Sphinx Senior Society Honorary Members
Each year, the membership of Sphinx selects someone from the Penn community whom they feel embodies the qualities that Sphinx represents—achievement, leadership, commitment, and character—through his or her service to the University. This individual is honored at the spring banquet every April, and becomes an honorary life member of the Sphinx Senior Society.
The following is a partial list of honorary Sphinx members. The year in which they were honored is noted, if known.
Note: This listing is not complete.
If you know of honorary members that are not on this list, or you know some now missing details such as year of induction and/or job title, please let us know at sphinxseniorsociety@gmail.com.
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2025
William Atkins — Associate Vice Provost for University Life
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2024
Drew Weissman — Professor, Perelman School of Medicine and 2022 Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine
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2023
Dorothy Roberts — Professor, Penn-Carey School of Law, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Africana Studies
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2022
Erika James — Dean, Wharton School of Business
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2019
Laurie McCall — Director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House
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2018
Dr. Valerie Swain Cade McCollum — Vice Provost for University Life
Frederick “Hoopes” Wampler — Alumni Member, ED’14; Associate Vice President and Head of Penn Alumni Relations
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2017
Jessica Mertz — Director, Sexual Violence Prevention
Robert Sandler — W’52, Distinguished Penn Alumnus
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2016
Dr. Vincent Price — Penn Provost; Steven H. Chaffee Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School for Communication and Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts & Sciences
Dr. L. Larry Jameson — Dean, Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine; Executive VP, Penn Health System
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2015
Justin McDaniel — Professor of Religious Studies; Chair, Department of Religious Studies; Undergraduate Studies Chair
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2014
Eduardo D. Glandt — Nemirovsky Family Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science
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2013
Ezekiel “Zeke” J. Emanuel — Vice Provost for Global Initiatives; Chair of Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy
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2012
Craig Carnaroli — Executive Vice President of the University
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2011
Jon Huntsman, Jr. — Governor of Utah, U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and China
Hikaru Kozuma — Director of Office of Student Affairs
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2010
David Cohen — Chairman of University Board of Trustees
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2009
Maureen Rush — Director of Division of Public Safety
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2008
Bob Schoenberg — LGBT Center Director
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2006
John J. DiIulio, Jr. — Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society; Fox Leadership Program Director
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2005
Amy Gutmann — University President
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2004
Afaf Meleis — Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing
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2002
Rodney Robinson — Associate Director of Office of Student Affairs
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2001
Art Casciato
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2000
Robert Barchi — University Provost
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1999
Beth Hagosky
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1997
David Grossman
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1996
Robert Lucid — Professor of English
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1995
Judith Seitz Rodin — Penn President (1994–2004)
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1989
Michael Aiken — University Provost
David Brownlee — Professor of Art and Architecture History
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1939
Herbert F. Goodrich — Vice President of Penn Law
Arnold K. Henry — Director of Admissions at Penn
Harl McDonald — Director of Penn Glee Club, Manager of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Oliver H. Perry Pepper — Professor from 1892–1910, U.S. Senator (1922–1927)
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1903
Persifor Frazer — Professor of Chemistry; Pioneering Chemist/Geologist/Naturalist
Henry Laussat Geyelin — University Provost (1894–1910)
Charles Custis Harrison — University Provost (1894–1910)
Clayton Fetteral McMichael — Founder of the Mask & Wig Club
J. Hartley Merrick — Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Charles S.W. Packard
Josiah Harmer Penniman — First modern University Provost (1921–1939)
Thomas Reath — Professor of Medicine at Penn, President of the American College of Physicians
Joseph George Rosengarten — University Trustee
Edgar Fahs Smith
J. William White — President of Penn’s Athletic Association, University Trustee
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Unknown Years
C. Louis Borie III — Penn graduate and architect
Dr. Frank Bacon Hancock — Former Medical Advisor to Penn athletic teams

