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Honorary Degree Recipients

Clark University first granted honorary degrees in 1899, recognizing five eminent European scientists. For the next two decades, Clark granted honorary degrees only three more times — in 1902, 1905, and 1909. Starting in the 1920s, Clark began presenting honorary degrees every few years; the honors became an annual tradition in 1937.

2020–Present

Robert Bullard
Robert Bullard
Widely acclaimed “Father of Environmental Justice;” distinguished professor, Texas Southern University
L.H.D., 2024
Sean Carroll
Sean Carroll
Emmy-winning film producer; distinguished professor, University of Maryland
D.Sc., 2024
Akiko Iwasaki
Akiko Iwasaki
COVID-19 expert and scholar; professor, Yale University School of Medicine
D.Sc., 2024
Michael Nischan
Michel Nischan
Sustainable food activist; founder and CEO of Wholesome Crave
L.H.D., 2024
Robert D. Putnam
Robert D. Putnam
Political scientist and professor, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
Speaker; L.H.D., 2023
Ronald Carter
Ronald Carter
Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist; distinguished professor emeritus, CCNY
F.A.D., 2023
Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Pioneer in carceral geography; professor, City University of New York
L.H.D., 2023
Mary Frances Berry
Mary Frances Berry
Civil rights leader, writer, historian, and professor, University of Pennsylvania
Speaker; LL.D., 2022
David Angel
David Angel
Clark’s ninth president, who championed a liberal arts curriculum; geographer
L.H.D., 2022
Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed
Pulitzer Prize-winner (“The Hemingses of Monticello”) and Harvard historian
LL.D., 2022
Doug Wright
Doug Wright
Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright (“I Am My Own Wife”)
F.A.D., 2022
James P. McGovern
James P. McGovern
U.S. congressman from Worcester
Speaker; L.H.D., 2021
Libérat Mfumukeko
Libérat Mfumukeko, MBA ’94
Former secretary-general of the East African Community
L.H.D., 2021
Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes
Geologist, science historian, author, and Harvard professor
L.H.D., 2021

2010–2019

Jeffrey Lurie ’73
Jeffrey Lurie ’73
Philadelphia Eagles owner and former Clark trustee
Speaker; L.H.D., 2019
Martha C. Nussbaum
Martha C. Nussbaum
Philosopher and professor, University of Chicago Law School
L.H.D., 2019
Robert Stevenish
Robert Stevenish
Clark trustee and business leader (J.C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, Modell’s)
L.H.D., 2019
Hauwa  Ibrahim
Hauwa Ibrahim
Nigerian human rights lawyer; honored in 75th year marking first class of undergraduate women at Clark
Speaker; L.H.D., 2018
Susan Hanson
Susan Hanson
Geographer and Clark professor emerita; honored in 75th year marking first class of undergraduate women at Clark
L.H.D., 2018
Christine Ortiz
Christine Ortiz
MIT engineering researcher; honored in 75th year marking first class of undergraduate women at Clark
L.H.D., 2018
Earl Lewis
Earl Lewis
Historian and president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Speaker; L.H.D., 2017
Mark Bittman ’71
Mark Bittman ’71
Food author and columnist
L.H.D., 2017
Linda Greenhouse
Linda Greenhouse
Pulitzer Prize-winning legal journalist and lecturer at Yale Law School
LL.D., 2017
Catalina Escobar ’93
Catalina Escobar ’93
Founder and president of the Juan Felipe Gómez Escobar Foundation in Colombia
Speaker; L.H.D., 2016
Harriette Chandler
Harriette Chandler, M.A. ’63, Ph.D. ’73
Longtime Massachusetts state senator from Worcester
F.A.D., 2016
John Geanakoplos
John Geanakoplos
Economist, professor, and co-founder of the Hellenic Studies Program at Yale
L.H.D., 2016
Matt Goldman ’83
Matt Goldman ’83, MBA ’84
Co-founder of Blue Man Group and Blue School
Speaker; L.H.D., 2015
Audrey Flack
Audrey Flack
Nationally recognized painter and sculptor and pioneer of photorealism
F.A.D., 2015
Francis K. Lelo
Francis K. Lelo, Ph.D. ’94
Climate change expert and vice chancellor of Laikipia University in Kenya
L.H.D., 2015
Ron Shaich ’76
Ron Shaich ’76
Entrepreneur, founder of Panera Bread, and Clark trustee
Speaker; L.H.D., 2014
Michael Crow
Michael Crow
President of Arizona State University
L.H.D., 2014
Cynthia Enloe
Cynthia Enloe
Feminist writer, theorist, and Clark research professor
L.H.D., 2014
Carolyn Mugar
Carolyn Mugar
Armenian-American environmental activist
Speaker; L.H.D., 2013
Sumner B. (Tony) Tilton Jr.
Sumner B. (Tony) Tilton Jr.
Attorney and Clark trustee
LL.D., 2013
S. Paul Reville
S. Paul Reville
Massachusetts secretary of education and educational researcher
L.H.D., 2013
Michel Sidibé
Michel Sidibé
Executive director of UNAIDS
L.H.D., 2013
Carol Geary Schneider
Carol Geary Schneider
Association of American Colleges and Universities president; historian
Speaker; L.H.D., 2012
Donald Berwick
Donald Berwick
Health policy expert; president and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
D.Sc., 2012
William S. Mosakowski ’76
William S. Mosakowski ’76
Founder of Public Consulting Group; Clark alumnus and trustee
L.H.D., 2012
Ian Smillie
Ian Smillie
Human rights activist focused on changing global diamond trade practices
L.H.D., 2012
Alan Khazei
Alan Khazei
Social entrepreneur and founder of City Year
Speaker; LL.D., 2011
John Bassett
John Bassett
Clark’s eighth president; scholar in English literature
L.H.D., 2011
Jack Dangermond
Jack Dangermond
Founder of Esri and environmental scientist
D.Sc., 2011
Shirley Brice Heath
Shirley Brice Heath
Linguistic anthropologist and Stanford professor
L.H.D., 2011
Richard Celeste

Richard Celeste

President of Colorado College
Speaker; LL.D., 2010
D’Army  Bailey ’62
D’Army Bailey ’65
Judge and civil rights activist
LL.D., 2010
Jessie Gruman

Jessie Gruman

Social psychologist and founder of the Center for Advancing Health
D.Sc., 2010
James Welu

James Welu

Director of the Worcester Art Museum
L.H.D., 2010

2000–2009

Lois B. Green

Lois B. Green, MPA ’78

Nonprofit consultant and UMass Medical faculty member; former Clark trustee
L.H.D., 2009
Steven A. Minter

Steven A. Minter

Philanthropist and former CEO, Cleveland Foundation
L.H.D., 2009
David Ward

David Ward

Former president, American Council on Education
L.H.D., 2009
Christopher Collier ’51

Christopher Collier ’51

Historian, author, and professor
L.H.D., 2008
Vartan Gregorian

Vartan Gregorian

President of the Carnegie Corp., New York Public Library, and Brown University
L.H.D., 2008
Arthur J. Remillard

Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. ’56

Founder and former CEO and chair, Commerce Group
L.H.D., 2008
Diana Chapman Walsh

Diana Chapman Walsh

Former president of Wellesley College
L.H.D., 2008
Peter Piot

Peter Piot

Influential Ebola and AIDS researcher; U.N. and World Health Organization leader
L.H.D., 2007
Hervey Ross

Hervey Ross ’50

Civic leader and Korean War veteran; Clark alumnus and benefactor
L.H.D., 2007
Lee Shulman

Lee Shulman

President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
L.H.D., 2007
Frank Wilczek

Frank Wilczek

Nobel laureate, theoretical physicist, and MIT professor
D.Sc., 2007
Blenda J. Wilson

Blenda J. Wilson

President of California State University, Northridge; oversaw rebuilding after quake
L.H.D., 2007
Robert J. Hurst ’66

Robert J. Hurst ’66

Retired vice chairman of Goldman Sachs; Clark trustee
L.H.D., 2006
Paul R. Krugman

Paul R. Krugman

Nobel laureate, economist, New York Times columnist, and CUNY professor
L.H.D., 2006
Clare Brett Smith

Clare Brett Smith

President of Aid to Artisans, a non-profit organization
L.H.D., 2006
Evelyn M. Witkin

Evelyn M. Witkin, M.A. ’43, Ph.D. ’47

Internationally recognized scientist and pioneer in field of DNA mutagenesis
D.Sc., 2006
David S. Broder

David S. Broder

Pulitzer Prize-winning national political correspondent for The Washington Post
Speaker; L.H.D., 2005
Mary Walsh

Mary Walsh, M.A. ’67, Ph.D. ’74

Psychologist, professor, and chair, Boston College
D.Sc., 2005
Sam Bass Warner

Sam Bass Warner

Professor emeritus, Brandeis University; expert on American urban history
L.H.D., 2005
E. O. Wilson

E. O. Wilson

Harvard biologist; Pulitzer Prize winner; pioneer in the study of social insects
D.Sc., 2005
Margaret Marshall

Margaret Marshall

Massachusetts Supreme Court justice who wrote gay marriage decision
Speaker; LL.D., 2003
Mark Shields

Mark Shields

Political columnist and commentator
Speaker; L.H.D., 2003
Saul Cohen

Saul Cohen

President emeritus of Queens College; led Clark’s Graduate School of Geography
L.H.D., 2003
Abraham Foxman

Abraham Foxman

National director of the Anti-Defamation League and antisemitism activist
L.H.D., 2003
Ruth Hubbard

Ruth Hubbard

First woman to be awarded tenured position in biology at Harvard
D.Sc., 2003
Annette Rafferty

Annette Rafferty

Co-founder of Abby’s House, a women’s homeless shelter in Worcester
L.H.D., 2003
Mannque Rho

Mannque Rho ’60

Award-winning, internationally recognized South Korean theoretical physicist
D.Sc., 2003
Roberta Sigel

Roberta Sigel, Ph.D. ’48

Political scientist and professor, Rutgers University
L.H.D., 2003
Mesfin Woldemariam

Mesfin Woldemariam, Ph.D. ’77

Ethiopian political prisoner, human rights activist, professor, and geographer
L.H.D., 2003
Edward Zigler

Edward Zigler

Yale developmental psychologist who launched federal Head Start program
D.Sc., 2003
Phyllis  Franklin

Phyllis Franklin

Advocate for the humanities and director of the Modern Language Association
Speaker; L.H.D., 2001
Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen

Nobel laureate, economist, philosopher, and Harvard professor
Speaker; D.Sc., 2001
Bruce Alberts

Bruce Alberts

Biochemist, editor-in-chief of Science, and National Academy of Sciences president
D.Sc., 2001
Emery Battis

Emery Battis

Broadway and Shakespeare Theatre Company actor; historian and author
Litt.D., 2001
Gerald Grob

Gerald Grob

Rutgers University professor and historian of medicine and mental health
Litt.D., 2001
John Holdren

John Holdren

Harvard Kennedy School professor of environmental policy and program director
D.Sc., 2001
Edna Aden Ismael

Edna Aden Ismael

Nurse midwife, activist, and first female foreign minister of Somaliland
L.H.D., 2001
Richard P. Traina

Richard P. Traina

Seventh president of Clark University; historian
L.H.D., 2001
Kurt L. Schmoke

Kurt L. Schmoke

First African American elected mayor of Baltimore; lawyer and university president
Speaker; LL.D., 2000
Edgar F. Beckham

Edgar F. Beckham

Senior Fellow of the Association of American Colleges and Universities
L.H.D., 2000
Jack K. Hale

Jack K. Hale

Georgia Tech mathematician focused on dynamical systems
D.Sc., 2000
Darlene Christian Hoffman

Darlene Christian Hoffman

Nuclear chemist at University of California, Berkeley; advocate for women scientists
D.Sc., 2000

1990–1999

Deval Patrick

Deval Patrick

Massachusetts civil rights lawyer and businessman, later serving as governor
Speaker; LL.D., 1999
Joel L. Lebowitz

Joel L. Lebowitz

Rutgers mathematical physicist and co-chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists
D.Sc., 1999
Annea Lockwood

Annea Lockwood

Vasser College professor and composer of electronic music
F.A.D., 1999
William Julius Wilson

William Julius Wilson

Harvard sociologist, author, and National Medal of Science laureate
L.H.D., 1999
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Sociologist, education researcher, Harvard professor, and author
Speaker; L.H.D., 1996
Charles MacCormack

Charles MacCormack

President and CEO of Save the Children
Speaker; L.H.D., 1996
Mark Gearan

Mark Gearan

Director of the Peace Corps during the Clinton administration
L.H.D., 1996
Maxwell Harway

Maxwell Harway

U.S. State Department economist who helped design the Marshall Plan
L.H.D., 1996
Teresa Heinz

Teresa Heinz

Chair of the Heinz Endowments and Heinz Family Philanthropies
L.H.D., 1996
Leon Lederman

Leon Lederman

Nobel laureate, physicist, and director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
D.Sc., 1996
Mary Lekas ’49

Mary Lekas ’49

Trailblazer for women pursuing the practice of medicine; practicing otolaryngologist
D.Sc., 1996
Ogretta Vaughn McNeil

Ogretta Vaughn McNeil, Ph.D ’67

College of the Holy Cross psychologist and activist for diversity and inclusion
M.C.S., 1996
William McNeill

William McNeill

University of Chicago scholar of world history and author of The Rise of the West
L.H.D., 1996
Ned O'Gorman

Ned O’Gorman

Chemist and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
L.H.D., 1996
Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres

Israeli head of state and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
L.H.D., 1996
Marion Pritchard

Marion Pritchard

Dutch social worker who rescued Jews during the Holocaust
L.H.D., 1996
F. Sherwood Rowland
F. Sherwood Rowland
Nobel laureate and chemist who studied ozone depletion
D.Sc., 1996
Irving Sigel

Irving Sigel, M.A. ’48

Research psychologist with the Educational Testing Service
D.Sc., 1996
Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, professor, author, and Holocaust survivor
L.H.D., 1996
Timothy E. Wirth

Timothy E. Wirth

Former U.S. Democratic senator from Colorado serving in Clinton administration
Speaker; LL.D., 1995
Roland Fuchs

Roland Fuchs, M.A. ’57, Ph.D. ’59

Geographer and vice rector, United Nations University’s Development Studies division
D.Sc., 1995
Gordon T. Goodman

Gordan T. Goodman

Founding director, Stockholm Environment Institute
D.Sc., 1995
Gilbert M. Grosvenor

Gilbert M. Grosvenor

President and chair of board of the National Geographic Society
L.H.D., 1995
Chung-yum Kim ’59

Chung-yum Kim ’59

Statesman who championed South Korea’s economic development
LL.D., 1995
James Gustave Speth

James Gustave Speth

Environmental lawyer and co-founder, Natural Resources Defense Council
LL.D., 1995
Robert MacNeil

Robert MacNeil

TV news journalist and co-anchor of PBS’ MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Speaker; L.H.D., 1994
Gwendolyn K. Bell

Gwendolyn K. Bell, Ph.D. ’67

Co-founder and president of the Computer Museum in Boston
D.Sc., 1994
Harry A. Blackmun
Harry A. Blackmun
U.S. Supreme Court justice who authored Roe v. Wade
LL.D., 1994
Paul Tsongas

Paul Tsongas

U.S. senator from Massachusetts
LL.D., 1994
Lewis R. Goldfrank ’63

Lewis R. Goldfrank ’63

Director of emergency services at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City
Speaker; L.H.D., 1993
Betty Allen
Betty Allen
Opera singer and executive director of Harlem School of the Arts
Litt.D., 1993
Robert W. Kates
Robert W. Kates
Pioneer in environmental hazards research and Clark geographer (1962-87)
D.Sc., 1993
C. Eric Lincoln

C. Eric Lincoln

Visiting professor of religion at Clark from Duke University; expert on the Black church
L.H.D., 1993
Madeleine May Kunin

Madeleine May Kunin

Vermont governor known for support of the environment, education, and children
Speaker; LL.D., 1992
Ann McKenny Early ’46
Ann McKenny Early ’46
Teacher and member of Clark’s first class to include women undergraduates
L.H.D., 1992
Marcus A. McCorison

Marcus A. McCorison

President of the American Antiquarian Society; scholar of early American printing
Litt.D., 1992
Liberty Mhlanga ’64

Liberty Mhlanga ’64, M.A. ’66

Zimbabwe agriculture and development leader; Clark soccer All-America honors
LL.D., 1992
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman
Civil and children’s rights activist and lawyer
Speaker; LL.D., 1991
Saul Cohen
Saul Cohen
President emeritus of Queens College; led Clark’s Graduate School of Geography
D.Sc., 1991
Gerhart Friedlander

Gerhart Friedlander

Nuclear chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project
D.Sc., 1991
Seymour Wapner

Seymour Wapner

Longtime Clark psychology professor and first provost; founded Academic Spree Day
D.Sc., 1991
Peter O. Willauer

Peter O. Willauer

Founder of Hurricane Island Outward Bound School and transatlantic sailor
L.H.D., 1991
Mary Ingraham Bunting-Smith

Mary Ingraham Bunting-Smith

Pioneer in university administration and science; second honorary degree at Clark
L.H.D., 1990
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould
Paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, historian of science, and best-selling author
D.Sc., 1990
Walter Henricks Hodge

Walter Henricks Hodge, A.B. 1934

Economic botanist, collector of tropical plants worldwide, and Worcester native
D.Sc., 1990
Jacques Santer

Jacques Santer

Prime minister of Luxembourg and member of the Christian Social People’s Party
LL.D., 1990

1980–1989

Oscar Handlin

Oscar Handlin

Harvard historian who encouraged passage of Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
L.H.D., 1989
Grace M. Hopper
Grace M. Hopper
Computer scientist, mathematician, and U.S. Navy rear admiral
D.Sc., 1989
LaSalle D. Leffall Jr.

LaSalle D. Leffall Jr.

Surgeon, oncologist, professor, and chair, Howard University College of Medicine
D.Sc., 1989
Sissela Bok

Sissela Bok

Professor of philosophy, Brandeis University; leading moral philosopher
L.H.D., 1988
Lester R. Brown

Lester R. Brown

Worldwatch Institute founder; pioneered the concept of sustainable development
L.H.D., 1988
John Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie

John Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie

Jazz trumpeter, band leader, composer, educator, and singer
L.H.D., 1988
Deborah W. Meier

Deborah W. Meier

Progressive New York educator and founder of the modern small-schools movement
L.H.D., 1988
John Brademas

John Brademas

President of New York University
LL.D., 1987
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, author, and writing professor
L.H.D., 1987
Tamara Dembo

Tamara Dembo

Clark emerita professor of psychology and pioneer of rehabilitation psychology
D.Sc., 1987
James P. Grant

James P. Grant

Executive director of UNICEF who saved lives through child vaccination worldwide
LL.D., 1987
Timothy J. Harrington

Timothy J. Harrington

Bishop of Worcester
LL.D., 1987
Leften S. Stavrianos

Leften S. Stavrianos, M.A., Ph.D. ’37

Influential world historian and professor at Smith, Northwestern, and other institutions
L.H.D., 1987
Robert Ballard
Robert Ballard
Underwater archaeologist and leader of the Titanic Exploration Team
D.Sc., 1986

Paris Fletcher

Prominent Worcester attorney
LL.D., 1986
Flora Lewis
Flora Lewis
Foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times’ Paris bureau
Litt.D., 1986
Peter Gay

Peter Gay

Yale historian and author of “Sigmund Freud: A Life for Our Time”
L.H.D., 1985
John Kerry
John Kerry
U.S. senator from Massachusetts
LL.D., 1985
Steven Marcus

Steven Marcus

Columbia humanities professor and psychoanalytic critic of Dickens’ novels
L.H.D., 1985
Carl Marcy

Carl Marcy

Foreign policy expert and chief of staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
LL.D., 1985
Tillie Olsen

Tillie Olsen

Author, educator, labor activist, and feminist
L.H.D., 1985
Joseph John Sandler

Joseph John Sandler

Freud Memorial Chair of Psychoanalysis, University of London
LL.D., 1985
Mortimer Herbert Appley
Mortimer Herbert Appley
Sixth president of Clark University; psychologist
LL.D., 1984
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Hugo Award-winning science fiction writer and Boston University biochemist
L.H.D., 1984
Joseph D. Early

Joseph D. Early

High school teacher, U.S. representative, and supporter of Clark and higher education
LL.D., 1984
Jerome Namias

Jerome Namias

Nationally recognized research meteorologist from MIT; took Clark classes
D.Sc., 1984
Rudolph Nunnemacher

Rudolph F. Nunnemacher

Longtime Clark biology professor (1939–1983)
D.Sc., 1984
Suh Sang-Chul ’58

Suh Sang-Chul ’58, M.A. ’59

South Korean economist, educator, and World Bank administrator; Clark professor
LL.D., 1984
William O. Baker

William O. Baker

President of Bell Labs and advisor on scientific matters to five U.S. presidents
D.Sc., 1983
Marion S. Barry Jr.

Marion S. Barry Jr.

Mayor of the District of Columbia
L.H.D., 1983
George Frost Kennan
George Frost Kennan
Diplomat, historian, and advocate for containing Soviet expansion during Cold War
L.H.D., 1983
Yuri V. Medvekov
Yuri V. Medvekov
Soviet geographer
D.Sc., 1983
Carl Schorske
Carl Schorske
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian (Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture)
L.H.D., 1983
Donna E. Shalala
Donna E. Shalala
Politician serving in the Carter and Clinton administrations; Hunter College president
L.H.D., 1983
Hanna Holborn Gray

Hanna Holborn Gray

First female president of the University of Chicago; historian on the Renaissance
L.H.D., 1982
Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis
Pulitzer Prize-winning legal journalist; Columbia and Harvard lecturer
L.H.D., 1982
Warren Litsky ’45

Warren Litsky ’45

Microbiologist, environmental scientist, and Commonwealth Professor, UMass Amherst
D.Sc., 1982

Michael Njenjga

Director of Kenya’s National Environment Secretariat
LL.D., 1982
Steven Weinberg

Steven Weinberg

Nobel laureate, Harvard physicist, and author of “The First Three Minutes”
D.Sc., 1982
Frank W. Press

Frank W. Press

MIT geophysicist and president-elect of the National Academy of Sciences
Speaker; D.Sc., 1981

Stephen T. Riley ’31

Director emeritus of the Massachusetts Historical Society; honorary Clark trustee
L.H.D., 1981
Richard Steele

Richard C. Steele

President and publisher of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and civic leader
L.H.D., 1981
David B. Wingate

David B. Wingate

Bermuda ornithologist and conservationist who rediscovered the black-capped petrel
D.Sc., 1981
Linus Carl Pauling

Linus Carl Pauling

Nobel laureate, chemist, peace activist, author, and academic
Speaker; D.Sc., 1980
Archibald Cox
Archibald Cox
Special prosecutor on the Watergate case and legal scholar
LL.D., 1980
George F. Kneller ’29
George F. Kneller ’29
Scholar in education and anthropology; Clark’s athletic center is named for him
L.H.D., 1980

Robert K. Massey

Former co-chair of the Clark Board of Trustees; civic leader in Worcester
LL.D., 1980
Mary McGrory

Mary McGrory

Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist on Richard Nixon’s enemies list
1980

1970–1979

Edwin O. Reischauer

Edwin O. Reischauer

Former Ambassador to Japan and Harvard historian focused on East Asia
Speaker; LL.D., 1979
John King Fairbank

John King Fairbank

Harvard historian credited with building the field of China studies in the U.S.
L.H.D., 1979
Frank A. Geldard

Frank A. Geldard A.B. 1925, A.M. 1926, Ph.D. 1928

Professor emeritus of psychology, Princeton University
D.Sc., 1978
Patricia Albjerg Graham

Patricia Albjerg Graham

Director of the National Institute of Education and historian of U.S. education
L.H.D., 1978
George W. Hazzard

George W. Hazzard

Retiring president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
LL.D., 1978
Bradford Morse

Bradford Morse

Former U.S. representative; administrator of the U.N. Development Program
LL.D., 1978
Arthur M. Sackler

Arthur M. Sackler

Psychiatrist, philanthropist, and art collector
D.Sc., 1978
Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

Cornell University astronomer, astrophysicist, and author
D.Sc., 1978

Gustaf Harry Carlson A.B. 1926, A.M. 1927

Executive, R.P. Scherer Corp.; Clark School of Chemistry & Biochemistry named for him
D.Sc., 1977
Paul Abraham Freund

Paul Abraham Freund

Legal scholar and professor, Harvard Law School
L.H.D., 1977
Jacob Hiatt
Jacob Hiatt
Business leader and Clark trustee
LL.D., 1977
Arthur L. Mayer

Arthur L. Mayer

Film producer
Litt.D., 1977
Frederick Merk

Frederick Merk

Professor of history and political science, Harvard
L.H.D., 1977
James Russell Wiggins

James Russell Wiggins

Journalist and president of the American Antiquarian Society
L.H.D., 1977
Paul W. Gates

Paul W. Gates

Professor emeritus of history, Cornell; expert on the history of federal land policy
L.H.D., 1976
H. Guyford Stever

H. Guyford Stever

Director of the National Science Foundation
D.Sc., 1976
Leon Howard Sullivan

Leon Howard Sullivan

Baptist minister, civil rights leader, and social activist focused on job creation
L.H.D., 1976
Bernard Bailyn

Bernard Bailyn

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and Harvard historian focused on American Revolution
L.H.D., 1975
Lucy Peters Wilson Benson

Lucy Peters Wilson Benson

Secretary of human services for Massachusetts
LL.D., 1975
Forrest C. Pogue

Forrest C. Pogue

Director, Eisenhower Institute for Military Research, Smithsonian Institute
L.H.D., 1975
Clifford Ladd Prosser

Clifford Ladd Prosser

Professor of physiology, University of Illinois
D.Sc., 1975
May Sarton
May Sarton
Novelist, poet, and memoirist
Litt.D., 1975
Ray Allen Billington

Ray Allen Billington

Senior research associate, Huntington Library; taught at Clark
L.H.D., 1974
Alice Coonley Higgins

Alice Coonley Higgins

Clark trustee; first woman to chair a board at a private university in the U.S.
L.H.D., 1974
Harold S. Jantz

Harold S. Jantz

Professor of German, Johns Hopkins University
L.H.D., 1974
John Adam Jr.

John Adam Jr.

President, Hanover Insurance Cos.
LL.D., 1974
Melvin D. Kennedy

Melvin D. Kennedy

First director of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity
L.H.D., 1974
Scott Nearing

Scott Nearing

Radical economist, activist, pacifist, vegetarian, co-wrote “Living the Good Life”
L.H.D., 1974
Elma Lewis

Elma Lewis

Director, National Center of Afro-American Artists
F.A.D., 1973
Paul L. Ward

Paul L. Ward

Executive director, American Historical Association
L.H.D., 1973
Kevin H. White

Kevin H. White

Mayor of Boston
Speaker; LL.D., 1972
Carl T. Rowan

Carl T. Rowan

Statesman, journalist, and Clark's first African-American trustee
Speaker; LL.D., 1971
Richard Hartshorne

Richard Hartshorne

Former president, Association of American Geographers
LL.D., 1971
Samuel Van Valkenburg

Samuel Van Valkenburg

Former director of Clark’s Graduate School of Geography; professor emeritus
LL.D., 1971
Fredson Bowers

Fredson Bowers

Professor of English, University of Virginia; literary critic of Shakespearean drama
Litt.D., 1970
Rene Jules Dubos

Rene Jules Dubos

Microbiologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “So Human an Animal”
D.Sc., 1970
John Johansen

John Johansen

Well-known architect who designed Clark's Goddard Library
F.A.D., 1970
John W. Kneller

John W. Kneller

President of Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Litt.D., 1970
Bert Loewenberg

Bert Loewenberg

Professor of history, Sara Lawrence College
LL.D., 1970

1960–1969

J. Leland Atwood

J. Leland Atwood

President, North American Rockwell Inc., and prominent aviation engineer
LL.D., 1969

John E. Barriere ’42

Executive director of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
LL.D., 1969
Leona Baumgartner

Leona Baumgartner

Physician and first woman to serve as New York City’s health commissioner
D.Sc., 1969
Roman Jakobson

Roman Jakobson

Linguist and professor at Harvard and MIT
S.Sc., 1969
Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr.

Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr.

NASA astronaut, engineer, and fighter pilot; father studied under Goddard at Clark
D.Sc., 1969
Edward M. Kennedy

Edward M. Kennedy

U.S. senator from Massachusetts
LL.D., 1969
Jack S. Parker

Jack S. Parker

Vice chairman, General Electric Co.; aerospace engineer
LL.D., 1969
Clifford K. Shipton

Clifford K. Shipton

Archivist, historian, and director emeritus, American Antiquarian Society
Litt.D., 1969
Richard P. Wilbur

Richard P. Wilbur

Professor of English, Wesleyan University
Litt.D., 1969
John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner

Secretary of health, education, and welfare for Johnson’s Great Society agenda
LL.D., 1968
Preston E. James

Preston E. James, Ph.D. 1923

Chair and professor of geography, Syracuse University; studied under Wallace Atwood
LL.D., 1968
John Jeppson

John Jeppson

President of Norton Co., Worcester
LL.D., 1968
Susanne K. Langer

Susanne K. Langer

Philosopher, professor emeritus and research scholar, Connecticut College
L.H.D., 1968
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget
Swiss psychologist known for work on child and cognitive development
D.Sc., 1968
George Wald

George Wald

Professor of biology, Harvard; discovered importance of vitamin A for eyesight
LL.D., 1968
Everett Needham Case

Everett Needham Case

President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; key to developing core curriculum in liberal arts
LL.D., 1967
Howard B. Jefferson

Howard B. Jefferson

Fifth president of Clark University; philosopher and theologian
L.H.D., 1967
Henry Donaldson Jordan

Henry Donaldson Jordan

Professor of English history, Harvard; Guggenheim Fellow
L.H.D., 1967

Dwight Erwin Lee

Clark’s Hiatt professor of European history; dean of the Graduate School
L.H.D., 1967
James Ackley Maxwell

James Ackley Maxwell

Clark professor of economics; Guggenheim Fellow
L.H.D., 1967

Robert Alfred Nelson

Head of the Northeast Corridor Project under President Kennedy
D.Sc., 1967
Raymond Joseph Swords

Raymond Joseph Swords

President, College of the Holy Cross
LL.D., 1967
John Kirtland Wright

John Kirtland Wright

Geographer, cartographer, and former director, American Geographical Society
Litt.D., 1967

Clifton Waller Barrett

President, American Antiquarian Society
Litt.D., 1966
Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin

Sculptor, graphic artist, founder of Gehenna Press, and Smith College art professor
L.H.D., 1966
Hans Heinrich Boesch

Hans Heinrich Boesch

Professor/head of geography, University of Zurich; studied geography at Clark 1934-35
D.Sc., 1966
Charles Anderson Dana

Charles Anderson Dana

Businessman, politician, and philanthropist for higher education, medical research
L.H.D., 1966
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. vice president
LL.D., 1966

Francis Keppel

Former education commissioner; developed Elementary and Secondary Education Act
LL.D., 1966
William Hayward Pickering

William Hayward Pickering

Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at California Institute of Technology
D.Sc., 1966
Mary Ingraham Bunting

Mary Ingraham Bunting

Radcliffe College president who led efforts to fully enroll women students at Harvard
Sc., 1965
Stephen Perham Jewett

Stephen Perham Jewett, A.B. 1904, A.M. 1906

New York psychiatrist who studied under psychologist G. Stanley Hall
D.Sc., 1965
Daniel Catton Rich

Daniel Catton Rich

Director, Worcester Art Museum
Litt.D., 1965

Edward C. Welsh

Executive secretary to NASA during the Kennedy administration
LL.D., 1965
William V. Shannon ’47

William V. Shannon ’47

Editorial writer for the New York Times; author of “The American Irish”
Speaker; Litt.D., 1964
Frank Hamilton Hankins

Frank Hamilton Hankins

Retired professor of sociology at Clark (1906-22) and Smith College (1922-46)
L.H.D., 1964

Barnaby Conrad Keeney

Brown University president, historian, and Purple Heart Army veteran of World War II
Litt.D., 1964
Rafael Lorente de Nó

Rafael Lorente de Nó

Neuroscientist who advanced the scientific understanding of the nervous system
D.Sc., 1964

Albert White Rice

Worcester attorney, civic leader, and philanthropist
LL.D., 1964
Ben Haig Bagdikian

Ben Haig Bagdikian, A.B. 1941

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and foreign correspondent
Litt.D., 1963
Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.

Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for Massachusetts
LL.D., 1963
Sidney Stevens Negus

Sidney Stevens Negus, A.B. 1913

Retired biochemistry chair, Medical College of Virginia; posthumous award
D.Sc., 1963

Harold Ladd Plumley

Board chairman, president of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America
LL.D., 1963
Hudson Hoagland

Hudson Hoagland

Clark biologist; worked on development of the birth control pill
Speaker; D.Sc., 1962

Samuel Hood Dolbear

Leading mining engineer, patent holder, and researcher; Clark trustee and student
D.Sc., 1962

Milton Prince Higgins

Chairman of Board for Norton Co.; civic leader in Worcester
LL.D., 1962
Sterling Moss McMurrin

Sterling Moss McMurrin

U.S. commissioner of education; liberal Mormon theologian
LL.D., 1962
Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille

Dancer and choreographer
Litt.D., 1962
Hans Joachim Morgenthau

Hans Joachim Morgenthau

Influential international relations theorist; University of Chicago political scientist
LL.D., 1962

Rafael Pico, Ph.D. ’62

President, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico
LL.D., 1962
Isidor Isaac Rabi

Isidor Isaac Rabi

Columbia physicist; won Nobel Prize for discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance
D.Sc., 1962
Ralph Johnson Bunche
Ralph Johnson Bunche
First African-American to win a Nobel Prize; political scientist and diplomat
Speaker; LL.D., 1961
Stanley Jasspon Kunitz

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz

American poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Worcester native
Litt.D., 1961
John Edward Sawyer

John Edward Sawyer

President, Williams College
LL.D., 1961
Arthur Stanton-Adams

Arthur Stanton-Adams

President emeritus, American Council on Education
LL.D., 1961
Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Caine Mutiny” and other works
Speaker; Litt.D., 1960
Wallace Kirkman Harrison

Wallace Kirkman Harrison

Architect, Harrison & Abramovitz, New York; involved with developing Rockefeller Center
Litt.D., 1960
Shannon McCune

Shannon McCune, Ph.D. ’39

Acting president, University of Massachusetts; geographer and researcher
LL.D., 1960
Richard Stetson Morse

Richard Stetson Morse

Director and researcher, U.S. Army; credited with inventing orange juice concentrate
D.Sc., 1960

1950–1959

Wernher Von Braun

Wernher Von Braun

Aerospace engineer and space architect
Speaker; D.Sc., 1959
Samuel Howard Miller

Samuel Howard Miller

Dean of Harvard Divinity School; baccalaureate preacher
Litt.D., 1959
Paul Wilbur Tappan

Paul Wilbur Tappan

Criminologist, sociologist, and professor, University of California, Berkeley
LL.D., 1959
Edward Augustus Weeks

Edward Augustus Weeks

Writer, essayist, and editor of The Atlantic
Speaker; L.H.D., 1958
Kuo-Ching Li

Kuo-Ching Li

Scientist, industrialist, and philanthropist; discovered and developed tungsten
D.Sc., 1958
Paul Allman Siple
Paul Allman Siple, Ph.D. ’39
Geographer, scientist, and Antarctic explorer; developed the wind chill factor
D.Sc., 1958
Robert Ulich

Robert Ulich

Education professor, Harvard University
Speaker; Litt.D., 1957
George Nathaniel Jeppson

George Nathaniel Jeppson

Worcester industrialist and civic leader; chairman of the board, Norton Co.
LL.D., 1957

Charles Lynch , A.B. 1907

Presbyterian minister and missionary in Korea
L.H.D., 1957
Edwin Garrigues Boring

Edwin Garrigues Boring

Psychology professor at Clark under G. Stanley Hall, then Harvard University
D.Sc., 1956

Henry Chase Marble, A.B. 1906

Surgeon; former president of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
D.Sc., 1956
Eugene Ormandy

Eugene Ormandy

Conductor, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Litt.D., 1956
Lester Bowles Pearson

Lester Bowles Pearson

Secretary of state for external affairs, Canada
Litt.D., 1956

Harold Manton Smith

Petroleum chemist, U.S. Bureau of Mines
D.Sc., 1956
Robert Cutler

Robert Cutler

National security advisor to Eisenhower; board chair, Old Colony Trust Co., Boston
LL.D., 1955
Oliver Mills Hayden

Oliver Mills Hayden, A.B. 1914

Assistant director of sales, Rubber Chemical Division, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
D.Sc., 1955
Laurence Dudley Stamp

Laurence Dudley Stamp

Professor of social geography, London School of Economics
LL.D., 1955
George Leslie Stout

George Leslie Stout

Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; founded lab to study art conservation
Litt.D., 1955
Robert Morse Woodburry

Robert Morse Woodbury, A.B. 1910

Retired chief statistician, International Labor Office; labor advisor for FDR
LL.D., 1955
Douglas Berry Copland

Douglas Berry Copland

Economist, professor, and dean, University of Melbourne; knighted in 1950
LL.D., 1954
Homer Payson Little

Homer Payson Little

Longtime dean of the college at Clark; geologist
LL.D., 1954

Louis Ten Eyck Thompson

U.S. Navy physicist on the Manhattan Project; vice president, Norden Laboratories
D.Sc., 1954
Paul Johannes Tillich

Paul Johannes Tillich

Professor of theology, Union Theological Seminary
L.H.D., 1954
Leonard Carmichael

Leonard Carmichael

Secretary, Smithsonian Institution; former President of Tufts College
Litt.D., 1953
Clinton Hartley Grattan

Clinton Hartley Grattan, A.B. ’23

Economic analyst, historian, freelance writer, and expert on Australia
Litt.D., 1953
Grayson Louis Kirk

Grayson Louis Kirk

President, Columbia University
LL.D., 1953
Charles Henry Sawyer

Charles Henry Sawyer

Dean of the School of Fine Arts, Yale University
L.H.D., 1953
Robert William Glenroie Vail
Robert William Glenroie Vail
Director, New York Historical Society
L.H.D., 1953
Howard Mumford Jones

Howard Mumford Jones

Professor of English, Harvard University
Litt.D., 1952
Solomon Lefschetz

Solomon Lefschetz

Professor of mathematics, Princeton University
D.Sc., 1952

Richard Greeley Preston

Rector, All Saints Church, Worcester
L.H.D., 1952

Frederick Charles Bersworth

Owner, Bersworth Chemical Co.
D.Sc., 1951
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

U.S. senator from Massachusetts
LL.D., 1951
Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside

Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside

Director general, Technical Assistance Administration, United Nations
LL.D., 1951
Fred Albert Mettler

Fred Albert Mettler

Professor of anatomy, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
D.Sc., 1951
Clarence Prouty Shedd

Clarence Prouty Shedd

Professor, Yale Divinity School
L.H.D., 1951
Loring Holmes Dodd

Loring Holmes Dodd

Clark professor emeritus of rhetoric; helped finance residence hall named for his wife
L.H.D., 1950
Alvin Christian Eurich

Alvin Christian Eurich

First president of the State University of New York
LL.D., 1950
Charles Bungay Fawcett

Charles Bungay Fawcett

Visiting professor of human geography at Clark from the University of London
D.Sc., 1950
Anna Freud

Anna Freud

British psychoanalyst, child psychologist, and daughter of Sigmund Freud
LL.D., 1950

1940–1949

Samuel Nathaniel Behrman

Samuel Nathaniel Behrman

Playwright, biographer, and writer for The New Yorker; Worcester native
Litt.D., 1949
Harry F. Guggenheim

Harry F. Guggenheim

Philanthropist, businessman, diplomat, and publisher
LL.D., 1949
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr.

Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr.

President of the University of Virginia
LL.D., 1949
Charles August Kraus

Charles August Kraus

Chemistry professor at Clark, then Brown; consultant on the Manhattan Project
D.Sc., 1949

Edmund Randolph Laine, A.B. 1911

Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
L.H.D., 1949
Francis Henry Taylor

Francis Henry Taylor

Director of Metropolitan Museum of Art; former director of Worcester Art Museum
Litt.D., 1949
Clarence Saunders Brigham

Clarence Saunders Brigham

Director, American Antiquarian Society
Litt.D., 1948
Christian Archibald Herter

Christian Archibald Herter

U.S. congressman from Massachusetts; leader in international affairs
LL.D., 1948
Carroll Cornelius Pratt

Carroll Cornelius Pratt, A.B. 1915, A.M. 1916, Ph.D. 1921

Chair and professor of psychology, Princeton; earlier, a Clark professor
D.Sc., 1948
Robert Luther Sibley

Robert Luther Sibley, A.B. 1910, A.M. 1911

General manager, Monsanto-Chemical Co.
D.Sc., 1948
Robert Fiske Bradford

Robert Fiske Bradford

Governor of Massachusetts
LL.D., 1947
John Mason Brown

John Mason Brown

Columnist for The Saturday Review and theater critic
Litt.D., 1947

Alexander Hamilton Bullock

Retired president of Clark’s Board of Trustees, lawyer, and Worcester civic leader
LL.D., 1947

Edward Bates Peck

Research chemist, Roessler and Hasslacher Chemical Co.
D.Sc., 1947
Thomas Sherrard Roy

Thomas Sherrard Roy

Pastor of First Baptist Church in Worcester
L.H.D., 1947
Charles Bunsen Shaw

Charles Bunsen Shaw, A.B. 1915

Librarian, Swarthmore College
L.H.D., 1947
Wallace Walter Atwood

Wallace Walter Atwood, Ph.D. 1930

Second president of Clark; director of the Graduate School of Geography
LL.D., 1946
Spruille Braden

Spruille Braden

Assistant secretary of state; former ambassador to Colombia, Cuba, Argentina
LL.D., 1946

Charles Samuel Curtis, A.B. 1909

Director of Grenfell Mission, Newfoundland
D.Sc., 1946
Clarence Nichols Hickman

Clarence Nichols Hickman, M.A. 1918

Physicist who worked on rockets with Robert Goddard at Clark
D.Sc., 1946
Ellsworth Huntington

Ellsworth Huntington

Professor of geography, Yale; explorer
Litt.D., 1946
Robert Price Russell

Robert Price Russell

President and research director, Standard Oil Development Corp.
D.Sc., 1946
George Francis Booth

George Francis Booth

Worcester newspaper publisher and civic leader
D.C.L., 1945
Kent Cooper

Kent Cooper

Executive director of the Associated Press; defender of freedom of the press
LL.D., 1945
Robert Hutchings Goddard

Robert Hutchings Goddard, A.M. 1910

Father of modern rocketry; Clark professor of physics
D.Sc., 1945
William David Hassett

William David Hassett

Journalist and secretary to presidents Roosevelt and Truman; attended Clark
M.A., 1945
Harry Galpin Stoddard

Harry Galpin Stoddard

Worcester civic leader
D.C.L., 1945
Malcolm Macdonald Willey

Malcolm Macdonald Willey

Sociologist and vice president, University of Minnesota
L.H.D., 1945
Newton W. Alexander

Newton W. Alexander

U.S. Army commandant and trainer at Clark
M.A., 1944
Thomas Leon Patterson

Thomas Leon Patterson, A.B. 1909

Professor of physiology, Wayne University College of Medicine
D.Sc., 1944
Leverett Saltonstall

Leverett Saltonstall

Governor of Massachusetts
LL.D., 1944
Wat Tyler Cluverius

Wat Tyler Cluverius

President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; retired U.S. Navy admiral
LL.D., 1943
Esther Forbes

Esther Forbes

Pulitzer Prize- and Newbery Medal-winning author, best known for “Johnny Tremain”
Litt.D., 1943
Joseph Clark Grew

Joseph Clark Grew

American career diplomat and Foreign Service officer
LL.D., 1943

Robert Ware Bodfish

Springfield, Massachusetts, attorney and civic leader
M.A., 1942
Mabel Knowles Gage

Mabel Knowles Gage

Worcester philanthropist and civic leader
D.C.L., 1942

Rosabelle Jacobus

Director of the Worcester Society of District Nursing
M.C.S., 1942
Hiram Newton Rasely

Hiram Newton Rasely, A.B. 1912

Vice president of Burdett Business College, Boston
M.A., 1942
Harry Ervin Yarnell

Harry Ervin Yarnell

Retired U.S. Navy vice admiral; former commander of the Asiatic Fleet
LL.D., 1942
George Hubbard Blakeslee

George Hubbard Blakeslee

Clark professor of history and international relations; founder of national journal
LL.D., 1941

Frederick Raymond Clee, A.B. 1917

Ordained Presbyterian minister, Old Bergen Church, Jersey City, N.J.
Litt.D., 1941
Katharine Cornell

Katharine Cornell

Broadway actress (“The Barretts of Wimpole Street”), theater owner, and producer
F.A.D., 1941
Isadore Lubin

Isadore Lubin

Economic advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt; supervised Consumer Price Index
LL.D., 1941
Frank Ross McCoy

Frank Ross McCoy

Retired U.S. Army officer and WWI veteran; president of the Foreign Policy Association
LL.D., 1941

Benjamin Shores Merigold

Clark professor of chemistry and director of chemical laboratories
D.Sc., 1941
Howard Washington Odum

Howard Washington Odum, Ph.D. 1909

Sociology professor, University of North Carolina; studied psychology at Clark
L.H.D., 1941
Lowell Thomas

Lowell Thomas

Author and explorer who publicized T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
L.H.D., 1941
Johannes A.C. Fagginger Auer

Johannes A.C. Fagginger Auer

Unitarian minister, author, professor of theology, Harvard Divinity School
Litt.D., 1940
Hu Shih

Hu Shih

Ambassador from China to the U.S.; literary scholar, philosopher, and politician
LL.D., 1940

1930–1939

Edmund Smith Conklin, A.M. 1909

Professor of psychology, Indiana University
D.Sc., 1939

Samuel Hood Dolbear

Leading mining engineer, patent holder, and researcher; Clark trustee
M.Sc., 1939

Ralph Barton Perry

Professor of philosophy, Harvard; syndic of Harvard University Press
L.H.D., 1939
William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps

Author, critic, radio host, columnist, and Yale professor emeritus of English
LL.D., 1939
Cornelia Otis Skinner

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Actress, writer, and first woman to receive an honorary degree from Clark
F.A.D., 1939

Karl Worth Bigelow

Professor of education, Columbia University
L.H.D., 1938
Peng Chun Chang

Peng Chun Chang, A.B. 1913

Academic, philosopher, playwright, human rights activist, and diplomat
LL.D., 1938

Walter Stevens Young

Superintendent of Schools, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ed.D., 1938
Samuel Flagg Bemis

Samuel Flagg Bemis, A.B. 1912

Professor of diplomatic history, Yale University
L.H.D., 1937
Samuel Paul Capen

Samuel Paul Capen

University of Buffalo chancellor; American Council on Education president
Litt.D., 1937
Tyler Dennett

Tyler Dennett

President of Williams College
LL.D., 1937
Henry Herbert Donaldson

Henry Herbert Donaldson

Professor of neurology, Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia
D.Sc., 1937
Stephen Duggan

Stephen Duggan

Director of Council on Foreign Relations
LL.S., 1937
Frederick Carlos Ferry

Frederick Carlos Ferry, Ph.D. 1898

President of Hamilton College
D.Sc., 1937
Homer Gage

Homer Gage

Worcester philanthropist and surgeon, Worcester City and Saint Vincent’s hospitals
LL.D., 1937
William Lowe Bryan

William Lowe Bryan, Ph.D. 1892

Indiana University president who studied under Clark psychologist G. Stanley Hall
LL.D., 1930
Ralph Earle

Ralph Earle

Worcester Polytechnic Institute president and U.S. Navy officer
LL.D., 1930
Arnold Lucius Gesell

Arnold Lucius Gesell, Ph.D. 1906

Psychologist and director, Yale Clinic of Child Development; studied under G. Stanley Hall
D.Sc., 1930

Joseph Stevens Kadesch

School superintendent for Medford, Massachusetts
M.Ed., 1930

1920–1929

Paul W. Claudel

Paul W. Claudel

Ambassador from France to the United States
Speaker; Litt.D., 1929
Gustavus Adolphus

Gustavus Adolphus

Crown Prince of Sweden; first tour of the U.S. in 1926
D.Sc., 1926
William Henry Burnham

William Henry Burnham

Clark professor of pedagogy
LL.D., 1926
Granville Stanley Hall

Granville Stanley Hall

First president of Clark University; psychologist
LL.D., 1924
Edmund Clark Sanford

Edmund Clark Sanford

Second president of Clark University; psychologist
LL.D., 1924
William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps

Yale professor of English; taught the first U.S. college course on the modern novel
L.H.D., 1920

1909

Carl Barus

Carl Barus

Physics professor, Brown University
LL.D., 1909
Franz Boas

Franz Boas

Anthropology professor, Columbia University
LL.D., 1909
Marston Taylor Bogert

Marston Taylor Bogert

Organic chemistry professor and department chair, Columbia University
LL.D., 1909
Hermon Carey Bumpus

Hermon Carey Bumpus, Ph.D. 1891

Biologist and director, American Museum of Natural History
LL.D., 1909
Leo Burgerstein

Leo Burgerstein

Geologist, University of Vienna; wrote popular book on school hygiene
LL.D., 1909
Andre Debierne

Andre Debierne

Lead researcher in radioactivity, University of Paris
D.Sc., 1909
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Psychologist, University of Vienna; presented his only U.S. lecture at Clark
LL.D., 1909
Herbert Spenser Jennings

Herbert Spenser Jennings

Experimental zoology professor, Johns Hopkins University
LL.D., 1909
Carl G. Jung

Carl G. Jung

Psychologist, University of Zurich
LL.D., 1909
Percival Lowell

Percival Lowell

Astronomy professor, MIT
LL.D., 1909
Adolf Meyer

Adolf Meyer

Director, Pathological Institute of New York
LL.D., 1909
Arthur Michael

Arthur Michael

First professor of chemistry at Clark (1889); best known for the Michael reaction
LL.D., 1909
Albert Abraham Michelson

Albert Abraham Michelson

Physics professor at Clark, then University of Chicago
Phys.D., 1909
Eliakim Hastings Moore

Eliakim Hastings Moore

Mathematics professor and department head, University of Chicago
Math.D., 1909
Ernest Fox Nichols

Ernest Fox Nichols

President of Dartmouth College
LL.D., 1909
Arthur Amos Noyes

Arthur Amos Noyes

Chemistry professor and research lab director, MIT
LL.D., 1909
William Albert Noyes

William Albert Noyes

Chemistry professor, University of Illinois
LL.D., 1909
William Fogg Osgood

William Fogg Osgood

Mathematics professor, Harvard University
LL.D., 1909
James Pierpont

James Pierpont

Mathematics professor, Yale University
LL.D., 1909
Theodore William Richards

Theodore William Richards

Chemistry professor, Harvard University
Chem.D., 1909
Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford

Experimental physics professor, University of Manchester
Phys.D., 1909
William Stern

William Stern

Philosophy professor, University of Breslau
LL.D., 1909
Julius Stieglitz

Julius Stieglitz

Chemistry professor and department director, University of Chicago
D.Sc., 1909
Edward Bradford Tichener

Edward Bradford Tichener

Psychology professor, Cornell University
Litt.D., 1909
Edward Burr Van Vleck

Edward Burr Van Vleck

Mathematics professor, University of Wisconsin
LL.D., 1909
Vito Volterra

Vito Volterra

Mathematical physics professor, University of Rome
Phys.D., 1909
Charles Otis Whitman

Charles Otis Whitman

Zoology professor and department head, University of Chicago
Biol.D., 1909
Lebbeus L. Wilfley

Lebbeus L. Wilfley

First judge of the U.S. Court for China
LL.D., 1909
Robert Williams Wood

Robert Williams Wood

Experimental physics professor, Johns Hopkins University
LL.D., 1909

1902-1905

Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
U.S. president
Speaker; LL.D., 1905
Henry Cabot Lodge

Henry Cabot Lodge

U.S. senator from Massachusetts
LL.D., 1902
Carroll Davidson Wright

Carroll Davidson Wright

First president of Clark College; first U.S. commissioner of labor
LL.D., 1902

1899

Ludwig Boltzmann

Ludwig Boltzmann

Theoretical physics professor, University of Vienna
LL.D., 1899
Santiago Raymon y Cajal

Santiago Raymon y Cajal

Histology professor, University of Madrid
LL.D., 1899
August Forel

August Forel

Psychologist and asylum director, Switzerland
LL.D., 1899
Angelo Mosso

Angelo Mosso

Physicologist and rector, University of Turin
LL.D., 1899
Emile Picard

Emile Picard

Mathematics professor, University of Paris
LL.D., 1899