CSU Dominguez Hills has awarded honorary doctorate degrees to 21 distinguished individuals, since the first was awarded to Walter J. Turnball in 1991. These individuals have demonstrated excellence in areas that benefit humanity, the CSUDH campus, the state, nation, or world.
| Name | Degree Awarded | Year |
| Douglas K. Le Bon | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2023 |
| Maria D. Villa | Doctor of Laws | 2023 |
| Michael Lawson | Doctor of Laws | 2022 |
| Sallyann Payton | Doctor of Humane Letters
| 2021 |
| Carmelita Jeter | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2019 |
| Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2017 |
| Forest Whitaker | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2015 |
| Janet Murguía | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2011 |
| John J. Tracy | Doctor of Science | 2011 |
| Henry G. Cisneros | Doctor of Laws | 2010 |
| Monica Lozano | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2008 |
| Tavis Smiley | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2008 |
| Abel Coronado Amaya | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2007 |
| Gil Smith | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2007 |
| Ngugi wa Thiong'o | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2005 |
| Timothy J. Leiweke | Doctor of Humane Letters | 2003 |
| Norman Epstein | Doctor of Laws | 1999 |
| Katherine B. Loker | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1999 |
| Norman Neuerburg | Doctor of Fine Arts | 1998 |
| David Barclay | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1997 |
| Anita L. DeFrantz | Doctor of Laws | 1996 |
| Jun-Boo Cha | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1995 |
| Lodwrick M. Cook | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1995 |
| Lloyd Richards | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1993 |
| Yukiyasu Togo | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1992 |
| Walter J. Turnbull | Doctor of Fine Arts | 1991 |
The California State University website maintains a complete list of honorary doctorates presented by the CSU system.
All honorary degrees awarded by California State University, Dominguez Hills are conferred by the Board of Trustees of the California State University, in the name of CSUDH and the California State University.
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