Name | Degree | Awarded | Occupation |
Paul Bascobert '87 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2023 | President, Reuters News |
Brady Ericson '94 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2022 | President, CEO BorgWarner |
Latondra Newton '91 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2018 | Chief Diversity Officer, The Walt Disney Company |
Rodney O'Neal | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2015 | Retired CEO, Delphi Automotive |
David A. Kenny | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2014 | CEO and Chairman, The Weather Channel |
Bob Kagle[45] | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2013 | General Partner, Benchmark Capital |
Carl Levin | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2011 | United States Senator |
Stanford R. Ovshinsky | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2010 | Noted inventor |
Henry Juszkiewicz '76 | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 2009 | Chairman and CEO, Gibson Guitar Corporation |
Marissa T. Peterson '83 | Honorary Doctor of Management | July 2009 | Executive Vice President, Sun Microsystems (retired) |
Michael M. Wood | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2009 | Former United States ambassador to Sweden; Chairman, Redwood Investments LLC |
Russell J. Ebeid[46] '62 | Honorary Doctor of Management | July 2008 | President, Guardian Glass Group, Guardian Industries |
Curtis Carlson | Honorary Doctor of Science | June 2008 | President, CEO, SRI International |
David Hermance '70 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering (posthumous) | June 2008 | Executive Engineer, Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota |
Dale E. Kildee | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2007 | Member, United States House of Representatives |
Gary Cowger '70 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2007 | Global Group Vice President, General Motors Corporation |
Joseph B. Anderson Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2007 | CEO, TAG Holding Companies, Troy, Michigan |
L. Brooks Patterson | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2006 | County Executive, Oakland County, Michigan |
Chet Huber '77 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2006 | President, OnStar |
Steve Wozniak | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2005 | Co-founder of Apple Computer[47] |
Paul J. Chiapparone | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2005 | Vice-Chairman, Electronic Data Systems |
Karl-Heinz Kammerlohr | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2005 | Director General of International Affairs, Baden-Württemberg, Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts, Stuttgart, Germany |
E. Michael Mutchler '57 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2004 | Vice-President, General Motors Corporation |
Charles L. Sargent '59 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2004 | President, Quality Boat Lifts (co-founder and CEO, Thetford Corporation) |
John M. Samuels '66 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2004 | Senior Vice President, Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Don Chaffin '62 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2003 | Professor of Industrial and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan |
Robert Lutz | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2003 | Chairman, General Motors North America |
Stan O'Neal '74 | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 2002 | CEO, Merrill Lynch |
Edward Neithercut | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2002 | Partner, Neithercut and Neithercut Law Firm |
Ivan A. Deveson '59 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2002 | Lord Mayor, Melbourne, Australia |
Omer E. Miller '39 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2002 | Owner and President, Porta-Soft |
MaliVai Washington | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2002 | Professional tennis player |
Dean Kamen | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2001 | President, DEKA Research and Development; founder, FIRST; inventor of Segway[48] |
Charles L. Schaffer | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2001 | COO, United Parcel Service |
Avery Aldridge | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2000 | Pastor and founder, Foss Avenue Baptist Church, Flint, Michigan |
Albert J. Koegel | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 2000 | CEO, Koegel Meat Company |
Dave Bing | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2000 | NBA player |
Stephen N. McEwen '54 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2000 | President and CEO, Henry Filters |
Donald J. Almquist '55 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 1999 | Chairman, President, and CEO, Delco Electronics |
JoAnne Shaw | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1999 | President, Coffee Beanery |
Alexander C. Mair '43 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1999 | Vice President, General Motors |
Charles C. Weeks | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1999 | Chairman and CEO, Citizens Republic Bancorp |
Curtis E. Moll | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1998 | Chairman and CEO, MTD Products |
John H. McConnell | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1998 | Founder, Worthington Industries |
John F. Smith, Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1998 | President, CEO, Chairman, General Motors |
Klaus von Trotha | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1998 | Minister of Science, Arts, and Research, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany |
Albert James Sobey '45 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 1997 | President, Albert Sobey and Associates |
Frank Stronach | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1997 | Chairman, Magna International |
Ben Carson | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1997 | Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland |
Carol Bartz | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1997 | Chairman, President, CEO, AutoDesk |
William S. White | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1996 | Chairman, President, CEO, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, Michigan |
Frederick G. Wacker '42 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1996 | Chairman of the Board, Liquid Controls Corporation, Lake Bluff, Illinois |
Martin D. Walker '54 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1996 | Chairman and CEO, M. A. Hanna Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
Donald E. Johnson Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1996 | Chairman, Citizens Republic Bancorp |
David C. Collier | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1995 | Vice President, General Motors |
Warren J. McEleney '44 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1995 | President, McEleney Motors |
Edward N. Harris | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1995 | President, Gulf+Western |
Arthur L. Tuuri, M.D. | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1994 | Pediatrician, Mott Children's Health Center, Flint, Michigan |
Mylon Eugene Merchant | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 1994 | Research Scientist, Milacron, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Zelpha McKinnon | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1994 | Philanthropist, Flint, Michigan |
Virginia W. Kettering | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | September 1994 | Philanthropist, Dayton, Ohio |
Robert E. Reiss '60 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | Chairman, CEO, InterVentional Technologies |
Scott McNealy | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | President, Chairman, CEO, Sun Microsystems |
Donald R. Beall | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | Chairman, CEO, Rockwell International |
Kent Nelson | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1993 | Chairman, CEO, United Parcel Service |
E. Douglas Hougen | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1993 | President, Hougen Manufacturing |
Lester M. Alberthal, Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1993 | Chairman, President, CEO, Electronic Data Systems |
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1992 | Chairman, CEO, TIAA-CREF |
Ruth Mott | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1992 | Philanthropist, Flint, Michigan |
Joseph T. Gorman | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1992 | Chairman, CEO, TRW |
Milford Barron '37 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1991 | President, Precision Instruments, Grand Blanc, Michigan |
Frances Hesselbein | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1990 | President, CEO, Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management; CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA |
Richard L. Terrell | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1989 | Vice Chairman, General Motors |
Jaime Escalante | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | June 1989 | Mathematics Teacher, Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California) |
Elliott M. (Pete) Estes '38 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering (posthumous) | June 1988 | President, General Motors |
Hermann Scholl | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1988 | President, Robert Bosch GmbH |
Martha R. Seger | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1988 | Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System |
Donald F. Ephlin | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | June 1988 | International Vice President, United Auto Workers |
F. James McDonald '44 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1988 | President, General Motors |
Paul F. Oreffice | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1987 | Chairman, President, CEO, Dow Chemical Company |
Hans A. Matthias | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1987 | Vice President, Ford Motor Company |
Roger Bonham Smith | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1986 | Chairman, General Motors |