| YEAR | NAME | DEGREE |
| 1989 | BERNSTEIN, Basil B. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1989 | HEINEKEN, Alfred Henry | Doctor of Laws |
| 1989 | PALEY, Albert Raymond | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1989 | SIEDMAN, L. William | Doctor of Laws |
| 1989 | SLONIMSKY, Nicholas | Doctor of Music |
| 1989 | WILLIAMSON, James | Doctor of Science |
| 1988 | BRENT, Robert Leonard | Doctor of Science |
| 1988 | FENNELL, Fredrick | Doctor of Music |
| 1988 | KENNY, Shirley Strum | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1988 | MAAS, Arie | Doctor of Laws |
| 1988 | NEUSNER, Jacob | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1988 | PIMENTEL, George Claude | Doctor of Science |
| 1988 | SCHERAGA, Harold | Doctor of Science |
| 1988 | WARFIELD, William | Doctor of Music |
| 1987 | FAGIN, Claire M. | Doctor of Science |
| 1987 | FAMA, Eugene F. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1987 | FOGEL, Robert William | Doctor of Science |
| 1987 | GOWANS, James Learmonth | Doctor of Science |
| 1987 | GRAY, Harry Barkus | Doctor of Science |
| 1987 | HECHT, Anthony | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1987 | JOHNSON-MASTERS, Virginia | Doctor of Science |
| 1987 | MASTERS, William Howell | Doctor of Science |
| 1987 | SHAD, John S.R. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1987 | SOLTI, Sir Georg | Doctor of Music |
| 1987 | WAGNER, Gerrit Abram | Doctor of Laws |
| 1986 | AXELROD, David | Doctor of Science |
| 1986 | BLOCH, Erich | Doctor of Science |
| 1986 | DAVIS, Natalie Zemon | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1986 | FAGAN, Garth | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1986 | FREDRICKSON, Donald Sharp | Doctor of Science |
| 1986 | KINGSLAKE, Rudolf | Doctor of Science |
| 1986 | KNUTH, Donald Ervin | Doctor of Science |
| 1986 | SCHMITT, Kilian Joseph | Doctor of Laws |
| 1986 | SPRINKEL, Beryl Wayne | Doctor of Laws |
| 1985 | BANNISTER, Roger Gilbert | Doctor of Science |
| 1985 | BLOOM, Floyd Elliot | Doctor of Science |
| 1985 | COLSON, Elizabeth Florence | Doctor of Science |
| 1985 | CUOMO, Mario Matthew | Doctor of Laws |
| 1985 | GALLO, Robert Charles | Doctor of Science |
| 1985 | LIGHTFOOT, Sara Lawrence | Doctor of Science |
| 1985 | MANGIONE, Charles Frank | Doctor of Music |
| 1985 | SHANKER, Albert | Doctor of Laws |
| 1985 | SIMON, William E. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1985 | TUTU, Desmond Mpilo | Doctor of Divinity |
| 1984 | CLARK, Leland Charles Jr. | Doctor of Science |
| 1984 | CONABLE, Barber Jr. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1984 | FELDSTEIN, Martin Stuart | Doctor of Laws |
| 1984 | KENNEDY, Donald | Doctor of Laws |
| 1984 | KREPS, Juanita | Doctor of Laws |
| 1984 | McKEON, Richard Peter | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1984 | McPHERSON, Mary Patterson | Doctor of Laws |
| 1984 | SEITZ, Frederick | Doctor of Science |
| 1984 | STEITZ, Joan Argetsinger | Doctor of Science |
| 1984 | TENNEY, Stephen Marsh | Doctor of Science |
| 1984 | WALLIS, Wilson Allen | Doctor of Laws |
| 1983 | ALCHIAN, Armen | Doctor of Laws |
| 1983 | BREYER, Stephen | Doctor of Laws |
| 1983 | BUSH, George Herbert Walker | Doctor of Laws |
| 1983 | DAVIES, Robertson | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1983 | MacGREGOR, Ian | Doctor of Laws |
| 1983 | MALONEY, James Jr. | Doctor of Science |
| 1983 | ROTHSTEIN, Aser | Doctor of Science |
| 1983 | STARGELL, Willie | Doctor of Laws |
| 1982 | BRODSKY, Joseph | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1982 | DUTHIE, Robert Buthan | Doctor of Science |
| 1982 | ORCUTT, Enid Knapp Botsford | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1982 | PEI, Ieoh Ming | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1982 | STAHL, Franklin William | Doctor of Science |
| 1982 | STORK, Gilbert Josse | Doctor of Science |
| 1981 | CAMPBELL, Allen M. | Doctor of Science |
| 1981 | DICKE, Robert Henry | Doctor of Science |
| 1981 | ELLMANN, Richard D. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1981 | GROUT, Donald J. | Doctor of Music |
| 1981 | HAMBURG, David | Doctor of Science |
| 1980 | BRIGGS, Asa | Doctor of Laws |
| 1980 | CREMIN, Lawerence | Doctor of Laws |
| 1980 | ESTABROOK, Ronald W. | Doctor of Science |
| 1980 | GRAY, Hanna Holborn | Doctor of Laws |
| 1980 | PELL, Claiborne | Doctor of Laws |
| 1980 | SKINNER, David B. | Doctor of Science |
