Outstanding Former Students and Honorary Degree Recipients

Tom Dobson (Former CEO of Whataburger) May 21, 2026
The Honorable Ron Nirenberg (Former San Antonio Mayor) May 22, 2025
Dr. Marie Pannell Thurston (Author of St. Philip’s College – A Point of Pride on San Antonio’s East Side) May 22, 2025
Addison Baker Duncan (Founder of Duncan-Smith Company) May 23, 2024
Rachell Hathaway (Program Manager for the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation) May 12, 2023
The Honorable Lila Cockrell (Mayor Emeritus) May 9, 2014
Dr. William C. Davis (Chemist, Professor Emeritus, Natural Sciences Chair) December 10, 2010
Dr. Martha J. Kanter (Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education) December 10, 2010
The Honorable Ruth Jones McClendon (State Representative, District 120) May 1, 2009
Rev. G. Richard Thayer III (St. Philip’s Episcopal Church) December 13, 2008
Ossie Davis (Actor, Writer, Director, Activist) Awarded May 14, 2000 (Rescheduled to January 22, 2001)