2007/2008
The University is proud to recognise the contributions of this varied group of individuals to their fields of expertise.
Mr Anthony D'Offay
Art Collector and philanthropist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Ian Howard
Principal of Edinburgh College of Art, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Michael Anderson
Senior Vice-Principal, Curator of Patronage and Professor of Economic History, University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Mr Peter Riddell
Assistant Editor, The Times, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Rt Hon George Reid
PC, Former Member and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Sir Keith O'Nions
Director General of Research Council, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation; businessman, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Mr Neil Alden Armstrong
Former NASA astronaut, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Dr Richard Henderson
Former Director, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Anneila Sargent
Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, Director of Owens Valley Observatory, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Edward Manin Stolper
Provost elect, California Institute of Technology, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Xu Zhihong
President of Peking University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Captain Eric Brown
Former Chief Naval Test Pilot, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Dr Leroy Hood
President, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor David Milne
Former Managing Director/CEO Wolfson Microelectronics, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Elmer Rees
Director of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, Bristol University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Mr David Randall Thom
Sound designer, Skywalker Sound Facility, Lucasfilm, for the degree of Doctor of Music.
Emeritus Professor Anthony Snodgrass
Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Mr Mark Cousins
Co-Artistic Director of UK Festival of Chinese Cinema, Columnist and Presenter, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Ms Kim Jones
Managing Director for UK and Ireland, Sun Microsystems Inc., for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Rev Sheilagh Kesting
Secretary for Ecumenical Relations and Moderator Designate, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Dr Brian Lang
Principal of St Andrews University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Mrs Lesley Hinds
Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh 2003-2007, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor John E. C. MacBeath
Chair of Educational Leadership, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Education.
Professor Sir Gordon Duff
Florey Professor of Molecular Medicine, University of Sheffield & Chairman, Commission on Human Medicines, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Professor Kenneth Chien
Charles Sanders Endowed Chair in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute, California, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr George Gunn
Global Head of Novartis Animal Health, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
Benefactors
This award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.
Reverend Robert A. Funk
For the distinction of University Benefactor.
Professor Walter Sneddon Nimmo
For the distinction of University Benefactor.
This article was published on Aug 22, 2012