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Honorary Degree Recipients

Embodying Excellence

Western New England University takes great pride in bestowing honorary degrees upon a select group of distinguished individuals. These recipients embody the essence of excellence, resilience, and unwavering dedication to their respective fields, leaving an indelible mark on the world.

Below, you will find a list of these exceptional trailblazers, whose remarkable achievements inspire and enrich our university community, serving as beacons of inspiration for generations to come.

Honorary Degree Recipients

1952

  • LL.D. Daniel L. Marsh

1953

  • MBA Roe S. Clark
  • L.H.D. Harry W. Rowe

1954

  • LL.D. John F. Hines Jr.
  • L.H.D. Stanley O. Smith
  • S.J.D. S. Kenneth Skolfield

1955

  • LL.D. Horace J. Rice
  • LL.D. Robert H. Winters
  • L.H.D. Guy D. Miller

1956

  • LL.D. Donald M. Macaulay
  • LL.D. Raymond S. Wilkins

1957

  • LL.D. Laurence F. Whittemore
  • LL.D. Frederick D. Van Norman

1958

  • L.H.D. T. Leonard Lewis
  • Sc.D. M. Marcus Kiley
  • LL.D. Robert R. Emerson

1959

  • Litt.D. Charles F. Phillips
  • LL.D. F. Nelson Bridgham
  • LL.D. Albert Dixon Jr.
  • D.C.S. Edward Kronvall

1960

  • Litt.D. Eldon L. Johnson
  • LL.D. Thornton W. Merriam
  • LL.D. William W. Yerrall

1961

  • LL.D. Harley B. Goodrich
  • LL.D. Asa S. Knowles
  • Ed.D. Thomas G. Carr

1962

  • Sc.D. George R. Frost
  • LL.D. Lawrence F. O’Brien
  • L.H.D. Frederick B. Robinson

1963

  • D.C.S. James J. Shea
  • Litt.D. Dwayne Orton
  • LL.D. David H. Brown

1964

  • Ed.D. James L. Conrad
  • Sc.D. Frank D. Korkosz
  • D.C.S. D. Joseph St. Germain

1965

  • LL.D. Frank Auchter
  • L.H.D. Leo C. Donahue
  • Litt.D. Wallace S. Murray
  • D.C.S. Earl H. Paine

1966

  • Ed.D. Bert E. Grove
  • LL.D. Herman O. Grimmeisen
  • Ed.D. Francis H. Horn
  • Litt.D. Leland J. Kalmbach

1967

  • LL.D. Dewey F. Barich
  • Ed.D. Richard S. Ullery

1968

  • LL.D. Gerald J. Callahan
  • D.C.S. George H. Ellis
  • LL.D. Hughes Wagner

1969

  • LL.D. Ronald B. Lee
  • L.H.D. Rabbi Herman E. Snyder
  • Litt.D. Cecil H. Underwood

1970

  • Litt.D. Charles R. Clason
  • LL.D. Frank H. Freedman
  • D.B.A. Irving C. Jacobs

1971

  • L.H.D. Clarence I. Chatto
  • LL.D. Mike Gravel
  • D.B.A. W. Gray Mattern

1972

  • Ed.D. Randolph W. Bromery
  • Litt.D. Edward P. Boland
  • LL.D. Tullio A. Francesconi

1973

  • LL.D. George C. Keady Jr.
  • Sc.D. Lindon E. Saline
  • L.H.D. Emerson W. Smith

1974

  • LL.D. John M. P. O’Malley
  • Litt.D. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
  • L.H.D. Leroy Anderson

1975

  • LL.D. William S. Cohen
  • D.C.S. Sidney R. Cook
  • LL.D. Eileen P. Griffin

1976

  • D.C.S. Harry J. Courniotes
  • LL.D. Thomas P. Salmon
  • L.H.D. John E. Deady
  • L.H.D. Beaumont A. Herman

1977

  • L.H.D. Jean Mayer
  • LL.D. John M. Greaney
  • D.C.S. Russell B. Neff

1978

  • LL.D. James R. Martin
  • L.H.D. Graham King

1979

  • L.H.D. Herbert P. Almgren
  • D.C.S. Leon D. Chapin
  • D.C.S. Frank P. White ’22
  • Litt.D. Ernest L. Boyer

1981

  • L.H.D. George W. Hazzard
  • L.H.D. Francis J. Quirico
  • L.H.D. Mary C. McLean

1983

  • L.H.D. Maurice N. Katz

1984

  • LL.D. Honorable Sidney M. Cooley
  • L.H.D. Sister Mary Caritas

1985

  • Litt.D. Commodore Grace M. Hopper

1987

  • LL.D. Frank A. Tredinnick Jr.

1988

  • LL.D. Clara Hale
  • LL.D. Sidney Alexander, M.D.
  • Litt.D. Amos Oz

1990

  • L.H.D. Jessye Norman

1991

  • Litt.D. Bert N. Mitchell

1992

  • Litt.D. Arnold D. Scheller, M.D.

1993

  • LL.D. Phyllis A. Andreoni

1994

  • LL.D. Alfred H. Taylor Jr.
  • LL.D. Richard E. Hoyt

1995

  • LL.D. Alfred A. LaRiviere

1996

  • Litt.D. Robert D. Bickel

1998

  • LL.D. Arthur Marshall
  • L.H.D. Emma Wilder Anderson
  • L.H.D. Gerald E. D’Amour
  • L.H.D. Leon Carman

2000

  • L.H.D. Rev. James D. Monan S.J.
  • L.H.D. Margaret Burnham, Esq.
  • L.H.D. Ellen Galinsky

2001

  • L.H.D. The Honorable Richard E. Neal

2002

  • L.H.D. Honorable Margaret H. Marshall
  • LL.D. James P. White
  • L.H.D. James J. Trelease

2003

  • L.H.D. John H. Davis
  • L.H.D. William F. Russell
  • L.H.D. Stephen A. Davis

2004

  • LL.D. Justice Roderick L. Ireland
  • L.H.D. Wolf Blitzer
  • L.H.D. Peter L. Picknelly Sr.
  • L.H.D. Eric Carle

2005

  • LL.D. Honorable N. Gertner
  • L.H.D. Suzanne S. Shea
  • L.H.D. Thomas J. Shea

2006

  • LL.D. Wayne Budd, Esq.
  • L.H.D. Alan S. Chartock
  • L.H.D. Denise Kaigler
  • D.C.S. John E. Reed L’42/H’01

2007

  • LL.D. The Honorable James Rosenbaum
  • L.H.D. Roberta Guaspari
  • L.H.D. Rebecca Lobo

2008

  • Litt.D. E.L. Doctorow
  • LL.D. Honorable Reena Raggi
  • L.H.D. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J.

2009

  • LL.D. Pauline Schneider
  • L.H.D. Gail Garinger
  • L.H.D. L. Vincent Strully Jr.

2010

  • LL.D. Frank J. Macchiarola
  • L.H.D. Conrad L. Ricketts

2011

  • LL.D. The Honorable Michael A. Ponsor
  • L.H.D. Jimmy Tingle

2012

  • LL.D. Honorable Barbara A. Lenk
  • Sc. D. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
  • Sc. D. Steven Schonholz

2014

  • LL.D. Justice Andrew J. McDonald
  • L.H.D. Victoria Reggie Kennedy

2015

  • L.H.D. Gale D. Candaras '83

2017

  • L.H.D. Dr. James S. Withers

2019

  • L.H.D. Kevin S. Delbridge '77

2023

  • L.H.D. Jon Clifton
  • Sc. D. Thomas Lines