List of Hofstra University honorary degree recipients
This is a list of honorary degree recipients from Hofstra University in New York.
- Rand Araskog (honorary doctorate, 1990), CEO of ITT Corporation, 1990
- Jan Peter Balkenende ( 2011), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Joseph Bologna (2002), actor.
- Tom Brokaw (1985), anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
- Barbara Bush (1997), former First Lady of the United States
- George H. W. Bush (1997), 41st President of the United States
- Clifford Chapin (2010), voice actor affiliated with Funimation
- Kenneth I. Chenault (2007), chairman and CEO, American Express Company
- Bill Clinton (2005), 42nd President of the United States
- Elizabeth Coleman, ninth president of Bennington College
- Nelson DeMille (was also awarded Doctor of Humane Letters), Hofstra alumni 1970
- Brian Dennehy (2003)
- E.L. Doctorow (2004), prominent author, Ragtime
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1950), former five-star general; 34th President of the United States (1953–1961); Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during the Second World War
- Gerald R. Ford (1981), 38th President of the United States
- Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
- Helen Hayes (1990), nicknamed "First Lady of the American Theater" because she was one of nine people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award
- Alfred Heineken (1996), former president of the brewing company Heineken International
- Billy Joel (1997), musician, rock star
- Robert Wood Johnson IV, Chairman and CEO of the Johnson Company; owner of the New York Jets
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1965), civil rights leader
- Cy Leslie (1974), record industry executive
- Jeffrey Lyons (2000), NBC film and theater critic
- Harold W. McGraw Jr., Chairman Emeritus, McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
- John Money(honorary doctorate of Humane Letters, 1992), sexologist
- Robert Moses (1948), "master builder" of the 20th century
- David Neeleman (2007), founder of JetBlue Airways
- LeRoy Neiman (honorary Doctor of Arts degree, 1998), artist
- Bernadette Peters (2002), actress, singer
- Cokie Roberts (2003), journalist
- Jihan Sadat (1987, from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), wife of Anwar el-Sadat, the assassinated President of Egypt
- Neil Simon (1981), playwright/screenwriter
- William L. Swing, Director General of the International Organization for Migration; former diplomat and United States Ambassador; United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Under Secretary General
- Margaret Thatcher (2000), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Paul A. Volcker (1987, from the School of Business), chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
- Barbara Walters (1986), journalist, writer and media personality
- James D. Watson (1976), molecular biologist; co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule; winner of Nobel prize
- Frank Zarb (honorary Doctor of Law degree), Hofstra alumni, BBA 1957, MBA 1962
References
- Honorary degree recipients - official website of Hofstra University