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Honorary graduates 2001/02

Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2001 and 31 July 2002.

Mr John M Calder

Publisher, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Professor Peter M Henson

Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Colorado, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

Mr Kenny Ireland

Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Ambassador Philip Lader

Immediate past Ambassador of the USA to the United Kingdom, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Mr Daniel Liebeskind

Architect, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.

Professor John G McWhirter

Senior Fellow, Signal Processing Group, DERA, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Sir George Mathewson

Chairman, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Professor David Perkins

Senior Professor and Co-Director of Project Zero, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, for the degree of Doctor of Education.

Mr Willis R Pickard

Editor, The Times Educational Supplement Scotland (Retired), for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Dr David E Potter

Founder and Chairman of Psion Computers plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

The Right Honourable Sir Malcolm L Rifkind

 

QC, Business Consultant and former Secretary of State for Scotland and for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Professor G Ross Roy

Emeritus Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.

Professor Lamin Sanneh

Professor of Missions and World Christianity, Yale Divinity School and Fellow of Trumbull College, Yale, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.

Professor Roger V Short

Wexler Professorial Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Professor Alan J Watson

Distinguished Research Professor and Ernest P Rogers Professor of Law, University of Georgia, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.

Professor Ian Wilmut

Head of Department of Gene Expression and Development, Roslin Institute, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.