Honorary Degree Recipients
An honorary degree is the highest honour the university can bestow. They are awarded to outstanding individuals who have made worthy and unique contributions to their field or community.
Normally, one honorary doctorate is conferred at each Convocation ceremony. The first honorary degree from the University of Saskatchewan was awarded in 1919.
| Name | Convocation date | Discipline | Degree received | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Wayne Clifton B.E., M.Eng., P.Eng. | engineering | Doctor of Science | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Agnes Herzberg | mathematics | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Air Vice-Marshal Clifford Mackay McEwen CB, MC, DFC | military | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Alan C. Cairns O.C., D.Phil., F.R.S.C. | law, politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Alastair Graham Walter Cameron B.Sc., Ph.D. | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | ||
| Albert George Ayers B.Comm | community service, health care | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Albert John Porter | community service, horticulture | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Albert Wesley Johnson BA, Ph.D. | politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Albert William Trueman BA, MA, DLitt, LLD | administration, politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus | |
| Alexander McInnes Runciman L.L.B. | agriculture | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Alexander Young Jackson C.M.G., LL.D | visual art and photography | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Alfred Blalock A.B., M.D., Sc.M., LL.D., F.R.C.S. , F.R.F.P.S., (LL.D.) | education, medicine | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Alfred Joseph Casson | visual art and photography | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Alfred William Rooke Carrothers B.A., L.L.B., L.L.M., D.J.S. | politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Allan Fotheringham BA | journalism and media | Doctor of Letters | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Allan Tubby B.E. | commerce, business, and industry, community service, administration | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Amartya Kumar Sen B.A., Ph.D., F.B.A. | Doctor of Literature | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | ||
| Ambassador Ted Moses | human rights | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Angela Hewitt B.Mus. | music | Doctor of Letters | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Angus Mackay | agriculture | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Ariel Franklin Sallows Q.C., B.A., L.L.B. | community service, law | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Arnold Davidson Dunton D.Sc. | journalism and media | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Arthur Dumont | commerce, business, and industry, philanthropy | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Arthur George Cuthbert Whalley C.D., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.L., F.R.S.C. | Doctor of Literature | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | ||
| Arthur Henry Reginald Buller D.Sc, PhD, LL.D, FRSC | biology | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Arthur Moxon B.A., B.C.L., Q.C. | administration, law | Doctor of Civil Law | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Arthur Richardson Brown B.S.A. | education, horticulture | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Arthur Silver Morton M.A., D.D., FRSC | archives, prairie studies | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Arthur Stanley Mackenzie FRSC, PhD, DCL, LL.D | education | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Balfour Watson Currie C.C., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.S.C. | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | ||
| Barrie Wigmore B.Ed., B.A., MA | commerce, business, and industry, community service | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Bernard Amtmann | visual art and photography, commerce, business, and industry, military | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus | |
| Bernard M. Michel B.Eng | mining, Indigenous peoples | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Bertha Swirles (Lady Jeffreys) M.A., Ph.D. | mathematics | Doctor of Science | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Blaine Adrian Holmlund B.E., M.Sc. | community service, administration | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Blaine Christopher Flavel | Indigenous rights, politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Boyd Maynard Anderson | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | ||
| Brad Wildeman | agriculture, veterinary sciences | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Brian Gable BA, B.Ed. | Doctor of Letters | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | ||
| Brigadier General His Honor Alexander Ross C.M.G., D.S.C. | community service, military, politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Bruce Schnell | Doctor of Science | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | ||
| Bryan R. Clarke BA, PhD | education | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie PhD | Indigenous peoples, music | Doctor of Letters | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Byron J. Seaman B.Sc. | community service, engineering | Doctor of Science | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Caleb Henry Fisher | politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Calvin R. Stiller | medicine | Doctor of Science | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Catriona Le May Doan | athletics, community service | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Chalmers Jack Mackenzie CMG, MC, BE, MCE, D.Sc, Lt.D, FRSC | education, administration | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Charles Cecil Hay B.Sc. | commerce, business, and industry | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus | |
| Charles E. Childers B.Sc. | commerce, business, and industry, politics and government | Doctor of Laws | University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus |