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| Recipient | Date | Doctorate Type | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meri, President Lennart | April 6, 2000 | Laws | President of the Republic of Estonia |
| Dovre, Paul | April 7, 2000 | Humane Letters | Former President, Concordia College, Moorehead, MN |
| Manz, Paul | April 7, 2000 | Music | Organist and church musician, originator of the United States Hymn Festival |
| Ralte, Zothansiami | September 13, 2000 | Humane Letters | Missionary, teacher, founder, Hilltribes Resources and Development Center in Mae Chaem, Thailand |
| Waller, Rev. Dr. Ralph | May 4, 2001 | Humane Letters | Principal, Harris Manchester College; University of Oxford |
| Duncan, Quince | September 28, 2001 | Humane Letters | Writer, teacher, human rights leader |
| Vollebaek, Knut | May 2, 2003 | Laws | Ambassador of Norway to the U.S. |
| Argento, Dominick | October 9, 2003 | Fine Arts | Composer, librettist, and teacher |
| Fennell, Frederick | November 7, 2003 | Fine Arts | Conductor and educator, Eastman School of Music |
| Brundtland, Dr. Gro Harlem | February 20, 2004 | Laws | Physician, political activist, past Secretary General of the World Health Organization, former Prime Minister of Norway |
| Fleisher, Leon | March 18, 2004 | Fine Arts | Pianist and conductor |
| Rilling, Helmuth | April 22, 2004 | Fine Arts | German conductor, authority on the music of J. S. Bach; Director and founder of International Bach Academy in Stuttgart; Professor at Frankfurt State Music Academy, Germany |
| Brokering, Dr. Herbert | December 13, 2004 | Humane Letters | Lutheran pastor, author, lyricist, hymn writer and peace activist |
| Toprak, Binnaz and Zafer | April 4, 2006 | Humane Letters | Leaders in the world-class academic environment of Bogazici University in Istanbul Turkey since 1992 |
| Laborde, Jean-Marie | April 24, 2008 | Science | Founder of the field of dynamic geometry and creator of the Cabri Geometry Software |
| Oertelt, Henry | October 15, 2009 | Humane Letters | Holocaust survivor; author, lecturer, speaker; Berlin, Germany |
| Camp, Roderic | October 15, 2009 | Humane Letters | Author, scholar, teacher, re: Mexican politics and society; Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College |