Honorary graduates 2013/14
Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2013 and 31 July 2014.
Dr Theo Kanellos
Director, Strategic Alliances, Zoetis, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
Dr John Robert Brown
Chair, Easter Bush Development Board, Roslin Foundation, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Emeritus Professor Eve Johnstone
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Professor Boyd Robertson
Principal, Sabhal Mór Ostaig, University of the Highlands and Islands, for the degree of Doctor of Education.
Dr Rowan Douglas Williams
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Sir Drummond Bone
Byron Scholar and current Master of Balliol College, Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Education.
Professor Francis Joseph Cairns
Professor of Classical Languages, Florida State University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Mr James Tait Turner
Former College Accountant, College of Humanities & Social Science, for the degree of Master of Arts.
Professor Ewoud Hondius
Professor of European Private Law, Utrecht, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Mr Roger Alexander White
Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Barr, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Dorothy E Smith
Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Victoria University, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor Gita Sen
Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor Dinesh Singh
Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor April McMahon
Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Julia Slingo
Chief Scientist, UK Met Office, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr Toshi Tada Doi
Inventor of the Sony Walkman and other Sony creations, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Tom Insel
Director of National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Nigel Brown
Emeritus Professor of Molecular Microbiology, The University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr Brian Bathgate
Corporate Senior Vice President, European Preclinical Services, Charles River Laboratories, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Mrs Sheila Fleet OBE
Orkney Designer Jewellery, for the degree of Master of Arts.
Mr Graham Dey
Former ECA Student Representative Council administrator, for the degree of Master of Arts.
Professor Veena Das
Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University, for the degree of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Dr Margaret Atwood
Novelist, literary critic, essayist and environmental activist, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin
Chief Justice of Canada, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Mr Garrett Herman
Chairman and Chief Executive of Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
General John de Chastelain
Former Chair of the International Commission on Decommissioning in Northern Ireland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Baron Francois Englert
Emeritus Professor of Physics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer
Director-General of CERN, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
President of India from 2002 to 2007, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Mr Andrew Gavin Hastings
Former international rugby player, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Iain Clarke
Head of Department of Physiology, Monash University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Ms Kathryn Michelle Paterson
Independent artist, for the award of Honorary Fellow.
Professor Roy Foster
Carroll Professor of Irish History, University of Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Ms Anne Donovan
Writer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Dr William Zachs
Fellow in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Ms Malala Yousafzai
Human Rights Campaigner and Educational Activist, for the degree of Master of Arts.
Professor Derek Bok
University Research Professor and faculty chair of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.
His Excellency President John Agyekum Kufuor
Former President of Ghana, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah
Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Professor Emma Rothschild
Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History, Harvard University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Professor Joel Rosenthal
President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor Jeremy Waldron
University Professor, New York University School of Law, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Ms Judith Murray
Tennis coach and Captain of the British Federation Cup Team, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Ms Lynne Ramsay
Film writer, producer and director, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Sir Steve Redgrave
Olympic rower and sports ambassador, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Mrs Susie Wolff
Racing driver, for the award of Honorary Fellow.
Benefactors
This award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.
Mr Derek and Mrs Maureen Moss
Funders of bursaries and scholarships in the School of GeoSciences, and supporters of biochar research.
Wolfson Microelectronics
Represented by Mike Hickey, CEO and Managing Director. Wolfson Microelectronics has contributed in excess of £1 million in support of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Dr George and Dr Joy Sypert
Supporters of St Cecilia's Hall and the historic musical instrument collection.