2004/2005
The University is proud to recognise the contributions of this varied group of individuals to their fields of expertise.
Professor Anthony Cohen
Principal and Vice-Patron of Queen Margaret University College, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor Alan Baddeley
Professor of Psychology, University of York, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor Sir David Carter
Former Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery and Vice-Principal of the University of Edinburgh, and former Chief Medical Officer for Scotland and Vice-President of the RSE, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
William Rodolph Cornish
For the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Professor George Denton
Libra Professor of Geological Sciences and Climate Change, University of Maine, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr Allison Elliot
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Professor Julia Goodfellow
Chief Executive of the BBSRC, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr Alan Greenspan
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Ian Halliday
Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Joy McLaggan Hendry
For the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Emeritus Professor William G Hill
Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics and former Dean of Science and Engineering, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Mr Chris Hoy
Cyclist and Olympic gold medalist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Jonathan David Jansen
Dean of Education, University of Pretoria, for the degree of Doctor of Education.
Mr Charles Jencks
Architect and garden designer, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Brian Johnson
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Christine E King
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Staffordshire University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Mervyn Allister King
Governor of the Bank of England, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Baroness Helena Kennedy
Principal and Vice-Patron, Queen Margaret University College, and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
William Labov
Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Dr James Loy MacMillan
Composer and conductor, for the degree of Doctor of Music.
Emeritus Professor J Kenyon Mason
Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Fellow of the School of Law, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Professor Heather Munroe-Blum
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Sir Edward Luigi Paolozzi
Artist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Monsieur Rene Louis Olivier Todd
Retired broadcaster, journalist and political columnist; man of letters and independent scholar, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Benefactors
This award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.
Mr George A David
For the distinction of University Benefactor.
Dr Alfred and Dr Isabel Bader
For the distinction of University Benefactor.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
For the distinction of University Benefactor. The award was accepted on the group's behalf by Sir Angus Grossart.
This article was published on Aug 22, 2012