Honorary Degree Recipients

All honorary degrees awarded by California State University, Northridge are conferred by the Board of Trustees of the California State University, in the name of Cal State Northridge and the California State University.

A complete list of honorary degrees awarded by the California State University, including those relating to other Cal State campuses, is available at the CSU Web site.

**List of CSUN Honorary Degree Recipients**
Younes Nazarian Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters degree CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 19, 2018	Judy Baca Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts degree CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 18, 2018
William C. Griffeth Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 19, 2017	Michael Watanabe Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 21, 2017
Harvey Bookstein Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 22, 2016	Rev. James Lawson Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 23, 2016
Robert Townsend Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 17, 2015	Zev Yaroslavsky Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 17, 2015
William C. "Bill" Allen Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: May 22, 2014	Asad M. Madni Degree: Doctor of Science CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 22, 2013
Vincent P. Barabba Degree: Doctor of Law CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 24, 2012	James Berk Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts Date Awarded: May 24, 2011
Michelle DeYoung Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts Date Awarded: May 18, 2010	Mike Curb Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts Date Awarded: May 18, 2009
David Fleming Degree: Doctor of Law CSUN news release Date Awarded: May 20, 2009	Charles H. Noski Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters CSUN news release Date Awarded: June 1, 2007
Michael D. Eisner Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters CSUN news release Date Awarded: June 3, 2005	Philip S. Magaram Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: May 28, 2003
Albert J. McNeil Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts Date Awarded: May 28, 2003	Alan Armer Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: May 31, 2002
Dolores C. Huerta Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: May 29, 2002	Peter Hemmings Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts Date Awarded: June 1, 2000
James David Power III Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: June 3, 1999	August Wilson Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts Date Awarded: June 2, 1999
Harold M. Williams Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: May 28, 1998	Abraham Polonsky Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: May 27, 1998
Carol Vaness Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts Date Awarded: April 4, 1998	Ann Lieberman Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: May 30, 1997
Scott Horowitz Degree: Doctor of Science Date Awarded: May 29, 1997	Andres Segovia Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters Date Awarded: February 18, 1983
Margaret Chase Smith Degree: Doctor of Laws Date Awarded: May 31, 1974