Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Abel Darrel Letters May 11, 1990 West Lafayette
Ackerman James F. Education May 16, 2004 West Lafayette
Ackerson Nels J. Agriculture May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Adams Richard E. Engineering May 14, 1977 West Lafayette
Adams Robert V. Engineering May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Aday Lu Ann Social Sciences May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Ade George Humane Letters June 15, 1926 West Lafayette
Adesina Akinwumi A. Agriculture May 15, 2015 West Lafayette
Agurell Stig L. Science May 19, 1985 West Lafayette
Albrecht Herbert Richard Agriculture June 3, 1962 West Lafayette
Alexander John A. Humane Letters May 11, 1986 IUPUI
Alexander Anna Margaret Humane Letters May 11, 1986 IUPUI
Allen Durward L. Agriculture May 18, 1985 West Lafayette
Allen Samuel R. Management May 13, 2017 West Lafayette
Allmon Charles W. Agriculture May 15, 1994 West Lafayette
Almquist Donald J. Technology May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Amy Jonathan Weekes Science May 18, 2014 West Lafayette
Andersen Ronald M. Social Sciences May 15, 1999 West Lafayette
Anderson Robert Clarke Science May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Andrew Jesse Charles Agriculture June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Andrews Frederick Newcomb Agriculture May 15, 1983 West Lafayette
Anseth Kristi S. Engineering May 13, 2016 West Lafayette
Argon Ali S. Engineering May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Armstrong Ken Political Science May 12, 2018 West Lafayette
Armstrong Neil Alden Engineering January 9, 1970 West Lafayette
Armstrong W. Dwight Agriculture May 11, 2013 West Lafayette
Arndt Russell L. Agriculture May 7, 1992 North Central
Arnott Struther Science May 17, 1998 West Lafayette
Arntzen Charles J. Science May 17, 1997 West Lafayette
Arthur Joseph Charles Science June 9, 1931 West Lafayette
Atalla Martin M. (John) Engineering May 17, 2003 West Lafayette
Atkins William Avery Laws June 19, 1949 West Lafayette
Axelrod Bernard Science May 13, 1989 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Bader Alfred Robert Science May 12, 1984 West Lafayette
Bailey Ralph E. Engineering May 13, 1979 West Lafayette
Balazs Endre A. Science May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
Baldwin Ira Lawrence Science October 28, 1945 West Lafayette
Banbury Fernley Hope Engineering June 13, 1948 West Lafayette
Bancroft John B. Agriculture May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Banker Gilbert S. Science May 18, 2003 West Lafayette
Bankoff Sylvia Humane Letters May 14, 2007 North Central
Banks Joanne Trautmann Letters May 12, 1991 West Lafayette
Banks E. Sharon Letters May 10, 2000 IPFW
Bares William G. Engineering May 11, 1991 West Lafayette
Barnes Stephenson Barton Engineering May 31, 1959 West Lafayette
Barnes Lowell R. Science (Vet Med) May 15, 1994 West Lafayette
Bass Frank M. Management May 14, 1988 West Lafayette
Bassani G. Franco Science May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Bateman Robert E. Engineering May 8, 1992 West Lafayette
Batt William Lorraine Engineering November 4, 1933 West Lafayette
Batten Percy Haight Engineering June 19, 1949 West Lafayette
Battle Haron James Laws May 20, 1990 West Lafayette
Baffour-Senkyire Joseph K. Laws May 17, 1981 West Lafayette
Bayh Evan Management May 18, 2003 West Lafayette
Bayh, Jr. Birch Evans Laws June 6, 1965 West Lafayette
Beal Henry Claude Engineering June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Beard James B. Agriculture May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Becherer Robert Charles Engineering June 5, 1955 West Lafayette
Bechtel Stephen D. Engineering June 11, 1972 West Lafayette
Beck Lawrence (Sonny) Agriculture May 13, 2007 West Lafayette
Beevers Harry Science June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Beggs James Emory Engineering June 7, 1970 West Lafayette
Bell Cornell Management May 11, 2007 West Lafayette
Bellamy Calvin E. Humane Letters May 23, 1999 Calumet
Bender Myron Lee Science June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Benzer Seymour Science June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Bepko Gerald Humane Letters May 10, 2009 IUPUI
Bercaw James D. Engineering May 12, 1991 IUPUI
Berdis Albert Joseph Engineering June 5, 1960 West Lafayette
Berg Eugene Paulson Engineering May 14, 1977 West Lafayette
Berger James O. Science May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Berlin Donovan Reese Engineering May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Beynon John H. Science May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Bibbins Francis Eugene Science May 3, 1942 West Lafayette
Binder Gordon M. Engineering May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Bindley William E. Management May 17, 1997 West Lafayette
Birck Michael J. Engineering May 13, 1995 West Lafayette
Bitting Arville Wayne Science June 11, 1935 West Lafayette
Bitting Katherine Golden Science June 11, 1935 West Lafayette
Black William A. Humane Letters May 13, 1998 North Central
Blackburn Walter S. Letters May 14, 2000 IUPUI
Blackwell Hubert Charles Engineering June 9, 1940 West Lafayette
Blake, Jr. Norman P. Economics May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Bobeck Andrew H. Engineering June 11, 1972 West Lafayette
Boehm William (Bill) Agriculture May 13, 2007 West Lafayette
Boelter Llewellyn Michael Kraus Engineering June 2, 1957 West Lafayette
Bogan Bernard William Engineering June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Bolley Henry Luke Science June 12, 1938 West Lafayette
Bolz Harold August Engineering May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Bond Arthur J. Engineering May 10, 2009 West Lafayette
Book Robert M. Agriculture May 12, 2012 West Lafayette
Booker W. Wayne Humane Letters May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Bottum Joe Carroll Agriculture June 11, 1972 West Lafayette
Bowen Otis Laws May 16, 1982 West Lafayette
Bowen Robert L. Engineering May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Bowman Charles F. Agriculture May 15, 1986 North Central
Branson John William Laws June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Brater Craig Science May 11, 2008 West Lafayette
Brayton Alembert Winthrop Science 1888 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Bressani Ricardo Agriculture May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Brewer George J. Science May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Bridges Jr. Roy D. Engineering May 12, 2001 West Lafayette
Brodie Donald Crum Science May 11, 1984 West Lafayette
Broemmelsiek Raymond L. Engineering May 10, 1987 IUPUI
Brooke Beth A. Management May 12, 2012 West Lafayette
Brown Curtis Morris Engineering June 2, 1963 West Lafayette
Brown Gordon Stanley Engineering June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Brown Herbert C. Science May 16, 1981 West Lafayette
Brown Lawrence D. Science May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Browning James E. Landscape Architecture May 15, 1988 West Lafayette
Bruhn Elmer Frank Engineering May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Brumfield Richard M. Engineering May 13, 1979 West Lafayette
Burke Robert D. Agriculture May 14, 2010 West Lafayette
Burke Chistopher Engineering May 15, 2010 West Lafayette
Burkhart Lorene M. Letters (CFS) May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Burlage Henry Matthew Science June 4, 1961 West Lafayette
Burnett James Robert Engineering June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Burnham Donald Clemens Engineering June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Burt Joseph Bell Science June 5, 1955 West Lafayette
Burtis Carl A. Science (Vet Med) May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Busse Keith E. Management May 10, 2006 IPFW
Butler Susan Bulkeley Management May 15, 1999 West Lafayette
Butz Earl Lauer Laws May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
Buzzard Gene Paul Science Education May 14, 1983 IPFW
Byham William C. (Bill) Social Sciences May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Cain Herman Science December 19, 2004 West Lafayette
Caldwell Orestes Hampton Engineering November 4, 1933 West Lafayette
Callis Jerry Jackson Science (Vet Med) May 12, 1979 West Lafayette
Calvin Henrietta Willard Laws June 12, 1938 West Lafayette
Calvin Kathy (Fitchey) Social Sciences May 12, 2013 West Lafayette
Camaghi Angelo J. Science (Pharmacy) May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Campbell James Hobart Engineering May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Cantrell Ronald P. Agriculture May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Carbonell Robert J. Agriculture May 11, 1990 West Lafayette
Carlton William W. Science (Vet Med) May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Carnaghi John R. Education (posthumous) May 16, 2014 West Lafayette
Carpenter Will D. Science May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Carr Charles Jelleff Science May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Carter Dennis L. Science May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Cassidy David C. Science May 17, 1997 West Lafayette
Cernan Eugene Andrew Engineering June 7, 1970 West Lafayette
Chambers YJean S. Humane Letters May 23, 1993 Calumet
Chance Ronald E. Science May 15, 1999 West Lafayette
Chance Jane Letters May 12, 2013 West Lafayette
Chao Allen Y. Science May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Chapman Elizabeth W. Letters May 12, 2004 IPFW
Chapman Howard L. Letters May 12, 2004 IPFW
Chen Tan Sun (Mark) Science May 14, 2006 West Lafayette
Chenea Paul Franklin Engineering June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Chenoweth Opie Engineering June 18, 1950 West Lafayette
Christensen George C. Science (Vet Med) May 14, 1978 West Lafayette
Christensen Harold T. Letters May 16, 1993 West Lafayette
Christie George Irving Laws June 25, 1944 West Lafayette
Chu Richard C. Engineering May 12, 1996 West Lafayette
Ciborski John Michael Stanley Engineering June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Clark Helen E. Science (CFS) May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Clauser Milton Ure Engineering June 4, 1967 West Lafayette
Clay Marie M. Education December 15, 2002 West Lafayette
Cohen Abraham Burton Engineering June 19, 1949 West Lafayette
Cohen Lois R.K. Letters May 13, 1989 West Lafayette
Coleman James Samuel Laws June 7, 1970 West Lafayette
Colvard Dean Wallace Agriculture June 4, 1961 West Lafayette
Colwell Rita Rossi Science May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Combs Richard J. Education Administration May 20, 1990 West Lafayette
Compton Norma H. Letters (CFS) May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Cook Barbara I. Letters (Education) May 10, 1996 West Lafayette
Cooper Arnold C. Management May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
Cordier William Engineering May 9, 2008 West Lafayette
Córdova France A. Science May 12, 2012 West Lafayette
Cory Clarence Linus Engineering 1914 West Lafayette
Cory Harry Thomas Engineering June 11, 1929 West Lafayette
Coulter Stanley Science June 9, 1931 West Lafayette
Count Earl Wendel Letters May 11, 1990 West Lafayette
Covalt Robert B. Engineering May 8, 1992 West Lafayette
Cowden Thomas Kyle Agriculture June 5, 1966 West Lafayette
Cox Clifton B. Agriculture May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Crabb Jarred Vincent Laws May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Craven Avery Odelle Humane Letters June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Creighton William Hobart Agriculture June 2, 1963 West Lafayette
Creson William T. Engineering May 13, 1984 West Lafayette
Crosthwait, Jr. David N. Technology May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Crump Norris Roy Engineering June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Cullman Lewis B. Management May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Cummins George Baker Agriculture May 16, 1981 West Lafayette
Curiel Carolyn Letters May 10, 2008 West Lafayette
Curtin Terrence M. Science (Vet Med) May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Curtis Stephen P. Engineering May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Dahlem Andrew M. Veterinary Medicine May 17, 2014 West Lafayette
Daniels Mitchell E. Laws May 13, 1990 IUPUI
Dauch Richard E. Management May 15, 1999 West Lafayette
Davidson Janice G. Education May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Davis Edward Wilson Engineering June 5, 1955 West Lafayette
Davis James Nathaniel Science May 31, 1959 West Lafayette
Davis Jim Fine Arts May 12, 1990 West Lafayette
Davis Leroy Science May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
Davisson Clinton Joseph Science June 13, 1937 West Lafayette
Day John S. Management May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
de Andrade Alves Eliseu Roberto Agriculture May 18, 1985 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
de Bedout Juan Ernesto Engineering May 11, 2013 West Lafayette
de Boor Carl W.R. Science May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
DeHaven W. Ron Veterinary Medicine May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Deicio Arthur J. Humane Letters May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Del Vecchio Angela Jean Science May 8, 2001 North Central
DeMars Richard B. Engineering May 15, 1988 IUPUI
Denton Arnold Eugene Agriculture May 18, 1986 West Lafayette
Dickey Paul Smith Engineering May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Dickson Brent E. Letters (Liberal Arts) May 10, 1996 West Lafayette
Dienner John Astor Engineering June 11, 1939 West Lafayette
Dietz John Walter Engineering February 27, 1944 West Lafayette
Diggs, Jr. Matthew O. Engineering May 11, 1991 West Lafayette
DiGirolamo Joseph Engineering May 19, 1985 West Lafayette
Dixon Jack E. Agriculture May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Doan Martha Science June 18, 1950 West Lafayette
Dodds Bernice Lee Laws June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Dodds Harold Willis Laws May 1, 1938 West Lafayette
Dollens Burl Austin Engineering June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Dollens Ronald W. Science December 16, 2001 West Lafayette
Doluisio James T. Science (Pharmacy) May 13, 1995 West Lafayette
Dooley Channing Rice Engineering February 27, 1944 West Lafayette
Dora Sr. James E. Consumer and Family Sciences May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Dorrenbacher C. James Engineering May 14, 1989 West Lafayette
Dougherty Richard M. Humane Letters May 12, 1991 West Lafayette
Doup George Agriculture May 11, 1990 West Lafayette
Doversberger Elizabeth J. Education May 12, 2001 West Lafayette
Downs Lawrence Aloysius Engineering June 11, 1929 West Lafayette
Droman Bernhardt Louis Engineering June 5, 1960 West Lafayette
Dudley William N. Engineering May 15, 2015 West Lafayette
Duke A. Donald Engineering May 12, 1985 IUPUI
Dye Pete Landscape Architecture May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
E Silva Filho Roberto Leal Lobo Science May 10, 1991 West Lafayette
Easterline John Walter Engineering February 27, 1944 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Ecker Carol A. Science (Vet Med) May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
Eckerle Wayne A. Engineering May 10, 2009 IUPUI
Eckert Ernst Rudolf Georg Engineering June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Edwardson John Engineering May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Elliott Carl H. Letters May 11, 1985 Calumet
Elliott Edward Charles Laws June 15, 1947 West Lafayette
Emens John Richard Educational Administration June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Engibous Thomas J. Engineering May 17, 1997 West Lafayette
Enkvist Nils Erik Letters May 16, 1982 West Lafayette
Erwin William W. Agriculture May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Eskew Michael L. Engineering May 10, 2002 West Lafayette
Evans Daniel R. Laws May 11, 1988 IPFW
Evans Rupert Nelson Vocational Education June 7, 1970 West Lafayette
Ewigleben Robert L. Humane Letters May 9, 1984 IPFW
Fadum Ralph Eigil Engineering June 2, 1963 West Lafayette
Fan Hsu Yun Science May 13, 1990 West Lafayette
Feddersen Donald W. Engineering May 12, 2001 West Lafayette
Fehsenfeld Fred M. Engineering May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Feldhusen John Education May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Fetzer John Earl Humane Letters May 18, 1986 West Lafayette
Feustel Andrew J. Science May 11, 2018 West Lafayette
Field Lester Marshall Engineering June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Fischer-Appelt Peter Letters May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Fites Donald V. Agriculture May 17, 2003 West Lafayette
Flannery Robert Gene Engineering May 19, 1985 West Lafayette
Fleming Wendell Science May 10, 1991 West Lafayette
Flemming Charles V. Science (Pharmacy) May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Floss Heinz G. Science May 18, 1986 West Lafayette
Flummerfelt Joseph Letters May 18, 1985 West Lafayette
Forbes Jack E. Science May 9, 1987 Calumet
Ford Frederick R. Management May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
Forehand Jr. Joe W. Management May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
Forney Robert C. Engineering May 17, 1981 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Fortune William Brooks Science June 5, 1966 West Lafayette
Francke Don Eugene Science June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Francke Gloria Niemeyer Pharmacy May 14, 1988 West Lafayette
Freehafer Lytle Justin Laws May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Friedman Avner Science May 15, 2011 IUPUI
Frische James M. Engineering May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Fritzche Hellmut Science May 14, 1988 West Lafayette
Frohllich Herbert Science May 16, 1981 West Lafayette
Frost Harold M. Science (Vet Med) May 15, 1994 West Lafayette
Fuecht Paul Eugene Engineering May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Fuente David I. Management May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Fuller Ray. W. Science May 13, 1990 West Lafayette
Fuller William Richard Science May 9, 2000 North Central
Furdyna Jacek K. Science May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Furnas Clifford Cook Engineering October 28, 1945 West Lafayette
Gadomski Robert E. Engineering May 12, 2001 West Lafayette
Gage Nathaniel Lees Letters May 13, 1978 West Lafayette
Gardner John N. Higher Education May 12, 2000 West Lafayette
Garettson John Alexander Laws May 9, 1985 North Central
Gass William H. Letters May 18, 1985 West Lafayette
Gates Hilliard Laws May 22, 1988 IPFW
Gates Robert McFarland Engineering February 27, 1944 West Lafayette
Gaudiani Claire Lynn Letters May 11, 1990 West Lafayette
Gentry Don K. Technology May 18, 2014 West Lafayette
Gerding Thomas G. Science May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
Gerstenmaier William H. Engineering May 11, 2019 West Lafayette
Gilbreth Lillian Moller Industrial Psychology June 13, 1948 West Lafayette
Gillett Nancy Science (Vet Med) May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Glimcher Melvin J. Engineering May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Goble Eva L. Letters May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Goldstein Sydney Engineering June 4, 1967 West Lafayette
Gonser Bruce Winfred Engineering June 4, 1967 West Lafayette
Goodman James Emerson Industrial Administration May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Gordon Elliott Morton Engineering June 18, 1950 West Lafayette
Graham Loren R. Letters May 18, 1986 West Lafayette
Graham Patricia Albjerg Letters May 17, 1980 West Lafayette
Gray Thomas Collier Engineering June 3, 1956 West Lafayette
Green Daniel Crandall Engineering December 20, 1942 West Lafayette
Grobmann Jurgen Management May 14, 2000 West Lafayette
Grodzins Lee Science May 17, 1998 West Lafayette
Grosh Richard Joseph Engineering May 19, 1985 West Lafayette
Grubbe Deboraah L. Engineering May 15, 2010 West Lafayette
Gunn Moira A. Science May 15, 2009 West Lafayette
Hagerman Mark F. Letters May 13, 2009 IPFW
Hague Dawson Science May 13, 1984 IUPUI
Hahn Erwin Louis Science May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Hallstein David Wayne Engineering June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Hampton Delon Engineering May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Hanley William Andrew Engineering June 13, 1937 West Lafayette
Hanna Clinton Richards Engineering October 28, 1945 West Lafayette
Hansell Clarence Weston Engineering June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Hansen Arthur Gene Engineering June 7, 1970 West Lafayette
Hansen Richard W. Technology May 14, 1988 West Lafayette
Hardin Clifford Morris Science June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Hardin Lowell S. Agriculture May 11, 1990 West Lafayette
Harper Charles M. Engineering May 14, 1989 West Lafayette
Harper W. James Agriculture May 17, 2014 West Lafayette
Harrell Frederick Edmund Engineering May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Harris Albert J. Letters May 17, 1981 West Lafayette
Harris Anthony "Tony" Engineering May 11, 2013 West Lafayette
Harris, Jr. William J. Engineering May 14, 1978 West Lafayette
Harrison Edwin Davies Engineering June 3, 1961 West Lafayette
Harvey Douglas Coate Engineering May 15, 1982 West Lafayette
Harvey Enoch Ralph Agriculture June 4, 1967 West Lafayette
Harvey Rodney Beecher Science June 11, 1939 West Lafayette
Hass Henry Bohn Science June 7, 1970 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Hatfield Joe S. Agriculture May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Hawkins George Andrew Engineering May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Hayden Alice H. Letters May 14, 1977 West Lafayette
Hayes William Science May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Hayhurst John B. Engineering May 17, 1998 West Lafayette
Hazelton Richard A. Engineering May 17, 1998 West Lafayette
Hefner Thomas Management May 12, 2006 West Lafayette
Heimlich Kenneth R. Science May 13, 1990 West Lafayette
Heine Robert Eugene Science June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Heinold Harold J. Agriculture May 16, 1981 West Lafayette
Helmke Walter P. Laws May 9, 1990 IPFW
Henderson James Brooke Engineering May 14, 1983 West Lafayette
Herrold Robert E. Education May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
Hess Charles Edward Agriculture May 15, 1983 West Lafayette
Hicks John W. Higher Education May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Hienton Truman Edward Science June 18, 1950 West Lafayette
Higginbotham, Jr. A. Leon Laws May 13, 1979 West Lafayette
Higgins William H.C. Engineering May 14, 1978 West Lafayette
Hillenbrand John Adam Laws June 15, 1947 West Lafayette
Hillenbrand William A. Laws May 13, 1979 West Lafayette
Hilton James Harold Science October 28, 1945 West Lafayette
Hine Darlene Clark Letters May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
Hines Gerald Douglas Engineering May 14, 1983 West Lafayette
Hironaka Heisuke Science May 13, 1989 West Lafayette
Hixson, Jr. Harry F. Science May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Hockmeyer Wayne Thomas Science May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
Hodgson Thomas R. Engineering May 16, 1993 West Lafayette
Hoewing Vice Adm. Gerald L. Education May 11, 2013 West Lafayette
Hoffer George Nissley Science June 11, 1939 West Lafayette
Hoffer Robert Arnot Technology May 17, 1986 West Lafayette
Hollander Milton B. Engineering May 16, 2009 West Lafayette
Hollister Solomon Cady Engineering June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Holloway Asher Earl Engineering May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Hollowell, Jr. Robert E. Agriculture May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Hood Nicholas Laws May 13, 1978 West Lafayette
Hook August F. Pharmacy May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
Horne John R. Engineering May 17, 1998 West Lafayette
Hovde Frederick L. Laws April 26, 1975 West Lafayette
Howard Alan Engineering May 30, 1954 West Lafayette
Howard Louis Bradley Science May 30, 1954 West Lafayette
Howland Ralph Bishop Engineering June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Hu Sheng-Cheng Economics May 16, 2004 West Lafayette
Huang Hui Engineering June 3, 1962 West Lafayette
Hudson Ralph P. Science May 12, 2001 West Lafayette
Huffine Kenneth Wilbur Engineering June 3, 1956 West Lafayette
Hughes Francis Norman Laws May 30, 1954 West Lafayette
Hull Gloria T. Letters May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Hurley Laurence H. Science May 10, 2013 West Lafayette
Hurt Robert Francis Engineering May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Hurty John Newell Pharmacy 1888 West Lafayette
Huston Henry Augustus Science June 9, 1931 West Lafayette
Huziker Otto Frederick Science June 14, 1932 West Lafayette
Idol, Jr. James D. Science May 18, 1980 West Lafayette
Irelan Singer B. Engineering June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Iverson F. Kenneth Engineering May 13, 1988 West Lafayette
Jackson Eugene B. Humane Letters (Libraries) May 13, 1994 West Lafayette
Jaffe Eugene Russell Management May 7, 2002 North Central
Jenkins Glenn L. Science May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Jennings Peter Randolph Agriculture June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Jesse Bob F. Engineering May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Jischke Martin C. Engineering May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Jischke Patricia F. (Patty) Information Literacy May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Jobson Jesse Edward Engineering June 1, 1957 West Lafayette
Johnson Harley Alden Engineering June 11, 1935 West Lafayette
Johnson Ralph Engineering May 9, 2008 West Lafayette
Johnson Robert W. Management May 14, 2000 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Johnson, Jr. Charles C. Engineering May 13, 1995 West Lafayette
Johnston M. James Humane Letters May 15, 2002 IPFW
Jokob Max Engineering June 13, 1948 West Lafayette
Jones Thomas Franklin Engineering June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Kahn Samuel Engineering June 9, 1936 West Lafayette
Kaiser Armin Dale Science May 17, 1986 West Lafayette
Kaiser Wolfgang Science May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Kamien Morton I. Economics May 11, 2001 West Lafayette
Kampen Emerson Management May 12, 1990 West Lafayette
Kassling William Management May 12, 2006 West Lafayette
Kelble Jack Engineering May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Kelly Arthur Engineering June 4, 1961 West Lafayette
Kelly Everett Lowell Science June 5, 1955 West Lafayette
Kelly Joe Wallace Engineering June 4, 1967 West Lafayette
Kelsey Ray Thomas Agriculture June 5, 1960 West Lafayette
Kesling Peter C. Science May 9, 1995 North Central
Kessler Robert Lewis Engineering June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Kettlehut Karl H. Engineering May 11, 1991 West Lafayette
Kettler Alfred William Laws June 1, 1971 IPFW
Key Joe L. Agriculture May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Khator Renu Social Sciences May 15, 2009 West Lafayette
Khorakiwala Habil Pharmacy May 14, 2010 West Lafayette
King Robert E. Engineering May 13, 1984 West Lafayette
Kintner Samuel Montgomery Engineering June 14, 1932 West Lafayette
Kirk Robert L. Engineering May 16, 1993 West Lafayette
Kirksey Avanelle Science (CFS) May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Kirlin Ivan Melvin Engineering June 5, 1955 West Lafayette
Klipsch Fred Technology May 11, 2007 West Lafayette
Knoy Maurice G. Engineering May 17, 1981 West Lafayette
Koffler Henry Science May 14, 1977 West Lafayette
Kohlmeyer John Byron Agriculture May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Kostant Bertram Science May 17, 1997 West Lafayette
Krach Keith J. Engineering May 13, 2018 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Kraft Richard A. Engineering May 12, 1990 West Lafayette
Kramer Robert Christian Agriculture June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Krannert Herman Charles Industrial Administration June 3, 1962 West Lafayette
Krapek Karl J. Management May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
Kraybill Henry Reist Science June 3, 1956 West Lafayette
Kritchevsky David Science May 13, 2001 West Lafayette
Kroeger Frederick Charles Engineering June 8, 1941 West Lafayette
Kuehner H. Karl Technology May 10, 1998 IUPUI
Kurtenbach Aelred J. Engineering May 13, 2011 West Lafayette
Lamb Brian P. Laws May 18, 1986 West Lafayette
Lambert William Vincent Science May 31, 1959 West Lafayette
Lammie James L. Engineering May 17, 1997 West Lafayette
Landis John Science May 10, 2008 West Lafayette
Lantz Joanne B. Humane Letters May 11, 1994 IPFW
Lawshe Charles H. Science May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Lawson Richard Science May 14, 2006 West Lafayette
Lawson, Jr. Floyd H. Engineering May 12, 1990 West Lafayette
LeBlond Richard Emmett Industrial Management June 4, 1961 West Lafayette
Lechleiter John C. Science May 14, 2016 West Lafayette
Leckone David S. Science May 10, 2013 West Lafayette
Ledyard John O. Letters November 2, 1993 IUPUI
Lee Charles Oren Science June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Lee Lawrence H. Letters May 9, 2001 IPFW
Lehman Jackson R. Letters May 14, 1997 IPFW
Leighty John Adam Science June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Leininger Mary Beth Science (Vet Med) May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Leonhardt Fritz Engineering May 18, 1980 West Lafayette
Leopold A. Carl Agriculture May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
Leppard Raymond Fine Arts May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Leslie Harry Guyer Laws June 14, 1932 West Lafayette
Leveille Gilbert A. Science May 13, 2007 West Lafayette
Levy Alan J. Science May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Lewis Daniel C. Technology May 15, 2010 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Lewis Hugh B. Science (Vet Med) May 14, 2011 West Lafayette
Ligett, Jr. Waldo Buford Science June 6, 1965 West Lafayette
Lilly Josia Kirby Laws June 11, 1939 West Lafayette
Lindsey Alton A. Science May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Lindvall Frederick Charles Engineering June 5, 1966 West Lafayette
Lischer Ludwig F. Engineering May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Lloyd Frank Perry Letters May 14, 1983 West Lafayette
Loop Floyd D. Science May 14, 2006 West Lafayette
Lopes Mauricio Antonio Management May 13, 2018 West Lafayette
Lowery Robert Humane Letters May 19, 1996 Calumet
Luckiesh Matthew Engineering June 11, 1935 West Lafayette
Lucky Robert W. Engineering May 13, 1988 West Lafayette
Lugar Richard G. Agriculture May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Lutz Anne May Science June 14, 1932 West Lafayette
Lutz Ashley Willard Engineering May 12, 1990 West Lafayette
Lux John H. Engineering May 14, 1989 West Lafayette
MacLane Saunders Science June 6, 1965 West Lafayette
Madar William P. Engineering May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Maddox Charles Marion Laws June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Magalhaes Edson Potsch Agriculture May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
Magner Marjorie Management May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Magoon Estus Hubert Engineering June 13, 1937 West Lafayette
Magrane William G. Science (Vet Med) May 11, 1991 West Lafayette
Magrane, Jr. Harry J. Science (Vet Med) May 11, 1991 West Lafayette
Mahin Edward Garfield Science June 18, 1950 West Lafayette
Majda Andrew J. Science May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Malott Thomas J. Engineering May 10, 2002 West Lafayette
Mandelbaum Allen Letters May 15, 1988 West Lafayette
Mansfield Maynard J. Engineering May 13, 1998 North Central
Markham Richard J. Science May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
Marquis John Clyde Agriculture May 3, 1942 West Lafayette
Marriott, Jr. J. Willard Letters May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
Marshall Edmund V. Engineering May 18, 1980 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Marshall Henry Wright Laws June 9, 1931 West Lafayette
Martini, Jr. Emil P. Pharmacy May 11, 1984 West Lafayette
Matthews Mary Lockwood Laws May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Maunder A. Bruce Agriculture May 17, 2003 West Lafayette
Mausher Marwan J. Engineering May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Mawby Russell George Agriculture May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
McAfee Preston Economics May 10, 2008 West Lafayette
McAllister Alfred John Engineering May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
McBride Angela Barron Letters May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
McClelland Thomas Bramlette Engineering May 13, 1984 West Lafayette
McConnaughay Kenneth Earl Engineering May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
McCoy Herbert Newby Science June 12, 1938 West Lafayette
McCutcheon John Tinney Humane Letters June 15, 1926 West Lafayette
McDonald Gary C. Science May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
McDowell Deborah E. Letters December 17, 2006 West Lafayette
McEachron Karl Boyer Science June 8, 1941 West Lafayette
McGinley J. Timothy Engineering May 15, 2010 West Lafayette
McIlwraith C. Wayne Science (Vet Med) May 13, 2001 West Lafayette
McLafferty Fred W. Science May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
McMillen Harold Willmore Agriculture June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
McMillen John F. Humane Letters May 12, 1999 IPFW
McNair Lesley James Laws June 8, 1941 West Lafayette
McNairy, Jr. Sidney A. Science May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
McNelly George W. Technology May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Mead Elwood Engineering 1904 West Lafayette
Mech L. David Agriculture May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Meeks Robert L. Letters May 13, 2009 IPFW
Meese William G. Engineering June 11, 1972 West Lafayette
Meieran Eugene S. Engineering May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Mellon Melvin Guy Science May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Mergentime Chalrles E. Engineering May 16, 1993 West Lafayette
Merritt Doris H. Science May 11, 1997 IUPUI
Mertz Edwin T. Agriculture May 15, 1977 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Metcalf George Forrest Engineering June 3, 1956 West Lafayette
Meyer Daniel J. Engineering May 8, 1992 West Lafayette
Michael Harold L. Engineering May 8, 1992 West Lafayette
Miller Walter Engineering June 18, 1950 West Lafayette
Miller William F. Science June 11, 1972 West Lafayette
Mitchell Mary Elizabeth Humane Letters May 9, 1990 Calumet
Moh Za-Lee Engineering May 13, 2011 West Lafayette
Monroe Judith A. Health and Human Sciences May 17, 2014 West Lafayette
Mooney John David Landscape Architecture May 11, 2001 West Lafayette
Moore III H. Thomas Fine Arts May 14, 1995 West Lafayette
Morales Ignacio Narvaez Agriculture June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Morey Charles William Laws June 13, 1937 West Lafayette
Morgan Burton D. Management May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Morrill Wayne Jones Engineering May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Mortenson Leonard E. Science May 12, 2001 West Lafayette
Mottelson Ben Roy Science June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Mueller George Edwin Engineering June 6, 1965 West Lafayette
Muller Herbert Joseph Literature June 5, 1960 West Lafayette
Myers John T. Public Service May 15, 1999 West Lafayette
Nau Donald N. Mechanical Arts May 19, 1991 West Lafayette
Nay Kenneth N. Agriculture May 15, 1988 West Lafayette
Neff Grover Cleveland Engineering June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Negishi Ei-ichi Science May 12, 2012 West Lafayette
Neidhardt Frederick C. Science May 14, 1988 West Lafayette
Nelson Barton Agriculture May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Nelson, Jr. Oliver E. Agriculture May 15, 1977 West Lafayette
Netsch Walter A. Landscape Architecture May 12, 1991 West Lafayette
Newell Barbara Warne Administration May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Newman Don M. Pharmacy May 17, 1987 West Lafayette
Newton Roy Chester Science June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Nichols Russell Education December 21, 2008 West Lafayette
Nine John Edward Science May 14, 1983 West Lafayette
Niswonger Scott Manship Technology May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Noble Harrell Vaun Engineering June 3, 1962 West Lafayette
Nold George Jacob Engineering June 5, 1955 West Lafayette
Nomura Masayasu Science May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Nordheim Lothar Wolfgang Science June 3, 1962 West Lafayette
O'Bannon Robert Presley Laws June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Oblad Alex Golden Science May 31, 1959 West Lafayette
O'Brien Morrough Parker Engineering June 4, 1961 West Lafayette
Oesterle Clare E. Laws May 21, 1989 Calumet
Olson Bruce Management May 11, 2007 West Lafayette
O'Neil William J. Engineering May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Oreffice Paul F. Engineering May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Orr Donald Engineering May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Orr Robert D. Laws May 16, 1987 West Lafayette
Osborne Carl A. Science (Vet Med) May 13, 1989 West Lafayette
Overhauser Albert W. Science May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
Owen Jane Letters May 10, 2008 West Lafayette
Paarlberg Don Agriculture May 12, 1979 West Lafayette
Page Thomas A. Management May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Pankow Charles J. Engineering May 14, 1983 West Lafayette
Pape Harold Robert Engineering June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Parker Eugene E. Humane Letters May 8, 1996 IPFW
Parker Maclyn T. Letters May 10, 2000 IPFW
Parks Lloyd McClain Science June 3, 1962 West Lafayette
Patterson Fred L. Agriculture May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Paul Gerald Letters May 17, 1998 West Lafayette
Paustenbach Dennis J. Science May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Peacock Munro Science May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Peacock Neal Dow Agriculture June 6, 1965 West Lafayette
Pensaert Maurice Science (Vet Med) May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
Perlis Alan J. Science May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
Perrella James E. Engineering May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Perry Joseph Robert Pharmacy 1893 West Lafayette
Peterson Alan E. Management May 10, 1991 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Peterson John B. Agriculture May 16, 1982 West Lafayette
Petersen Richard H. Engineering May 17, 1986 West Lafayette
Pfendler David C. Agriculture May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Phillips Ronald L. Agriculture May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Pierce Catherine Shevlin Letters May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
Plank Charles Joseph Science May 15, 1977 West Lafayette
Plater William M. Humane Letters May 9, 2010 IUPUI
Plott Charles R. Letters May 14, 1995 IUPUI
Plumb Charles Sumner Science June 11, 1935 West Lafayette
Pollard Cash Blair Science May 30, 1954 West Lafayette
Pollard Col. Ben M. Engineering May 11, 2012 West Lafayette
Poole Blucher Adams Engineering June 6, 1965 West Lafayette
Pottenger Carol M. Social Sciences May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Potter Andrey Abraham Engineering June 5, 1955 West Lafayette
Powers Donald S. Laws May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Powers Grover Francis Science June 11, 1935 West Lafayette
Powers Mamon M. Engineering May 18, 2014 West Lafayette
Prendergast Franklyn G. Science May 15, 1994 IUPUI
Pritchard William Roy Science (Vet Med) May 15, 1977 West Lafayette
Pritsker A. Alan B. Engineering December 20, 1998 West Lafayette
Purcell Edward Mills Engineering May 31, 1953 West Lafayette
Putze Louis Industrial Management May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Quinn Charles Henry Laws May 30, 1954 West Lafayette
Quinn John J. Science May 10, 1992 West Lafayette
Raclin Ernestine M. Technology May 10, 1992 West Lafayette
Rainey James L. Agriculture May 12, 1991 West Lafayette
Raisbeck James D. Engineering May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Ramachandran Arcot Engineering May 15, 1982 West Lafayette
Ramage Michael P. Engineering May 12, 1996 West Lafayette
Rao C.N.R. Science May 15, 1982 West Lafayette
Rao M.V. Agriculture May 15, 1999 West Lafayette
Rawls Jerry S. Management May 11, 2001 West Lafayette
Reason Gerald Leroy Engineering June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Redenbacher Orville Agriculture May 15, 1988 West Lafayette
Reed Dale D. Agriculture May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
Reed Harry James Agriculture June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Reed Ollie Ezekiel Science June 15, 1947 West Lafayette
Reese Jr. John W. Technology May 12, 2006 West Lafayette
Reich Jack E. Management December 19, 1993 West Lafayette
Reilly Vincent Peter Engineering May 31, 1959 West Lafayette
Rhinehart Ruth Humane Letters May 14, 2008 IPFW
Rice Donald Blessing Management May 18, 1985 West Lafayette
Rice Ronald R. Agriculture May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Richards Charles Russ Engineering October 15, 1932 West Lafayette
Richmond Timothy J. Science May 11, 2001 West Lafayette
Ridderheim, Jr. David S. Humane Letters May 10, 1995 IPFW
Ritchey Harold W. Engineering June 5, 1960 West Lafayette
Riviere Jim E. Science (Vet Med) May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Roach Donald A. Engineering May 13, 1995 West Lafayette
Robbins Herbert E. Science May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Roberts, Jr. Albert Osborne Technology May 12, 1984 West Lafayette
Robertson Clarence Hovey Science June 15, 1926 West Lafayette
Robinson Wendy Education May 9, 2007 IPFW
Roby Frank Helmuth Engineering June 4, 1967 West Lafayette
Roediger III Henry L. Social Sciences May 16, 2004 West Lafayette
Rogers Albert Bruce Humane Letters October 15, 1932 West Lafayette
Rogers Herbert Franklin Engineering May 13, 1979 West Lafayette
Rolfsen Carl D. Humane Letters May 11, 1994 IPFW
Rolland Ian M. Humane Letters May 13, 1987 IPFW
Rollert Edward Dumas Industrial Management June 5, 1960 West Lafayette
Rood Henry F. Humane Letters May 14, 1986 IPFW
Rosen Sherwin Economics May 14, 2000 West Lafayette
Rosen Simon Peter Science May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Ross Jerry L. Science May 21, 2000 Calumet
Rothenberger William Ruch Agriculture June 7, 1970 West Lafayette
Roush J. Edward Laws May 12, 1993 IPFW
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Rouzie Richard Lee Engineering June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Rowe Hartley Engineering June 15, 1947 West Lafayette
Ruby Burton B. Laws May 12, 1987 North Central
Rusk Henry Perly Science June 19, 1949 West Lafayette
Ruthenburg Louis Engineering June 15, 1947 West Lafayette
Rutledge Philip Casteen Engineering June 1, 1956 West Lafayette
Ruttan Vernon W. Agriculture May 12, 1991 West Lafayette
Saari Donald G. Science May 14, 1989 IUPUI
Sachs Robert Green Science June 4, 1967 West Lafayette
Sadler, Jr. Carl L. Engineering May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Safford Harry Robinson Engineering 1920 West Lafayette
Salley Glenn C. Engineering May 13, 1990 IUPUI
Sample Glenn W. Agriculture June 11, 1972 West Lafayette
Sample Steven B. Higher Education May 13, 1994 West Lafayette
San Pietro Anthony Science May 10, 1992 IUPUI
Sapirie Samuel Ralph Engineering June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Scarseth George Dewey Science June 1, 1952 West Lafayette
Schaff Frederick Alan Engineering June 19, 1949 West Lafayette
Schenkel Christopher E. Letters May 12, 1975 IPFW
Schindel Morton Education May 9, 2008 West Lafayette
Schleicher III Allison Rae Management May 18, 2003 West Lafayette
Schleman Helen Blanche Laws June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Schlemmer Carl J. Engineering May 17, 1986 West Lafayette
Schmied William F. Engineering May 17, 1987 West Lafayette
Schneider Peter Fine Arts May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Scholl Thomas H. Letters May 16, 2014 West Lafayette
Schooley Allen Heaten Engineering June 5, 1966 West Lafayette
Schorr James F. Engineering May 17, 1987 West Lafayette
Schreiber Raemer Edgar Science May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Schubert Helga Humane Letters May 19, 1991 West Lafayette
Schuh G. Edward Agriculture May 9, 1992 West Lafayette
Schuhmann, Jr. Reinhardt Engineering May 16, 1993 West Lafayette
Schuyler Walter Wesley Engineering June 3, 1956 West Lafayette
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Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Schwinger Julian Seymour Science June 4, 1961 West Lafayette
Scifres Robert E. Engineering May 18, 1980 West Lafayette
Scifres Donald R. Engineering May 12, 2001 West Lafayette
Sears Michael M. Engineering May 10, 2002 West Lafayette
Seffrin John Reese Social Sciences May 18, 2003 West Lafayette
Sellars Robert L. Agriculture May 15, 1993 West Lafayette
Semler Jerry D. Management May 12, 2002 West Lafayette
Senesh Lawrence Letters May 14, 1977 West Lafayette
Serota Scott Philip Science May 18, 2014 West Lafayette
Seybold Roscoe Engineering May 3, 1942 West Lafayette
Shaffer Paul E. Humane Letters May 10, 1985 IPFW
Shaheen Yvonne Education May 16, 1993 West Lafayette
Sharma Manju Science May 12, 2012 West Lafayette
Shaw Jack A. Engineering May 17, 1998 West Lafayette
Shaw Kenneth A. Education May 12, 1990 West Lafayette
Sheares Bradley Science May 10, 2008 West Lafayette
Sheehan Thomas Technology May 11, 2008 West Lafayette
Shelburne Tilton Edward Engineering June 5, 1966 West Lafayette
Shields William S. Technology May 12, 1990 West Lafayette
Shock Nathan Wetherill Science May 30, 1954 West Lafayette
Shreve Randolph Norris Engineering June 4, 1961 West Lafayette
Shu Shien -siu Engineering May 11, 1991 West Lafayette
Siegesmund John Conrad Engineering May 31, 1959 West Lafayette
Siegmund David Science May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
Sillcox Lewis Ketcham Engineering June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Sinclair Angus Engineering 1908 West Lafayette
Sisler Daniel G. Agriculture December 17, 1989 West Lafayette
Sivaram Swaminathan Science May 16, 2010 West Lafayette
Slater Russell Games Engineering June 19, 1949 West Lafayette
Sloan George White Pharmacy 1890 West Lafayette
Smith Elvie L. Engineering May 17, 1987 West Lafayette
Smith Harold Babbit Engineering June 11, 1929 West Lafayette
Smith John Science May 14, 2005 West Lafayette
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Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Smith L. Dennis Science May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Smith Vernon L. Management May 12, 1989 West Lafayette
Snyder Harley W. Management May 11, 2014 North Central
Sohmen Anna Pao Letters August 9, 2003 West Lafayette
Sojka Gary A. Science May 11, 2002 West Lafayette
Solin Stuart A. Science May 17, 2003 West Lafayette
Sonnenschein Hugo F. Economics May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Spencer Donald Clayton Science June 13, 1971 West Lafayette
Spencer Guilford Lawson Science 1891 West Lafayette
Spira Joel S. Engineering May 17, 2003 West Lafayette
Spitzer George Science June 11, 1929 West Lafayette
Srinivasan Venu Management May 17, 2014 West Lafayette
Stalnaker John Marshall Laws June 3, 1956 West Lafayette
Stark Werner Letters May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Stewart Gilman C. Agriculture May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Stewart Joe J. Engineering May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Stewart John A. Agriculture May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Stewart Robert Bruce Educational Administration June 9, 1968 West Lafayette
Stock Frederick Joseph science June 19, 1949 West Lafayette
Stone M. Beverly Humane Letters May 18, 1986 West Lafayette
Stout Chris Technology May 12, 2013 IUPUI
Stovall Alfred Science May 14, 2008 IPFW
Stratton Dorothy Constance Laws June 1, 1958 West Lafayette
Stukel James J. Engineering May 17, 1997 West Lafayette
Sturmer Julius William Science March 20, 1934 West Lafayette
Sullenberger III Chesley B. Letters May 15, 2011 West Lafayette
Sullivan Dennis W. Engineering May 13, 2006 West Lafayette
Sun Paul M.H. Agriculture May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Suzich JoAnn A. Agriculture May 15, 2011 West Lafayette
Swain David O. Engineering May 12, 2000 West Lafayette
Swank Howard Wigton Science June 3, 1962 West Lafayette
Swearingen John J. Aviation Technology June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Swezey Burr S. Industrial Management June 11, 1972 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Swisher John B. Agriculture May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Takahashi Nobutaka Agriculture May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Tanaka Shoji Science May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Tarkington Booth Humane Letters May 7, 1940 West Lafayette
Tate Caroline Gordon Literature June 5, 1966 West Lafayette
Taylor Charles E. Engineering May 17, 2003 West Lafayette
Taylor Orlando L. Letters May 13, 1994 West Lafayette
Taylor Richard White Engineering May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
Temple, Jr. Joseph G. Engineering May 13, 1988 West Lafayette
Templin Mildred Clara Letters May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Terhune, Jr. Charles Houston Engineering June 5, 1966 West Lafayette
Thomas Fred W. Agriculture May 16, 1987 West Lafayette
Thomson James A. Science May 10, 1992 West Lafayette
Tietz, Jr. William J. Science (Vet Med) May 15, 1982 West Lafayette
Tilson Donald Heath Engineering June 2, 1963 West Lafayette
Todd Zane G. Engineering May 13, 1979 West Lafayette
Travis Harris T. Technology May 11, 1991 West Lafayette
Trebst Achim Science May 10, 1991 West Lafayette
Truxal John Groff Engineering June 2, 1963 West Lafayette
Tucker Terry L. Agriculture May 12, 1995 West Lafayette
Tuohy John Francis Letters May 17, 1987 West Lafayette
Turner Basil Sidney Industrial Administration June 6, 1965 West Lafayette
Tyler Varro E. Science May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Ultley Robert Marshall Letters May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Umbarger H. Edwin Science May 14, 1994 West Lafayette
Urschel Joe R. Technology May 10, 1990 North Central
Vail Gladys Ellen Science May 15, 1977 West Lafayette
Van Leer Blake Ragsdale Engineering June 15, 1944 West Lafayette
Vanderhoef Larry N. Agriculture May 13, 2000 West Lafayette
Vanderkleed Charles Edwin Science March 20, 1934 West Lafayette
Venderly Ronald Letters May 12, 2010 IPFW
Viskanta Raymond Engineering May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Volk Norman James Agriculture June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Waesche Russell Randolph Engineering February 27, 1944 West Lafayette
Waidelich Charles J. Engineering May 14, 1978 West Lafayette
Wallace Lawrence Wilkerson Engineering May 14, 1932 West Lafayette
Wallenmeyer William A. Science May 13, 1989 West Lafayette
Walther Joseph E. Science May 16, 1998 West Lafayette
Walton, Jr. Thomas E. Science (Vet Med) May 16, 1999 West Lafayette
Wang Patrick Shui Chung Engineering May 15, 2004 West Lafayette
Washburn Samuel H. Agriculture May 11, 1984 West Lafayette
Washington Walter Science May 9, 1993 IUPUI
Waterfield Richard D. Management May 11, 2005 IPFW
Watts Harold Holliday Letters May 18, 1975 West Lafayette
Wearly William Levi Engineering May 31, 1959 West Lafayette
Weber Arthur D. Science June 18, 1950 West Lafayette
Weber Paul Science June 5, 1960 West Lafayette
Webster Steven A. Management May 17, 2009 West Lafayette
Wedral Elaine R. Agriculture May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Weekman, Jr. Vern W. Engineering May 12, 2007 West Lafayette
Weiger Ralph Engineering May 18, 2014 West Lafayette
Weil, Jr. LouisArthur Management May 18, 1985 West Lafayette
Weiss William L. Management May 14, 1988 West Lafayette
Welcher Frank J. Science May 13, 1990 IUPUI
Weng Wan-go H.C. Fine Arts (Liberal Arts) May 18, 1997 West Lafayette
Wenjian Tang Hospitality Management May 16, 2004 West Lafayette
Werkman Chester Hamlin Science June 25, 1944 West Lafayette
Wetherill Richard Benbridge Laws June 11, 1935 West Lafayette
Wheeler John Ward Engineering October 28, 1945 West Lafayette
Wheeler Maynard C. Engineering June 10, 1951 West Lafayette
Wheeler Robert Conrad Engineering May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Whistler Roy Lester Agriculture May 18, 1985 West Lafayette
Whitsel Robert M. Management May 11, 1996 West Lafayette
Wickard Claude Raymond Agriculture June 8, 1941 West Lafayette
Wild Peggy Letters May 15, 2005 West Lafayette
Wiley Jay W. Management May 10, 1991 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Williams Luther S. Science May 16, 1987 West Lafayette
Williams Samuel B. Engineering May 15, 1982 West Lafayette
Willis Donald R. Engineering May 12, 2004 IPFW
Wilmeth Thomas S. Engineering May 11, 2013 West Lafayette
Wilson Guy H. Agriculture May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Winchell Frank Jennings Engineering May 10, 1974 West Lafayette
Winterrowd William Holland Engineering June 9, 1936 West Lafayette
Wise K. Kelly Letters May 15, 2009 West Lafayette
Wittig Sigmar L.K. Engineering May 12, 2000 West Lafayette
Wolf David A. Engineering May 18, 2014 West Lafayette
Wolf Don A. Humane Letters May 13, 1992 IPFW
Wolf Russell Joseph Engineering June 8, 1969 West Lafayette
Wood Henry Blake Engineering June 13, 1948 West Lafayette
Wood Richard Donald Laws May 20, 1973 West Lafayette
Woodbury Charles Goodrich Science June 13, 1937 West Lafayette
Wooden John Robert Physical Education December 14, 1975 West Lafayette
Woodling George Victor Engineering May 16, 1976 West Lafayette
Woodruff Robert Eastman Engineering December 20, 1942 West Lafayette
Wright Burdette Shields Engineering May 3, 1942 West Lafayette
Wright John Shepard Laws June 9, 1940 West Lafayette
Wylam Bill Engineering May 14, 2006 IUPUI
Yang Henry T. Engineering May 12, 1996 West Lafayette
Young Ernest Charles Agriculture May 31, 1964 West Lafayette
Young John A. Management May 16, 1987 West Lafayette
Young Wilfred B. Agriculture June 13, 1948 West Lafayette
Young William D. Engineering May 12, 2000 West Lafayette
Youngman W. Robert Fine Arts May 13, 1994 West Lafayette
ZaherHis Majesty Mohammed,
King of AfghanistanAgriculture September 16, 1963 West Lafayette
Zapapas J. Richard Science May 13, 1979 West Lafayette
Zariski Oscar Science May 9, 1973 West Lafayette
Zenk Meinhart H. Science May 10, 1991 West Lafayette
Zhao Guo-Ping Agriculture May 17, 2014 West Lafayette
Purdue University
Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 1888 - current
Last Name First Name Doctor of… Date Awarded Campus
Zucrow Maurice Joseph Engineering June 7, 1970 West Lafayette