Honorary Degree Recipients
| Name | Degree Year | Degree Awarded |
| Anna Strauss | 1950 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Helen Taussig | 1950 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Helen Bragdon | 1951 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Virginia deLillo, 1913 | 1951 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Katherine Marshall | 1951 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Margaret Smith | 1951 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Grace Elliot | 1952 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Lucile Leone | 1952 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Bertha McCall, 1906 | 1952 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Gertrude Hoy, 1912 | 1953 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Malvina Lindsay | 1953 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Georgiana Sibley | 1953 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Ruth Seabury | 1954 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Ruth Sleeper | 1954 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Margaret Wehler, 1918 | 1954 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| The Reverend Dr. Mary Lyman | 1955 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Alice Rohrback, 1925 | 1955 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Agnes Allen | 1956 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Dorothy Fosdick | 1956 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Alice Leopold | 1956 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Jane Betterly, 1932 | 1957 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Emma Carr | 1957 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Agnes Meyer | 1957 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Bertha Adkins | 1958 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Geneva Ely, 1932 | 1958 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Sylvia Fox | 1958 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Agnes de Mille | 1959 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Anne Wellington | 1959 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Marion Firor, 1915 | 1960 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Miriam Lowenburg | 1960 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Pauline Tompkins | 1960 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Marya Mannes | 1961 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Senator Maurine Neuberger | 1961 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Zelda Fichandler | 1962 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Frances Kapitzky | 1962 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dorothy McBride, 1917 | 1962 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Frances Kelsey | 1963 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Muriel Meyers, 1937 | 1963 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Esther Ballou | 1964 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Elizabeth Garber, 1929 | 1964 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Katrina Romney | 1964 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| The Honorable Edith Green | 1965 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Olive Reddick | 1965 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Charlotte Rupner, 1918 | 1965 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Adelyn Breeskin | 1966 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| Dr. Mary Payne, 1935 | 1966 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Esther Peterson | 1966 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Elizabeth Clarke, 1932 | 1967 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Ellen-Ann Dunham | 1967 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Kathryn Shipp | 1967 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Katharine Graham | 1968 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Jeannette Hosler, 1927 | 1968 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Alice Hostetler | 1968 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Emaline Mohr, 1925 | 1969 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Nancy Roman | 1969 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Julia Walsh | 1969 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Barbara Coleman '54 | 1970 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Evelyn Duvall | 1970 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Alice Rivlin | 1970 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Eleanor Johnson | 1971 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Mabel Walker | 1971 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Jane Wilson '46 | 1971 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Cornelia Channing '61 | 1972 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| The Honorable Martha Griffiths | 1972 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Frances Farenthold | 1973 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Frances FitzGerald | 1973 | Honorary Doctor of Literature |
| Dr. Dixy Ray | 1973 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Roberta Flack | 1974 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Lucille Norman | 1974 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Bernice Sandler | 1974 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Ruth Patrick | 1975 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Jill Wine-Banks | 1975 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Elizabeth Drew | 1976 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross | 1976 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Margaret Miller, 1936 | 1976 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Samuel Rosenstock | 1976 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Jessie Bernard | 1977 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Fritz Huntsinger | 1977 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Virginia Smith | 1977 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Martha Briny, 1935 | 1978 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Senator Barbara Mikulski | 1978 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Estelle Ramey | 1978 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Jean Stapleton | 1978 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| Dr. Patricia Cross | 1979 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Anna Harrison | 1979 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Arlene Raven '65 | 1979 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Princess Irene of Lippe-Biesterfeld | 1980 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Shirley Hufstedler | 1981 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Janet A. Parker-Popky '54 | 1981 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Catherine Filene Shouse | 1981 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Elizabeth Tidball | 1982 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Carmen Votaw | 1982 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Barbara Bush | 1983 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Finn Caspersen | 1983 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Rear Admiral Grace Harper | 1983 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Ernest Boyer | 1984 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Lucille Maurer | 1984 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Alice Pinderhughes | 1984 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. J. Elizabeth Garraway | 1985 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Lawrence Marx Jr. | 1985 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault | 1986 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Lynne Cheney | 1987 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| The Honorable Nancy Kopp | 1987 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Russell Baker | 1988 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Lea Thompson | 1988 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Ann Compton | 1989 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Fred Hechinger | 1989 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Grace Hechinger | 1989 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Margaret Rawson | 1989 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Helen Smith | 1989 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| Janine Boy | 1990 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Barbara Mertz | 1990 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Patricia Wright '66 | 1990 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Rita Colwell | 1991 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Frances Hesselbein | 1991 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Sharon Rockefeller | 1991 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. James Billington | 1992 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Marian Edelman | 1992 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Jessica Mathews | 1992 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Antonia Novello, M.D., M.P.H. | 1992 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Gail Gamble '69 | 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Sydney Hamburger | 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| Lois Harrison '45 | 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Ruth Holmes '55 | 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Madame Hao Keming | 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Harold Weisberg | 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Lillian Weisberg | 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Shirley Malcom | 1994 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| The Honorable Rozanne Ridgway | 1994 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Molly Stuart '69 | 1994 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| The Honorable Lindy Boggs | 1995 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Kathryn Boyer | 1995 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Martha Church | 1995 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Corinne Roberts | 1995 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| The Honorable Jack F. Kemp | 1996 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Catharine Stimpson | 1996 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Jean Baker | 1997 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Winifred King, M.D. '79 | 1997 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Corella A. Bonner | 1998 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Paula Brownlee | 1998 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Shirley Jackson | 1999 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Dr. Charles Tidball | 1999 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky | 2000 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Tom Samet | 2000 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Maggie Brown | 2001 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Ljubica Acevska | 2002 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Marietta Geckos '84 | 2003 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Henry Laughlin | 2003 | Honorary Doctor of Pedagogy |
| Dr. M. Page Laughlin | 2003 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| Lisa Myers | 2004 | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Dr. Charles Nicodemus | 2005 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Kathryn Nicodemus | 2005 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| The Honorable Loretta Sanchez | 2005 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Patricia Stanley | 2005 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Albert Cohen | 2006 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Frances Delaplaine Randall '45 | 2006 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| The Honorable Paul Sarbanes | 2006 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Homer Carhart | 2007 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Sheilah Kast | 2007 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Manuel Casiano M.B.A '03 | 2008 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Elizabeth Delaplaine | 2008 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. George B. Delaplaine Jr. | 2008 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Marcia DiBiagio '73 | 2008 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Eileen Dickey | 2008 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Cheryl Parrott '06 | 2009 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Stefanie Sanford | 2009 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. David Holmes | 2010 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Beverley Swaim-Staley '77, M.A. '82 | 2010 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| The Honorable Anthony G. Brown | 2011 | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Adrian Gardner '93 | 2011 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| James Racheff M.S. '93, M.B.A. '03 | 2012 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| William Strickland Jr. | 2012 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Zygmunt Dembek M.S. '82 | 2013 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Cheryl Dreiling '69 | 2013 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Antonio Mendez | 2013 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. William Browning Jr. | 2014 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Keith Harris | 2014 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Claire Shipman | 2014 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Marlene Grossnickle Young | 2014 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Thomas Geisbert | 2015 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Randy McClement | 2015 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Ronald J. Volpe | 2015 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Deborah Bonanni | 2016 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Wil Haygood | 2016 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| A. Betsy McAlpine | 2017 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Cherian Thomas | 2017 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Krishanti Vignarajah | 2017 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Carla Hayden, Ph.D. | 2018 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Ethan Dmitrovsky | 2019 | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| Robert Hooper | 2020 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Janet Nunn | 2020 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Olivia G. White | 2020 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| The Reverend Margaret A. Muncie | 2021 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Aba Blankson | 2022 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Dr. Barbara Brookmyer | 2022 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| George Irish | 2022 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Judith Messina | 2023 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
| The Honorable Ronald N. Young | 2023 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters |
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