Honorary award recipients
Honorary Fellows of the Waikato Institute of Technology
| Sir Edmund Hillary* | 2002 |
| Sir William Gallagher | 2002 |
| Dame Jocelyn Fish, DNZM, CBE, JP | 2003 |
| Bill Foreman* | 2003 |
| Mike Chunn | 2004 |
| Brian Perry* | 2004 |
| Oswald (Ossie) James O.B.E., D.C.N.Z.M.* | 2005 |
| Te Arikinui Dame Te Ātairangikaahu ONZ DBE* | 2006 |
| John Gallagher CNZM, K St J, JP | 2007 |
| Laurie Pilling MBE | 2007 |
| Jerry Rickman | 2008 |
| Dr Andy West | 2009 |
| John Spencer | 2011 |
| Sir Henry van der Heyden | 2011 |
| Professor Jiliu Zhou | 2012 |
| Josh Emett | 2012 |
| Gordon Chesterman | 2013 |
| John Cook | 2014 |
| Clint Baddeley* | 2015 |
| Dr Peter Robinson* | 2016 |
| Le’aupepe Elisapeta (Peta) Karalus | 2019 |
Honorary Degrees of the Waikato Institute Of Technology
| Sir Edmund Hillary* | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2002 |
| Sir Patrick Hogan* | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2002 |
| Colin Meads* | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2003 |
| Maxine Hodgson* | Bachelor of Applied Social Science | 2005 |
| Annah Stretton | Master of Arts | 2006 |
| Ruth Aitken | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2006 |
| Keith (Midge) Marsden Dip SST, MNZM | Master of Arts | 2007 |
| Daniel Vettori | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2010 |
| Irene van Dyk | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2010 |
| Lynda and Jools Topp (aka The Topp Twins) | Master of Arts | 2010 |
| Bernie Crosby | Bachelor of Business Studies | 2010 |
| Venetia Sherson | Master of Arts | 2011 |
| Monica Leggat* | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2012 |
| Richard O'Brien | Master of Arts | 2013 |
| Anthea Simcock | Bachelor of Social Science (Social Work) | 2015 |
| Susie Ryan | Master of Nursing | 2016 |
| Liam Messam | Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) | 2016 |
| Te Radar (Andrew Lumsden) | Master of Arts | 2016 |
| Dallas Fisher | Master of Applied Innovation | 2019 |
Waikato Institute of Technology Medal
| Hare Puke* | Kaumātua | 2003 |
| Peter Johnson | Principal of Waikato Technical Institute and Waikato Polytechnic 1982 - 1995 | 2005 |
| David Peart JP | Environment Waikato Councillor, former Wintec Council Chairman, Hamilton City Councillor and Waikato District Councillor | 2007 |
| Kevin Sweeney | Long serving staff member of Wintec & Mobile Technology Outreach Artechmobile Unit Manager | 2009 |
| Dale Williams | Otorohanga Mayor and founder of the Otorohanga Trade Centre | 2010 |
| David Fredericksen | Founder and Chair, Convex Plastics | 2015 |
| Richard Hill | Co-founder, Former Managing Director and Chairman, Chow:Hill Architects | 2015 |
| Peter Stark | General Manager, Montana Catering | 2015 |
| Maureen Speedy | Nurse Manager, Waikato Family Centre | 2015 |
*Deceased
