Honorary Degrees
Honorary degrees may be awarded to recognize achievements in all parts of the world. Awardees should represent an appropriate balance between local and non-local, academic and non-academic, and represent a wide diversity of fields of endeavor.
2023 Degree Recipients
Robert “Bob” Darwin
The late Robert “Bob” Darwin is the largest donor in CSUMB history. His legacy estate gift will provide scholarship support to CSUMB students, ensuring that financial barriers will not stop them from pursuing their dreams through higher education. Darwin died in April 2023 at age 96.
Roberta “Bertie” Elliott
Roberta “Bertie” Elliott has consistently donated to CSUMB beginning in 1998 with our first president, Peter Smith. Both personally and through her foundation, the Berkshire Foundation, she has supported science, the library, Women’s Leadership Council scholarships and the arts. Her lifetime giving to CSUMB is over $7.5 million.
