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Honorary Doctorates
Chancellor Robert Suderburg
| Andres Segovia |
3 February 1975 |
| Paul Green |
7 April 1976 |
| Itzhak Perlman |
8 February 1980 |
| Agnes DeMille |
25 April 1980 |
| Rosemary Harris |
25 April 1980 |
| Nananne Porcher |
25 April 1980 |
| Oliver Smith |
25 April 1980 |
| William Schuman |
25 April 1980 |
| Gordon Hanes |
25 April 1980 |
| Jose Ferrer |
25 April 1980 |
| Helen Hayes |
11 May 1981 |
| Arthur Mitchell |
6 November 1981 |
| John Ehle |
6 November 1981 |
Chancellor Jane Milley
| McNeil Lowry |
1 June 1985 |
| Maya Angelou |
7 November 1986 |
| Menahem Pressler |
7 November 1986 |
| Alice Tully |
7 November 1986 |
| William Friday |
30 May 1987 |
| R. Philip Hanes |
30 May 1987 |
Chancellor Alexander Ewing
| Julia Daniels |
30 May 1992 |
| Debbie Allen |
30 May 1992 |
| Duncan Noble |
20 May 1993 |
| Jane Alexander |
20 May 1994 |
| Irina Baranova |
8 March 1996 |
Chancellor Wade Hobgood
| Mandy Patinkin |
2 June 2001 |
| Dr. James Semans |
2 June 2001 |
| Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans |
2 June 2001 |
| Thomas S. Kenan III |
1 June 2002 |
| Alexander C. Ewing |
31 May 2003 |
| Helen "Copey" Hanes |
31 May 2003 |
| Twyla Tharp |
31 May 2003 |
| Forest Whitaker |
29 May 2004 |
| Jackson D. Wilson Jr. |
29 May 2004 |
| Desmond Heeley |
28 May 2005 |
| Paul Sills |
28 May 2005 |
| Lynn Brenner Eisenberg |
28 May 2005 |
Interim Chancellor Gretchen Bataille
| Robert Lindgren |
3 June 2006 |
| Arthur Laurents |
3 June 2006 |
| F. Hudnall Christopher |
3 June 2006 |
| Claire Penn Christopher |
3 June 2006 |
Chancellor John Mauceri
| Rebecca Walker |
2 June 2007 |
| Danny Elfman |
2 June 2007 |
| Ming Cho Lee |
31 May 2008 |
| Jesus Moroles |
31 May 2008 |
| J. T. Rogers |
30 May 2009 |
| Kristin Chenoweth |
30 May 2009 |
| Angus MacLachlan |
29 May 2010 |
| Peter Bogdanovich |
29 May 2010 |
| Alan Menken |
28 May 2011 |
| David Rambo |
6 May 2012 |
| Julie Kent |
19 May 2012 |
| Jerry Nadal |
4 May 2013 |
| Thomas Schumacher |
18 May 2013 |
Interim Chancellor James Moeser
| Benjamin Ward |
10 May 2014 |
| Gillian Murphy |
17 May 2014 |
Chancellor Lindsay Bierman
| Cheryl Boone Isaacs |
9 May 2015 |
| David LaChapelle |
16 May 2015 |
| Kelli O'Hara |
7 May 2016 |
| Helen Pickett |
14 May 2016 |
| Nancy Seruto |
6 May 2017 |
| Tim Guinee |
13 May 2017 |
| Paul Tazewell |
5 May 2018 |
| Katreese Barnes |
18 May 2018 |
| Mary-Mitchell Campbell |
4 May 2019 |
| Desmond Richardson |
18 May 2019 |
