Past Honorary Degree Recipients
At its Commencement each June, Dartmouth awards honorary degrees to select individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts and humanities, the sciences, business and industry or public service in the broadest sense. Degrees awarded include Doctorates of Arts, Humane Letters, Laws, Letters, and Science.
This directory contains honorary degree recipients at Dartmouth from the year 2000 onward.
Lerner, Gerda
Lewis, Earl
Lewis, Stephen
Commencement Speaker
Watch the 2010 commencement address by Stephen Lewis.
Lim, Younsook
Lord, Philip Anderson '97
Commencement Speaker
Watch the 2023 Commencement address by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Lubcenco, Jane
Lynge, Aqqaluk
Ma, Yo-Yo
Commencement Speaker
Watch the 2019 Commencement address by Yo-Yo Ma.
MacLean, Barry '60, Th'61
Manual, Ralph N. '58