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 |
|---|---|---|
| Haak , Harold H. | University Medal | 1980 |
| Hagedorn , Ph.D., Susan | University Medal | 2012 |
| Haldorson , B. E. "Burdie" | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1981 |
| Hale , Irving | Doctor of Laws | 1899 |
| Haley , James | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1986 |
| Hall , Ellis | Alumni Recognition Award | 1952 |
| Hall , Floyd D. | Norlin Award | 1968 |
| Hall , Wilfred M. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1967 |
| Hall , Wilfred M. | Norlin Award | 1972 |
| Hallett , Moses | Doctor of Laws | 1893 |
| Hallin , Thomas | Outstanding Colorado Business Award | 1980 |
| Halmilton , W.E. | Doctor of Divinity | 1882 |
| Hamburger , Maya Zary | Alumni Recognition Award | 1977 |
| Hamilton , Ruth Wierman | Alumni Recognition Award | 1979 |
| Hammer , Armand | Humane Letters | 1979 |
| Hammers , Cloid | Alumni Recognition Award | 1969 |
| Hammond , James Q. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1967 |
| Hancock Joan Nelson , | Alumni Recognition Award | 1974 |
| Handke , Margaraetta | Thomas Jefferson Award | 1980 |
| Hansen , Charles | University Recognition Medal | 1941 |
| Hanus , Paul Henry | Doctor of Laws | 1906 |
| Hardy , Gordon A. | Distinguished Service Award | 1979 |
| Hardy , Howard "Cap" | Alumni Recognition Award | 1955 |
| Harlan , Donald L. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1978 |
| Harms , Ted | Honorary Degree | 2024 |
| Harper , Richard | Stearns Award | 1983 |
| Harper , Sinclair Ollason | Doctor of Science | 1940 |
| Harris , Harold L. | Distinguished Service Award | 1983 |
| Harris , Hubert D. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1973 |
| Harrison , Henry Turner | University Recognition Medal | 1958 |
| Hart Adams , Tucker | Distinguished Service Award | 1996 |
| Hathaway , J. Lewis (Posthumously) | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1978 |
| Hauser , Ray L. | University Medal | 1995 |
| Hawkins , David | Thomas Jefferson Award | 1974 |
| Hawkins , David | Stearns Award | 1984 |
| Hawley , Robert C. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1958 |
| Hawthorn , David G. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1976 |
| Hawthorn , David G. | University Medal | 1983 |
| Haygood , Ryan | Distinguished Service Award | 2022 |
| Hayward , Leo | Alumni Recognition Award | 1969 |
| Headden , William Parker | Doctor of Science | 1919 |
| Heitler , Emmett B. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1958 |
| Heitler , Emmett Henry | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1976 |
| Heller , Dorothy K. | University Medal | 1997 |
| Hempel , Hugh W. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1980 |
| Hemphill , Jean F. | University Medal | 2004 |
| Henderson , Junius | Norlin Award | 1935 |
| Henderson , Ron | Distinguished Service Award | 2005 |
| Hendrickson , M. Stanley | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1971 |
| Herbst , Clarence A. "Clancy", Jr. | Humane Letters | 1995 |
| Herbst , Jr., Clarence A. | University Medal | 1991 |
| Herdt , Ronald E. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1978 |
| Hermsmeyer , Norris | University Medal | 2011 |
| Herres , Robert T. | Distinguished Service Award | 1989 |
| Herrington , John Bennett | Doctor of Science | 2003 |
| Herzberger , Arthur C. & Lucky Knowles | University Medal | 1981 |
| Herzog , Robert S. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1961 |
| Heuga , James F. | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1979 |
| Hickey , Frank M. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1958 |
| Hicks , Jr.,s. Nelson | Alumni Recognition Award | 1959 |
| Hieb , Richard | Science | 2000 |
| Higman , Howard | University Medal | 1981 |
| Hildebrand , Dona & Floyd | University Medal | 1994 |
| Hilf , Dr., Jack W. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1975 |
| Hill , Albert Ross | Doctor of Laws | 1916 |
| Hill , James E. | Distinguished Service Award | 1984 |
| Hill , Jr. Willie | Humane Letters | 2002 |
| Hill , Lyda | Distinguished Service Award | 2002 |
| Hill , Lyda | Humane Letters | 2014 |
| Hills , Clifford Wilde | Doctor of Laws | 1955 |
| Hilty , Everett Jay | University Medal | 1995 |
| Hindman , J. Patrick | Alumni Recognition Award | 1973 |
| Hinkle , Charles L. | University Medal | 1979 |
| Hinkley , Lelia M. | Norlin Award | 1971 |
| Hirsch , Karl | Humane Letters | 1990 |
| Hitchcock , William K. | Humane Letters | 1977 |
| Hoffmeister , Harold A. | Stearns Award | 1961 |
| Hogan , Linda | Honorary Degree | 2022 |
| Holmes , Clarence (Posthumously) | Distinguished Service Award | 1978 |
| Holmes , Joseph H. (Posthumously) | University Medal | 1982 |
| Honnen , E. Pete | University Medal | 2000 |
| Hopkins , Frank H. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1967 |
| Horn , Frank W. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1980 |
| Hornbeck , Stanley Kuhl | Doctor of Laws | 1932 |
| Hornbein , Dr., Thomas F. | Norlin Award | 1970 |
| Hornby , Barbara Sudler | University Medal | 2000 |
| Horner , Arthur S. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1972 |
| Hosokawa , William K. | Distinguished Service Award | 1999 |
| Hough , John | Stearns Award | 1972 |
| Houston , Clifford | Stearns Award | 1964 |
| Houston , Clifford | Alumni Recognition Award | 1969 |
| Houston , Clifford G. | Norlin Award | 1976 |
| Houston , Dr. Charles Snead | Science | 2006 |
| Howe , Kaye | Thomas Jefferson Award | 1981 |
| Howsam , Robert L. | Norlin Award | 1976 |
| Hubbard , Dee | Alumni Recognition Award | 1969 |
| Hudson , Mary Kay Hinkley | Alumni Recognition Award | 1974 |
| Huff , Vikki Viskaishhi | Alumni Recognition Award | 1966 |
| Huffer , Kenneth | Alumni Recognition Award | 1968 |
| Hughes , Kay Aldredge | Alumni Recognition Award | 1959 |
| Hull , Charles W. | Science | 2016 |
| Humphrey , William P. | Science | 1982 |
| Humphries , Jesse H. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1977 |
| Hunter , Frederick Maurice | Doctor of Laws | 1932 |
| Huntington , Whitney C. | Norlin Award | 1937 |
| Huntington , Whitney C. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1966 |
| Huntington , Whitney Clark | Doctor of Science | 1947 |
| Hutchens , Wayne J. | Distinguished Service Award | 2005 |
| Hutchinson , Charles A. | Stearns Award | 1959 |
| Hutchinson , Charles A. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1970 |
| Hybl , William J. | Distinguished Service Award | 1996 |
| Hybl , William J. | Humane Letters | 2005 |
| Hybl , Kyle | Honorary Degree | 2022 |