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Honorary Degree RecipientsSpring 2018 Graduation Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum President Emerita, Spelman CollegeMay 2016 GraduationMarin AlsopMusic DirectorBaltimore Symphony OrchestraDecember 2015 GraduationFrancis S. Soistman, Jr.Executive Vice PresidentAetnaMay 2014 GraduationMary Ellen BarberaChief JudgeCourt of Appeals of MarylandMay 22, 2013 GraduationDr. P. M. ForniCo -Founder, The Johns-Hopkins Civility ProjectProfessorJohns Hopkins UniversityMay 25, 2012 GraduationMr. William OwensExecutive DirectorCBS News, 60 MinutesHonorary Bachelor of ArtsMs. Vivienne Shub*DeceasedJanuary 8, 2012 GraduationMs. Judith JamisonArtistic Director EmeritaThe Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterMr. Frank Bramble, Sr.Retired Banking ExecutiveMay 26, 2011 GraduationMr. Taylor BranchAuthorMay 19, 2010 GraduationMr. David H. NevinsPresident Nevins & AssociatesMay 22, 2009 GraduationDr. Charles ReedRetired ChancellorThe California State UniversityDecember 15, 2009 (Private Ceremony)Mr. Willard Hackerman President and CEOWhiting-Turner Contracting Company*DeceasedMay 21, 2008 GraduationMr. Edward V. BadolatoPresident & CEOIntegrated Infrastructure Analytics, Inc.*DeceasedMay 23, 24, 25, 2007 GraduationMr. Edwin F. Hale, Sr.Retired Chairman and CEO1st Mariner BancorpsMr. John B. SchuerholzPresidentAtlanta BravesMs. Phyllis B. BrotmanFormer PresidentImage Dynamics, Inc.*DeceasedMay 22, 2006 GraduationMr. Sae Joo ChangChairman and CEODongkuk Steel Mill Co.’sMay 22, 2005 GraduationThe Honorable Norman Y. MinetaFormer Secretary of TransportationU. S. Department of TransportationMr. Steve BurchChairman of the BoardUniversity of Maryland Medical SystemJune 5, 2004 – The First World Guitar CongressMr. Les PaulMusician and Composer*DeceasedMay 21,2003 GraduationMs. Molly SmithArtistic DirectorArena StageJanuary 6, 2002 for December 2001 GraduatesDr. Charles MoskosProfessor, Department of SociologyNorthwestern University*DeceasedMay 23/24, 2001 GraduationMr. Gordon Parks*DeceasedDr. Constantine W. CurrisRetired PresidentAmerican Association of State Colleges & UniversitiesThe Honorable Nancy K. KoppState TreasurerState of Maryland Treasurer's OfficeGoldstein Treasury BuildingMr. Barry RascovarDeputy Editorial Page EditorThe Baltimore SunJanuary 7, 2001/December 2000 GraduationGeorge D. Nelson, Ph.D.Professor, Physics and AstronomyWestern Washington UniversityDr. John Kim Niparko, MDProfessor and Chair of the Department of OtolaryngologyUniversity of Southern CaliforniaMay 24/25, 2000The Honorable Kathleen Kennedy TownsendFormer Lt. Governor of the State of MarylandLloyd J. Kolbe, Ph.D.Former Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCarol Geary SchneiderPresident, Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesSusan C. KeatingPresident and CEONat'l Foundation for Credit Counseling, Inc.January 9, 2000 for December 1999 GraduatesThe Honorable Howard P. Rawlings Maryland House of Delegates*DeceasedDr. Richard P. ChaitProfessor of Higher Education,Harvard University Graduate School of EducationMay 23/24 1999Admiral Charles R. Larson, USN (Ret.)*DeceasedMay 23/24 1999 Continued The Honorable Parris N. GlendeningFormer Governor of the State of MarylandDr. Thomas SzaszProfessor of Psychiatry Emeritus SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse*DeceasedDecember 20, 1998Dr. Robert W. DeutschFounder, Chairman of the Board, and DirectorRWD Applied Technology LaboratoryDr. Robert ZemskyChair, Learning Alliance for Higher EducationGraduate School of EducationUniversity of PennsylvaniaMay 27/28, 1998Mr. Douglas L. BeckerChairman and CEOLaureate Education, Inc.Mr. A. B. KrongardMr. Arthur B. ModellOwner and PresidentBaltimore Ravens*DeceasedJanuary 4, 1998 for December 1997 GraduatesMr. George JochumMr. John EricksonFounder, Erickson LivingMay 22, 1997Rear Admiral P. Michael RatliffDirector for Intelligence of the Office of Naval IntelligenceMay 22, 1997 continuedProfessor Shozo SatoProfessor EmeritusUniversity of IllinoisDr. Paula BrownleePresident EmeritusAssociation of American Colleges & UniversitiesDecember 22, 1996Mr. Richard ErkeneffFormer President & CEOAAI CorporationDr. Stanley IkenberryPresident EmeritusUniversity of IllinoisMay 22, 1996Mr. R. Michael GillSecretary, Maryland Dept. of Business and Economic DevelopmentThe Honorable Barbara HoffmanFormer Senator of MarylandMr. Donald P. HutchinsonFormer PresidentGreater Baltimore CommitteeJanuary 7, 1996 for December 1995 GraduatesMr. James O’Conor Chairman & CEOO’Conor, Piper & FlynnMr. John GloverActorMay, 1995Dr. Bruce Johnstone, FormerChancellor of the State University ofNew York SystemMr. Walter SondheimSenior Advisor to the Greater Baltimore Committee & Extraordinary Citizen*DeceasedJanuary, 1995Marion Schooling VesselsFormer Executive Director of the Governor’sCommittee on Employment of People with DisabilitiesMay, 1994Dr. Donald HendersonFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary forHealth and Science in the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human ServicesMayor Anatoly SohchakMayor of St. Petersburg, USSR*DeceasedJanuary, 1994 Ms. Bea GaddyAdvocate for Homeless and Poor People*DeceasedJanuary, 1994Former Senator Paul SarbanesU.S. Senator from the State of MarylandJanuary, 1993Dr. Lilian RandallRetired Curator of Research ManuscriptsWalters Art GalleryMay, 1992Dr. Nancy GrasmickFormer Maryland State Superintendent of SchoolsMr. David ZinmanFormer Music Director and ConductorBaltimore Symphony OrchestraJanuary, 1992Dr. Gilbert BrungardtRetired Dean/ProfessorTowson State University*DeceasedMay, 1991Mr. Charles DuttonDistinguished ActorDr. Brian MatthewsRetired, Institute for Molecular BiologyUniversity of OregonJanuary, 1991Mr. Nikita DolgushinDancer, Choreographer, and Dean/TeacherLeningrad State Conservatory*DeceasedMr. David SegalProfessor and SociologistUniversity of Maryland College ParkMay, 1990Dr. Joseph CoxFormer PresidentSouthern Oregon State CollegeJanuary, 1990Dr. Michael DaxnerPresidentUniversity of Oldenburg (Germany)May, 1989I(rving) King JordanFormer President, Galluadet UniversityJanuary, 1989Mr. Park She-Jik, PresidentSeoul Olympic Organizing CommitteeMr. Robert WardAuthor, Screenwriter and Former Co-Producer of Miami ViceMay, 1988Dr. Patricia Plante, Former PresidentUniversity of Southern MaineJanuary, 1988The Honorable Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.Former United States Senator*DeceasedMay, 1987Dr. Rhoda M. DorseyPresidentGoucher College*DeceasedJanuary 1987 Dr. Harold DelaneyAssociate Executive DirectorAmerican Association of State Colleges & Universities*DeceasedMay, 1986 Dr. Phoebe StantonArt HistorianCritic, Writer and Professor EmeritusThe Johns Hopkins University*DeceasedJanuary, 1986Dr. Timothy HealyPresident, Georgetown University*DeceasedMay, 1985Mr. Robert S. DuvallActorDr. Mark CurtisPresidentAssociation of American Colleges*DeceasedJanuary, 1985Mr. Louis L. GoldsteinComptroller of the Treasury for theState of Maryland*DeceasedDr. Monroe LernerResearch Consultant & Professor EmeritusJohns Hopkins School of Hygiene & Public Health May, 1984Mr. John H. MurphyPresident of Afro-American Newspapers*DeceasedMr. Benjamin R. CivilettiAttorney at Law and formerAttorney General of the U.S.Senior Partner & Past ChairVenable, LLPJanuary, 1984Mr. Thomas Hunter LoweJudgeCourt of Special Appeals*DeceasedMr. Reginald Murphy Former President and PublisherBaltimore SunpapersMay, 1983Ms. Grace HartigonArtist*Deceased Mr. Jacob RabinowEngineer, Inventor*Deceased Dr. Martha ChurchPresident Emeritus of Hood CollegeJanuary, 1983Ms. Josephine JacobsenPoet, Critic, Consultant inAmerican Letters*Deceased Dr. Anthony E. HechtPoet in ResidentLibrary of Congress, Pulitzer Prize winner*DeceasedJune, 1982Mr. Eubie BlakePianist, Compose*DeceasedMr. William Donald SchaeferMayor of the City of Baltimore*DeceasedJune, 1981Dr. Dorothy BernsteinPast PresidentMathematical Association of America*DeceasedJune, 1981 – continuedDr. Howard R. BowenThe R. Stanton Avery Professor of EconomicAnd Education, Claremont Graduation School*DeceasedDr. Leon FleisherPianistResident ConductorBaltimore Symphony January, 1981Dr. John BarthThe Johns Hopkins UniversityAuthorDr. Martha Hill DaviesThe Juilliard School, DancerJune, 1980Maestro Sergiu ComissionaMusic Director & ConductorBaltimore Symphony*DeceasedDr. Paul F. SharpPresident Emeritus and Regents’Professor, University of OklahomaMs. Lucille CliftonPoet and Author*DeceasedMr. Joseph MeyerhoffChairmanMagna Properties, Inc.*DeceasedJanuary, 1980Dr. Allan W. OstarExecutive DirectorAmerican Association of State CollegesAnd UniversitiesMrs. Ruth Brunyate WiemerChief, Division of OccupationalTherapy, Department of Health andMental Hygiene*DeceasedJune, 1979Dr. Felix M. MorleyEducator and Pulitzer Prize winner*DeceasedDr. James L. FisherPresident, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, President emeritus, Towson State University 1978Mr. Gerald W. JohnsonDistinguished American Journalist *DeceasedDr. Carol W. TaylorChairmanDepartment of International HealthSchool of Hygiene and Public HealthThe Johns Hopkins University1977Dr. Kenneth A. ShawFormerly Vice President forAcademic AffairsTowson State University and FormerPresident, Southern Illinois Universityat Edwardsville1976The Honorable Robert B. WattsAssociate JudgeSupreme Bench*Deceased1975Mrs. Anne St. Clair WrightPresidentHistoric Annapolis, Inc*DeceasedDr. H. Margaret ZassenhausTowson, MarylandInternist, nominee for 1974 Nobel PeacePrize for aiding Scandinavian resistance fighters avert death in Nazi jails during World War II*Deceased1974Dr. Young Sam KimNational Assemblyman and Vice PresidentOf the New Democratic PartyRepublic of KoreaGraduate of Seoul National UniversitySeoul, South Korea1973Dr. John FischerPresidentTeachers College Columbia University*DeceasedDr. Alice S. RossiProfessor and Chairperson of theDepartment of Sociology and AnthropologyGoucher College*Deceased1972Dr. Helen CavanaghProfessor of HistoryIllinois State University*DeceasedDr. Marion I. MurphyDean of the School of NursingUniversity of Maryland*Deceased1971Dr. Maynard MackSterling Professor of English at Yale*Deceased1969Former Governor Marvin MandelState of Maryland Dr. Benjamin QuarlesProfessor of History Morgan State University*Deceased ................
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