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.
Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen
Commencement Speaker
Kaaya, Sylvia
Kaling, Mindy '01
Commencement Speaker
Watch the 2018 commencement address by Mindy Kaling '01.
Kean, Thomas H.
Keller, Evelun Fox
Kelley, David
Khan, Salman Amin
Khan, Salman Amin*
Speaker
*Sal Khan addressed the Class of 2020 in a virtual celebration in 2020, but did not receive his honorary degree until 2021.
No honorary degrees were awarded in 2020 as a result of the cancelleation of in-person commencement exercises due to COVID-19.
Kim, Jim Yong
King, Billie Jean