1980-1989
Honorary Degree Recipients
| Name | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Earle T. Andrews | Doctor of Laws | May 18, 1980 |
| Robert E. Pyle | Doctor of Science | May 18, 1980 |
| Mary Lee Settle | Doctor of Humanities | May 18, 1980 |
| Irvin Stewart | Doctor of Laws | May 18, 1980 |
| James H. Harless | Doctor of Laws | May 17, 1981 |
| William N. Poundstone | Doctor of Science | May 17, 1981 |
| Chares C. Wise | Doctor of Laws | May 17, 1981 |
| Warren E. Burger | Doctor of Laws | February 17, 1982 |
| Hans J. P. von Ohain | Doctor of Science | May 16, 1982 |
| Isadore M. Scott | Doctor of Laws | May 15, 1983 |
| Thornton G. Berry | Doctor of Laws | May 13, 1984 |
| Joseph F. Fletcher | Doctor of Humanities | May 13, 1984 |
| William H. Foege | Doctor of Science | May 13, 1984 |
| David Lincoln Luke III | Doctor of Laws | May 13, 1984 |
| John C. Norman | Doctor of Science | May 13, 1984 |
| Alvin C. Eurich | Doctor of Humane Letters | May 19, 1985 |
| Jon A. Mcbride | Doctor of Science | May 19, 1985 |
| Elija W. Mwangale | Doctor of Laws | May 19, 1985 |
| Leon H. Sullivan | Doctor of Humanities | May 19, 1985 |
| Maurice Graham Brooks | Doctor of Science | May 18, 1986 |
| William E. Swales | Doctor of Science | May 18, 1986 |
| Elizabeth Hanford Dole | Doctor of Laws | May 17, 1987 |
| Justus Courtland Pickett | Doctor of Science | May 17, 1987 |
| Thomas G. Pownall | Doctor of Humane Letters | May 17, 1987 |
| Charles E. Compton | Doctor of Laws | May 15, 1988 |
| John Anderson Luke | Doctor of Laws | May 15, 1988 |
| Robert Hagerty Quenon | Doctor of Laws | June 15, 1988 |
| William Lacy Brown | Doctor of Science | May 14, 1989 |
| Gaston Caperton | Doctor of Laws | May 14, 1989 |
| Glen H. Hiner | Doctor of Science | May 14, 1989 |
| Louise McNeill | Doctor of Humane Letters | May 14, 1989 |
Bold indicates person featured in cover photo.