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Honorary graduates 2007/08

Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008.

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.

The Right Honourable 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 Erice 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.