Central Connecticut State University has awarded 54 honorary doctoral degrees since 1985. Awardees have included the CEOs or Chairmen of six major corporations, eight heads of state, and a variety of others. About half of these degrees have been awarded at commencement exercises at the university, and in most such cases, the conferee has given the commencement address.
Although significant non-degree honors have historically been awarded by the institution, honorary doctorates were not conferred until after Central Connecticut State College was renamed Central Connecticut State University in 1983. U.S. President Jimmy Carter became the first recipient on April 16, 1985, receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters.
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† recipient is a CCSU graduate ‡ recipient represented a partner of CCSU's International Affairs Center and Connecticut Institute for Asian and American Studies, a Honorary degreee awarded in connection with recipient's delivery of the Robert C. Vance Distinguished Lecture. ∗ abbreviated degree names:References
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