Honorary Graduates

LIST OF HONORARY DEGREES (2009– 1987)

	July 2012
	Albert Roux, internationally renowned chef
	Sir Garth Morrison, Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian
	2010 (July)
	David Duke, founder of the social enterprise, Street Soccer Scotland	Doctor of the University
	Jacqui Lunday, Chief Health Professions Officer, Scottish Government	Doctor of the University
	David Hayman, actor, producer and humanitarian	Doctor of Letters
	2009 (November)
	Bill Hardcastle, internationally renowned speech scientist	Doctor of Letters
	2009 (June/ July)
	John Bellany CBE RA (click to read oration), internationally renowned painter	Doctor of Letters
	Jonathan Mills (click to read oration), Director of the Edinburgh International Festival	Doctor of the University
	Alan Bain (click to read oration), international business professional and President of the American-Scottish Foundation	Doctor of the University
	Sally Brown OBE FRSE (click to read oration), educationalist and former Deputy Principal of the University of Stirling	Doctor of the University
	Sathyu Sarangi (click to read oration), humanitarian and campaigner for victims of the Bhopal disaster	Doctor of the University
	Bruce Halle, philanthropist, Founder and Chairman of Discount Tire (world’s largest independent tire and wheel retailer).	Doctor of the University
	Diane Halle, philanthropist	Doctor of the University
	2008 (November)
	Andrew Mooney (click to read oration), Chairman of Disney Consumer Products
	Andrew Chua (click to read oration), Principal and Executive Chairman, East Asia Institute of Management, Singapore
	2008 (July)
	Dame Evelyn Glennie, internationally celebrated percussionist	Doctor of the University
	Dr Suborno Bose (earlier in 2008 - see laureation), Chairman and Chief Executive, Asia Pacific International University	Doctor of Education
	Geoff Ball, former Chief Executive of CALA Homes	Doctor of Business Administration
	Susan Rice, Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Scotland	Doctor of Business Administration
	PV Ramana, Chairman of the Institute of Technology Management Group, Mumbai	Doctor of Education
	2007 (November)
	Lord Neil Kinnock, Chair of the British Council, politician and former Leader of the Labour party	Doctor of the University
	Ken McCulloch, hotelier (1 Devonshire Gardens, Malmaison and Dakota)	Doctor of Business Administration
	Magnus Linklater, journalist and editor	Doctor of Letters
	2007 (July)
	Brian Cox, actor	Doctor of Letters
	Mel Young, journalist, social entrepreneur and Founder of the Big Issue in Scotland	Doctor of the University
	Janet Lowe CBE, former Principal of Lauder College (now Carnegie College) and member of the Scottish Funding Council	Doctor of Education
	2006
	Robert Black FRSE, Auditor General for Scotland	Doctor of Business Administration
	Professor John D M H Laver CBE, world leader in phonetics	Doctor of Letters
	Catherine Lockerbie, former Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival	Doctor of Letters
	Rt Hon George Reid MSP, former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament	Doctor of University
	2005 (November)
	Professor Margaret Alexander CBE, former Chair of the National Board of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting of Scotland, and former Director of the Centre for the Older Persons’ Agenda (COPA)	Doctor of University
	Professor Raj Singh Bhopal CBE, Professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh	Doctor of Science
	2005 (July)
	Dr Barbara Kelly CBE, broadcaster and public servant	Doctor of University
	Liz Lochhead, Scottish poet and dramatist	Doctor of Letters
	Sir John Ward CBE, former Chief Executive of IBM Scotland and former Chair of Scottish Enterprise	Doctor of University
	2004 (November)
	Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, independent film producer	Doctor of Letters
	2004 (July)
	Joan Bakewell CBE, broadcaster and campaigner for the rights of older people	Doctor of Letters
	Professor Gary Kielhofner, internationally recognised occupational therapist and educationalist	Doctor of Science
	The Rt Hon Lord Sutherland of Houndwood KT FBA FRSE, former Principal of the University of Edinburgh and author of the Sutherland Report on free personal care for the elderly	Doctor of Letters
	Professor the Lord Quirk of Bloomsbury KT CBE FBA, international expert in linguistics and the English language	Doctor of Science
	2003 (November)
	Professor Donald Leach CBE	Doctor of Education
	2003 (July)
	Professor Sir Neil MacCormick, distinguished academic, law scholar and former Member of the European Parliament (SNP)	Doctor of Letters
	Professor Janet Finch, leading UK social scientist and former Chancellor of Keele University	Doctor of Education
	Michel Tremblay, playwright	Doctor of Letters
	2002 (November)
	Niall Bowen, Managing Director of Nutricia Ltd	Doctor of Business Administration
	Vera Weisfeld, philanthropist and Founder of the phenomenally successful retail giant ‘What Everyone Wants’	Doctor of Business Administration
	2002 (July)
	Ronnie Corbett OBE, Scotland’s best loved entertainer	Doctor of Letters
	Sir Tom Farmer CBE, Scotland’s leading and most highly respected entrepreneur	Doctor of University
	Professor Peter Ladefoged, distinguished phonetician	Doctor of Science
	Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman and Chief Executive of Focco Forte Hotels Ltd	Doctor of Business Administration
	Mr Peter Thomson, one of Australia’s most successful golfers	Doctor of Business Administration
	2001 (November)
	Professor Clive Perry OBE, former Professor of Theatre at Queen Margaret College	Doctor of Letters
	2001 (July)
	The Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, authority on the penal system and promoter of education for children with special needs	Doctor of University
	Edith MacArthur MBE, Scottish actor	Doctor of Letters
	Peter Taylor OBE, entrepreneur, leading hospitality specialist and Founder of the Town House Collection (group of luxury boutique hotels in Scotland)	Doctor of Business Administration
	2000 (November)
	Canon Kenyon Wright	Doctor of Letters
	Dr Wilma Steedman	Doctor of Science
	Joyce McMillan, Journalist	Doctor of Letters
	2000 (July)
	Andrew Cubie CBE Senior Partner, Fyfe Ireland WS Convenor, Independant Inquiry into Student Finance	Doctor of Letters
	Dr Dereck Doyle OBE First Medical Director of St Columba's Hospice	Doctor of Science
	Dr Wali Uddin Leading figure in Bangladeshi Community and successful restauranteur	Doctor of Business Administration
	Professor Sir John Arbuthnott Distinguished microbiologist and biochemist Former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Strathclyde University	Doctor of Science
	Dame Judi Dench Actress	Doctor of Letters
	The Rt Hon The Countess of Elgin and Kincardine	Doctor of University
	1999
	Derek Cooper OBE Journalist	Doctor of Letters
	Dr John Baynham CBE Former Chairman of Lothian Health Board	Doctor of University
	Tom Fleming CVO OBE Actor/Poet/Playwright/Commentator	Doctor of Letters
	Anne Jarvie OBE Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland	Doctor of Science
	1998
	Dr Campbell Christie CBE Retiring General Secretary, STUC	Doctor of Letters
	Professor Mary Marshall OBE Director of Dementia Services University of Stirling	Doctor of Education
	Peter J Lederer CBE Managing Director Gleneagles Hotel	Doctor of Business Administration
	1997
	George Borthwick CBE	Doctor of Business Administration
	Sir David Carter	Doctor of Science
	Professor Blaise Cronin	Doctor of Letters
	Prue Leith OBE	Doctor of Letters
	1996
	Professor David Crystal OBE	Doctor of Science
	Mary Cunningham MBE	Doctor of Science
	Joan Knight OBE	Doctor of Letters
	1995
	Graham Maitland Bowie CBE	Doctor of Letters
	Dr Lisbeth Hockey OBE	Doctor of Science
	Russell Hunter	Doctor of Letters
	Una McLean	Doctor of Letters
	Professor Leslie Rodger	Doctor of Letters
	1994
	HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester	Doctor of
	Ann Gloag	Doctor of Business Administration
	Sir Peter Heatly CBE	Doctor of Letters
	Rev Colin R Martin	Doctor of Letters
	Claudine Lapsley Morgan	Doctor of Education
	1991
	Ester Cotton	Doctor of Education
	1989
	William Rough Bryden	Master of Letters
	Malcolm David Mill (Calum Mill)	Master of Arts
	1987
	Margaret Gibson Auld	Doctor of Science

2001 Peter Taylor, entrepreneur, leading hospitality specialist and Founder of the Town House Collection (group of luxury boutique hotels in Scotland)

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