Board of RegentsHonorary Degrees, University Medals and Distinguished Service Awards Full List A-Z
Honorary Degrees
Recognition of outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas: intellectual contributions, university service, and/or public service.
University Medals
Recognition of those persons whose achievements and contributions are particularly associated with the university.
Distinguished Service Awards
Recognition of achievements and contributions particularly associated with the state and/or nation.
| Name | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Gablehouse , R. H. | Science | 1985 |
| Galland , Benjamin S. | Stearns Award | 1954 |
| Gallogly , James L. | Humane Letters | 2012 |
| Garcia , Felice A. | University Medal | 1981 |
| Garcia , Miguel A. (Posthumously) | University Medal | 1990 |
| Garcia Haynes , Anna Jo | Honorary Degree | 2023 |
| Gardiner , Dorothy | University Recognition Medal | 1941 |
| Gardiner , John | Doctor of Laws | 1900 |
| Gardner , Rick | University Medal | 2021 |
| Gardner , Charles R. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1973 |
| Gardner , Donald F. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1962 |
| Garrett , Edmund F. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1960 |
| Gary , Nancy | Honorary Degree | 2022 |
| Gates , Charles C. | Humane Letters | 1998 |
| Gates , John G. | Outstanding Colorado Business Award | 1958 |
| Gearhart , Mary | Distinguished Service Award | 2006 |
| Geiger , Jewel Krier | Alumni Recognition Award | 1976 |
| Gelman , Esther P. | Distinguished Service Award | 1986 |
| Gelwick , Clyde C. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1980 |
| Gemmill , Leonard H. | University Medal | 1991 |
| Gentry , Sara C. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1977 |
| Ghani , Abdul Aziz Abdul | Humane Letters | 1978 |
| Giacomini , Robert W. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1977 |
| Gibson , Mrs. Patricia (Thorn) | Alumni Recognition Award | 1972 |
| Giehm , M.D., Rudolph E. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1953 |
| Gilbert , Robert M. | Norlin Award | 1982 |
| Gill , Tim | Distinguished Service Award | 1996 |
| Gill , Tim | Humane Letters | 2002 |
| Gillaspie , John D. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1962 |
| Gilmore , Maurice "Wilky" | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1980 |
| Giroux , Carl H. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1967 |
| Githens , M.D., John "Jack" | Distinguished Service Award | 2005 |
| Gittings , Clark R. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1960 |
| Gittings , Richard S. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1970 |
| Glaser , Robert J. | Science | 1979 |
| Glenn , Ruth | Distinguished Service Award | 2023 |
| Goebel , William R. (Deceased) | Alumni Recognition Award | 1951 |
| Goldberg , I. Ignacy | Humane Letters | 1982 |
| Goodrow , W. Earl | Distinguished Service Award | 1980 |
| Goodwin , C. Ray | Alumni Recognition Award | 1960 |
| Goodykoontz , Colin B. | Stearns Award | 1953 |
| Gove , Aaron | Doctor of Laws | 1889 |
| Grace , Larry R. | University Medal | 1988 |
| Graebner , Robert J. | Science | 2006 |
| Graham , Constance F. | University Medal | 2013 |
| Graham , Robert Stuart | University Medal | 2005 |
| Graham , William A. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1957 |
| Gramlich , M.D., John | University Recognition Medal | 1975 |
| Graves , Herman C. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1938 |
| Graves , Michael | Humane Letters | 1995 |
| Gray , Joanne Hastings | Alumni Recognition Award | 1961 |
| Green , Willa E. | Stearns Award | 1975 |
| Greenberg , Joanne | Humane Letters | 1987 |
| Greene , Maxine | Humane Letters | 1990 |
| Greenlee , Diane M. & Robert D. | Distinguished Service Award | 1995 |
| Greenman , Dorothy L. | Stearns Award | 1969 |
| Gregg , Dorothy E. | University Medal | 1979 |
| Grieder , Calvin | Stearns Award | 1972 |
| Griffith , Emily | Master of Education | 1922 |
| Grigsby , Ernestine Block | Alumni Recognition Award | 1980 |
| Grilly , Gerald Emil | Humane Letters | 2011 |
| Grogan , Barbara | Distinguished Service Award | 2023 |
| Grosvenor , Gilbert M. | Humane Letters | 1983 |
| Grotewold , A. Dwight | Alumni Recognition Award | 1972 |
| Grotewold , A. Dwight | Stearns Award | 1974 |
| Groth , David A. | University Medal | 2001 |
| Grove , Keith L. | Distinguished Service Award | 1988 |
| Grover , Dean | Stearns Award | 1984 |
| Grusin , David | Humane Letters | 1989 |
| Gudaman , David Junior | Alumni Recognition Award | 1973 |
| Guggenheim , Simon | Doctor of Laws | 1925 |
| Guggenheim , Thomas S. | Outstanding Colorado Business Award | 1977 |
| Guggenheim , Tom | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1973 |
| Gullon , Ricardo | Humane Letters | 1990 |
| Gunning , Robert Clifford | Science | 2006 |
| Gunter , Julius Caldeen | Doctor of Laws | 1926 |
| Gupta , Yash P. | University Medal | 2000 |
| Gustavson , Reuben G. | Doctor of Science | 1961 |
| Gustavson , Reuben Gilbert | Norlin Award | 1945 |