Honorary Degrees Awarded

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First Name Last Name Degree Awarded CSU Campus BioUrl Year Awarded Andrew Anagnost Doctor of Humane Letters Northridge https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-andrew-anagnost.aspx 2024 Vanessa Bechtel Doctor of Humane Letters Channel Islands https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/vanessa-bechtel.aspx 2024 Wanda Bonnell Doctor of Humane Letters Stanislaus https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/wanda-bonnell.aspx 2024 Lawrence Brackett Doctor of Humane Letters Sonoma https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/lawrence-brackett.aspx 2024 Benjamin Bratt Doctor of Fine Arts San Francisco https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/benjamin-bratt.aspx 2024 James Silberrad Brown Doctor of Humane Letters San Diego https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/james-silberrad-brown.aspx 2024 Russell A. Buettner Doctor of Letters Sacramento https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/russell-a-buettner.aspx 2024 Roy Choi Doctor of Fine Arts Fullerton https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/roy-choi.aspx 2024 Robert Refugio Davila Doctor of Humane Letters Fresno https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-robert-r-davila.aspx 2024 Adam Day Doctor of Humane Letters San Diego https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/adam-day.aspx 2024 Rod Diridon, Sr. Doctor of Letters San José https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/the-honorable-rod-diridon-sr.aspx 2024 Debra Farar Doctor of Humane Letters Northridge https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-debra-farar.aspx 2024 Roger G.F. Fong Doctor of Laws Sacramento https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/roger-fong.aspx 2024 Lilia González Chávez Doctor of Fine Arts Fresno https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/lilia-gonzales-chavez.aspx 2024 Faust Gorham Doctor of Science Bakersfield https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/faust-gorham.aspx 2024 Jimmie “Jim” Gruny Doctor of Humane Letters San Marcos https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/jimmie-gruny.aspx 2024 Larry Vernon Hallum Doctor of Humane Letters Bakersfield https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/larry-hallum.aspx 2024 Nancy Lee Hinds Doctor of Humane Letters Fresno https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/nancy-lee-hinds.aspx 2024 Jerri-Ann Jacobs Doctor of Humane Letters San Marcos https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/jerri-ann-jacobs.aspx 2024 Brian Jaramillo Doctor of Science Pomona https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/brian-jaramillo.aspx 2024 Michael Medalla Doctor of Humane Letters Dominguez Hills https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/michael-medalla.aspx 2024 Aileen Meyer Doctor of Humane Letters Humboldt https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/aileen-meyer.aspx 2024 James M. Morgan Doctor of Humane Letters Maritime Academy https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/captain-james-m-morgan.aspx 2024 David Nazarian Doctor of Humane Letters Northridge https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/david-nazarian.aspx 2024 Ken Noel Doctor of Humane Letters San José https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-kenneth-noel.aspx 2024 Steven Packer Doctor of Science Monterey Bay https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-steven-packer.aspx 2024 Bradford W. Parkinson Doctor of Science San Luis Obispo https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-bradford-w-parkinson.aspx 2024 Dan Phillips Doctor of Humane Letters Humboldt https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dan-phillips.aspx 2024 Donna Martine Pierce Doctor of Humane Letters Stanislaus https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/donna-martine-pierce.aspx 2024 Respondia “Dia” S. Poole Doctor of Humane Letters San Bernardino https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/respondia-poole.aspx 2024 Walter Riley Doctor of Laws San Francisco https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/walter-riley.aspx 2024 Gregory Sarris Doctor of Letters Sonoma https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-gregory-sarris.aspx 2024 David P. Singelyn Doctor of Humane Letters Pomona https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/david-p-singelyn.aspx 2024 Ruth I. Singelyn Doctor of Humane Letters Pomona https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/ruth-i-singelyn.aspx 2024 Betty Reid Soskin Doctor of Humane Letters East Bay https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/betty-reid-soskin.aspx 2024 Robert Taylor Doctor of Humane Letters Northridge https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/robert-taylor.aspx 2024 Angela Timmons Doctor of Humane Letters Channel Islands https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-angela-timmons.aspx 2024 Ted Tollner Doctor of Humane Letters San Luis Obispo https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/ted-tollner.aspx 2024 Ellen G. Weisser Doctor of Humane Letters San Bernardino https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/ellen-g-weisser.aspx 2024 Joseph L. White Doctor of Letters San Francisco https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dr-joseph-l-white.aspx 2024 Hansjörg Wyss Doctor of Science San Luis Obispo https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/hansjorg-wyss.aspx 2024 Katcho Achadjian Doctor of Laws San Luis Obispo https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/katcho-achadjian.aspx 2023 Satia Austin Doctor of Humane Letters San Marcos https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/satia-austin.aspx 2023 Dante “Dan” Benedetti Doctor of Letters Sonoma https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/anne-and-dante-dan-benedetti.aspx 2023 Anne Benedetti Doctor of Letters Sonoma https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/anne-and-dante-dan-benedetti.aspx 2023 Richard Bradshaw Doctor of Science San Luis Obispo https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/richard-bradshaw.aspx 2023 Irma Carson Doctor of Humane Letters Bakersfield https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/irma-carson.aspx 2023 Cesar E. Chavez Doctor of Humane Letters Bakersfield https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/cesar-e-chavez.aspx 2023 Robert Darwin Doctor of Humane Letters Monterey Bay https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/robert-darwin.aspx 2023 Dorene C. Dominguez Doctor of Humane Letters San Bernardino https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/dorene-c-dominguez.aspx 2023

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