| Name | Year Conferred | Field of Specialization |
| 1. Juan S. Salcedo, Jr., M.D. (+) | 1978 | Nutrition and Public Health |
| 2. Alfredo C. Santos, Dr.phil. (+) | 1978 | Physical Chemistry |
| 3. Gregorio Y. Zara, D.Sc. (+) | 1978 | Engineering and Inventions |
| 4. Fe Del Mundo, M.D. (+) | 1980 | Pediatrics |
| 5. Eduardo A. Quisumbing, Ph.D. (+) | 1980 | Plant Taxonomy, Systematics, and Morphology |
| 6. Geminiano T. de Ocampo, Ph.D. (+) | 1982 | Ophthalmology |
| 7. Casimiro V. del Rosario, Ph.D (+) | 1982 | Physics, Astronomy, and Meteorology |
| 8. Gregorio T. Velasquez, Ph.D. (+) | 1982 | Phycology |
| 9. Francisco M. Fronda, Ph.D. (+) | 1983 | Animal Husbandry |
| 10. Francisco O. Santos, Ph.D. (++) | 1983 | Human Nutrition and Agricultural Chemistry |
| 11. Carmen C. Velasquez, Ph.D. (+) | 1983 | Parasitology |
| 12. Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Litt.D. (++) | 1985 | Philippine History |
| 13. Encarnacion A. Alzona, Ph.D. (+) | 1985 | Philippine History |
| 14. Hilario D. G. Lara, M.D., Dr. P.H. (+) | 1985 | Public Health |
| 15. Julian A. Banzon, Ph.D. (+) | 1986 | Chemistry |
| 16. Dioscoro L. Umali, Ph.D. (+) | 1986 | Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 17. Luz Oliveros-Belardo, Ph.D. (+) | 1987 | Phytochemistry |
| 18. Jose Encarnacion Jr., Ph.D. (+) | 1987 | Economics |
| 19. Alfredo V. Lagmay, Ph.D. (+) | 1988 | Experimental Psychology |
| 20. Paolo C. Campos, M.D. (+) | 1989 | Nuclear Medicine |
| 21. Pedro B. Escuro, Ph.D. (+) | 1994 | Genetics and Plant Breeding |
| 22. Clara Y. Lim-Sylianco, Ph.D. (+) | 1994 | Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry |
| 23. Dolores A. Ramirez, Ph.D. | 1998 | Biochemical Genetics and Cytogenetics |
| 24. Jose R. Velasco, Ph.D. (+) | 1998 | Plant Physiology |
| 25. Gelia T. Castillo, Ph.D. | 1999 | Rural Sociology |
| 26. Bienvenido O. Juliano, Ph.D. | 2000 | Organic Chemistry |
| 27. Clare R. Baltazar, Ph.D. | 2001 | Systematic Entomology |
| 28. Benito S. Vergara, Ph.D. | 2001 | Plant Physiology |
| 29. Onofre D. Corpuz, Ph.D. (+) | 2004 | Political Economics and Government |
| 30. Ricardo M. Lantican, Ph.D. | 2005 | Plant Breeding |
| 31. Lourdes J. Cruz, Ph.D. | 2006 | Marine Biology |
| 32. Teodulo M. Topacio | 2008 | Veterinary Medicine |
| 33. Mercedes B. Concepcion | 2010 | Demography |
| 34. Ernesto O. Domingo | 2010 | Infectious Diseases |
| 35. Perla D. Santos-Ocampo (+) | 2010 | Pediatrics |
| 36. Raul V. Fabella | 2011 | Economics |
| 37. Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J. | 2011 | Mathematics |
| 38. Angel C. Alcala, Ph.D. | 2014 | Biological Sciences |
| 39. Ramon C. Barba, Ph.D. | 2014 | Horticulture |
| 40. Gavino C. Trono, PhD | 2014 | Marine Biology |
| 41. Edgardo D. Gomez, PhD | 2014 | Marine Biology |
Legend: (+) deceased; (++) posthumous conferment.
