Honorary Degree Recipients
A list of the most recent recipients of honorary degrees from Rhodes College can be found below. Download the complete list for more information on recipients from 1879 to present.
| Recipient | Year | Doctor of |
| Niehhuis, Arthur W. | 2000 | Science |
| Mitchener, Frank M., Jr. | 2000 | Humanities |
| Thomas, James A., III | 2000 | Humanities |
| Barksdale, James L. | 2000 | Humanities |
| Massey, Walter E. | 2000 | Science |
| Stanley, Peter | 2001 | Humanities |
| Swinney, Harry L. | 2002 | Science |
| Alexander, Lamar | 2005 | Humanities |
| Johnson, Carol | 2005 | Humanities |
| Churchill, John Hugh | 2006 | Humanities |
| Strickland, Sidney | 2006 | Science |
| Kopp, Wendy S. | 2007 | Humanities |
| Hooks, Benjamin L. | 2008 | Humanities |
| Wilson, Spence L. | 2009 | Humanities |
| Harris, Charlaine | 2010 | Humanities |
| Wharton, A.C. | 2010 | Humanities |
| Fowler, Cary | 2011 | Science |