| Recipient | Date | Doctorate Type | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grondahl, Lars Olaf | 1940 | Science | |
| Reigstad, Olin S. | June 4, 1940 | Divinity | Pastor |
| Ronning, H. N. | June 4, 1940 | Divinity | Pastor |
| Shurson, H. O. | 1940 | Laws | |
| Skindlov, A. M. | June 3, 1940 | Divinity | Church executive |
| Swain, Carl C., class of 1907 | June 4, 1940 | Laws | Educator |
| Tosdal, Harry R., class of 1919 | June 4, 1940 | Laws | College professor |
| Andersen, Arthur | 1941 | Laws | |
| Morgenstierne, Wilhelm | 1942 | Laws | Norwegian Ambassador to the United States |
| Balfour, Donald | 1943 | Laws | |
| Hanson, Adolph M. | May 30, 1943 | Science | Doctor and surgeon |
| Larson, Henrietta | May 30, 1943 | Letters | College professor |
| Thompson, Arthur E. | May 30, 1943 | Laws | Educator |
| Aasgaard, Rev. Dr. Johan Arnd, class of 1898 | 1944 | Theology | President, Norwegian Lutheran Church in America |
| Knubel, F. H. | October 14, 1944 | Laws | Church executive |
| Skifter, Hector R., class of 1922 | 1945 | Science | St. Olaf Professor of Mathematics; founder of WCAL radio |
| Elstad, Leonard M. | 1946 | Laws | President, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC |
| Hendrickson, Roy | 1946 | Laws | |
| Singstad, Ole | 1946 | Science | Civil Engineer |
| Melby, Sylvia | June 9, 1947 | Science | Head, Fairfield School of Nursing, Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago |
| Skartvedt, Peter Magnus, class of 1906 | 1947 | Science | |
| Adson, A. W. | 1948 | Science | |
| Hjortland, Rev. Elmer S. | June 7, 1948 | Divinity | Pastor |
| Berggrav, Bishop Eivind | 1949 | Humane Letters | Norwegian bishop famous for his opposition to the Nazi occupation of Norway |
| Hao-Ran, Chu | June 6, 1949 | Divinity | First Chinese president of the Lutheran Church in China |
| Dale, Mars | June 6, 1949 | Divinity | President, Canada District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; Director, United Christian Education Appeal |
| Halvorson, H. Orin | June 6, 1949 | Science | Bacteriologist |
| Luvaas, Morton | June 6, 1949 | Music | Conductor and choral composer |
| Norby, Joseph G. | 1949 | Laws | Chairman, St. Olaf Board of Regents |