
1996 Robert E. Sullivan, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1997 Margery Hunter Brown, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1997 Dennis R. Washington, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration
1997 James Welch, College of ARts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane LEtters
1998 Stephen Ambrose, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1998 Mel Ruder, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1999 Leonard Samuel (L.S.) Skaggs, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Doctor of Science
2000 Gerald R. Molen, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2000 Joseph B. Reber, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration
2001 Marc Raicot, School of Law, Doctor of Law
2002 Pamela South, School of Fine Arts, Music, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2003 Ian Davidson, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration
2003 Nancy Davidson, Davidson Honors College, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2003 Margie M. Thompson, School of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Doctorate in Education
2003 Raymond F. Thompson, School of Business Administration, Doctore of Business Administration
2004 Richard Graetz, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, Doctorate in Geography
2005 Joseph McDonald, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letter
2007 Gordon Belcourt, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2007 Robert Hoyem, School of Fine Arts, Music, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2007 George Kerscher, College of Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2007 Cliff Merritt, College of Forestry and Conservation, Society and Conservation, Doctor of Science
2007 Robert Mutch, College of Forestry and Conservation, Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, Doctor of Science
2008 Bo Brown, School of Fine Arts, Drama, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2009 Phyllis J. Washington, School of Education, Education Leadership, Doctorate in Education
2009 Caleb Shield, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2010 Robert Bennett, School of Law, Doctor of Law
2010 Stewart Brandborg, College of Forestry and Conservation, Society and Conservation, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2010 John Hollenback, College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2010 James "Matt" McCann, College of Arts and Sciences, Political Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2011 Tom Brokaw, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2011 Bernard Osher, College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Extended and Lifelong Learning, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2012 Warren Wilcox, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2013 John and Susan Talbot, College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2013 Sandra Day O'Connor, School of Law, Doctor of Law
2014 Terry Payne, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2014 Jack Poe, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2015 Louis Adams, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2016 Jack Ward Thomas, College of Forestry and Conservation, Doctorate of Science
2016 Jonathan Kimble "J.K." Simmons, Collegues of Visual and Performaing Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2017 Jennifer Isern, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2017 George M. Dennison, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2018 Sheila M. Stearns, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, Doctorate in Education
2019 Denise Juneau, Honorary Doctarate, William Reynolds, Honorary Doctarate
2020 William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., College of the Arts and Media, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2021 William A. Franke, College of Business, Doctorate of Business
2021 Bonnie HeavyRunner (Aislinn Roux), Alexander Blewett III School of Law, Doctorate of Law
2021 Colleen McGuire, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2022 Dennis K. Eck, College of Business, Doctorate of Business
2022 James R. Scott, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2022 Emma B. Lommasson, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2023 John Shaffner, College of the Arts and Media, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2023 Mandy Smoker Broaddus, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
Recipients In Alphabetical Order
Adams, Louis; College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2015
Allen, William McPherson; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1954
Ambrose, Stephen; College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1998
Bartelmez, George W.; Zoology, Doctor of Science, 1966
Belcourt, Gordon; College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2007
Bennett, Robert; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 2010
Benson Jr., Otis O.; Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science, 1955
Bierman, Jessie M.; Doctor of Science, 1967
Blegen, Judith E.; School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1987
Bonner, Frank E.; School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering, 1928
Bovey, Charles A.; College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science, Master of Arts, 1953
Bovey, Mrs. Charles A.; College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science, Master of Arts, 1953
Brandborg, Stewart; College of Forestry and Conservation, Society and Conservation, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2010
Brannon, Melvin Amos; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1936
Brokaw, Tom; School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2011
Brown, John Mason; College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctor of Letters, 1942
Brown, Margery Hunter; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1997
Brown, Bo; School of Fine Arts, Drama, Doctorate of Fine Arts, 2008
Browning, James Robert; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1978
Carter, Thomas H.; Honorary Degree, 1901
Cox, Herald Rea; Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science, 1942
Craighead, John J.; School of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program and Division of Biological Sciences, Doctor of Science, 1994
Davidson, Ian; School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration, 2003
Davidson, Nancy; Davidson Honors College, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2003
Davis, Chester Charles; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1951
Dennison, George M.; College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2017
Durston, John Hurst; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1928
Dyck, Paul; Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1989
Eck, Dennis K.; Honorary Doctorate of Business, 2022
Elrod, Morton J.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1938
Erdmann, Charles Edgar; Geology, Doctor of Science, 1962
Ewers, John C.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1966
Fischil, Louis James; School of Pharmacy, Doctor of Science, 1964
Forbis, William H.; School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1982
Freeman, Edmund; College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1975
Fuson, Reynold Clayton; Chemistry, Doctor of Science, 1946
Galusha, Hugh D.; Doctor of Law, 1969
Graetz, Richard; College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, Doctorate in Geography, 2004
Greenwood, George Herbert; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1944
Grinstein, Gerald; School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1996
Guthrie, Robert Chilton; Physical Sciences, Doctor of Science, 1947
Guthrie Jr., Alfred Bertram; Doctor of Literature, 1950
Hamilton, James M.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1930
Hancher, Vrigil Melvin; School of Law, Doctor of Letters, 1960
Hart, Russell Blackwell; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1957
HeavyRunner, Bonnie; Honorary Doctorate of Law, 2020
Hitchcock, (Emeritus) C. Leo; College of Arts and Sciences, Botany, Doctor of Science, 1975
Hollenback, John; College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2010
Horner, John Robert; College of Arts and Sciences, Geology, Docotr of Science, 1986
Hoyem, Robert; School of Fine Arts, Music, Doctorate of Fine Arts, 2007
Imlay, Ralph Willard; Geology, Doctor of Science, 1959
Inch, Herbert Reynolds; School of Music, Doctor of Music, 1943
Isern, Jennifer; College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2017
Jameson, William James; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1952
Johnson, Dorothy M.; College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1973
Joy, Charles A.; School fo Forestry and Conservation , Doctor of Forest Science,1954
Juneau, Denise; Honorary Doctarate, 2019
Kelley, Evan W.; School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering, 1940
Kerscher, George; College of Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2007
Kingsland, Margaret; College of Arts and Sciences, Political Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1991
Knowles, Hiram; Honorary Degree, 1902
Larson, Carl Leonard; Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science, 1954
Linderman, Frank Bird; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1927
Long, Franklin A.; Chemistry, Doctor of Science, 1963
Maclean, Norman; Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1981
Mansfield, Michael Joseph; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1956
Maury, Lowndes; School of Art, Music, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1974
McCain, James Allen; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1964
McCann, James Matt; College of Arts and Sciences, Political Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2010
McDonald, Joseph; College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2005
McDowell, Margaret Holmes; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1996
McFarland, Carl; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1949
McGrath, Earl James; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1951
McGuire, Colleen, Doctarate of Humane Letters, 2021
McKinnon, Edna Rankin; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1974
Medicine Crow, Joe; College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1996
Merriam, Harold Guy; College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctor of Letters, 1963
Merritt, Cliff; College of Forestry and Conservation, Society and Conservation, Doctor of Science, 2007
Mertz, Dr. Edwin T.; College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry, Doctor of Science, 1979
Metcalf, Lee; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1973
Miller, Justin; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1941
Molen, Gerald R.; School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts, 2000
Moore, Josiah John; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1945
Moore, William R.; School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science, 1974
Morris, Melvin S.; School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science, 1978
Mosby, Aline; School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1985
Murphy, William Larkin; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1952
Musberger, Brent; Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1990
Mutch, Robert; College of Forestry and Conservation, Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, Doctor of Science, 2007
O'Connor, Carroll; School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts, 1985
O'Connor, Sandra Day; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 2013
Odegard, Peter H.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1966
Old Person (Chief), Earl; College of Arts and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1994
Osher, Bernard; College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Extended and Lifelong Learning
Parker, Ralph Robinson; College of Arts and Sciences, Doctor of Science, 1937
Payne, Terry; College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2014
Poe, Jack; School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration, 2014
Poole, Dr. Daniel; Doctor of Science, 1988
Pope, Walter Lyndon; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1949
Pray, Charles Nelson; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1955
Prescott, Gerald W.; Doctor of Science, 1981
Racicot, Marc; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 2001
Rasmussen, Dr. Wayne D.; College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1988
Reber, Joseph B.; School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration, 2000
Remington, Dr. Richard D.; College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Doctor of Science, 1984
Renner, Frederick Gordon; School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science, 1983
Renner, Ginger; School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts, 1994
Reynolds, William; Honorary Doctarate, 2019
Ricketts, Howard Taylor; Honorary Degree, 1909
Robinson, Dr. Herbert E.; Doctor of Science, 1969
Roux, Aislinn; Honorary Doctorate of Law, 2021
Rowe, James Henry; School of Law, Doctor of Law 1936
Ruder, Mel; School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1998
Ruppel, Edward T.; Montana Tech, Geology, Doctor of Science, 1996
Russell, Charles M.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1925
Ryan (His Black Horse), Kenneth E.; Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1995
Scheuch, Frederick Charles; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1938
Scott, James R.; Doctarate of Humane Letters, 2022
Sheridan, Guy Emerson; Doctor of Science, 1933
Shield, Caleb; College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2009
Shreeve, Dr. Jean'ne M.; College of Arts and Sicnece, Chemistry, Doctor of Science, 1982
Simmons, Jonathan Kimble "J.K."; College of Visual and Performaing Arts, Doctorate of Humanie Letters, 2016
Sisson, Edward Octavius; Doctor of Letters, 1935
Skaggs, Leonard Samuel; School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Doctor of Science, 1999
Smith, Russell E.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1980
Smuin, Michael; School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts, 1985
South, Pamela; School of Fine Arts, Music, Doctorate of Fine Arts, 2002
Speers, Lucile; Library Services, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1977
Starz, Emil Alfred; Doctor of Science, 1932
Stearns, Harold (Hal) G.; School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1983
Stearns, Sheila M.; Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, Doctorate in Education, 2018
Stepanzoff, Dr. Alexander; School of Business and School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1995
Streit, Clarence Kirshman; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1939
Sullivan, Robert E.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1996
Talbot, John and Susan; College of Visual and Performing Arts and School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2013
Thieme, Fred Ernest; School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering, 1939
Thomas, Jack Ward; College of Forestry and Conservation, Doctorate of Science, 2016
Thompson, Margie M.; School of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Doctorate in Education, 2003
Thompson, Raymond F.; School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration, 2003
Toole, Joseph K.; Honorary Degree, 1902
Turnage, Jean A.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1995
Urey, Harold Clayton; Doctor of Science, 1935
Vaughn, Jack; Doctor of Science, 1970
Walter, David A.; College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1994
Warden, Oliver Sherman; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1937
Washington, Dennis R.; School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration, 1997
Washington, Phyllis J.; School of Education, Education LEadership, Doctorate in Education, 2009
Watkins, Gordon S.; School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1940
Welch, James; College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1997
White, Philip Rodney; Botany, Doctor of Science, 1956
Wilcox, Warren; School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2012
Woodenlegs, John; College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies and Anthropology, Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1978
Yellow Robe, William, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, 2020