| Recipient | Date | Doctorate Type | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesburgh, Father Theodore | May 27, 1990 | Humane Letters | President Emeritus, Notre Dame University |
| Takami, Toshihiro "Tom" | May 26, 1991 | Divinity | Founder and Director, Asian Rural Institute, Japan |
| Willcocks, Sir David | November 24, 1991 | Music | Choir Conductor, University lecturer; Conductor and musical director of the Bach Choir, London |
| Morphew, Clark | April 3, 1992 | Humane Letters | Journalist, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
| Nelson, Marion John | November 6, 1992 | Letters | Professor of Art History, University of Minnesota |
| Benestad, Finn | April 17, 1993 | Fine Arts | Edvard Grieg scholar, music educator, writer |
| Schjelderup-Ebbe, Dag | April 17, 1993 | Fine Arts | Norwegian Edvard Grieg scholar, composer, critic |
| Liu, Ivan Liangyu | May 23, 1993 | Fine Arts | Professor, Art History, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Strommen, Clair E. | April 5, 1994 | Laws | Chairman, Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance, Minneapolis, MN |
| Lien, Jon | April 18, 1994 | Science | Professor of Ocean Studies and Psychology, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Norris, Kathleen | May 21, 1995 | Letters | Author, “Dakota: A Spiritual Geography”, Lemmon, SD |
| Tada, Minoru | September 27, 1995 | Humane Letters | Educator, term in Asia host; Professor of Literature and Chair of the Department of International Cultural Studies, Otani University, Kyoto, Japan |
| King Harald V | October 19, 1995 | Law | King of Norway |
| Wright, Garland | February 27, 1996 | Fine Arts | Artistic Director, Guthrie Theatre |
| Solberg, Richard, class of 1938 | April 18, 1996 | Humane Letters | Lutheran World Federation leader |
| Cappelørn, Niels Jørgen | May 23, 1996 | Humane Letters | Director, Kierkegaard Center, University of Copenhagen |
| Mills, Billy | October 30, 1996 | Humane Letters | 1964 Olympian, 10,000-meter gold medalist; public speaker; Founder and president, Running Strong for American Indian Youth |
| Noble, Weston | November 15, 1996 | Fine Arts | Professor of Music and Choir director, Luther College, Decorah, IA |
| Simo, Rita | September 24, 1997 | Humane Letters | Director, People's Music School |
| McKinnon, Alastair | March 18, 1998 | Humane Letters | Kierkegaard scholar; professor emeritus of philosophy at McGill University in Montreal |
| El-Din, H. K. Bahaa | March 3, 1999 | Laws | Minister of Education, Republic of Egypt |
| Steinbruck, John F. | November 11, 1999 | Divinity | Founder, Luther Place and Lutheran Volunteer Corps |