Honorary Degree Recipients
- Bill Cosby (Doctor of Arts, 1995) - One of America’s most successful and widely recognized entertainers
- Jack Kilby (Doctor of Science) - Nobel Prize Winner and inventor of the integrated circuit
- William McFerrin Stowe (Doctor of Laws, 1965) - Bishop of The Methodist Church
- Bob Hope (Doctor of Humane Letters, 1967) - Actor
- Gerald R. Ford (Doctor of Laws, 1975) - 38th President of the United States
- H. Ross Perot (Doctor of Humane Letters, 1991) - Billionaire and former presidential candidate
- George H. W. Bush (Doctor of Humane Letters, 1992) - 41st President of the United States
- Juan Carlos I (Doctor of Arts, 2001) - King of Spain
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