An honorary degree, which is conferred jointly by the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees and California State University Channel Islands (CI), is the highest honor the University can bestow. Such degrees are conferred upon individuals who are highly accomplished in their chosen fields and have consistently demonstrated exceptional moral character as well as intellectual and humane values that are consistent with CSU’s ideals.
-
Angela Timmons
Doctor of Humane Letters
May 18, 2024 -
Vanessa Bechtel
Doctor of Humane Letters
May 18, 2024 -
Hannah Beth Jackson
Doctor of Humane Letters
May 20, 2023 -
Carmen Ramirez
Doctor of Humane Letters
May 20, 2023 -
Jeffrey T. Green
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 21, 2022 -
Peter J. Taylor
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 22, 2022 -
Raudel Bañuelos
Doctor of Humane Letters
May 21, 2021 -
Irene Pinkard
Doctor of Humane Letters
May 21, 2021 -
Esther Wachtell
Doctor of Humane Letters
May 21, 2021 -
Sarita E. Brown
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 18, 2019 -
Deborah A. Santiago
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 18, 2019 -
Laurence K. Gould Jr
Doctorate of Laws
May 18, 2019 -
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 18, 2019 -
Michele Marie Castillo
Doctorate of Laws
May 19, 2018 -
Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 19, 2018 -
Joe I. Mendoza
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 20, 2017 -
Mark Lisagor
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 21, 2016 -
Sara Miller McCune
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 21, 2016 -
William "Bill" Kearney
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 16, 2015 -
Lou Cannon
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 18, 2013 -
Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 19, 2012 -
Kathy Marie Ireland
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 19, 2012 -
Jack O’Connell
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 21, 2011 -
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Doctorate of Laws
May 21, 2005 -
John Spoor Broome
Doctorate of Humane Letters
May 21, 2005