Honorary Degree Recipients
| Recipient | Date | Honorary Degree | President in Office | Regent President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, David | December 8, 2023 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Mary E. Hotvedt |
| Altamirano, Ben | May 11, 2000 | Doctorate of Laws | Dr. John Counts | Dave Darling |
| Armijo, Luis V | May 11, 2001 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Dave Darling |
| Baca-Argabright, Janice | May 5, 2023 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Mary E. Hotvedt |
| Besse-Forward, Lennie Merle | May 9, 1992 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Jerry Gallentine | Maria Elvira Rodriguez |
| Bingaman, Jesse | May 12, 1990 | Doctorate of Science | Dr. Jerry Gallentine | Maria Elvira Rodriguez |
| Blalock, Dorothy | December 11, 1992 | Doctorate of Science | Dr. Jerry Gallentine | Maria Elvira Rodriguez |
| Chitimukulu Kanyanta Manga II, Mwine Lubemba | May 10, 2019 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Janice Baca-Argabright |
| Cofer, Williston Bernard | May 7, 1988 | Doctorate of Laws | Dr. Rudolph Gomez | Lorraine Gutierrez |
| Counts, Barbara | May 12, 2011 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Tony Trujillo |
| Darling, David | May 13, 2005 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Tony Trujillo |
| Foy, Thomas | December 17, 2004 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Stephan Janos |
| Gardner, Nadyne | May 11, 2000 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Dave Darling |
| Gutierrez-Spencer, Maria | May 8, 1987 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Rudolph Gomez | Gale Kipp |
| Hamilton, Dianne | May 5, 2006 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Tony Trujillo |
| Henry, Patrick | December 7, 2007 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Tony Trujillo |
| Janos, Stephan | May 15, 2008 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Tony Trujillo |
| King, Bruce | May 8, 1993 | Doctorate of Laws | Dr. Jerry Gallentine | Robert Martin |
| Lujan, Manuel | May 8, 1987 | Doctorate of Laws | Dr. Rudolph Gomez | Lorraine Gutierrez |
| Martin, Robert | May 10, 2002 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Dave Darling |
| Martinez, Rodolpho S. | December 8, 2023 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Mary E. Hotvedt |
| McCray, Dorothy | December 15, 2000 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Dave Darling |
| O’Malley, Alfred | May 12, 2011 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Jerry Walz |
| Rice, William | May 11, 1991 | Doctorate of Science | Dr. Jerry Gallentine | Maria Elvira Rodriguez |
| Richardson, Bill | May 14, 2004 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Stephan Janos |
| Ryan, Murray | May 15, 1998 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. John Counts | Dianne Hamilton |
| Sanchez, John A. | May 11, 2018 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Jerry Walz |
| Smith, James R. | December 13, 2019 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Janice Baca-Argabright |
| Smith, John Arthur | May 7, 2021 | Doctorate of Laws | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Mary Hotvedt |
| Swan, Gladys | May 9, 1992 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Jerry Gallentine | Maria Elvira Rodriguez |
| Trujillo, Tony | May 15, 2015 | Doctorate of Humane Letters | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Janice Baca-Argabright |
| Walz, Jerry A. | May 7, 2021 | Doctorate of Laws | Dr. Joseph Shepard | Mary Hotvedt |