| Sherry Ann House ‘94 | Doctor in Business Administration | June 2025 | CFO Ford Motor Company | 
| Frank Perna, Jr. ‘61 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2025 | Retired CEO, MSC Software | 
| Sean McBurney '03 | Doctor of Business Administration | June 2024 | Regional President at Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | 
| Paul Bascobert '87 | Doctor of Business Administration | June 2023 | President of Reuters | 
| Brady Ericson ’94 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2022 | Vice President of BorgWarner Inc. and President and General Manager of Fuel Systems and Aftermarket | 
| Latondra Newton ’91 | Doctor of Management | June 2018 | Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of The Walt Disney Company | 
| Sonia Syngal '93 | Doctor of Management | June 2017 | Global President and CEO for Old Navy | 
| Rodney O'Neal '76 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2015 | Retired CEO, Delphi | 
| David Kenny '84 | Doctor of Management | June 2014 | The Weather Company | 
| Robert C. Kagle '78 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2013 | General Partner and Co-Founder Benchmark Capital | 
| Senator Carl Levin | Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2011 | Former United States Senator | 
| Stanford R. Ovshinsky | Doctor of Engineering | December 2010 | Deceased, Noted Inventor, scientist, and entrepreneur | 
| Henry Juszkiewicz '76 | Doctor of Management | December 2009 | Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar | 
| Marissa T. Peterson '83 | Doctor of Management | July 2009 | President and CEO, Mission Peak Executive Consulting | 
| Michael M. Wood | Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2009 | Former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden and Chair, Redwood Investments, LLC | 
| Dr. Russell J. Ebeid '62 | Doctor of Management | July 2008 | Former Chairman and President, Guardian Glass Group, Guardian Industries | 
| David W. Hermance '70 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2008 | Executive Engineer for Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota Technical Center, USA | 
| Curtis R. Carlson | Doctor of Science | June 2008 | Former President and CEO, SRI International | 
| Gary L. Cowger '70 | Doctor of Engineering | December 2007 | Chairman and CEO, GLC Ventures and Former Global Group Vice President, General Motors | 
| Congressman, Dale E. Kildee | Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2007 | Congressman, Democrat, representing 5th District in the State of Michigan | 
| Joseph B. Anderson | Doctor of Management | June 2007 | Chairman and CEO of Tag Holding Companies in Troy, MI | 
| L. Brooks Patterson | Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2006 | Oakland County Executive | 
| Chester A. Huber '77 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2006 | Former President and CEO, General Motors OnStar | 
| Steve Wozniak | Doctor of Engineering | December 2005 | Co-Founder of Apple Computer | 
| Karl-Heinz Kammerlohr | Doctor of Management | June 2005 | Director General of International Affairs, Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts, Stuttgart, FRG | 
| Paul J. Chiapparone | Doctor of Management | June 2005 | Former Vice Chairman, Electronic Data Systems | 
| E. Michael Mutchler '57 | Doctor of Engineering | December 2004 | Former Vice President, General Motors Corporation | 
| Charles L. Sargent '59 | Doctor of Engineering | December 2004 | Former President, Quality Boat Lifts and Former Co-Founder and CEO, Thetford Corporation | 
| John M. Samuels '66 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2004 | Retired Senior Vice President, Norfolk Southern Corporation | 
| Donald B. Chaffin '61 | Doctor of Engineering | December 2003 | Richard G. Snyder Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Industrial and Operations Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Michigan | 
| Robert A. Lutz | Doctor of Management | June 2003 | Automotive Executive | 
| Stan O'Neal '74 | Doctor of Management | December 2002 | Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Merrill Lynch | 
| Edward J. Neithercut | Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2002 | Retired, Local Flint Attorney - Neithercut Law Firm | 
| MaliVai Washington | Doctor of Management | June 2002 | Professional Athlete and ESPN Sports Analyst and Founder, MaliVali Washington Kids Foundation | 
| Ivan A. Deveson '59 | Doctor of Management | June 2002 | 100th Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia | 
| Omer E. Miller '39 | Doctor of Humane Letters | April 2002 | Former President, Porta-Soft | 
| Dean Kamen | Doctor of Engineering | December 2001 | Founder, FIRST Robotics and Inventor of the Segway | 
| Charles L. Schaffer | Doctor of Management | June 2001 | Former Chief Operating Officer, UPS | 
| Avery Aldridge | Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2000 | Founder, Foss Avenue Baptist Church in Flint, MI | 
| Albert J. Koegel | Doctor of Management | December 2000 | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Treasurer, Koegel Meat Company | 
| Stephen N. McEwen '54 | Doctor of Engineering | June 2000 | Retired President and CEO, Henry Filters | 
| David Bing | Doctor of Management | June 2000 | Retired Hall of Fame Basketball Player and Former Mayor of Detroit, MI | 
| Donald J. Almquist '55 | Doctor of Engineering | December 1999 | Retired Chairman, President, and CEO, Delco Electronics | 
| Joanne Shaw | Doctor of Management | December 1999 | Chief Executive Officer, Coffee Beanery | 
| Alexander C. Mair '43 | Doctor of Engineering | June 1999 | Former Group Executive, General Motors Technical Staff and General Manager, Pontiac and GMC Divisions | 
| Charles Weeks | Doctor of Management | June 1999 | Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Citizens Banking Corporations | 
| Curtis E. Moll | Doctor of Management | December 1998 | Chairman and CEO, MTD Products | 
| John H. McConnell | Doctor of Management | December 1998 | Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Worthington Industries | 
| Klaus von Trotha | Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1998 | Minister of Science, Arts, Research Baden-Wurttemberg, Stuttgart, FRG | 
| John F. Smith, Jr. | Doctor of Management | June 1998 | Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, General Motors Corporation | 
| Frank Stronach | Doctor of Management | December 1997 | Founder of Manga International | 
| Albert James Sobey '45 | Doctor of Engineering | December 1997 | President, Albert Sobey & Associates | 
| Benjamin Carson | Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1997 | Retired Neurosurgeon, Author, and Republican Politician | 
| Carol Bartz | Doctor of Management | June 1997 | Former President and CEO of Yahoo! and Former Chairman, President, and CEO of Autodesk | 
| William S. White | Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1996 | Chairman and CEO, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | 
| Frederick G. Wacker '42 | Doctor of Engineering | June 1996 | Former Chairman of the Board, Liquid Controls Corporation | 
| Martin D. Walker '54 | Doctor of Management | June 1996 | Retired Chairman and CEO, M.A. Hanna Company | 
| David C. Collier | Doctor of Management | December 1995 | Retired CEO, Operating Staffs, General Motors | 
| Warren J. McEleney '44 | Doctor of Management | June 1995 | Former President of the National Automobile Dealers Association and President, McEleney Motors | 
| Edward N. Harris | Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1998 | Retired President, Gulf + Western | 
| Arthur L. Tuuri, M.D. | Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1994 | Former Pediatrician, Mott Children’s Health Center | 
| Mylon Eugene Merchant | Doctor of Engineering | December 1994 | Manufacturing Pioneer | 
| Mrs. Zelpha McKinnon | Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1994 | Philanthropist, Flint, MI | 
| Mrs. Virginia W. Kettering | Doctor of Humane Letters | September 1994 | Philanthropist, Dayton, Ohio | 
| Robert E. Reiss '60 | Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | Biomedical Engineering Pioneer | 
| Scott McNealy | Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems | 
| Donald R. Beall | Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | Retired Chairman and CEO, Rockwell International | 
| Kent Nelson | Doctor of Management | June 1993 | Retired Chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service (UPS) | 
| E. Douglas Hougen | Doctor of Engineering | June 1993 | Inventor, Author, and President, Hougen Manufacturing | 
| Lester M. Alberthal, Jr. | Doctor of Management | June 1993 | Retired Chairman and CEO, Electronic Data Systems (EDS) | 
| Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. | Doctor of Management | June 1992 | Former President of Michigan State University; Former Chancellor of the State University of New York system; 11th United States Deputy Secretary of State, and Former CEO of TIAA-CREF | 
| Mrs. C. S. (Ruth) Mott | Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1992 | Philanthropist, Flint, MI | 
| Joseph T. Gorman | Doctor of Management | June 1992 | Former Chairman and CEO, TRW | 
| Milford Barron '37 | Doctor of Engineering | June 1991 | Founder, Precision Instruments | 
| Frances Hesselbein | Doctor of Management | June 1990 | President and CEO, Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute and Former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA | 
| Richard Terrell | Doctor of Management | June 1989 | Former Vice Chairman, General Motors | 
| Jaime Escalante | Doctor of Humanities | June 1989 | Former Mathematics Educator | 
| Elliott M. (Pete) Estes '38 | Doctor of Engineering (Awarded Posthumously) | June 1988 | Former President, General Motors | 
| Hermann Scholl | Doctor of Engineering | June 1988 | Honorary Chairman, Bosch Group | 
| F. James McDonald '44 | Doctor of Engineering | June 1988 | Former President, General Motors | 
| Martha R. Seger | Doctor of Management | June 1988 | Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | 
| Donald Ephlin | Doctor of Humanities | June 1988 | Former United Autoworkers Official | 
| Paul F. Oreffice | Doctor of Management | June 1987 | Former President and CEO, Dow Chemical Company | 
| Hans A. Matthias | Doctor of Engineering | June 1987 | Former Vice President, Ford Motor Company | 
| Roger Bonham Smith | Doctor of Management | June 1986 | Former Chairman, General Motors |