J. F. Oberlin University

Recipients of Honorary Doctoral Degrees

Over the years, honorary doctorates have been conferred on a number of individuals recognized for their special contributions to scholarship and culture.

Dr. Sodovjamts Khurelbaatar

Honorary Doctoral Degree Recipients

　Academic YearNameTitle (at time of receiving honorary degree)Country or region
11997Rajmohan GandhiVisiting Professor; former leader of the Republic of India delegation to the United Nations Human Rights CommissionRepublic of India
21997Richard AtkinsonPresident of the University of California SystemUnited States of America
31998Stephanie Bennett SmithPresident of Centenary CollegeUnited States of America
41999He GuangweiChairman of the National Tourism Commission of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
52001Wu DaweiAmbassador to Japan of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
62002Ham GiseonPresident of Hanseo UniversityRepublic of Korea
72003Yamazaki TomokoAuthorJapan
82003He FangchuanDirector of the Asia-Pacific Research Institute at Peking UniversityPeople's Republic of China
92004Nancy Schrom DyePresident of Oberlin CollegeUnited States of America
102005Sato TeiichiAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCOJapan
112005Wang YiAmbassador to Japan of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
122006Li GuirongChairman of Tsingtao Brewery GroupPeople's Republic of China
132006Shi NingzhongPresident of Northeast Normal UniversityPeople's Republic of China
142006Yu YeongguChancellor of Myongji UniversityRepublic of Korea
152008Zhang XinshengVice-Minister of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
162008Tong YunkaiPresident of the Confucian AcademyHong Kong Special Administrative Region
172008Robert A. CorriganPresident of San Francisco State UniversityUnited States of America
182009Heitor Gurgulino de SouzaSecretary-General of the International Association of University Presidents; former President of the United Nations UniversityFederative Republic of Brazil
192010Fidel Valdez RamosChairman of the Ramos Peace and Development Foundation; former President of the Republic of the PhilippinesRepublic of the Philippines
202011Cheng YonghuaAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to JapanPeople's Republic of China
212011Mei BaojiuLeader of the Mei Lanfang Opera GroupPeople's Republic of China
222011Norman Yoshio MinetaVice-Chairman of Hill & Knowlton; former Secretary of Transportation of the United States of AmericaUnited States of America
232012Xu LinChief Executive, Confucius Institute Headquarters, P. R. China
Director General, Hanban, P. R. China		People's Republic of China
242014Enan Galaly Founder and President, Helnan International Hotels Kingdom of Denmark
252014Wu ZhipanVice-president of Peking University and President of Asia-Pacific Research Institute, Peking UniversityPeople's Republic of China
262014Tsai Jaw-ShenDeputy Group Director, Laboratory Head, Macroscopic Quantum Coherence Laboratory, Single Quantum Dynamics Research Group, RIKENUnited States of America
272015Zhang DeqingPrincipal of Beijing Chenjingglun High school People's Republic of China
282016Sodovjamts KhurelbaatarAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to JapanMongolia
29 2017Wang MengAuthorPeople's Republic of China
302017Armene ModiRepublic of India
312018Kakha ShengeliaPresident of Caucasusu UniversityGeorgia
322019Liu LiminPresident of China Education Association for International ExchangePeople's Republic of China