Honorary degree recipients

Honorary degrees are typically awarded at Commencement to exceptional individuals who have made significant contributions to specific fields such as The Arts, Public Life and Government, The Humanities and Social Sciences, and The Natural and Applied Sciences.

Year	Recipient
2025	Elizabeth Anderson '82 Carol Daly Cantele '83, P'15
2024	Debra Martin Chase Andrew Delbanco
2023	Wendy Sherman John J. “Jack” Hewes P’01
2022	Stephanie Murphy
2021	Jean Driscoll
2021	Marian Wright Edelman
2021	Michael Brown
2019	Burton, LeVar
2019	Rice, Jane E.
2019	Spinelli, Jerry '63 *Gettysburg College Medal
2018	Halstead, Rebecca Stevens
2018	Núñez, Francisco J.
2017	Cole, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch
2017	Cooper-White, Rev. Michael L.
2017	Slaoui, Dr. Moncef
2016	Gates, Robert
2016	Henderson, Wade
2016	Roberts, Steven V.
2016	Roberts, Corinne B. “Cokie”
2015	Bolden, Major General Charles F. Jr.
2015	Fielding, Fred Fisher '61 *Gettysburg College Medal of Honor
2015	Lamb, Brian P.
2014	Darpino, Flora '83
2014	Davis, Clive
2014	Holloway, Bishop Callon '76
2013	Bloch, Julia Chang
2013	Bryant, Jennifer ’82
2013	Gergen, David
2012	Mattson, Karl
2012	Novogratz, Jacqueline
2011	Dungy, Gwendolyn
2011	Coleman, Jr., William T.
2011	Griffin, Judith Berry
2011	Tyson, Neil deGrasse
2010	Bearss, Edwin
2010	DeGarmo, Todd
2010	Egger, Robert
2010	Schaper, Donna '69
2009	Bellamy, Carol '63
2009	Hunt, Al
2009	Woodruff, Judy
2009	Schama, Simon
2008	Featherstone, Rudolph '56
2008	Muchinsky, Paul '69
2008	O'Connor, Sandra Day
2007	Cardin, Shoshanna
2007	Gioia, Dana
2007	Grosvenor, Gilbert
2007	Prince, Harold
2006	Gordon, Bruce '68
2006	French, Peter '63
2006	Koehl, Mimi '70
2005	Spinelli, Jerry '63
2005	Shavlik, Donna
2004	Hartman, David W. '72
2004	Kidd, Julie Johnson
2003	Bowers, Akiko
2003	Brubeck, David
2003	Rendell, Governor Edward
2003	Rendell, Marjorie O.
2002	Freedman, Donald B.
2002	Johnson, Carol R.
2002	Mitchell, George J.
2002	Wills, Garry
2001	Lusk, Gilbert H.
2001	Martinez, Melquiades
2001	Roizman, Owen
2000	Franklin, John Hope
2000	Kunkel, Louis M. ’71
2000	Siciliano, Marion Stiebel
2000	Siciliano, Rocco C.
1999	Carskadon, Dr. Mary A. ‘69
1999	Norris, Thomas C. ’60
1998	Goodling, Bill
1998	Odom, Jean W.
1998	Restak, Richard M. '62
1998	Rogers, Jr., Clarence B. '51
1998	Schultz, Richard D.
1998	Stuempfle, Jr., Rev. Herman G.
1997	Gilder, Richard
1997	Lehrman, Lewis E.
1997	Miller, Paul D., M.D.'65
1996	Ayres, Stephen M., M.D.  '51
1996	Cerf, Vinton G.
1996	Foltz, Rev. Frederick A.
1996	Keyser, Rev. E. Edward
1996	Spence, Jonathan D.
1995	Apple, Jr., R. W.
1995	Carter, Jr., Nathan M.
1995	Riley, Richard W.
1995	Wolford, Kathryn '79
1994	Bauer, Halo Wines '60
1994	Burns, Kenneth L.
1994	Lewis, Honorable John
1994	Rooney, Andrew
1993	Avery, Byllye Yvonne
1993	Gomez, Bishop Medardo E.
1993	Noonan, Patrick F.
1993	Robinson, Randall
1992	Chomsky, Noam
1992	Gaudiani, Claire L.
1992	Papp, Joseph
1992	Parry, Robert T.
1991	Dumeni, Bishop Kleopas
1991	Glatfelter, Philip H. III
1991	Krusche, Dr.Gunter
1991	Spinola, Ms. Anke
1990	Anderson, Charles E.  P '82
1990	Brenneman, Lavern H. '36
1990	Edmiston, Rev. Guy S., Jr. '59
1990	Hope, Bob
1990	Williams, Betty
1989	Moore, Ruth E.
1989	Shainline, John W. '47
1989	Walker, Wyatt Tee
1988	Berry, Mary F.
1988	Carson, Benjamin S., Sr.
1988	Chilstrom, Herbert W.
1988	Oates, Joyce Carol
1973 and 1987	Bowersox, Glen '42
1987	Fisher, Elissa L. '57
1987	Gardner, Edward G.
1987	Keillor, Garrison
1986	Brothers, Joyce D.
1986	Carol, Norman
1986	Galbreath, John W.
1986	Keeler, Bishop William H.
1986	Schaefer, William Donald
1986	Sheridan, Harriet W.
1985	Arole, Mabelle R.
1985	Arole, Rajanikant S.
1985	Geib, Richard E. '55
1985	Houseman, John
1984	Kuhn, Margaret E.
1984	Pew, R. Anderson
1984	Shughart, Dale F.
1984	Steinbruck, John F.
1984	Swearingen, John E.
1983	Bishop, J. Michael '57
1983	Clouser, Karl Danner '52
1983	Eklund, Coy
1983	Ford, Gerald R.
1983	Mechanic, Clarisse B.
1983	Smith, Virginia B.
1983	Stock, Earl Kresge '19
1982	Crim, Alonzo A.
1982	Curtis, Mark H.
1982	Hanson, C. Arnold
1982	Lewis, Drew
1982	Newell, Barbara W.
1982	Stamberg, Susan
1982	Vannorsdall, John Warren
1981	Asimov, Isaac
1981	Astin, Alexander W. '53
1981	Jordan, Richard E.
1981	Reilly, James Dunn
1981	Shannon, Rev. James G. '42
1980	Cox, Cordelia
1980	Peterson, Russell W.
1980	Rudisill, Glenn Hartman '39
1980	Simpson, Joseph T.
1980	Thornburgh, Richard L.
1979	Denton, Harold R.
1979	Evans, George Wesley, Jr. '55
1979	Marple, Dorothy J.
1979	Paterno, Joseph Y.
1979	Pritzker, A. N.
1978	Amstutz, Betty R.
1978	Apple, John A. '19
1978	Delp, George C.
1978	Mocko, Rev. George Paul
1978	Sirica, John T.
1978	Wagnild, Parker B.
1978	Wilson, Richard L.
1977	Ciavarell, Anthony G. '33
1977	Darrah, William Culp
1977	Schmitthenner, Samuel W. '48
1977	Shapiro, Irving S.
1977	Svendsbye, Lloyd
1976	Muller, Steven
1976	Preus, David W.
1976	Scranton, Ambassador William W.
1976	Sheads, Jacob Melchior '31
1976	Zumbrun, Rev. Morris Gordon '42
1975	Bergstresser, Kendig Wade '34
1975	Bjella, Arley R.
1975	Krug, Harry Victor '31
1975	Mansdorfer, George Bowers '25
1975	Oswald, John Wieland
1975	Rowan, Carl T.
1975	St. Clair, James Draper
1974	Behrens, William Wohlsen, Jr.
1974	Gentzler, W. Emerson '25
1974	Jacobsen, Hugh Newell
1974	Nevins, Arthur Seymour
1974	Ries, Rev. Eugene D. '47
1974	Seabrook, John M.
1973	Applebaum, Samuel
1973 and 1987	Bowersox, Glen '42
1973	Gilbert, W. Kent '41
1973	Senft, Kenneth C. '46
1973	Shuman, Charles R. '40
1973	Zimmerman, Rev. W. Russell
1972	Fischer, Thyra Waltham
1972	Goddard, Maurice K.
1972	Perry, Edward Kersten
1972	Quie, Albert H.
1972	Rhoads, Paul H.
1972	Williams, Ira
1972	Winters, Matthew Littleton
1971	Bell, Francis Randolph
1971	Haines, James Leon
1971	Klette, Immanuel J.
1971	MacPhail, John A.
1971	Petersen, Ralph Edward
1971	Settelmeyer, Fred H.
1971	Ziehl, Wilbur H.
1970	Baker, Joseph Jacob '40
1970	Eisenhower, Mamie Doud
1970	Ruths, Rev. Arthur Lamar '45
1970	Sadler, Wesley L.
1970	Scott, Hugh
1970	Spitz, C. Thomas, Jr.
1970	Ziegler, Rev. Edgar D. '33
1969	Charmbury, H. Beecher '36
1969	Colston, James A.
1969	Fry, Rev. Franklin Drewes
1969	Harkins, Rev. George F. '37
1969	Reinberger, Rev. Francis E.
1969	Rice, John Stanley '21
1969	Saby, John S. '42
1968	Fetter, Rev. Raymond L.
1968	Lucet, Charles E.
1968	Morris, Willie
1968	McCollough, Charles B. '15
1968	Peterson, Floyd D.
1968	Rasmussen, Norman C. '50
1968	Sassaman, Ira C.
1968	Singer, Rev. Rodger M. '38
1967	Baker, Minerva Taughinbaugh '17
1967	Brown, Harold
1967	Heaton, Surgeon Gen. Leonard D.
1967	Myers, Jacob Martin '27
1967	Pelikan, Jaroslov
1967	Taylor, William Sentman '15
1967	Whitaker, U.A.
1967	Wilde, Bertram Merbach
1966	Atwood, Sanford Soverhill
1966	Gamelin, Francis Clifford
1966	Hoover, Rev. David Rishell '42
1966	Kobayashi, Bert Takaai '38
1966	Taylor, Amos Elias '15
1966	Tilberg, Wilbur Emmanuel
1966	Whetstone, Rev. George Edward '38
1966	Young, Richard Stuart '48
1965	Brayman, Harold
1965	Glatfelter, Philip
1965	Klug, Rev. Carroll Sebastian '25
1965	MacAskill, Rev. Robert Alexander
1965	Marshall, Rev. Robert James
1965	Rasmussen, Howard '48
1965	Sateren, Leland Bernhard
1965	Whetstone , Rev. John William '34
1964	Cornelsen, Rufus
1964	Folkemer, Rev. Gordon '41
1964	Hampshire, John H.
1964	Miller, Rev. Raymond M. '35
1964	Patrick, William H. Jr. '16
1964	Schoitz, Fredrik A.
1964	Wiles, A. George David '29
1963	Brauer, Jerald C.
1963	Folkemer, Rev. Carl W. '37
1963	Hauser, John A.
1963	Kister, Frank '13
1963	Kunst, Bishop Hermann
1963	Lundeen, Malvin H.
1963	McCarney, Rev. Howard J. '42
1962	Bowers, Rev. George K. '37
1962	Horn, Rev. William M. '32
1962	Shaheen, Rev. Raymond
1962	Sittler, Joseph A.
1962	Steimle, Edmund Augustus
1961	Frey, Rev. Edward Snively '32
1961	Horting, Ruth Grigg
1961	Hudson, Catheryn Seckler
1961	Lemnitzer, Lyman Louis
1961	Luffberry, Henry B.
1961	Nyquist, Ewald B.
1961	Stackpole, Edward J.
1961	Toynbee, Arnold
1960	Albig, John William '21
1960	Baughman, Harry F. '10
1960	Blough, Roger M.
1960	Elson, Edward L. R.
1960	Frederick, Pauline
1960	Hackman, Rev. Augustus
1960	Hauge, Gabriel
1960	Truchses, Rev. Elmer P.
1959	Endress, Henry
1959	Flemming, Arthur Sherwood
1959	Ford, Thomas Henry
1959	Johnson, Rev. Warren Carl '31
1959	Keller, Hiram Harpel '01
1959	Nevins, Allan
1959	Seaton, Fred A.
1959	Sheely, W. Clarence
1959	Smith, Rev. Paul Heiges '34
1958	Andersen, Sigurd
1958	Bainton, Roland H.
1958	Bowers, John Z . '33
1958	Eisenhart, Marrin Herbert
1958	Evans, Rev. Luther Weltmer '25
1958	Fisher, Rev. Wallace E. '40
1958	Long, John C.
1958	Martin, Rev. Richard Byers '31
1958	Smith, Margaret Chase
1958	Yeagy, Rev. Arthur Elder Millar '32
1957	Catton, Bruce
1957	Himes, Joseph H. '06
1957	Reaser, Rev. Paul Louis '30
1957	Schroeder, Rev. Hugo '29
1957	Singmaster, James A. 1898
1957	Youngdahl, Luther W.
1956	Clutz, Rev. Frank Hiatt '28
1956	Cromer, Voight Rhodes
1956	Heiges, Rev. Donald Russell '31
1956	Keeny, Spurgeon M. '14
1956	Leader, George Michael '39
1956	Rhoades, Chester Hager
1956	Sunday, Rev. William Franklin '16
1956	Winston, Mildred Evelyn
1955	Day, Rev. William Charles '15
1955	Gunther, John
1955	Hazlett, Adam James '10
1955	Heinly, Rev. Warren C.
1955	Shearer, Francis Allen '24
1955	Wahl, William C.
1955	Wieboldt, Gustav W.M.
1954	Anderson, Rev. Lauri John '32
1954	Foulk, Rev. Paul Levi '22
1954	Hooper, John William
1954	Minehart, Thomas Zeno 1894
1954	Sheffer, Rev. George Elmer '12
1954	Tomlinson, William West
1954	Voss, Mrs. Carroll Schell
1954	Wolf, Robbin Bayard 1897
1953	Abbett, Robert William
1953	Dibelius, Frederick Karl Otto
1953	Gopal, Alberly Nathanael
1953	Hashinger, Rev. William Roy '15
1953	Oberly, Herman Sherman
1953	Smith, Stewart Harold '27
1953	Sternat, Rev. Henry Wich '20
1953	Stock, McClean 1900
1952	Borleis, Rev. John Henry August '15
1952	Hench, Rev. Seibert Lee '10
1952	Medenbach, Milton Herman
1952	Moore, John Royal
1952	Ostrom, John Ward '26
1952	Shimer, Rev. Frank Herbert '25
1952	Sunderman, Frederic L. William '19
1952	Williams, Alfred Hector
1951	Buller, Rev. Edvard Bard, Jr. '23
1951	Burkhard, Walter Edward
1951	Holl, Rev. Walden Martin
1951	Kain, George Hay 1897
1951	Killinger, William Glenn
1951	Lansberry, Thomas Franklin
1951	Stuff, Rev. John Calvin >29
1951	Swensen, Rev. Viggo <31
1950	Bingaman, Franklin Warren 1870
1950	Cole, Frank Thomas 1900
1950	Langsam, Walter Consuelo
1950	MacGregor, John Murdoch
1950	Melhorn, Rev. George I., Jr. '25
1950	Moore, Franklin
1950	Ruth, Rev. Frank William
1950	Wicker, Rev. Samuel Evaristus '15
1949	Brehm, Cloide Everert
1949	Edel, William Wilcox
1949	Fife, Rev. John Frank  '26
1949	Freed, Rev. Walter Bitner '30
1949	Horn, Rev. Edward Traill, III
1949	Hoyer, Louis P.
1949	Hutton, A. J. White 1897
1949	Rhoads, Rev. Luke Hamer
1948	Adams, Edwin Wesley
1948	Davies, Rev. William Van Horn '28
1948	Falkenstein, Rev. Elwood Solomon '21
1948	Gohn, Rev. Herman Franklin '24
1948	Hull, Arthur Hambleton
1948	Huntington, Rev. Parker William
1948	Jansen, William
1948	Miller, Luther D.
1947	Beers, George Lisle '21
1947	Friday, Rev. Frederick Whipp 1897
1947	Hines, Rev. Charles J. '04
1947	Neely, Rev. Gerald G.
1947	Robinson, Rev. Ralph Carleton '23
1947	Rockey, Keller Emerich '09
1947	Seibel, Rev. Frederick Robert '26
1946	Ehrhart, Rev. Kenneth Strine '25
1946	Eisenhower, President Dwight D.
1946	Hansen, Sister Martha
1946	Leidich, Rev. Otis Orville 1895
1946	Melchoir, D. Montfort '02
1946	Miller, Milton Valentine '11
1946	Monteros, Antonia Espincea '25
1946	Rudisill, Rev. Stewart Hartman '12
1946	Simon, Rev. Carl Robert '23
1946	Tabor, Rev. Louis Ralph '28
1946	Weaver, Samuel Pool '04
1945	Arnold, Rev. Clarence E. '07
1945	Fry, Rev. Franklin Clark
1945	Garrett, Rev. Wouter Van '16
1945	Gresh, Rev. Ralph R.
1945	Herman, Rev. Stewart W., Jr. '30
1945	Jepson, Sophia
1945	Keefauver, Lloyd C. '15
1945	McCarney, Rev. Guy E. '10
1945	Slifer, Rev. Luther W. '17
1945	Storrick, William C.
1944	Barnard, Alfred '15
1944	Binlc, Rev. Howard Frank '17
1944	Chamberlin, Rev. E. Allen '08
1944	Darden, Colgate Whitehead, Jr.
1944	Edge, Walter Evans
1944	Fulbright, James William
1944	Hagedorn, Rev. Ivan Carl '19
1944	Hare, J. Frank
1944	Laird, Rev. George Densmore '25
1944	Martin, Edward
1944	Stover, Clyde Bell  1894
1944	Yost, Rev. Hugh Eugene '24
1943	Harding, Rev. William 1888
1943	Jacobsson, Per
1943	Knittel, Rev. John Freeze 1900
1943	Putman, Rev. Dwight Frederick '20
1943	Rinard, Rev. Herbert Adron '03
1943	Seebach, Margaret Himes 1894
1943	Sorrick, Rev. Raymond Clyde '25
1943	Wright, William Albert Earl '23
1942	Creager, Rev. Harold Luther '18
1942	Gladfelter, Millard Elwood '25
1942	Glaes, James Schaffer '16
1942	Hartman, Rev. Herbert H. '01
1942	Heilman, Rev. Harry H.
1942	James, Arthur H.
1942	Jones, Walter A.
1942	Manken, Rev. Henry, Jr.
1942	Reinartz, Rev. Frederick Eppling '24
1942	Sammel, Rev. William Raymond '16
1941	Aurand, Rev. Charles Greenough '10
1941	Morrison, Whitelaw R.
1941	Mumper, Rev. Jacob Harold '21
1941	Musser, Paul Howard
1941	Saul, Rev. Harry Luther '18
1941	Schultz, Rev. Frantz Siegel 1890
1941	Siegart, Rev. William Raymond
1941	Stoughton, Clarence C.
1941	Stup, Rev. Grayson Zacharias 1895
1940	Diehl, Rev. William Kleinfelter 1886
1940	Hauser, Rev. Ernest Roy '12
1940	Kamzinger, Rev. Albert C.
1940	Market, James Clyde 1900
1940	Neal, Rev. Clarence Arthur '20
1940	Quay, Rev. Paul Wilson '15
1940	Raby, Clarence L. S. '09
1940	Wentz, Rev. Abdel Ross '04
1939	Baker, Milton Grafly
1939	Barkley, Rev. William Wallace '04
1939	Bowersox, Rev. George Edward '10
1939	Cohaugh, Bruce Urban Parker >05
1939	Geisel, Horace
1939	Heim, Rev. George Robert '13
1939	Keller, Rev. Lloyd Monroe '20
1939	Pfohl, Rev. Arthur J.
1939	Seebach, Rev. Julius Frederick 1894
1939	Zimmerman, Leander M. 1884
1938	Baber, Rev. Charles Wolf '15
1938	Dean, Rev. Oscar Carl '08
1938	Gotwald, Rev. Luther Alexander '18
1938	Hoshour, Harvey Sheely '10
1938	Lang, Rev. Robert Luther '17
1938	Lantz, Charles Philip '08
1938	Peter, Luther Crouse 1891
1938	Remsberg, Rev. Wilson Lee '74
1938	Sieber, Paul Rothrock '07
1938	Wagner, Rev. Paul Schleppy '15
1937	Bookstaber, Rabbi Philip David
1937	Cook, Albert S. 1895
1937	Dunbar, Paul Brown '04
1937	Einspruch, Rev. Henry
1937	Fink, Rev. James Russell '17
1937	Hausknecht, Victor Budd '09
1937	Knubel, Rev. Frederick Ritscher '18
1937	Kopp, Charles Leonard '09
1937	Rudisill, Rev. Jacob Emmanuel '16
1937	Sharp, Rev. Haur Hall '04
1936	Aberly, Rev. John 1888
1936	Birch, Thomas Bruce 1891
1936	Douglas, Lloyd C.
1936	Fausold, Samuel '10
1936	Meisenhelder, Rev. Robert Lewis 1895
1936	Mercer, E. Leroy
1936	Miller, Edgar Grim '11
1936	Schillinger, Rev. George William '17
1936	Tome, Rev. John Supplee '16
1936	Trowbridge, Rev. Charles R. 1882
1936	Weidley, Rev. Paul Albert '16
1935	Clark, Dean Charles Edward
1935	Diehl, Harold Sheely '12
1935	Grove, Rev. E. Martin '19
1935	Hamsher, Rev. M. Roy '04
1935	Ritz, Rev. B. Clinton '13
1935	Rudisill, Rev. Earl S. '12
1935	Van Ormer, Rev. A.B. Bunn
1934	Chambers, William Grant
1934	Dollman, Rev. Harry S. '08
1934	Grant, Col. Ulysses S., III
1934	Lee, George Bolling
1934	Rothrock, John L. 1885
1934	Shindler, Rev. Charles N. '10
1934	Simonton, Rev. Chester S. '16
1934	Weigle, Rev. Luther A. 1900
1933	Bagger, Rev. Henry H.
1933	Coble, Arthur B. 1897
1933	Gearhart, Rev. Robert H., Jr. '10
1933	Manges, Rev. Edmund L. '08
1933	McAllister, G. F.
1933	Peters, Stacy E.
1933	Swartz, Herman F. 1891
1932	Bowman, Rev. Earl J. '24
1932	Burger, Rev. Sylvester C. 1895
1932	Dickson, J. McCrea '08
1932	Gold, Rev. Howard R.
1932	Hoover, President Herbert C.
1932	Meisenhelder, Edmund W. 1898
1932	Ney, Rev. William Cramp '02
1932	Reckford, Frank F. D.
1932	Stine, Rev. Milton H. '77