The Honorary Member of the University designation is the highest honour a staff member can attain at the University of Waterloo. It recognizes the individual for outstanding service to the university as a whole, not limited to one department or faculty. For faculty members, it recognizes distinctive administrative service to the university.
The following members of the Faculty of Mathematics have been recognized as Honorary Members of the University:
- Lloyd Auckland, 2004
- Arthur Beaumont, 1995
- Steve Brown, 2014
- Ronald Dunkley, 1997
- Trevor Grove, 2015
- Ron Scoins, 2001
- Paul Schellenberg, 2009
- David Taylor, 2016
- Shirley Thompson, 2007
- Frank Zorzitto, 2016