Recipients of honorary doctorate degrees.
Prof. dr hab. Jan SZCZERBOWSKI
Date of conferment: 1 June 2000
Merits: Noted specialist in inland fisheries; for expansion of the UWM Faculty of Environmental Protection and Fisheries.
Prof. dr Bernd HOFFMAN
Date of conferment: 8 September 2001
Merits: for outstanding scientific achievements in endocrinology of animal reproduction and for promoting the UWM Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at an international forum on 8 September 2001.
Prof. Dr. hab. Michał KARASEK
Date of conferment: 8 September 2001
Merits: for outstanding scientific achievements in research on the pineal gland and for the development of the UWM Faculty of Veterinary Medicine .
Prof. Dr. hab.Stanisław WĘŻYK
Date of conferment: 20 April 2002
Merits: for developing and implementing modern genetic methods for poultry improvement, for outstanding scientific achievements in maintaining the biodiversity of familial chicken populations and for the expansion of the UMW Faculty of Animal Bioengineering.
Prof. dr hab. Jerzy WOYKE
Date of conferment: 20 April 2002
Merits: Noted specialist in apiculture, academic authority of international acclaim on reproduction biology, genetics as well as cytology and parasitology of bees; for the development of the UWM Faculty of Animal Bioengineering.
Georg DIETRICH
Date of conferment: 1 June 2002
Merits: Honorary citizen of Olsztyn, for supporting education, culture and science in order to develop close relations between citizens of Offenburg and Olsztyn, Germans and Poles and for supporting the integration of Europe.
prof. dr hab. Emil NALBORCZYK
Date of conferment: 29 June 2002
Merits: for involvement in central institutions of Polish science and in Polish advisory committees, for scientific work and staff development of plant physiologists and promotion of Polish scientists' research; for service to UWM.
Prof. dr Ralph OBENDORF
Date of conferment: 29 June 2002
Merits: Professor at Cornell University w USA, noted scientist of international acclaim, specialist in seed biology; for forming staffs of young Polish scientists in cooperation with UWM.
Prof. dr Adam CHRZANOWSKI
Date of conferment: 30 September 2002
Merits: Professor at the University of New Brunswick, Canada, noted scientist of international acclaim, specialist in engineering and mining geodesy, for cooperation with the UWM Faculty of Geodesy and Land Management.
Prof. dr hab. Stanisława STOKŁOSA
Date of conferment: 7 May 2003
Merits: in recognition of exemplary service in reproductive endocrinology, and particularly of introducing new methods for breeding gonad cells, staff training as well as many years of cooperation with Olsztyn's science community.
Prof. dr hab. Andrzej DUBAS
Date of conferment: 14 October 2003
Merits: in recognition of exemplary service in the organisation of science and systematic transformation of higher education in Poland as well as many years of cooperation with the science community at UWM.
ks. abp. dr Józef KOWALCZYK
Date of conferment: 1 June 2004
Merits: Papal Nuncio In Poland, for service in handling relations between this country and the church through the concordat and in establishing the UWM Faculty of Theology.
Prof. dr hab. Teresa KOSTKIEWICZOWA
Date of conferment: 26 November 2004
Merits: Scholar of international fame, a model for good scientific practices, in recognition of exemplary service in supporting science in Poland and abroad, for inspiring fruitful cooperation among faculties of humanities around Poland and particularly with the one at UWM.
Prof. Giovanni GIRONE
Date of conferment: 1 June 2005
Merits: Rector at the University of Bari in Italy, in recognition of academic development in the areas economics and statistics as well as for cooperation with UWM.
Dr Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE
Date of conferment: 1 October 2006
Merits: Federal Minister of Internal Affairs in Germany, friend of Poland, in recognition of his participation in strengthening ties between Germans and Poles.
Prof. dr hab. Wojciech WRZESIŃSKI
Date of conferment: 1 October 2007
Merits: For his participation in the development of Polish education particularly humanities in Poland and for cooperation with the UWM Faculty of Humanities.
Prof. dr hab. Rudolf MICHAŁEK dr h. c. mult., full member of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Date of conferment: 31 May 2008
Merits: For his participation in the development of Polish education particularly in staff development in the field of agricultural engineering and also for cooperation with the UWM Faculty of Technical Sciences.
Cardinal Stanisław DZIWISZ, Ph.D.
Date of conferment: 3 July 2008
Merits: For acting as statesman for Poland and its issues at the Vatican for 26 years, as well as exemplary input in the introduction and reception of the teachings of Pope John Paul II in Poland, as well as for founding the UWM Faculty of Theology in 1999 and reviving the centuries-long tradition of cooperation between the academic communities of Cracow and Warmia.
Prof. Dr. hab. Stefan JURGA
Date of conferment: 3 July 2008
Merits: for his input in the development of Polish education particularly in major institutions of learning and higher education as well as for cooperation with UWM and supporting its work.
Prof. dr. Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
Date of conferment: 1 October 2008
Merits: For his work as statesman in the European Parliament, in recognition of his work on the peaceful co-existence of European countries and the Polish-German dialogue and for supporting cooperation between Warmia-Mazury and regions of Europe.
Prof. Władysław BARTOSZEWSKI
Date of conferment: 3 June 2009
Merits: For his faith in universal values expressed in service to his fellow man as well as for his patriotism and concern for the national conscience. For his testimony to the martyrdom and heroism during Word War II, for promoting international and intercultural dialogue.
Prof. Dr. hab. Janusz Małłek
Date of conferment: 17 September 2009
Merits: For outstanding achievements in research on the history of Royal Prussia, Warmia and the Duchy of Prussia as well as his kindness and promoting young scientists of UWM.
Prof. Dr. hab. Hubert Orłowski
Date of conferment: 30 September 2009
Merits: For his outstanding achievements in research concerning German culture and literature, particularly German literary achievements during the Third Reich, and in various Polish-German issues, including national stereotypes.