| YEAR | NAME | DEGREE |
| 1999 | BRONFMAN, Edgar | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1999 | FAUCI, Anthony | Doctor of Science |
| 1998 | CHU, Steven | Doctor of Science |
| 1998 | DUKE, Leilani Lattin | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1998 | KALFF, Peter | Doctor of Laws |
| 1998 | KIRSCHSTEIN, Ruth | Doctor of Science |
| 1998 | STRATAS, Theresa | Doctor of Music |
| 1998 | vonDOHNANYI, Christoph | Doctor of Music |
| 1997 | BABBIT, Milton | Doctor of Music |
| 1997 | BISHOP, John Michael | Doctor of Science |
| 1997 | FELDMAN, Jerome | Doctor of Science |
| 1997 | KIRKPATRICK, Jean J. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1997 | PRINCE, Harold | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1996 | FITZPATRICK, Thomas | Doctor of Science |
| 1996 | LEVIN, Robert D. | Doctor of Music |
| 1996 | MARTIN, Joseph B. | Doctor of Science |
| 1996 | OHGA, Norio | Doctor of Music |
| 1996 | PADGET, John R. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1996 | ZINMAN, David Joel | Doctor of Music |
| 1995 | BECKER, Gary S. | Doctor of Science |
| 1995 | DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1995 | SATCHER, David | Doctor of Science |
| 1994 | ASHBERY, John | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1994 | BAIRD, Douglas G. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1994 | GOLDSCHMEDING, Frits | Doctor of Laws |
| 1994 | LEGHARI, Farooq Ahmad Khan | Doctor of Laws |
| 1994 | MILLER, Merton H. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1994 | MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | Doctor of Laws |
| 1994 | PETERS, Ellen Ash | Doctor of Laws |
| 1994 | PETERSON, Peter G. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1994 | RUDOLPH, Fredrick | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1994 | SLATKIN, Leonard | Doctor of Music |
| 1994 | TEER, Barbara Ann | Doctor of Laws |
| 1993 | CALLOWAY, Cab | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1993 | CARDINAL, Tantoo | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1993 | EVERAERT, Pierre Jean | Doctor of Laws |
| 1993 | GREENE, Maxine | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1993 | HORTON, Frank | Doctor of Laws |
| 1992 | BOONSTRA, Cornelis | Doctor of Laws |
| 1992 | BROWNLEE, Paula P. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1992 | LAWRENCE, Jacob | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1992 | PRITZGER, Jay A. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1992 | SMITH, David H. | Doctor of Science |
| 1992 | TEMPLETON, John Marks | Doctor of Laws |
| 1991 | ALEXANDER, Lamar | Doctor of Laws |
| 1991 | FLAVELL, John H. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1991 | KAPPLER, John W. | Doctor of Science |
| 1991 | LINOWITZ, Sol M. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1991 | MARRACK, Philippa | Doctor of Science |
| 1991 | NISHIMOTO, Kanichi | Doctor of Laws |
| 1991 | SHAW, Robert Lawson | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1991 | TULLY, Alice Bigelow | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1990 | CONWAY, Jill Ker | Doctor of Laws |
| 1990 | GATES, Henry Louis Jr. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1990 | MACOMBER, John D. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1990 | ROACH, Maxwell Lemuel | Doctor of Music |
| 1990 | SACHER, Paul | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1990 | SANDBERG, Avery A. | Doctor of Science |
| 1990 | SWARTTOUW, Frans | Doctor of Laws |