Honorary Doctorates at UMKC
1967
1974
1974
1975
1975
1977
1978
1979
1980
1980
1981
1981
1981
1982
1983
1983
1985
Shipman, Joseph C.
Mag, Arthur
Sickman, Laurence
Conroy, John W.
Sutton, Richard L., Jr.
Basie, William "Count"
Keyserling, Leon H.
Cookingham, L. Perry
King, James Ambrose
Stark, Nathan J.
Wilson, Lanford
Holland, Jerome Heartwell
Kay, Ulysses Simpson
Shira, Robert B.
Ciardi, John Anthony
Snow, Edgar
Huang Rua
1986 Hatem, George (Ma Hai
De)
1986 Tuch, Hans N. "Tom"
1987 Forbes, Malcolm N.
1988 Kim, Lynn Joon
1989 Bloch, Henry W.
1989 Nichols, Miller
1989 Kilgour, Frederick Gridley
1989 McMurtry, Larry
1989 Mackie, Virginia French
1990 Henson, Paul
1990 Tutu, Desmond
1990 Ying, Lin Ju (Madame)
1990 Gardner, John W.
1990 McShann, James
Columbus "Jay"
1990 Hall, Peter, Sir
1991 Brookmeyer, Robert
1993 Stephenson, H. Howard
1993 Zigler, Edward
1995 Ramo, Roberta Cooper
1996 O'Neil, John J. "Buck"
1996 Hillis, Margaret
1997 Morgan, John A.
1997
1998
1999
2001
Starr, Martha Jane
Hackman, Larry J.
Hartmanis
Stowers, James E. Jr.
2001 Stowers, Virginia
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Laws and Literature
Doctor of Literature
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humanities
Doctor of Humanities
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Musical Arts (not
awarded)
Doctor of Business
Administration
Doctor of Business
Administration
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters (not
awarded)
Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters (not
awarded)
Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Philosophy (not
awarded)
Doctor of Music
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Philosophy in
Education
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Business Honoris
Causa
Doctor of Music
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Nursing
Director, Linda Hall Library
Composer, Bandleader
Director of the Conference on Economics Progress
Former City Manager of Kansas City
Contributions to the field of Music
Undersecretary of HEW
American playwright
Ambassador and educator
American composer
American dentist and dental educator
Distinguished American poet, editor and critic
Journalist
Vice Premier and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the PRC
Foreign Service officer for the U.S. State Dept.
Foreign Service officer for the U.S. State Dept.
Entrepreneur, publisher, author and world adventurer
Educator, composer and publisher
Entrepreneur, Business Leader
Business leader and contributer to UMKC
Librarian, founder of OCLC
Novelist
Pianist, harpsichordist lecturer and composer
Chairman, United Telecom
Archbishop and Chancellor of the University of Western
Cape South Africa
Internationally recognized nurse and scholar
Chairman, Urban Coalition, New York
Jazz pianist
British theater and film director
Music Educator, Trombonist, Pianist, Conductor and
Composer
Chairman and CEO, Bancorp Hawaii
Sterling Professor of Psychology at Yale
Lawyer
Player and manager of KC Monarchs
Founder, conductor - Chicago Symphony Chorus
Strong supporter of and contributer to KC community
and UMKC
Distinguished service to UMKC
Director of Truman Presidential Library
Leading expert in the field of computer science
Co-founder of Stowers Institute and Chairman, American
Century
Co-founder of Stowers Institute and Owner, American
Century