Recipients By Decade
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1901 Thomas H. Carter, Honorary Degree
1902 Joseph K. Toole, Honorary Degree
1904 Hiram Knowles, Honorary Degree
1909 Howard Taylor Ricketts, Honorary Degree
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1925 Charles M. Russell, Great Falls, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1927 Frank Bird Linderman, Somers, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1928 John Hurst Durston, Butte, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1928 Frank E. Bonner, San Francisco, CA, School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering
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1930 James M. Hamilton, Bozeman, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1932 Emil Alfred Starz, Helena, MT, Doctor of Science
1933 Guy Emerson Sheridan, Doctor of Science
1935 Harold Clayton Urey, Doctor of Science
1935 Edward Octavius Sisson, Doctor of Letters
1936 James Henry Rowe, Butte, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1936 Melvin Amos Brannon, Madison, WI, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1937 Ralph Robinson Parker, Hamilton, MT, College of Arts and Sciences, Doctor of Science
1937 Oliver Sherman Warden, Great Falls, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1938 Morton J. Elrod, Missoula, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1938 Frederick Charles Scheuch, Battle Creek, MI, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1939 Fred Ernest Thieme, Missoula, MT, School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering
1939 Clarence Kirshman Streit, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
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1940 Evan W. Kelley, Missoula, MT, School of Forestry and Conservation, Master of Forest Engineering
1940 Gordon S. Watkins, Los Angeles, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1941 Justin Miller, Washington D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1942 John Mason Brown, New York, NY, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctor of Letters
1942 Herald Rea Cox, Hamilton, MT, Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science
1943 Herbert Reynolds Inch, New York, NY, Music, Doctor of Music
1944 George Herbert Greenwood, Seattle, WA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1945 Josiah John Moore, Chicago, IL, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1946 Reynold Clayton Fuson, Urbana, IL, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
1947 Robert Chilton Gutherie, Washington, D.C., Physical Sciences, Doctor of Science
1949 Carl McFarland, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1949 Walter Lyndon Pope, San Francisco, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
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1950 Alfred Bertram Gutherie Jr., Lexington, KY, Doctor of Literature
1951 Earl James McGrath, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1951 Chester Charles Davis, Pasadena, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1952 William James Jameson, Billings, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1952 William Larkin Murphy, Missoula, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1953 Charles A. Bovey, Great Falls, MT, College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science, Master of Arts
1953 Mrs. Charles A. Bovey, Great Falls, MT, College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science, Master of Arts
1954 Charles A. Joy, Washington, D.C., School of Forest and Conservation, Doctor of Forest Science
1954 Carl Leonard Larson, Hamilton, MT, Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science
1954 William McPherson Allen, Seattle, WA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1955 Otis O. Benson Jr., Washington, D.C., Bacteriology and Hygiene, Doctor of Science
1955 Charles Nelson Pray, Great Falls, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1956 Philip Rodney White, Bar Harbor, ME, Botany, Doctor of Science
1956 Michael Joseph Mansfield, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1957 Russell Blackwell Hart, Billings, MT, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1959 Ralph Willard Imlay, Washington, D.C., Geology, Doctor of Science
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1960 Virgil Melvin Hancher, Iowa City, IA, School of Law, Doctor of Letters
1962 Charles Edgar Erdmann, Great Falls, MT, Geology, Doctor of Science
1963 Harold Guy Merriam, Missoula, MT, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctor of Letters
1963 Franklin A. Long, Ithaca, NY, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
1964 Louis James Fischil, Oakland, CA, School of Pharmacy, Doctor of Science
1964 James Allen McCain, Manhattan, KS, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1966 George W. Bartelmez, Missoula, MT, Zoology, Doctor of Science
1966 John C. Ewers, Washington, D.C., School of Law, Doctor of Law
1966 Peter H. Odegard, Berkeley, CA, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1967 Jessie M. Bierman, Berkeley, CA, Doctor of Science
1969 Hugh D. Galusha, Doctor of Law
1969 Dr. Herbert E. Robinson, Doctor of Law
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1970 Jack Vaughn, Doctor of Science
1973 Dorothy M. Johnson, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1973 Lee Metcalf, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1974, Edna Rankin McKinnon, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1974 Lowndes Maury, School of Art, Music, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1974 William R. Moore, School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science
1975 Edmund Freeman, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Sciences
1975 Emeritus C. Leo Hitchcock, College of Arts and Sciences, Botany, Doctor of Science
1977 Lucile Speers, Library Services, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1978 James Robert Browning, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1978 John Woodenlegs, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies and Anthropology, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1978 Melvin S. Morris, School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science
1979 Dr. Edwin T. Mertz, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
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1980 Russell E. Smith, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1981 Norman Maclean, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1981 Gerald W. Prescott, Doctor of Science
1982 William H. Forbis, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1982 Dr. Jean'ne M. Shreeve, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry, Doctor of Science
1983 Harold G. Stearns (Hal), School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1983 Frederick Gordon Renner, School of Forestry and Conservation, Doctor of Science
1984 Dr. Richard D. Remington, College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Doctor of Science
1985 Carroll O'Connor, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
1985 Michael Smuin, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
1985 Aline Mosby, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1986 John Robert Horner, College of Arts and Sciences, Geology, Doctor of Science
1987 Judith E. Blegen, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1988 Dr. Wayne D. Rasmussen, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1988 Dr. Daniel Poole, Doctor of Science
1989 Paul Dyck, Doctorate of Humane Letters
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1990 Brent Musberger, Doctorate of Human Letters
1991 Margaret Kingsland, College of Arts and Sciences, Political Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1994 John J. Craighead, School of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program and Division of Biological Sciences, Doctor of Science
1994 Earl Old Person (Chief), College of Arts and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1994 Ginger Renner, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
1994 David A. Walter, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1995 Kenneth E. Ryan (His Black Horse), Doctorate of Humane Letters
1995 Dr. Alexander Stepanzoff, School of Business and School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1995 Jean A. Turnage, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1996 Gerald Grinstein, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1996 Margaret Holmes McDowell, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1996 Joe Medicine Crow, College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1996 Edward T. Ruppel, Montana Tech, Geology, Doctor of Science
1996 Robert E. Sullivan, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1997 Margery Hunter Brown, School of Law, Doctor of Law
1997 Dennis R. Washington, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration
1997 James Welch, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1998 Stephen Ambrose, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1998 Mel Ruder, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
1999 Leonard Samuel (L.S.) Skaggs, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Doctor of Science
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2000 Gerald R. Molen, School of Fine Arts, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2000 Joseph B. Reber, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration
2001 Marc Raicot, School of Law, Doctor of Law
2002 Pamela South, School of Fine Arts, Music, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2003 Ian Davidson, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Business Administration
2003 Nancy Davidson, Davidson Honors College, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2003 Margie M. Thompson, School of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Doctorate in Education
2003 Raymond F. Thompson, School of Business Administration, Doctore of Business Administration
2004 Richard Graetz, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, Doctorate in Geography
2005 Joseph McDonald, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letter
2007 Gordon Belcourt, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2007 Robert Hoyem, School of Fine Arts, Music, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2007 George Kerscher, College of Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2007 Cliff Merritt, College of Forestry and Conservation, Society and Conservation, Doctor of Science
2007 Robert Mutch, College of Forestry and Conservation, Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, Doctor of Science
2008 Bo Brown, School of Fine Arts, Drama, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2009 Phyllis J. Washington, School of Education, Education Leadership, Doctorate in Education
2009 Caleb Shield, College of Arts and Sciences, Native American Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters
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2010 Robert Bennett, School of Law, Doctor of Law
2010 Stewart Brandborg, College of Forestry and Conservation, Society and Conservation, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2010 John Hollenback, College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Studies, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2010 James "Matt" McCann, College of Arts and Sciences, Political Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2011 Tom Brokaw, School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2011 Bernard Osher, College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Extended and Lifelong Learning, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2012 Warren Wilcox, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2013 John and Susan Talbot, College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Journalism, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2013 Sandra Day O'Connor, School of Law, Doctor of Law
2014 Terry Payne, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2014 Jack Poe, School of Business Administration, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2015 Louis Adams, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2016 Jack Ward Thomas, College of Forestry and Conservation, Doctorate of Science
2016 Jonathan Kimble "J.K." Simmons, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2017 Jennifer Isern, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2017 George M. Dennison, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2018 Sheila M. Stearns, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, Doctorate in Education
2019 Denise Juneau, Honorary Doctorate, William Reynolds, Honorary Doctorate
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2020 William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., College of the Arts and Media, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2021 William A. Franke, College of Business, Doctorate of Business
2021 Bonnie HeavyRunner (Aislinn Roux), Alexander Blewett III School of Law, Doctorate of Law
2021 Colleen McGuire, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2022 Dennis K. Eck, College of Business, Doctorate of Business
2022 James R. Scott, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2022 Emma B. Lommasson, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2023 John Shaffner, College of the Arts and Media, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2023 Mandy Smoker Broaddus, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2024 William Marcus, College of Humanities and Sciences, Doctorate of Humane Letters
2024 Lily Gladstone, College of the Arts and Media, Doctorate of Fine Arts
2024 Carol Tatsey-Murray, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education, Doctorate in Education
2025 Eric Sprunk, College of Business, Doctorate of Business
2025 Steven Rinella, W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Doctorate of Forestry and Conservation