Adair, C. David (Chattanooga, TN) - Doctor of Science (awarded spring 2013)
Adkins, Minnie (Isonville, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded winter 1998)
Adkins, Garland (Isonville, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded winter 1998)
Albright, Dr. A. D. (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Humane Letters (awarded spring 1987)
Allen, Nelson R. (Russell, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded summer 1975)
Atkins, Orin E. (Ashland, KY) - Doctor of Business (awarded spring 1979)
Banks, Dr. Marshall (Washington, DC) - Doctor of Education (awarded spring 1998)
Barbour, Dr. Roger W. (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Science (awarded spring 1983)
Beiting, Fr. Ralph W. (Lancaster, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2000)
Blazer, Rexford S. (Ashland, KY) - Doctor of Business Administration (awarded spring 1973)
Booth, Jim (Inez, KY) - Doctor of Business (awarded winter 2013)
Booth, Linda (Inez, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2013)
Breathitt, Edward T., Jr. (Washington, DC) - Doctor of Business (awarded spring 1984)
Browning, Robert E. (Maysville, KY) - Doctor of Business (awarded spring 1978)
Buchanan, June (Pippa Passes, KY) - Doctor of Humane Letters (awarded spring 1983)
Butler, Wendell P. (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Education (awarded summer 1976)
Butts, Dr. William A. (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1976)
Carrol, Julian M. (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1973)
Cartmell, Dr. W. H. (Maysville, KY) - Doctor of Science (awarded summer 1980)
Caudill, Dr. C. Louise (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1981)
Clements, Earle C. (Morganfield, KY) - Doctor of Public Administration (awarded spring 1973)
Collins, Martha Layne (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1981)
Combs, Bert T. (Louisville, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1984)
Combs, Sara Walter (Stanton, KY) - Doctor of Public Services (awarded winter 2002)
Cox, Gary S. (Lawrenceburg, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2004)
Craft, Joseph W. and Kelly (Tulsa, OK) - Doctors of Public Service (awarded spring 2017)
Curris, Dr. Constantine (Murray, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1975)
Davis, Dr. James E. (Athens, OH) - Doctor of Letters (awarded winter 1998)
Doran, Dr. Adron (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Education (awarded summer 1976)
Doran, Mignon M. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded summer 1976)
Downing, Dero G. (Bowling Green, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1974)
Duncan, Robert M. (Inez, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2006)
Eaglin, Bonnie M. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2004)
Eaglin, Ronald G. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2004)
Esham, Faith (Vanceburg, KY) - Doctor of Musical Arts (awarded spring 1993)
Eslinger, Dr. Troy R. (Jackson, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1976)
Fannin, Dr. Shirley L. (Los Angeles, CA) - Doctor of Science (awarded spring 1998)
Fisher, Dr. James L (Washington, DC) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded summer 1981)
Ford, Wendell E. (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded summer 1974)
Forgy, Lawrence E. Jr. (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1976)
Fox, Virginia G. (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1999)
Gardner, Dr. E. Claude (Henderson, TN) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded summer 1973)
Grote, Dr. C. Nelson (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Letters (awarded spring 1992)
Halbleib, Susie (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Science (awarded spring, 1983)
Hall, Dr. Jackson (Pikeville, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded summer 1978)
Hall, John R. (Ashland, KY) - Doctor of Science (awarded spring 1983)
Hall, Tom T. (Nashville, TN) - Doctor of Musical Arts (awarded spring 1997)
Hayes, William S. (Pippa Passes, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded summer 1977)
Hayes, Dr. Robert B. (Huntington, KY) - Doctor of Humane Letters (awarded spring 1982)
Herndon, Terry E. (Washington, DC) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1974)
Hogge, Judge Elijah M. (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 1995)
Hood, Gordon H. (Fort Mitchell, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1973)
Hopkins, Larry J. (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded summer 1975)
Hroner, Dr. John E. (Hanover, IN) - Doctor of Letters (awarded spring 1975)
Howell, Jerry F., Sr. (Jackson, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1984)
Hubbuch, Corneluis E. (Louisville, KY) - Doctor of Business Administration (awarded spring 1973)
Huddleston, Waler (Dee) (Elizabethtown, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded summer 1979)
Hutchins, Dr. Louise G. (Berea, KY) - Doctor of Science (awarded winter 1989)
Hutchinson, Alpha M. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1999)
Inskeep, Steve (Washington, DC) - Doctor of Communications (awarded spring 2009)
Johnson, G.B. (Ashland, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1982)
Jones, Brereton C. (Midway, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1996)
Kelly, Arthur L. (Fort Knox, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded summer 1973)
Kerr, George (Knoxville, TN) - Doctor of Science (awarded winter 2012)
Kincaid, Dr. Owings W. (Rochester, MN) - Doctor of Science (awarded spring 1978)
Latta, Ann B. (Prestonsburg, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2001)
Little, Lucille Caudill (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded winter 1997)
Luckey, George M. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2008)
Luckey, Sue Y. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2008)
Maddox, Dr. Paul F. (Campton, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2000)
Martin, Dr. Robert R. (Richmond, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1973)
McBrayer, W. Terry (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Public Administration (awarded summer 1975)
Miller, Dr. Mahlon A. (Barbourville, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1975)
Nunn, Louie B. (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1973)
Ostar, Allan W. (Washington, DC) - Doctor of Higher Education (awarded spring 1977)
Overton, Dr. Basil (Florence, AL) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded summer 1976)
Patton, Judi (Pikeville, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2001)
Patton, Paul E. (Pikeville, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2007)
Peltason, Dr. Jack W. (Washington, DC) - Doctor of Laws (awarded summer 1980)
Perkins, Carl D. (Hindman, KY) - Doctor of Laws (awarded spring 1973)
Press, O. Leonard (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded summer 1988)
Proudfoot, Dr. Warren H. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Science (awarded spring 1991)
Reed, Boyd F. (Drift, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1980)
Richardson, J.David (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Science (awarded winter 2011)
Richardson, Josephine D. (Whitesburg, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded winter 1999)
Ridgeway, John (Lexington, KY) - Doctor of Humane Letters (awarded spring 1981)
Robinson, Dr. Wade M. (St. Louis, MO) - Doctor of Education (awarded summer 1976)
Rogers, Harold D. (Hal) (Somerset, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2003)
Rollins, Dr. Carl P. (Midway, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2015)
Rosenberg, John M. (Prestonsburg, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 1999)
Seaton, William R. (Ashland, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2000)
Scent, William E. (Frankfort, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded summer 1975)
Shannon, Edfred L. (Whittier, CA) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded posthumously, spring 2010)
Shannon, Ruth B. (Whittie, CA) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2003)
Siegel, Dr. Betty L. (Marietta, GA) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2002)
Simms, Philip M. (Louisville, KY) - Doctor of Humane Letters (awarded spring 2015)
Skaggs, Ricky (Nashville, TN) - Doctor of Musical Arts (awarded spring 1997)
Smith, Albert, Jr. (Lexington, KY) Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 1980)
Smith, Elmer R. (Martin Co., KY) - Doctor of Education (awarded spring 2011)
Smith, J. Phil (Jackson, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2001)
Sparks, Dr. Harry D. (Murray, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1973)
Stacy, Helen Price (West Liberty, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded winter 1996)
Still, James (Hindman, KY) - Doctor of Letters (awarded spring 1978)
Stuart, Jesse (Greenup, KY) - Doctor of Letters (awarded summer 1973)
Stumbo, Janet L. (Prestonsburg, KY) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded winter 2000)
Travelstead, Dr. Chester C. (Alburquerque, NM) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1975)
Volgenau, Dr. Ernst (McLean, VA) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2016)
Volgenau, Sara (McLean, VA) - Doctor of Public Service (awarded spring 2016)
Wess, Sister Mary J. (Morehead, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded spring 1995)
Williams, Alonzo (Paducah, KY) - Doctor of Humanities (awarded summer 1973)
Williams, Dr. Cratis (Boone, NC) - Doctor of Humane Letters (awarded spring 1984)
Williamson, Russell (Inez, KY) - Doctor of Political Science (awarded spring 1979)
Yarbrough, Norman (Harlan, KY) - Doctor of Business (awarded summer 1978)