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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kalmbach , Edwin Richard | Doctor of Science | 1955 |
| Kalmbach , Olin | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1978 |
| Kaman , Charles H. | Science | 1984 |
| Kantor , Rebecca | Distinguished Service Award | 2022 |
| Kastner , James M. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1954 |
| Kauvar , A. J. | Distinguished Service Award | 1987 |
| Kayden , Eugene Mark | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1972 |
| Kazimierz , Dziewanowski | Humane Letters | 1994 |
| Keables , Harold R. | Doctor of Humanities | 1963 |
| Keating , John F. | Doctor of Education | 1927 |
| Keesling , Ruth Morris | Alumni Recognition Award | 1976 |
| Kehl , Jr., Dale W. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1979 |
| Keller , Charles W. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1960 |
| Kellet , Emerson | Alumni Recognition Award | 1982 |
| Kelley , Earl M. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1977 |
| Kelley , Tim K. | Stearns Award | 1971 |
| Kelly , Patricia Ducy & William Bret | Distinguished Service Award | 1992 |
| Kelly , Sally | Alumni Recognition Award | 1976 |
| Kelly , William R. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1954 |
| Kelsey , Lamar F. | University Medal | 1999 |
| Kelso , Louis O. | Distinguished Service Award | 1986 |
| Kemp , Frank A. | Outstanding Colorado Business Award | 1959 |
| Kemp , Frank A. | Norlin Award | 1959 |
| Kemp , Frank A. | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1967 |
| Kemp , Sr., Frank A. | University Recognition Medal | 1967 |
| Kempe , C. Henry | Stearns Award | 1968 |
| Kempe , C. Henry | University Medal | 1978 |
| Kempe , C. Henry | Science | 1983 |
| Kempe , M.D., C. Henry | Thomas Jefferson Award | 1979 |
| Kemper , John D. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1984 |
| Kempf , Starr | Master of Fine Arts | 1993 |
| Kempf , Starr Gideon | Humane Letters | 1991 |
| Kempner , Aubrey | Stearns Award | 1964 |
| Kendall , Claribel | Stearns Award | 1957 |
| Kendall , John Clark | Doctor of Music Education | 1943 |
| Kendall , Katherine Wilson | Alumni Recognition Award | 1961 |
| Kenney , Jr., James B. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1984 |
| Kent , Jack | Distinguished Service Award | 1992 |
| Kern , Jr., M.D., Fred, | University Medal | 1988 |
| Ketchum , Milo S. | Doctor of Science | 1927 |
| Ketchum , Milo Smith | Doctor of Science | 1976 |
| Kiang , S.P. | Distinguished Service Award | 2002 |
| Kidd , William W. | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1979 |
| Kimble , Gregory A. | Humane Letters | 1998 |
| King , Dorothy A. | Distinguished Service Award | 1987 |
| King , Dr., W. E. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1936 |
| King , Edward C. | Stearns Award | 1959 |
| King , Edward C. | Thomas Jefferson Award | 1964 |
| King , Edward C. | Doctor of Laws | 1965 |
| Kingdom , Sarah (Sally) Reed | Alumni Recognition Award | 1979 |
| Kinney , Ii, Stevens P. (Posthumously) | University Medal | 1994 |
| Kinsley , Faith A. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1973 |
| Kirch , Darrel G. | Science | 2013 |
| Kirchner , Robert M. | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1975 |
| Kisslinger , Carl | Distinguished Service Award | 1993 |
| Klapper , Gail | Norlin Award | 1986 |
| Klipsch , Paul W. | Distinguished Service Award | 1980 |
| Knauss , Francis J. | Norlin Award | 1964 |
| Knous , William Lee | Norlin Award | 1953 |
| Knowles , Robert R. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1961 |
| Knowlton , David C. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1964 |
| Knowlton , Richard | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1982 |
| Knowlton , Richard L. | University Medal | 1993 |
| Koelbel , Walter | Outstanding Colorado Business Award | 1972 |
| Koelbel , Walter A. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1967 |
| Koelbel , Walter A. | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1978 |
| Koelbel , Walter A. | University Medal | 1990 |
| Koenig , Samuel A. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1969 |
| Kohler , Warren H. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1978 |
| Komunyakaa , Yusef | Hd--humane Letters | 1996 |
| Konkel , E. Vernon | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1972 |
| Konkel , James H. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1981 |
| Kontny , Vincent L. | Science | 1991 |
| Kopecky , Curtis J. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1978 |
| Koplowitz , Joseph E. | University Medal | 1978 |
| Kottke , Jon F. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1981 |
| Kraemer , Sandy F. | Humane Letters | 2003 |
| Krakel , Dean | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1976 |
| Kratt , Kevin | University Medal | 2016 |
| Kreps , Theodore John | Doctor of Laws | 1957 |
| Krieghoff , William T. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1954 |
| Krill , Arthur M. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1974 |
| Kring , Gary | Distinguished Service Award | 2024 |
| Kroemer , Herbert | Science | 2001 |
| Krugman , Mary | University Medal | 2020 |
| Kuettner , Joachim Peter | Science | 1999 |
| Kuralt , Charles | Humane Letters | 1991 |
| Kurtz , W.C. | Outstanding Colorado Business Award | 1941 |