Members of the Brooks Quimby Debate Council in 1921, named after Brooks Quimby ('18), who served as a debate mentor to Robert F. Kennedy ('44) and Edmund Muskie ('36).
Members of the Bates College Baseball Team pictured in 1895. Many seamen apprentices studied at Bates as a part of the V-12 Naval Program . Robert F. Kennedy (second from left ), graduated in 1944 with Leo Ryan (not pictured ).
This list of notable people associated with Bates College includes matriculating students , alumni , attendees, faculty, trustees , and honorary degree recipients of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine . Members of the Bates community are known as "Batesies" or bobcats . This list also includes students of the affiliated Maine State Seminary , Nichols Latin School , and Cobb Divinity School . In 1915, George Colby Chase , the second president of the college, opted that the college include former students (those who did not complete the full four year course of study) as alumni in "appreciation of their loyalty".[ 1] Throughout its history, Bates has been the fictional alma mater of various characters in American popular culture . Notable fictional works to feature the college include Ally McBeal (1997), The Sopranos (1999), and The Simpsons (2015). As of 2015[update] , there are 24,000 Bates College alumni.[ 2] Affiliates of the college include 86 Fulbright Scholars ,[ 3] 22 Watson Fellows ,[ 4] and 5 Rhodes Scholars .[ 5]
As of November 2018[update] , the college counts 12 members of the United States Congress –2 Senators and 10 members of the House of Representatives –among its alumni. In state government, Bates alumni have led all three political branches in Maine, graduating two Chief Justices of the Maine Supreme Court , two Maine Governors , and multiple leaders of both state houses. Bates has graduated 12 Olympians, with the most recent alumni competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics . More than 20 universities have been led by Bates alumni as of July 2016.
This list uses the following notation:
Literature and poetry [ edit ]
Journalism and nonfiction [ edit ]
Film and television [ edit ]
Art, architecture, and design[ edit ]
Note: alumni who have served in multiple political offices are noted in all relevant sections respective to their position at the time for continuity
U.S. Cabinet-ranked officials [ edit ]
Although Bates alumni have served in a variety of capacities in American federal government , namely in executive departments and agencies , the following have served in Cabinet-level positions , advising the executive branch of the United States in one form or another. Other alumni–serving in secondary federal capacities–are catalogued in the succeeding section.
Federal officials and ambassadors [ edit ]
The following catalogues notable officials or ambassadors in American federal government, typically in the executive , judicial , and legislative branches . Alumni who have served in leadership roles in federal government or in Cabinet-level positions are documented in the preceding section; members of the U.S. Congress (along with state government officials) are noted in the succeeding sections.
From 1965 to 1968, both Edmund Muskie (1936) and Robert F. Kennedy (1944) served together in the United States Senate , representing Maine and New York, respectively.[ 49] Many of the following alumni served in leadership positions within the Senate.
Name
Class Year
Notability
Degree
Reference
Edmund Muskie
Class of 1936
United States Senator from Maine (1959–1980)
B.A.
[ 59]
Robert F. Kennedy
Class of 1944
United States Senator from New York (1965–1968)
V-12
[ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
U.S. Representatives [ edit ]
The first Bates alumni to serve in the United States Congress was John Swasey (1859) in the 60th United States Congress . During the 73rd and 116th U.S. Congresses , four Bates alumni served simultaneously–Carroll Beedy (1903) and Charles Clason (1911) during the former sitting with Ben Cline (1994) and Jared Golden (2011) during the latter.[ 60] Approximately 45% of alumni elected to the U.S. House of Representatives have done so in pairs. Many of the following alumni served in leadership positions within the House of Representatives.
State officials and cabinet-ranked officials [ edit ]
The following alumni have served in U.S. state governments , typically in the state judiciary and executive cabinet. Many of the alumni also served in additional leadership roles within state government.
Many of the following alumni served in leadership positions within their respective state's upper house, including president of the senate , majority leader , minority leader , as well as minority and majority whip .
Name
Class Year
Notability
Degree
Reference
Patrick Sleeper
Class of 1867
Member of the Maine Senate (1887–1891)
B.A.
[ 1]
Charles Horace Hersey
Class of 1871
Member of the New Hampshire Senate (1887–1888)
B.A.
[ 67] [ 68]
Alonzo Marston Garcelon
Class of 1872
Member of the Maine Senate (1907–1915)
B.A.
[ 1]
Nathan Willard Harris
Class of 1873
Member of the Maine Senate (1902–1906)
B.A.
[ 1]
George Edwin Smith
Class of 1874
Member of the Massachusetts Senate (1898–1904)
B.A.
[ 69]
Henry Chandler
Class of 1874
Member of the Florida Senate (1880–1994)
B.A.
[ 70]
Albert Spear
Class of 1875
Member of the Maine Senate (1893–1894)
B.A.
[ 71]
Oliver Barrett Clason
Class of 1877
Member of the Maine Senate (1897–1891)
B.A.
[ 1]
Newell Perkins Noble
Class of 1877
Member of the Maine Senate (1900–1901)
B.A.
[ 1]
Ansel LaForest Lumbert
Class of 1879
Member of the Maine Senate (1885–1888)
1875–77
[ 1]
George Granville Weeks
Class of 1882
Member of the Maine Senate (1899–1902)
1877–80
[ 1]
Frank Andrew Morey
Class of 1885
Member of the Maine Senate (1913–1915)
B.A.
[ 53]
Harry Morrison Cheney
Class of 1886
Member of the New Hampshire Senate (1903–1905)
B.A.
[ 62]
John Henry Williamson
Class of 1886
Member of the Colorado Senate (1920–1928)
B.A.
[ 53]
William Ayer Walker
Class of 1887
Member of the Maine Senate (1909–1911)
B.A.
[ 1]
Cyrus Nathan Blanchard
Class of 1892
Member of the Maine Senate (1899–1900)
B.A.
[ 1]
Carl Miliken
Class of 1897
Member of the Maine Senate (1909–1915)
B.A.
[ 61]
William Edwards Kinney
Class of 1889
Member of the New Hampshire Senate (1915–1917)
B.A.
[ 1]
Harry Harding Thurlow
Class of 1900
Member of the Maine Senate (1911–1913)
1896–97
[ 1]
Allison Prince Howes
Class of 1903
Member of the Maine Senate (1909–1910)
B.A.
[ 1]
John Jenkins
Class of 1974
Member of the Maine Senate (1996–1998)
B.A.
[ 72]
Jeffrey Butland
Class of 1984
Member of the Maine Senate (1992–1996)
B.A.
[ 73]
Kevin Raye
Class of 1983
Member of the Maine Senate (2004–2012)
B.A.
[ 74]
Gerald Davis
Class of 1959
Member of the Maine Senate (2008–2010)
B.A.
[ 75]
Nate Libby
Class of 2007
Member of the Maine Senate (2014–present)
B.A.
[ 76]
State representatives [ edit ]
Many of the following alumni served in leadership positions within their respective state's lower house, including speaker of the house , majority leader , minority leader , as well as minority and majority whip .
Name
Class Year
Notability
Degree
Reference
John Fullonton
Class of 1848
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1867–1868)
B.A.
[ 64]
Roscoe Smith
Class of 1869
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1891–1893)
1866–67
[ 53]
Charles Horace Hersey
Class of 1871
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1885–1887)
B.A.
[ 67]
Liberty Haven Hutchison
Class of 1871
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1795–1881)
B.A.
[ 67]
Alonzo Marston Garcelon
Class of 1872
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1893–1902)
B.A.
[ 1]
Nathan Willard Harris
Class of 1873
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1899–1905)
B.A.
[ 1]
Edmund Randall Angell
Class of 1873
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1890–1892)
B.A.
[ 53]
Francis Low Noble
Class of 1874
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1887–1891)
B.A.
[ 67]
Edward Newton Merrill
Class of 1874
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1899–1900, 1900–1905)
1970–72
[ 67]
William Henry Ham
Class of 1874
Member of the Washington House of Representatives (1895–1896)
B.A.
[ 1]
George Edwin Smith
Class of 1874
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1883–1884)
B.A.
[ 69]
Albert Spear
Class of 1875
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1883–1885)
B.A.
[ 67]
Charles Sumner Libby
Class of 1875
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1880–1884)
B.A.
[ 67]
Oliver Barrett Clason
Class of 1877
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1889–1893)
B.A.
[ 1]
William Pierce Martin
Class of 1880
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1893–1894)
B.A.
[ 53]
John Scott
Class of 1880
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1887–1888, 1893–1894)
1867–77
[ 1]
Mark Trafton Newton
Class of 1880
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1907–1908)
B.A.
[ 53]
Daniel McGillicuddy
Class of 1881
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1885–1886)
1877–80
[ 1]
George Granville Weeks
Class of 1882
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1893–1894, 1897–1899, 1903–1904, 1907–1910)
1877–80
[ 1]
Albert Millet
Class of 1883
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1911–1912)
1879–80
[ 1]
Cyrus Harvey Little
Class of 1884
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1897–1903)
B.A.
[ 53]
Morrill Newman Drew
Class of 1885
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1891–1895)
B.A.
[ 1]
Frank Andrew Morey
Class of 1885
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1911–1913)
B.A.
[ 1]
Harry Morrison Cheney
Class of 1886
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1890–1894)
B.A.
[ 62]
John Riley Dunton
Class of 1887
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1913–1914)
B.A.
[ 53]
Leonard George Roberts
Class of 1887
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1910–1914)
B.A.
[ 53]
Arthur Stevens Littlefield
Class of 1887
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1903–1905)
B.A.
[ 53]
William Edwards Kinney
Class of 1889
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1913–1914)
B.A.
[ 1]
Joseph Harrison Blanchard
Class of 1889
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1907–1908)
B.A.
[ 1]
Thomas Cotter Spillane
Class of 1890
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1893–1894)
1886–87
[ 1]
Cyrus Nathan Blanchard
Class of 1892
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1897–1897)
B.A.
[ 1]
Albert Field Gilmore
Class of 1892
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1900–1901)
B.A.
[ 53]
Jacob Roak Little
Class of 1892
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1903–1905)
B.A.
[ 53]
Lauren Monroe Sanborn
Class of 1892
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1913–1915)
B.A.
[ 53]
Carl Miliken
Class of 1897
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1905–1908)
B.A.
[ 61]
Oliver Henry Toothaker
Class of 1898
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1904–1909)
B.A.
[ 1]
Alton Chapman Wheeler
Class of 1899
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1911–1913)
B.A.
[ 1]
Alison Graham Catheron
Class of 1900
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1913–1915)
B.A.
[ 1] [ 77]
Arthur Jesse Chick
Class of 1901
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1913–1914)
B.A.
[ 53]
Allison Prince Howes
Class of 1903
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1905–1906)
B.A.
[ 1]
Edmund Muskie
Class of 1936
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1946–1951)
B.A.
[ 63]
Alonzo Conant
Class of 1936
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1941–1949)
B.A.
[ 78]
Leo Ryan
Class of 1944
Member of the California State Assembly (1962–1972)
V-12
[ 49]
Marianne Brenton
Class of 1955
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1991–1997)
B.A.
[ 79]
Sawin Millett
Class of 1959
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1969–1974)
B.A.
[ 80]
Jeffery Roy
Class of 1983
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2013–present)
B.A.
[ 69]
Ben Cline
Class of 1994
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2002–2018)
B.A.
[ 81]
Randall Bumps
Class of 1995
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (1997-2002)
B.A.
[ 82]
Bart Fromuth
Class of 2003
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2014–present)
B.A.
[ 83]
Nate Libby
Class of 2007
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (2012–2014)
B.A.
[ 76]
Jared Golden
Class of 2011
Member of the Maine House of Representatives (2014–2018)
B.A.
[ 59]
There have been six Bates alumni to serve as the mayor of Lewiston, Maine , the hometown of the college. The smallest city to be governed by a Bates alumni is Gardiner, Maine , while the largest is San Francisco, California . John Jenkins ('74) is the only alumni to serve as mayor to two different cities (Lewiston and Auburn, Maine ).
Name
Class Year
Notability
Degree
Reference
Holman Melcher
Class of 1862
Mayor of Portland, Maine (1889–1895)
B.A.
[ 84]
Alonzo Marston Garcelon
Class of 1872
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine (1883–1884)
B.A.
[ 1]
Nathan Willard Harris
Class of 1873
Mayor of Auburn, Maine (1906–1909)
B.A.
[ 1]
Albert Spear
Class of 1875
Mayor of Gardiner, Maine (1889–1903)
B.A.
[ 85]
Oliver Barrett Clason
Class of 1877
Mayor of Gardiner, Maine (1894–1896)
B.A.
[ 1]
George Edwin Smith
Class of 1873
Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts (1892)
B.A.
[ 86]
Wilbur Henry Judkins
Class of 1880
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine (1897–1898)
B.A.
[ 1]
Daniel McGillicuddy
Class of 1881
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine (1887–1888, 1890–1891, 1902–1903)
1877–80
[ 1]
Frank Andrew Morey
Class of 1885
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine (1907–1912)
B.A.
[ 53]
John Riley Dunton
Class of 1887
Mayor of Belfast, Maine (1905–1906)
B.A.
[ 1]
William Bertram Skelton
Class of 1892
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine (1903–1905)
B.A.
[ 1]
Leo Ryan
Class of 1944
Mayor of South San Francisco, California (1962)
V-12
[ 49]
Art Agnos
Class of 1960
Mayor of San Francisco, California (1988–1992)
B.A.
[ 87]
John Jenkins
Class of 1974
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine (1994–1998), Mayor of Auburn, Maine (2007–2009)
B.A.
[ 88]
Rick Sullivan
Class of 1981
Mayor of Westfield, Massachusetts (1994–2007)
B.A.
[ 65]
Law and legal studies [ edit ]
Federal and state judges [ edit ]
The following section documents Bates alumni who have served in both the federal judiciary of the United States (including the U.S. district court system ) and state judiciaries . Alumni who have served in executive positions, such as attorneys general (both on a state and federal level) are noted in the "federal officials and ambassadors " section above.
State Supreme Court Justices [ edit ]
All Bates alumni who have gone to serve on a state supreme court have done so in the Maine supreme court system . There have been two chief justices and seven associate justices.
Alumni who have served in political or judicial offices are noted above. The following catalogues notable alumni who have contributed to legal studies , the law, or maintained notability in academia .
Academia and administration [ edit ]
University founders and presidents [ edit ]
Professors and scholars [ edit ]
During the 1912 Summer Olympics there were two Bates alumni competing in the sporting event, both representing the United States in baseball exhibitions. Nancy Ingersoll Fiddler ('78) and Andrew Byrnes ('05) are the only two alumni to compete in two Olympic Games, competing in two successive winter and summer olympics, respectively. Byrnes is the only Bates alumni to medal at the Olympic Games , winning a Gold Medal rowing for Canada during the 2008 Summer Olympics .
Name
Class Year
Notability
Degree
Reference
Harry Lord
Class of 1908
Professional baseball player and founding member of the Boston Red Sox (1901–1914)
B.A.
[ 131]
Bobby Messenger
Class of 1908
Professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns (1909-1914)
B.A.
[ 132]
Vaughn Blanchard
N/A
Baseball player, represented the United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics
B.A.
[ 133]
Frank Keaney
Class of 1911
University of Rhode Island head coach of basketball, baseball, and football, credited with inventing basketball's "fast break" ; inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
B.A.
[ 134]
Charles Small
Class of 1912
Professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox (1930)
B.A.
[ 135]
Harlan Holden
N/A
Baseball player, represented Sweden at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1910–12
[ 136]
Ray Buker
Class of 1922
Track and field runner, represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics
B.A.
[ 137]
Arnold Adams
Class of 1933
Runner, represented the United States at the 1932 Winter Olympics
B.A.
[ 138]
Nancy Ingersoll Fiddler
Class of 1978
Skier, represented the United States at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics
B.A.
[ 139]
John Henry Williams
Class of 1991
Minor league baseball player, son of Ted Williams
B.A.
[ 140]
Michael Ferry
Class of 1997
Rower, represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics
B.A.
[ 141]
Justin Freeman
Class of 1998
Skier, represented the United States during the 2006 Winter Olympics
B.A.
[ 142]
Andrew Byrnes
Class of 2005
Rower, represented Canada at the 2008 (won gold medal ) and 2012 Summer Olympics (silver)
B.A.
[ 141] [ 143]
Hayley Johnson
Class of 2006
Rower, represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2003–05
[ 137]
Emily Bamford
Class of 2015
Downhill skier, represented Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics
2012–14
[ 137]
Dinos Lefkaritis
Class of 2019
Alpine skier, represented Cyprus at the 2018 Winter Olympics
B.A.
[ 144]
Name
Class Year
Notability
Degree
Reference
Frank Haven Hall
Class of 1862
Inventor of the modern braille typographer
1863–64
[ 53]
Edward Hill
Class of 1863
Surgeon, founder of Central Maine Medical Center
B.A.
[ 165]
Hamilton Hatter
Class of 1888
African American inventor and academic
B.S.
[ 166]
John Irwin Hutchinson
Class of 1889
Mathematician; wrote Differential and Integral Calculus (1902) and Elementary Treatise on the Calculus (1912)
B.S.
[ 167]
Herbert Walter
Class of 1892
Marine biologist; founded new biology curriculum at Brown University ; principal biologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
B.S.
[ 168]
John A. Kenney, Jr.
Class of 1942
President of National Medical Association (1962–1963)
B.S.
[ 169]
George Hammond
Class of 1943
Chemist, professor, researcher; recipient of the Norris Award in 1968, the Priestley Medal in 1976, the National Medal of Science in 1994, and the Othmer Gold Medal in 2003; created Hammond's postulate , a hypothesis in physical organic chemistry which describes the geometric structure of the transition state in an organic chemical reaction
B.S.
[ 170] [ 171] [ 172]
Zanvil Cohn
Class of 1948
Cell biologist and immunologist; National Academy of Sciences trustee; upon his death was described by the New York Times as being "in the forefront of current studies of the body's defenses against infection"
B.S.
[ 173]
Robert McAfee
Class of 1956
President of the American Medical Association (1994–1995)
B.A.
[ 174]
Steven M. Girvin
Class of 1971
Physicist, known for his theoretical work on quantum many body systems , such as the fractional quantum Hall effect ; professor at Yale University ; Deputy Provost for Research of Yale, 2007-2017
B.A.
[ 175]
Fictional Work
Date
Fictional Person
Degree
Reference
St. Elsewhere
1982
Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Wade (played by Sagan Lewis ) is an alumna of Bates College in her hometown of Lewiston, Maine.
B.S.
Ally McBeal
1997
In the episode "Compromising Positions " it is revealed that Ally McBeal's brother is a fictional alumnus of Bates. Later in the episode Ally meets her first love interest of the series, Ronald, who is another fictional alumnus of the college and was roommates with her brother.
B.A.
[ 185] [ 186]
The Sopranos
1999
In the television episode entitled, "College ", Tony Soprano takes his daughter, Meadow on a trip to Maine to visit colleges that she is considering. They first visit Bates, while walking past the college's chapel she states, "[Bates College has] a 48-to-52 male-female ratio, which is great, strong liberal arts program and this cool Olin Arts Center for music."
N/A
[ 187] [ 188]
Kingdom Hospital
2004
Episode six, "The Young and the Headless", of the 13-part TV miniseries developed by Stephen King, based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom (miniseries) , and set in Lewiston, opens on a shot of a Bates College sign and visiting seismologist Richard Schwartzton (played by Gerard Plunkett) meeting dean of the college Bertram Swinton (played by William B. Davis ).
11.22.63
2011
In the novel by Stephen King , the protagonist , Jacob Epping , is a fictional alumnus of Bates.
B.A.
[ 189]
The Simpsons
2015
In the episode entitled, "Paths of Glory ", it is suggested to Lisa Simpson that she transfers to Bates from Oberlin College .
N/A
[ 190] [ 191]
11.22.63
2016
In the television episode entitled, "The Truth", Maine time-traveler Jake Epping (played by James Franco ) tells his sweetheart that he went to Bates.
B.A.
[ 192]
Lady Dynamite
2016
The Netflix original series is loosely based on the life of Bates alumna Maria Bamford . Bamford plays a fictionalized version of herself whose character also attended Bates.
B.A.
[ 193]
Members of the college's faculty in 1895.
Professor John Stanton walking down a bird walk in Auburn, Maine in December 1918
Sociology
Modern languages
Religious studies
Economics
English
Debate
1927 – 1967
Brooks Quimby
(Faculty member)[ 204]
Political science
Philosophy
History
Visual art
Theater
Music
Anthropology
Presidents of Bates College [ edit ]
Commencement speakers and honorary recipients [ edit ]
The following lists notable people who have spoken at a Bates College commencement ceremony or received an honorary degree . Those who are counted as alumni of the college and have received honorary degrees (or spoken at commencements) are noted in the preceding sections.
Name
Degree
Date
Notability
James Blaine
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1869
U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State
Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1874
Governor of Maine, Congressman
Eugene Hale
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1882
Abolitionist, U.S. Senator
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Magister Artium (M.A.)
1911
American temperance worker
Calvin Coolidge
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1920
30th President of the United States
Robert Frost
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)
1936
New England poet
Frank W. Asper
Musicae Doctoris (Mus. D.)
1938
American musician, composer and Tabernacle organist
William Vanderbilt III
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1940
Billionaire philanthropist, Governor of Rhode Island
Lester B. Pearson
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1951
14th Prime Minister of Canada
Sylvia Porter
Litterarum doctor (D. Litt)
1959
Newspaper editor and influential financial columnist
Margaret Chase Smith
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1967
U.S. Senator
Buckminster Fuller
Sciential Doctor (Sc.D)
1969
Inventor and architect
Coretta Scott King
Litterarum doctor (D. Litt)
1971
Civil rights leader, wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
Amory Lovins
Doctor of Science (Sc.D)
1979
Physicist; environmentalist, author, CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute
Julia Child
Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A)
1983
Television show host and chef
Jimmy Carter
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1985
39th President of the United States
Paul Vocker
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1989
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Freeman Dyson
Doctor of Science (Sc.D)
1991
Physicist and mathematician
Anthony Fauci
Doctor of Science (Sc.D)
1993
Work fighting HIV/AIDs
Elie Wiesel
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)
1995
Holocaust survivor and historian
Olympia Snowe
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1998
U.S. Senator
John Updike
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
1998
Novelist and art critic
Desmond Tutu
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)
2000
South African Chairman and peace activist
Ken Burns
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)
2002
Documentary filmmaker
Brian Williams
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)
2005
NBC news anchor
David McCullough
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)
2006
American historian
Geena Davis
Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A)
2009
Actress
Fareed Zakaria
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)
2009
Indian-American journalist, television host, editor of Time Magazine
Robert De Niro
Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A)
2012
Actor, director, producer
John Lewis
Legum Doctor (LL.D.)
2016
Civil rights leader, U.S. Representative
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