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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lacey , David, Md | Science | 2010 |
| Lacy , William S. B. | Norlin Award | 1960 |
| Lam , William C. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1954 |
| Lamont , Joan | Alumni Recognition Award | 1973 |
| Lancaster , James A. | Distinguished Service Award | 1977 |
| Lane , Margot Ladwig | University Medal | 2012 |
| Lane , Neal F. | Science | 1999 |
| Lark , Raymond | Humane Letters | 1985 |
| Lasky , Moses | University Medal | 1983 |
| Lasky , Moses | Hd--humane Letters | 1996 |
| Latta , Ronald L. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1979 |
| Lattanzi Licht , Marcia E. | Humane Letters | 2005 |
| Laube , David R. | Humane Letters | 2004 |
| Law , Russell D. | Outstanding Colorado Business Award | 1949 |
| Lawson , Captain Leroy D. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1980 |
| Lazzara , Gasper | Humane Letters | 2004 |
| Leatherman , Steve | University Medal | 2002 |
| Lebowitz , Brian E. | University Medal | 2011 |
| Leckenby , Charles J. | University Medal | 1990 |
| Lee , Donald K. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1964 |
| Lee , E. Trumbull | Doctor of Divinity | 1889 |
| Leeds , Michael | University Medal | 2021 |
| Leiper , Wallace | Stearns Award | 1983 |
| Lenzini , Michael G. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1965 |
| Leprino , Mike | Humane Letters | 2002 |
| Lesser , George S. | Stearns Award | 1974 |
| Lesser , Helen Margaret Strong | Alumni Recognition Award | 1973 |
| Lester , Bonnibel Sutherland | Alumni Recognition Award | 1950 |
| Levin , Betsy | University Medal | 1987 |
| Levitt , M.D., Seymour H. | Doctor of Science | 1997 |
| Levitt , M.D.,seymour H. | Distinguished Service Award | 1988 |
| Lewin , Leonard | Doctor of Science | 1967 |
| Lewis , Inez Johnson | Doctor of Education | 1935 |
| Lewis , Mary Ellen | University Medal | 1998 |
| Lewis , Nancy | Distinguished Service Award | 1997 |
| Lewis , Walter W. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1968 |
| Lewis , Walter Wallace | Doctor of Science | 1936 |
| Lhevinne , Josef | Doctor of Music | 1940 |
| Li , Choh Hao | Science | 1981 |
| Libby , Willard F. | Science | 1977 |
| Licht , Edwin L. | Science | 1995 |
| Lincoln , Frederick C. | Doctor of Science | 1956 |
| Lind , David | Stearns Award | 1983 |
| Lind , Samuel C. | Doctor of Science | 1927 |
| Lindberg , Eugene T. | Bachelor of Letters | 1960 |
| Lindberg , Jerome L. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1968 |
| Lindberg , Jerome L. (Jerry) | University Medal | 1990 |
| Lindeman , Carol A. | Science | 1978 |
| Lindsay , Richard W. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1947 |
| Lindsay , Richard W. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1966 |
| Lindzey , Gardner | Humane Letters | 1990 |
| Linenbrink , Sister Cecilia | Distinguished Service Award | 1993 |
| Liner , Ernest A. | Humane Letters | 1998 |
| Linfield , James C.T. | Distinguished Service Award | 2011 |
| Liniger , Dave | Humane Letters | 2015 |
| Liniger , Gail | Humane Letters | 2015 |
| Lipstreu , Otis | Alumni Recognition Award | 1966 |
| Lipstreu , Otis | Stearns Award | 1969 |
| Little , John R. | Stearns Award | 1963 |
| Little , John R. | University Recognition Medal | 1972 |
| Littman , Ulrich | University Medal | 1989 |
| Livernash , E. Robert | Laws | 1982 |
| Livoni , John T. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1974 |
| Lobkowitz , Father Paul Von | Humane Letters | 1999 |
| Lockhard , Vernon | Athletic Hall of Honor | 1973 |
| Loeffler , M. John | Alumni Recognition Award | 1978 |
| Loeffler , M. John | Stearns Award | 1980 |
| London , Julius | University Medal | 1987 |
| Long , William | Norlin Award | 1984 |
| Loo , Gary O. And Lester B. | Distinguished Service Award | 1997 |
| Loo , Katherine H. | Distinguished Service Award | 1998 |
| Lopez , George "Doc" | Honorary Degree | 2023 |
| Lopez , George | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1971 |
| Lopez , Manual | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1981 |
| Lopez , Ralph R. | Distinguished Service Award | 1984 |
| Loram , Charles Templeman | Doctor of Education | 1937 |
| Lory , Charles Alfred | Doctor of Laws | 1909 |
| Lory , Dr., Charles A. | Norlin Award | 1932 |
| Loughran , Henrietta | University Medal | 1977 |
| Loughran , Henrietta A. | Stearns Award | 1959 |
| Loughran , Henrietta Adams | Doctor of Science | 1965 |
| Lounge , John | Science | 2000 |
| Love , John A. | Distinguished Service Award | 1975 |
| Lovelock , James | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1997 |
| Lowden , Frank Orren | Doctor of Laws | 1922 |
| Lowe , William R. | University Medal | 1992 |
| Lubchenco , M.D., Lula O. | Science | 1989 |
| Lubchenco , Portia Mcknight (Posthumously) | Distinguished Service Award | 1979 |
| Lucking , Walter T. | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1971 |
| Ludwig , John Howard | Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award | 1976 |
| Lutz , Jay E. | Alumni Recognition Award | 1969 |
| Lynch , Daniel F. | Distinguished Service Award | 1992 |