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Honorary graduates 2012/13

Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2012 and 31 July 2013.

Professor Ian Hector Frazer

Director, Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Revd Professor Carver Tat-Sum Yu

President and Abundant Grace Professor in Dogmatic Theology, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.

Dr Gordon Rintoul

Director of National Museums Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Professor Laurens Clarus Winkel

Professor of Legal History, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.

Professor Danie Visser

Professor of Private Law and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.

Dr Bruce Davie

Chief Engineer at VMware, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Mr Quentin Cooper

Freelance Broadcaster, author and conference facilitator, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Professor Anne Glover

Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Professor Sir Harold Kroto

Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Mrs Ellen J Kullman

Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Dr Simon Gage

Director of Edinburgh International Science Festival, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Professor Evelyn Ebsworth

Former Vice-Chancellor of Durham University and Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Professor Bertil Andersson

President, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Ms Eddi Reader

Musician and Singer, for the degree of Doctor of Music.

Mr James Holloway

Retired director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

President William Jefferson Clinton

Former US President and founder of the Clinton Foundation, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Professor Caryl Phillips

Professor of English, Yale University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.

Professor Ann Oakley

Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, Institute of Education, University of London, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.

My Sylvain Chomet

Animator and Film producer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Professor Eric P Hamp

Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Chicago, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.

Professor Andrew Blake

Managing Director, Microsoft Research Ltd, for the degree of Doctor of Science.

Lord Puttenam

Film producer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Mr Scott Hastings

Rugby player, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Mr Tommy Smith

Jazz musician and composer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Mr Mel Young

Homeless World Cup President and founder of The Big Issue Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

Ms Nosheena Mobarik

Chair of CBI Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

 

Mr Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé)

Footballer and Brazil's Extraordinary Minister for Sport, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.

 

Benefactors

This award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.

Dame Stephanie Shirley

Head of the Shirley Foundation, which donated £1m to the Patrick Wild Centre for Autism, Fragile X Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities.