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Honorary graduates 2004/05

Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2004 and 31 July 2005.

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.