The university grants honorary degrees during the convocation ceremony each year to recognize “excellence in any valued aspect of human endeavor, including the realm of scholarship, public service, and the performing arts.” (Faculty Handbook, 3, III.X)
Recipients are announced in May prior to the university's commencement ceremonies.
2024 Distinguished University Professor Recipients
Hillel Chiel
Doctor Neurology
Mitch Drumm
Doctor of Hyman Genetics
Jonathan S. Stamler
Doctor of Medicine
Bruce Walker
Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa
James Wyant
Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa
John Anderson
Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa
Mark Gelfand
Doctor of Human Letters, Honoris Causa
Kamoya Kimeu
Doctor of Science
Harvey F. Lodish
Doctor of Science
Marc H. Morial
Doctor of Humane Letters
William F. Baker, PhD
Doctor of Humane Letters
Robert J. Herbold, PhD, MS
Doctor of Humane Letters
Suzanne Elise Walsh, JD, MSSA
Doctor of Humane Letters
Beth Mooney
Doctor of Humane Letters
David Scadden
Doctor of Science
Peter van Dijk
Doctor of Humane Letters
François-Philippe Champagne
Doctor of Laws
Delos “Toby” Cosgrove
Doctor of Science
Anne S. Pruitt-Logan
Doctor of Humane Letters