Forrest Eugene "Cap" Craver (Class of 1899), professor and Dickinson's first alumnus football coach, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1947 Commencement exercises.
Methodist minister Walter Linwood Crowding (Class of 1925) received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1947 Commencement exercises.
Marine geologist Joshua Irving Tracey (Class of 1906) received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1947 Commencement exercises.
Professor, author, and biographer Alpheus Thomas Mason received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1947 Commencement exercises.
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr., Chancellor of the College of William and Mary, President of the University of Virginia, and Governor of Virginia from 1942-46, addressed the College as part of its 1947 Commencement exercises. Governor Darden also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1946-47 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
Paul Swain Havens, President of Wilson College, addressed Dickinson as part of its 1946 Commencement exercises. Dr. Havens also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1945-46 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
Howard Lane Rubendall (Class of 1931), President of Dickinson College from 1961-75 and namesake of Rubendall Recital Hall, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1945 Commencement exercises.
William Harvey Perkins addressed the College as part of its 1945 Commencement exercises. Dr. Perkins also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1944-45 academic year were held at Bosler Hall.
Fred Pierce Corson, pastor and President of Dickinson College from 1934-44, addressed the College during its 1944 Commencement exercises and received his second honorary degree.
Commencement exercises for the 1943-44 academic year were held at Bosler Hall.
Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord (Class of 1927) received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1943 Commencement exercises.
Bishop Olvier James Hart addressed the College as part of its 1943 Commencement exercises. Rev. Hart also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1942-43 academic year were held at Bosler Hall.
Harry Flood Byrd, politician and Governor of Virginia from 1926-30, addressed the College as part of its 1942 Commencement exercises. Governor Byrd also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1941-42 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
Pennsylvania Congressman Robert Fleming Rich (Class of 1907) received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1941 Commencement exercises.
Hu Shih, essayist, philosopher, Chinese ambassador to the United States, and nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature, addressed the College as part of its 1941 Commencement exercises. Dr. Hu also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1940-41 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
Edwin Elliott Willoughby (Class of 1922), lecturer, author, library scientist, and member of the Royal Society of Literature, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1940 Commencement exercises.
Frank Aydelotte, President of Swarthmore College from 1921-40, received an honorary degree as part of Dickinson's 1940 Commencement exercises.
Methodist bishop Edwin Holt Hughes addressed the College as part of its 1940 Commencement exercises. Rev. Hughes also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1939-40 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.