Honorary Degree Recipients
HACC has awarded honorary degrees of Doctor of Public Service (D.P.S.) to the individuals listed below.
| Name | Commencement or other Ceremony and Year |
| Hon. K. Leroy Irvis | 1988 |
| William King | 1989 |
| Gov. William Scranton | 1990 |
| Genevieve Blatt | 1991 |
| William Alexander | 1992 |
| Margarita Kerns | 1993 |
| Bruce Cooper and James Evans | 1994 |
| Sen. John Shumaker | 1995 |
| C. Ted Lick | 1996 |
| Hon. Stephen Reed | 1997 |
| Mary Sachs | 1998 |
| Rev. William Gray | 2000 |
| Gov. George Leader | 2001 |
| Frank J. Dixon | 2002 |
| Ronald Hankey | 2004 |
| Grace Milliman Pollock and Robert L. Rubendall, Esq. | Spring 2005 |
| Robert A. Ortenzio | Spring 2006 |
| Velma A. Redmond | Spring 2007 |
| Benjamin D. James | Convocation 2007 |
| Marion C. Alexander | Spring 2008 |
| Benjamin Olewine III | Winter 2008 |
| Francis B. Haas, Jr. | Spring 2009 |
| Hasu Shah | Spring 2010 |
| Hon. James I. Scheiner | Winter 2010 |
| Donald Freedman, MD | Spring 2011 |
| Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola | Spring 2012 |
| Greg King | Spring 2014 |