Honorary Senators
The university distinguishes persons who have renders special services to the university by conferring on them the title of honorary senator.
The decision is made by the Senate on a proposal by the Rectorate, as described in Section 11, Paragraph 5 of the University Constitution.
Here is a list of the current honorary senators (last updated: 05.06.2024):
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-04 | Bruckner-Tuderman, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Leena |
| 2022-05-24 | Volz, Prof. Dr. Karl-Reinhard |
| 2020-07-08 | Rüland, Dr. Dorothea |
| 2019-06-05 | Bauer, Dr. Robert |
| 2018-06-13 | Ruf, Gerda |
| 2017-11-10 | Endress, Klaus |
| 2017-09-22 | Friedrich Pfeifer, Dr. h.c. Lya, J.D. |
| 2015-06-10 | Böhme, Margret |
| 2014-02-04 | Kley, Dr. Karl-Ludwig |
| 2013-06-19 | Ritter, Alfred Theodor |
| 2011-06-08 | Kary, Horst |
| 2010-06-23 | Deutrich, Anne-Kathrin |
| 2008-06-18 | Mack, Roland Dr. h.c. |
| 2007-06-20 | Salomon, Dr. Dieter |
| 2006-06-21 | Köbele, Walter |
| 2005-06-15 | Mayr, Robert |
| 2005-06-15 | Dischinger, Karlhubert |
| 2004-06-16 | Nothhelfer, Dr. Norbert |
| 2001-06-27 | Sótonyi, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Péter |
| 2001-06-27 | Reiche, Volker H. H. |
| 1996-01-17 | Weitzmann, Prof. Dr. h.c. Horst |
| 1995-07-05 | Teufel, Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Erwin |
| 1994-06-01 | Mehl, Georg |
| 1992-03-18 | Danielmeyer, Prof. Dr. Hans Günter |
| 1991-05-08 | Mangold, Prof. Dr. Klaus |
In 2015 the University Senate arranged for a historical review of the honorary senators to be conducted. On the basis of the final report, the Senate resolved in 2017 to dissociate itself from the appointment of six past honorary senators with a National Socialist past. The historical list of all honorary senators appointed since 1922 now includes footnotes calling attention to the dissociation next to the names of these six persons.