Honorary Degrees Awarded Alphabetically By Last Name
Dave Stockton
San Bernardino, 2012
Sandra Lerner
Chico, 2012
Joan Weill and
Sanford (Sandy) Weill
Sonoma, 2012
Vincent P. Barabba
Northridge, 2012
A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mildred Jean Ablin | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/13/1998 |
| Morton I. Abramowitz | Doctor of Laws | Stanislaus | 5/29/1993 |
| Jack Acosta | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/12/2010 |
| Abel G. Aganbegyan | Doctor of Laws | East Bay* | 6/15/2002 |
| Isabel Allende | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/24/2008 |
| Alfred E. Alquist | Doctor of Laws | San Jose | 5/24/1997 |
| Abel Coronado Amaya | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/18/2007 |
| Robert Antle | Doctor of Humane Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/19/2007 |
| Alan Armer | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 5/31/2002 |
| Ruth Asawa | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Francisco | 5/30/1998 |
B | Top ^ | ||
| Homer P. Balabanis | Doctor of Fine Arts | Humboldt | 6/15/1985 |
| John Baldassari | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Diego | 5/17/2003 |
| David Baltimore | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 9/28/2001 |
| Vincent P. Barabba | Doctor of Laws | Northridge | 5/24/2012 |
| David Barclay | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/24/1997 |
| Betty M. Barker | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/17/2010 |
| Arthur Barron | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/24/1998 |
| Billy Barty | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/10/1995 |
| Leslie Bassett | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fresno | 5/23/2009 |
| Glenda M. Bayless | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 12/10/2011 |
| Arnold O. Beckman | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 5/26/1984 |
| Gene M. Benedetti | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/20/1995 |
| Sisbusiso M. E. Bengu | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 7/17/1996 |
| Donald E. Bently | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/16/2007 |
| James Berk | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 5/24/2011 |
| Jose Bernardo | Doctor of Humane Letters | Stanislaus | 6/5/2010 |
| Dan Black | Doctor of Science | Fullerton | 5/20/2007 |
| Bishop Charles E. Blake | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/12/2010 |
| Jeffrey L. Bleich | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/21/2011 |
| Gary L. Bloom | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/12/2010 |
| James F. Boccardo | Doctor of Laws | San Jose | 5/24/2003 |
| Charles F. Bolden | Doctor of Science | San Diego | 5/18/2003 |
| Julian Bond | Doctor of Humane Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/22/1999 |
| Paul R. Jr. Bonderson | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/16/2007 |
| Ernest L. Boyer | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/22/1988 |
| Norman Brinker | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/21/2005 |
| John Spoor Broome | Doctor of Humane Letters | Channel Islands | 5/21/2005 |
| Roy T. Brophy | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/23/1987 |
| James J. Brosnahan | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/27/2006 |
| Jack H. Brown | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/19/2005 |
| Andreas Brown | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Diego | 5/21/2005 |
| Corrick Brown | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sonoma | 5/22/1999 |
| Lee Patrick Brown | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/27/1994 |
| Edmund G. Pat Brown | Doctor of Laws | Los Angeles | 6/11/1982 |
| Willie Brown | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/29/2004 |
| Jose Burciaga | Doctor of Humane Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/24/1997 |
| James L. Burke | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/14/1997 |
| Malin Burnham | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/23/2009 |
| Raymond Burr | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sonoma | 5/28/1993 |
C | Top ^ | ||
| Nicolas Cage | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fullerton | 5/25/2001 |
| Tracy Caldwell | Doctor of Science | Fullerton | 5/17/2008 |
| James Cameron | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fullerton | 5/29/1999 |
| Robert L. Caret | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/29/2004 |
| John Carlos | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/28/2005 |
| Richard Carpenter | Doctor of Fine Arts | Long Beach | 5/26/2000 |
| Jun-Boo Cha | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/27/1995 |
| Iris Chang | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay* | 6/12/2004 |
| Yung Fa Chang | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 9/13/1990 |
| Gareth C.C. Chang | Doctor of Science | Fullerton | 5/26/2001 |
| Carol Channing | Doctor of Fine Arts | Stanislaus | 5/29/2004 |
| John Chen | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/23/2008 |
| Andrew J.C. Cherng | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/14/2008 |
| Julia Child | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 12/1/2000 |
| Shirley Chisholm | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/22/1999 |
| Malinda Chouinard | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/19/2007 |
| Warren Christopher | Doctor of Laws | Los Angeles | 6/9/2007 |
| Roy Christopher | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fresno | 5/19/2007 |
| Evelyn Cisneros | Doctor of Fine Arts | Monterey Bay | 5/23/1998 |
| Henry G. Cisneros | Doctor of Laws | Dominguez Hills | 5/21/2010 |
| William Clark | Doctor of Letters | San Jose | 5/23/1992 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/27/1995 |
| Nathaniel S. Colley Sr. | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 5/21/1988 |
| James A. Collins | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/13/1992 |
| Rita Colwell | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 9/28/2001 |
| R. J. Considine Jr. | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/12/1999 |
| Lodwrick M. Cook | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 2/21/1995 |
| Ramon C. Cortines | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/27/1989 |
| Don Coryell | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/22/2010 |
| Bill Cosby | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 4/29/1992 |
| Joseph W. Cotchett | Doctor of Laws | San Luis Obispo | 6/15/2002 |
| Nicholas J. Coussoulis | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/21/2009 |
| Carol A. Cox | Doctor of Laws | San Marcos | 5/15/2010 |
| Sidney Harvey Craig | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/22/1993 |
| Mike Curb | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 5/19/2009 |
D | Top ^ | ||
| Irene Dalis | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Jose | 5/29/1999 |
| Jack Dangermond | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/11/2005 |
| Robert Nathan Danziger | Doctor of Fine Arts | Monterey Bay | 9/14/2011 |
| Belva Davis | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/22/2004 |
| Frank V. de Bellis | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 6/11/1965 |
| Heitor Gurgulino de Souza | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 7/17/1996 |
| Morris Dees | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/23/2009 |
| Anita L. DeFrantz | Doctor of Laws | Dominguez Hills | 5/25/1996 |
| Ronald V. Dellums | Doctor of Laws | East Bay* | 6/10/2000 |
| George Deukmejian | Doctor of Laws | Long Beach | 5/29/2008 |
| Michelle DeYoung | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 5/18/2010 |
| Rayburn S. Dezember | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/8/1996 |
| Roy Disney | Doctor of Humane Letters | Maritime Academy | 4/26/2008 |
| Mary Carolyn Dobbs | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/22/2004 |
| Plácido Domingo | Doctor of Fine Arts | Stanislaus | 10/25/2010 |
| Regina E. Dugan | Doctor of Science | Fullerton | 5/22/2011 |
| Glenn S. Dumke | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/29/1982 |
| Robert E. Duncan | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/25/1996 |
| C. Alden Dunham | Doctor of Humane Letters | Office of the Chancellor | 9/20/1976 |
| Herbert McGilvray Dwight | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/26/2001 |
E | Top ^ | ||
| Marian Wright Edelman | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/29/1993 |
| Michael D. Eisner | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 6/3/2005 |
| Floyd English | Doctor of Science | Chico | 5/21/2005 |
| Dorothy Stevens Enomoto | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 5/25/2001 |
| Norman Epstein | Doctor of Laws | Dominguez Hills | 5/28/1999 |
| Jaime A. Escalante | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/9/1990 |
F | Top ^ | ||
| Vera King Farris | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay* | 6/11/1994 |
| David C. Favor | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/22/2010 |
| Michael Feinstein | Doctor of Fine Arts | Los Angeles | 6/14/1997 |
| Mervin Field | Doctor of Laws | Sonoma | 5/18/1996 |
| Michael Fielding | Doctor of Humane Letters | Humboldt | 5/17/2008 |
| Brian De Lacy Figaji | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay* | 6/9/2001 |
| Franz Fischler | Doctor of Laws | East Bay* | 6/14/1997 |
| David W. Fleming | Doctor of Laws | Northridge | 5/20/2009 |
| Paul F. Folino | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 5/23/2010 |
| Leo Fontana | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/13/2009 |
| Bert E. Forbes | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/10/2012 |
| Candace M. Forbes | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/10/2012 |
| Ron L. Fowler | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/21/2005 |
| Richard N. Frank | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/14/2009 |
| John Hope Franklin | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/30/1998 |
| Marcy Friedman | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sacramento | 5/21/2010 |
| Millard Fuller | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/25/2002 |
| R. Buckminster Fuller | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 6/10/1966 |
G | Top ^ | ||
| Fred. B. Galbreath | Doctor of Science | Humboldt | 5/20/1995 |
| Claude Ganz | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/23/2009 |
| Sil Garaventa Jr. | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 2/25/2011 |
| Samuel Ruiz Garcia | Doctor of Humane Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/25/2002 |
| John W. Gardner | Doctor of Laws | San Jose | 6/13/1969 |
| Florentino Garza | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/13/2004 |
| Susan Elizabeth George | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 5/30/2004 |
| Robert L. Gibson | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/12/2004 |
| Marshall Lloyd Ginter | Doctor of Science | Chico | 5/22/2004 |
| Danny Glover | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Francisco | 5/31/1997 |
| Richard N. Goldman | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/26/2001 |
| Bernard Goldstein | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/31/2003 |
| Stephen Jay Gould | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 4/5/2002 |
| James H. Gray | Doctor of Laws | Long Beach | 5/24/2000 |
| Donald Green | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sonoma | 5/23/1998 |
| Maureen Green | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sonoma | 5/23/1998 |
| Vartan Gregorian | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/29/2004 |
| Ken Grossman | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/25/2008 |
| Kenny C. Guinn | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/22/2010 |
H | Top ^ | ||
| Monica P. Hadley | Doctor of Humane Letters | Humboldt | 5/16/1998 |
| Coralein Hallowell | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/20/2000 |
| James Hallowell | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/20/2000 |
| Claudia H. Hampton | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/10/1995 |
| Herbie Hancock | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fresno | 5/24/1997 |
| Rudy A. Hanley | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 5/22/2010 |
| W. Benson Harer Jr. | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/16/2001 |
| Lou Harrison | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sacramento | 5/28/1993 |
| Donald M. Hart | Master of Public Service | San Luis Obispo | 6/7/1969 |
| Augustus F. Hawkins | Doctor of Laws | Los Angeles | 6/15/1985 |
| Louis H. Heilbron | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/28/1988 |
| Peter Hemmings | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 6/1/2000 |
| Scott Horowitz | Doctor of Science | Northridge | 5/29/1997 |
| Khaled Hosseini | Doctor of Fine Arts | East Bay | 6/14/2009 |
| Charles W. Hostler | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/21/2010 |
| Dolores C. Huerta | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 5/29/2002 |
| Richard E. Hunter | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Marcos | 5/17/2003 |
| Don B. Huntley | Doctor of Science | Pomona | 6/13/2009 |
| James Husband | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Marcos | 5/15/2004 |
I | Top ^ | ||
| Sam F. Iacobellis | Doctor of Science | Fresno | 5/20/2006 |
| Kazuo Inamori | Doctor of Science | San Diego | 4/5/2011 |
| Dorothy Inghram | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/14/2003 |
| Kathleen Marie Ireland | Doctor of Humane Letters | Channel Islands | 5/19/2012 |
| Phillip L. Isenberg | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 5/24/2002 |
J | Top ^ | ||
| Anthony L. Jackson | Doctor of Humane Letters | San José | 5/28/2011 |
| Irwin Jacobs | Doctor of Science | San Diego | 8/26/2006 |
| David Jenkins | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/30/1992 |
| Margaret Jensen | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/22/2010 |
| Rodger B. Jensen | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/22/2010 |
| Richard A. Johanson | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/21/2005 |
| Grantland Johnson | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 5/26/2001 |
| Robert A. Johnson | Doctor of Science | Sonoma | 5/28/2011 |
| Walter Johnson | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/24/2008 |
| Patrick Johnston | Doctor of Humane Letters | Stanislaus | 5/31/2003 |
| D. Bruce Johnstone | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 8/20/1997 |
| I. King Jordan | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay* | 6/10/1995 |
K | Top ^ | ||
| Jeffrey Kahane | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sonoma | 5/28/2005 |
| Donald F. Karcher | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 9/25/1992 |
| Robert W. Karpe | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/11/2005 |
| Don Kassing | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/24/2008 |
| Janet R. Kellogg | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Marcos | 5/29/1999 |
| Will Keith Kellogg | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 11/12/1998 |
| W. Keith Kellogg II | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/12/1994 |
| Kathleen Kennedy | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Diego | 5/15/2004 |
| John F. Kennedy | Doctor of Laws | San Diego | 6/6/1963 |
| Francis Keppel | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 5/15/1964 |
| Albert Kern | Doctor of Science | San Marcos | 5/17/2008 |
| Billy Jean King | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/14/1997 |
| Robert N. Klein | Doctor of Laws | Humboldt | 5/12/2012 |
| Yuri Kochiyama | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/12/2010 |
| Fred Korematsu | Doctor of Laws | East Bay* | 6/8/1996 |
| Robert E. Kramek | Doctor of Science | The Maritime Academy | 5/2/2009 |
| Scott Kriens | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/14/2009 |
L | Top ^ | ||
| Henry L. "Hank" Lacayo | Doctor of Humane Letters | Channel Islands | 5/19/2012 |
| Robert J. Lagomarsino | Doctor of Laws | Channel Islands | 5/21/2005 |
| Daniel J. Lanahan | Doctor of Laws | Sonoma | 5/26/2007 |
| Jean Lane | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/15/2008 |
| L. William Bill Lane Jr. | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/15/2008 |
| Tommy Lasorda | Doctor of Humane Letters | Long Beach | 5/27/1998 |
| Leonard H. Lavin | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/18/2012 |
| Gaye LeBaron | Doctor of Letters | Sonoma | 5/20/1995 |
| Timothy J. Leiweke | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/23/2003 |
| Miguel León-Portilla | Doctor of Letters | San Diego | 5/3/2002 |
| William E. Leonard | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/16/2007 |
| Sandra Lerner | Doctor of Science | Chico | 5/19/2012 |
| Winnie Leung | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 5/26/2007 |
| Bella Lewitzky | Doctor of Fine Arts | Long Beach | 5/30/1997 |
| Ann Lieberman | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 5/30/1997 |
| Arthur G. Linkletter | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/24/1998 |
| Bernard Lipinsky | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/26/1996 |
| David C. Lizarraga | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/10/2006 |
| Katherine B. Loker | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/28/1999 |
| Martha Longenecker | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Diego | 5/19/2007 |
| Steven M. Lopez | Doctor of Humane Letters | San José | 4/29/2011 |
| Monica Lozano | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/22/2008 |
| Donald Lucas | Doctor of Humane Letters | San José | 4/20/2012 |
| Sally Lucas | Doctor of Humane Letters | San José | 4/20/2012 |
| Arthur J. Ludwick | Doctor of Science | Pomona | 6/11/2010 |
| Sarah L. Ludwick | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/12/2010 |
| William M. Lyles | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/26/2001 |
M | Top ^ | ||
| John Mack | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/11/2011 |
| Arturo Madrid | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay* | 6/12/1993 |
| Philip S. Magaram | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 5/28/2003 |
| Sam Maloof | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Bernardino | 6/16/2007 |
| Nelson Mandela | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/31/1997 |
| Bob L. Mangrum | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Marcos | 5/27/2000 |
| George M. Marcus | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/21/2011 |
| Vahac Mardirosian | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/23/1998 |
| Rosario Marin | Doctor of Laws | Los Angeles | 6/15/2002 |
| Ernest D. Marquez | Doctor of Science | Fresno | 5/25/2002 |
| George F. Martin | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/12/1999 |
| Steve Martin | Doctor of Humane Letters | Long Beach | 8/25/1989 |
| Manny Mashouf | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/24/2008 |
| Walter E. Massey | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 4/5/2002 |
| Ric Masten | Doctor of Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/19/2007 |
| Robert T. Matsui | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 5/20/2006 |
| Russell G. Mawby | Doctor of Science | Pomona | 6/10/1989 |
| Federico Mayor | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 7/15/1996 |
| Willie Howard Mays Jr. | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/23/2009 |
| Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika | Doctor of Laws | San Luis Obispo | 6/14/2009 |
| James McClatchy | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/20/2006 |
| Andrew McGuire | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/18/1996 |
| Albert J. McNeil | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 5/28/2003 |
| Sunne Wright McPeak | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay* | 6/13/1998 |
| Bruce A. McPherson | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/11/2005 |
| Alex Mehran | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/12/2011 |
| Shailesh Mehta | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/17/2007 |
| Yehudi Menuhin | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Francisco | 5/9/1997 |
| Otto E. Meyer | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/26/1990 |
| Steven G. Mihaylo | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 5/29/2005 |
| Norman Mineta | Doctor of Laws | San Jose | 5/25/2002 |
| Jenny J. Ming | Doctor of Humane Letters | San José | 5/26/2012 |
| Dionicio Morales | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/6/2008 |
| Hugo Morales | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sacramento | 5/20/2011 |
| Rita Moreno | Doctor of Fine Arts | East Bay | 6/1/2007 |
| Joe Morgan | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/14/2008 |
| Gwynna M. Morris | Doctor of Humane Letters | Humboldt | 5/18/2002 |
| Emory W. Morris | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/7/1969 |
| Ingrid Moses | Doctor of Letters | Sacramento | 5/23/2003 |
| Lajpat Rai Munger | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/17/2003 |
| Barry Munitz | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/10/2000 |
| Janet Murguía | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/20/2011 |
| Sebastian Paul Musco | Doctor of Humane Letters | Stanislaus | 5/12/2007 |
N | Top ^ | ||
| Steve G. Nettleton | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/24/2003 |
| Norman Neuerburg | Doctor of Fine Arts | Dominguez Hills | 5/23/1998 |
| Susan B. Neuman | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay* | 6/15/2002 |
| Ruth Marie Nickerson | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/21/2005 |
| Clarence Iwao Nishizu | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 5/29/1999 |
| Craig R. Noel | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Diego | 5/20/2006 |
| Charles H. Noski | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 6/1/2007 |
O | Top ^ | ||
| Jack T. O'Connell | Doctor of Humane Letters | Channel Islands | 5/21/2011 |
| John F. O'Connell | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/26/1985 |
| Paul H. O'Neill | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/22/1999 |
| Charles Obershaw | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/18/2006 |
| Shelby Obershaw | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/18/2006 |
| Mario G. Obledo | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 5/22/2010 |
| Richard R. Oliphant | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/16/2006 |
| Charles R. Oliver | Doctor of Science | Pomona | 6/6/1996 |
| Edward James Olmos | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fresno | 5/25/1996 |
| Paul J. Orfalea | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/16/2007 |
| Peter Oppenheimer | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/9/2012 |
| Barbro Osher | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/19/2012 |
| Bernard A. Osher | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/11/2011 |
P | Top ^ | ||
| Harry P. Pachon | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/12/2004 |
| Leon Panetta | Doctor of Humane Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/24/1997 |
| Harry Pappas | Doctor of Humane Letters | Stanislaus | 5/31/2008 |
| J. Douglas Pardee | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Marcos | 5/21/2011 |
| Isabel Patterson | Doctor of Humane Letters | Long Beach | 5/31/1995 |
| L. Robert Payne | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/19/2012 |
| A. Jerrold Perenchio | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fresno | 5/21/2011 |
| Shimon Peres | Doctor of Laws | San Diego | 8/20/1997 |
| Roy M. Pérez | Doctor of Humane Letters | San José | 4/4/2012 |
| Neale Perkins | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/14/2008 |
| George Perle | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sacramento | 5/25/1996 |
| Evert B. Person | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/28/1993 |
| Leon S. Peters | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/24/1997 |
| Pete Peters | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/17/2008 |
| Vincent E. Petrucci | Doctor of Science | Fresno | 5/28/1994 |
| Peter J. Pitchess | Doctor of Laws | Office of the Chancellor | 7/20/1994 |
| Kim Polese | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/11/2011 |
| Abraham Polonsky | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 5/27/1998 |
| James David Power III | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 6/3/1999 |
| Sol Price | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/18/2003 |
Q | Top ^ | ||
| Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi | Doctor of Science | Chico | 5/24/2009 |
| Jose Quintero | Doctor of Fine Arts | Fullerton | 5/28/1989 |
R | Top ^ | ||
| Joseph A. Rattigan | Doctor of Laws | Sonoma | 5/27/1994 |
| Jack L. Rawlins | Doctor of Science | Chico | 4/11/2007 |
| Jack Raymond | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Marcos | 5/17/2008 |
| Ali C. Razi | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/15/2002 |
| Edwin O. Reischauer | Doctor of Laws | San Diego | 4/1/1968 |
| Cruz Reynoso | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 5/18/2012 |
| Lloyd Richards | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/22/1993 |
| Elmer Richter | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/23/1998 |
| Richard W. Riley | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 12/14/2001 |
| Alice Mitchell Rivlin | Doctor of Laws | Monterey Bay | 5/19/2012 |
| Albert S. Rodda | Doctor of Laws | Sacramento | 5/23/1987 |
| Henry Rodriguez | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Marcos | 6/3/2001 |
| John Stuart Rogers | Doctor of Humane Letters | Stanislaus | 5/28/2005 |
| June Rogers | Doctor of Humane Letters | Stanislaus | 5/28/2005 |
| Edward Rollins | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/18/2012 |
| Hugo Morales Rosas | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/22/1999 |
| Robin L. Rossi | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/13/2009 |
| Edward R. Roybal | Doctor of Laws | Los Angeles | 6/13/1998 |
| Helen B. Rudee | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/18/1996 |
| Burt Rutan | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/30/1987 |
S | Top ^ | ||
| Rafael Sanchez | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/19/2007 |
| John Santuccio | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Marcos | 5/15/2004 |
| Louis W. Schatz | Doctor of Science | Humboldt | 5/21/1994 |
| John P. Schlegal | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/27/2000 |
| Jean Forsyth Schulz | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/27/1994 |
| Glenn Theodore Seaborg | Doctor of Laws | San Diego | 6/10/1966 |
| Andres Segovia | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 2/18/1983 |
| Cheryl Seidner | Doctor of Humane Letters | Humboldt | 5/17/2008 |
| David F. Selvin | Doctor of Laws | San Francisco | 5/27/2000 |
| Ravi Shankar | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Marcos | 8/22/2001 |
| Larry Sharp | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/15/2008 |
| Larry A. Shehadey | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/25/2002 |
| Richard H. Sherratt | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/16/2012 |
| Darlene Shiley | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Diego | 5/24/2008 |
| Mimi Halper Silbert | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/29/1993 |
| Ronald R. Simons | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/10/2012 |
| Alan Simpkins | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/26/1996 |
| Phyllis Forward Simpkins | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/26/1996 |
| James Sinegal | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/22/1999 |
| Gary Alan Sinise | Doctor of Fine Arts | Stanislaus | 10/25/2008 |
| Judy Lynn Sitton | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/25/2003 |
| Ernest H. Siva | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Bernardino | 6/20/2009 |
| John Brooks Slaughter | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/15/2002 |
| Tavis Smiley | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/23/2008 |
| Gil D. Smith | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/18/2007 |
| Osborne Earl Smith | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/14/2003 |
| George Walker Smith | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/19/2002 |
| Anna Deavere Smith | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sacramento | 5/25/1996 |
| Margaret Chase Smith | Doctor of Laws | Northridge | 5/31/1974 |
| Tommie Smith | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/28/2005 |
| Earl S. Smittcamp | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/27/1995 |
| Richard Smothers | Dcotor of Fine Arts | San Jose | 5/27/2000 |
| Thomas Smothers | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Jose | 5/27/2000 |
| George Soares | Doctor of Laws | San Luis Obispo | 6/14/2008 |
| Monroe E. Spaght | Doctor of Laws | Humboldt | 6/4/1965 |
| Alex G. Spanos | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Luis Obispo | 6/12/2004 |
| Stuart Sperber | Doctor of Science | Pomona | 6/9/2007 |
| Janet Spidell | Doctor of Humane Letters | Long Beach | 5/29/2008 |
| Robert Spidell | Doctor of Humane Letters | Long Beach | 5/29/2008 |
| Dwight E. Stanford | Doctor of Laws | San Diego | 5/20/2002 |
| Michael D. Stennis | Doctor of Humane Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/26/2001 |
| Walter W. Stiern | Doctor of Laws | Bakersfield | 6/14/1986 |
| Dave Stockton | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/17/2012 |
| Edward R. Stolman | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/31/2003 |
| Irving Stone | Doctor of Literature | Office of the Chancellor | 3/22/1971 |
| Alvena Storm | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/26/1996 |
| Rafael A. Suarez | Doctor of Humane Letters | Monterey Bay | 5/16/2009 |
| William H. Swanson | Doctor of Science | San Luis Obispo | 6/11/2005 |
| Deborah Szekely | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/18/2007 |
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| Amy Tan | Doctor of Letters | San Jose | 5/25/2002 |
| Ellen O. Tauscher | Doctor of Laws | East Bay | 6/17/2012 |
| Frederick Teichert | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 5/22/2009 |
| Wayne Thiebaud | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sacramento | 5/23/1998 |
| Ngugi wa Thiong'o | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 5/20/2005 |
| William "Bill" Thomas | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/7/2008 |
| Yukiyasu Togo | Doctor of Humane Letters | Dominguez Hills | 9/17/1992 |
| Tyree Toliver | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/13/2009 |
| Glen Toney | Doctor of Humane Letters | Chico | 5/22/2004 |
| Arnold J. Toynbee | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 11/16/1964 |
| John J. Tracy | Doctor of Science | Dominguez Hills | 5/20/2011 |
| Henry F. Trione | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/24/1997 |
| Angelo K. Tsakopoulos | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 5/23/1998 |
| Walter J. Turnbull | Doctor of Fine Arts | Dominguez Hills | 5/24/1991 |
| Ralph Winfred Tyler | Doctor of Laws | East Bay* | 6/10/1967 |
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| Yoshihiro Uchida | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/29/2004 |
| Peter V. Ueberroth | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Jose | 5/24/1986 |
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| Leslie L. Vadasz | Doctor of Science | Sonoma | 5/27/2006 |
| Luis Valdez | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Jose | 5/28/1988 |
| Roger Valine | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 5/26/2007 |
| Hans J. A. Van Ginkel | Doctor of Letters | Sacramento | 5/23/2003 |
| Carol Vaness | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 4/4/1998 |
| Bruce D. Varner | Doctor of Laws | San Bernardino | 6/18/2011 |
| Ann M. Veneman | Doctor of Laws | San Luis Obispo | 6/16/2001 |
| Anthony M. Vitti | Doctor of Humane Letters | Stanislaus | 6/3/2006 |
| Claire Van Vliet | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Diego | 5/18/2002 |
| Charles Brown Voorhis | Doctor of Laws | Pomona | 6/10/1995 |
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| Stanley T. Wang | Doctor of Humane Letters | East Bay | 6/10/2006 |
| Marilyn Wade Warrens | Doctor of Fine Arts | Chico | 5/25/2008 |
| James R. Watson | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/19/2010 |
| Jennifer A. Webley | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sonoma | 5/29/2010 |
| John W. Webley | Doctor of Science | Sonoma | 5/29/2010 |
| Michi Nishiura Weglyn | Doctor of Humane Letters | Pomona | 6/12/1993 |
| Joan Weill | Doctor of Fine Arts | Sonoma | 5/16/2012 |
| Sanford I. Weill | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sonoma | 5/16/2012 |
| Leon Williams | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Diego | 5/18/2007 |
| Leonard "Lenny" Williams | Doctor of Fine Arts | East Bay | 6/16/2012 |
| Harold M. Williams | Doctor of Humane Letters | Northridge | 5/28/1998 |
| Cecil Williams | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/27/1995 |
| Norman Williamson Jr. | Doctor of Letters | Pomona | 6/10/1995 |
| Pete Wilson | Doctor of Laws | San Diego | 5/23/2009 |
| August Wilson | Doctor of Fine Arts | Northridge | 6/2/1999 |
| Bing Sum Wong | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Bernardino | 6/19/2005 |
| Savio L. Y. Woo | Doctor of Science | Chico | 5/23/1998 |
| James D. Woods | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 5/28/2006 |
| John L. Woolf | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fresno | 5/23/2009 |
| Louis Booker Wright | Doctor of Humane Letters | Fullerton | 11/30/1966 |
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| Rosalyn S. Yalow | Doctor of Science | San Francisco | 5/27/1989 |
| Steven Lee Yamshon | Doctor of Humane Letters | Sacramento | 5/29/1999 |
| Peter Yarrow | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Francisco | 5/24/2003 |
| Jose Yenque | Doctor of Fine Arts | San Marcos | 5/21/2011 |
| Neil Young | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/27/2006 |
| Pegi Young | Doctor of Humane Letters | San Francisco | 5/27/2006 |
| Milton M. Younger | Doctor of Humane Letters | Bakersfield | 6/12/1999 |
| Raul Yzaguirra | Doctor of Humane Letters | Los Angeles | 6/11/2005 |
*Degrees awarded when the campus was named California State University, Hayward.
