
| Year | Last Name | First Name | Middle Name | Title | Degree | Event |
| 1950 | Decker | William | Conway | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1950 | Deems | Edward | Mark | Rev. | Dr. of Laws | Commencement |
| 1950 | Fosdick | Marion | Lawrence | Dr. of Fine Arts | Ceramics 50th Anniversary | |
| 1950 | Gannon | Robert | Ignatius | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1950 | Hurst | Ralph | Kent | Dr. of Science | Ceramics 50th Anniversary | |
| 1950 | Mees | Charles | Edward Kenneth | Dr. of Science | Ceramics 50th Anniversary | |
| 1950 | Putnam | Claude | Adams | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1950 | Reese | Lewis | Paul | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1950 | Tefft | Charles | Forrest | Dr. of Engineering | Ceramics 50th Anniversary | |
| 1950 | Watts | Arthur | Simeon | Dr. of Science | Ceramics 50th Anniversary | |
| 1951 | Tolley | William | Pearson | Dr. of Humane Letters | Founders Day | |
| 1951 | Moore | Frank | Charles | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement | |
| 1951 | Newsom | Carroll | Vincent | Dr. of Letters | Commencement | |
| 1951 | Johnston | Paul | William | Dr. of Science | Commencement | |
| 1951 | Phillips | John | George | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1951 | Blyley | Katherine | Gillette | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1952 | Bond | Ahva | John Clarence | Dr. of Letters | Commencement | |
| 1952 | Condon | Edward | Uhler | Dr. of Science | Commencement | |
| 1952 | Crittenberger | Willis | Dale | Lt. Gen | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day |
| 1952 | Scaife | Lauriston | Livingston | Rev. | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day |
| 1952 | Scholes | Samuel | Ray | Senator | Dr. of Science | Commencement |
| 1953 | Sosman | Robert | Browning | Dr. of Science | Binns Merrill Dedication | |
| 1953 | Steinman | David | Barnard | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1953 | Carlson | William | Samuel | Dr. of Science | Binns Merrill Dedication | |
| 1953 | Garside | Charles | Dr. of Humane Letters | Founders Day | ||
| 1953 | Gates | Robert | Mcfarland | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1953 | Geen | Elizabeth | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | ||
| 1953 | Flemming | Arthur | Sherwood | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1953 | Leone | Lucile | Petry | Dr. of Science | Commencement | |
| 1953 | Levis | William | Edward | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1954 | Hamlin | Chauncey | Jerome | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1954 | Bragdon | Helen | Dalton | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement | |
| 1954 | Ball | Raymond | Nathaniel | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1954 | Oxnam | Garfield | Bromley | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement | |
| 1954 | Pass | Richard | Henry | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1954 | Lalor | Juvenal | Rev. | Dr. of Humane Letters | Founders Day | |
| 1954 | Houghton | Arthur | Amory | Jr. | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day |
| 1955 | Pike | James | Albert | Rev. | Dr. of Letters | Founders Day |
| 1955 | Sebrell | William | Henry | Jr. | Dr. of Science | Commencement |
| 1955 | Whittemore | John | Weed | Dr. of Science | Commencement | |
| 1955 | Cohen | Benjamin | Albert | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1955 | Hallauer | Carl | Swift | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1956 | Allen | James | Edward | Jr. | Dr. of Humane Letters | Founders Day |
| 1956 | Baker | Melvin | Houston | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1956 | Dressler | Philip | D'Huc | Dr. of Engineering | Commencement | |
| 1956 | Udy | Marvin | J. | Dr. of Science | Commencement | |
| 1956 | Milton | Hugh | Meglone | Jr. | Dr. of Engineering | Commencement |
| 1957 | Maxson | Lawrence | Meredith | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1957 | Ryan | William | Granger | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1957 | Crossland | Weldon | Frank | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1957 | Davis | Boothe | Colwell | Jr. | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day |
| 1957 | Fletcher | Walter | D. | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1957 | Harriman | William | Averell | Gov | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day |
| 1958 | Mackenzie | William | H. | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1958 | Malino | Jerome | R. | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement | |
| 1958 | Furnas | Clifford | C. | Dr. of Laws | Myers Hall Dedication | |
| 1958 | Faneuf | Leston | Paul | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1958 | Cleveland | James | Harlan | Dr. of Humane Letters | Founders Day | |
| 1958 | Cochran | Karney | R. | Dr. of Humane Letters | Founders Day | |
| 1958 | Yang | You | Chan | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement | |
| 1958 | VonWiller | Harry | Walter | Dr. of Laws | Commencement | |
| 1959 | Stark | Dudley | Scott | Bishop | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement |
| 1959 | Rockefeller | Nelson | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | ||
| 1959 | Nyquist | Ewald | B. | Dr. of Laws | Founders Day | |
| 1959 | Sittler | Joseph | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement | ||
| 1959 | Smith | Howard | Kingsbury | Dr. of Humane Letters | Commencement | |
| 1959 | Bell | Raymond | Earle | Major General | Dr. of Laws | Commencement |
| 1959 | Hanford | William | E. | Dr. of Science | Founders Day |