Last updated on October 8, 2025
[See also the Livingston Legacy Awards and In Memoriam pages.]
The Livingston Alumni Association, and its predecessor, the Livingston College Association of Graduates, from 1981 to 1999 named the following 26 people as Honorary Members, to recognize their contributions to Livingston College:
- 1981: Ernest A. Lynton *
- 1982: W. Carey McWilliams *
- 1983: Gloria Rojas *
- 1984: Wells Keddie *
- 1985: Albert E. Blumberg *, Charley Flint
- 1987: John C. Leggett *
- 1990: W. Robert Jenkins*
- 1991: Walton R. Johnson
- 1994: Edward G. Ortiz *
- 1995: P. Dennis Bathory, Lora (Dee) Garrison *
- 1996: Melvin Gary *, Allen Howard *, Shanti S. Tangri *
- 1997: Roger Cohen *, Martin Gliserman, Gerald Pomper, Emma Andrews Warren *
- 1998: Abena P.A. Busia, Ernest F. Dunn, Mary B. Gibson, Horst Dieter Steklis
- 1999: Briavel Holcomb *, Arnold G. Hyndman, George L. Levine
(* Deceased)
| Ernest A. Lynton (1981) | W. Carey McWilliams (1982) | Gloria Rojas (1983) | Wells Keddie (1984) | Albert E. Blumberg (1985) |
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| Livingston College Dean | Professor, Political Science | Television Journalist | Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations | Professor, Philosophy |
| Charley Flint (1985) | John C. Leggett (1987) | W. Robert Jenkins (1990) | Walton R. Johnson (1991) | Edward G. Ortiz (1994) |
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| Professor, Sociology | Professor, Sociology | Livingston College Dean | Livingston College Dean | Professor, Urban Studies and Community Health |
| P. Dennis Bathory (1995) | Lora (Dee) Garrison (1995) | Melvin Gary (1996) | Allen Howard (1996) | Shanti S. Tangri (1996) |
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| Professor, Political Science | Professor, History and Women’s Studies | Professor, Psychology | Professor, History | Professor, Economics and South Asian Studies |
| Roger Cohen (1997) | Martin Gliserman (1997) | Gerald Pomper (1997) | Emma Andrews Warren (1997) | Abena P.A. Busia (1998) |
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| Professor, Journalism and Media Studies | Professor, English | Professor, Political Science | Director, Kilmer Library | Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies, and English |
| Ernest F. Dunn (1998) | Mary B. Gibson (1998) | Horst Dieter Steklis (1998) |
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| Professor, Africana Studies | Professor, Philosophy | Professor, Psychology |
| Briavel Holcomb (1999) | Arnold G. Hyndman (1999) | George L. Levine (1999) |
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| Professor, Planning and Public Policy | Livingston College Dean | Professor, English |