- Baldwin Wallace University: Akram Boutros, president and CEO of the MetroHealth System.
- College of William & Mary: Glenn Close, the actress.
- Drew University: Christine Todd Whitman, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and governor of New Jersey.
- Fairfield University: Chris Lowney, co-founder of Jesuit Commons and vice chair of the board of CommonSpirit Health; and Billy Shore, founder of Share Our Strength and the “No Kid Hungry” campaign.
- Guilford College: Johnnetta Betsch Cole, former president of Spelman College and Bennett College.
- Nichols College: Massachusetts lieutenant governor Karyn Polito.
- Northern Vermont University: Cyndi Lauper, the singer and songwriter; and Bess O'Brien, the documentary filmmaker.
- Ohio Northern University: Michael C. Kaufmann, chief executive officer at Cardinal Health Inc.; and others.
- Saint Anselm College: Robert K. Weiler, executive vice president of Oracle Corporation.
- St. Mary's College of Maryland: Erin Ryan, the writer and comedian.
- Sterling College: Vandana Shiva, the ecologist, activist and author.
- University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth: Ellen Zane, CEO emerita of Tufts Medical Center; U.S. Representative William R. Keating; and others.
- University of New Hampshire: David Brooks, the New York Times columnist.
- Washington College: Leo Strine, chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
