| Recipient | Date | Doctorate Type | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobson, James A. | June 5, 1960 | Laws | Senior Vice President, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City |
| Reierson, Roy L., class of 1926 | June 5, 1960 | Laws | Vice President and Senior Economist, Bankers Trust Company, New York City |
| Hansen, Edward A. | June 4, 1961 | Divinity | President, Southwestern Minnesota District, American Lutheran Church |
| Mundhjeld, Sigurd | June 4, 1961 | Laws | Professor of Mathematics, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN |
| Gould, Laurence M. | June 10, 1962 | Laws | President, Carleton College |
| Christ-Janer, Albert | 1963 | Fine Arts | |
| Granskou, Clemens M., class of 1917 | June 9, 1963 | Humane Letters | President, St. Olaf College |
| Qualley, Orlando W. | June 9, 1963 | Humane Letters | Dean and Vice President, Luther College, Decorah, IA |
| Hellbaum, Arthur | 1964 | Science | |
| Knutson, Melford S., class of 1927 | 1964 | Humane Letters | Pastor |
| Brown, John Mason | 1965 | Humane Letters | Author |
| Humphrey, Hubert Horatio | May 30, 1965 | Laws | Vice President of the United States |
| Ingstad, Helge | November 4, 1965 | Science | Norwegian Archeologist |
| Appel, André | May 26, 1966 | Humane Letters | General Secretary, Lutheran World Federation |
| Rowan, Carl Thomas | May 29, 1966 | Humane Letters | Journalist, author |
| Wilson, Orlando W. | 1966 | Laws | |
| Miller, Donald, class of 1931 | May 28, 1967 | Science | President, Airborne Instruments Lab, Deer Park, NY |
| Noss, Luther | May 28, 1967 | Music | Chairman, School of Music, Yale University |
| Eide, Palmer | May 26, 1968 | Fine Arts | Art Teacher, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD |
| Haas, Leonard | May 26, 1968 | Laws | President, Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire |
| Warren, Earl | 1968 | Humane Letters | Chief Justice of the United States; former Governor of California |
| Boe, Rev. Paul A., class of 1937 | May 25, 1969 | Humane Letters | Executive Director, Division of Charities, American Lutheran Church |
| Holmer, Paul Leroy | May 25, 1969 | Letters | Professor of Theology, Yale Divinity School |
| Mondale, Walter F. | May 25, 1969 | Laws | United States Senator from Minnesota; Vice President of the United States, 1977-81 |