Honorary Graduates and University Medallists

At º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, we have a tradition of recognising exceptional individuals from within and outside the University.

Honorary Graduates

Ebony Rainford-Brent receiving her honorary degree.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ bestows honorary degrees on individuals who have made a significant contribution to fields the University has close links with. This could be sport, engineering, social policy, or one of the other academic or industrial areas in which º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is a leading institution.

University Medal

Julie Turner receiving her University Medal.

The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ medal is granted to members of the University who have made a distinctive and long-running contribution to the University. University medallists have championed the values of the University throughout long careers and consistently performed above-and-beyond the call of their duties.

Recent Honorary Graduates and University Medallists

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2023

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Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 10.00am
  • Professor Neil Budworth - University Medal - Director of Health Safety and Wellbeing
Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 13.45pm
  • Ebony-Jewel Rainford Brent - DUniv - Former England International Cricketer, 2009 Cricket World Cup Winner
Wednesday 19 July 2023 at 10.00am
  • Professor Robert Allison - DUniv - Former Vice-Chancellor, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
Wednesday 19 July 2023 at 13.45pm
  • Deborah Cadman - DUniv - Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council
Wednesday 19 July 2023 at 16.00pm
  • Akinola Emmanuel Shittu - University Medal - Graduating student, Black in Sport Summit
    (º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Business School)

  • Faith Oluwaremi - University Medal - Graduating student, Black in Sport Summit
    (Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering)

  • Oladipo Ogunmekan - University Medal - Graduating student, Black in Sport Summit
    (School of Science)

  • Samuel Ola - University Medal - Current student, Black in Sport Summit
    (º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Business School
Thursday 20 July 2023 at 13.45pm
  • Professor Donald Hirsch - University Medal - School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Friday 21 July 2023 at 10.00am
  • Warren East CBE - DTech - Former Chief Operating Officer, Rolls Royce Ltd
Friday 21 July 2023 at 13.45pm
  • Julie Turner - University Medal - Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2022

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Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 10.00am
  • Alan Hughes MBA FCIB FRSA - DUniv - Chair, Unity Trust Bank PLC
Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 13.45pm
  • Patrick Gallagher - University Medal - Estates and Facilities Management
Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 10.00am
  • Sue Bruce - University Medal - Human Resources
Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 13.45pm
  • Commodore David Pond - DUniv - Former Chief Executive Officer, Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby
Thursday 21 July 2022 at 15.00pm
  • Rajiv Bajaj - DTech - Managing Director, Bajaj Automotive Company
Friday 22 July 2022 at 10.00am
  • Ann Greenwood - DUniv - Former Finance Director, Campbell Scientific

 

Friday 16 December 2022 at 10.00am
  • Sarah Hunter MBE - DUniv - England Rugby Union Captain and World Cup winner (2017)
Friday 16 December 2022 at 13.15pm
  • Professor Steve Rothberg - University Medal - Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering 

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2021

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Thursday 22 July 2021 
  • Caroline Trevithick - DUniv - Executive Director of Nursing Quality and Performance
Monday 26 July 2021
  • Ivan Browne - DUniv - Director of Public Health, Leicester City Council
Monday 26 July 2021
  • Mike Sandys - DUniv - Director of Public Health, Leicestershire County Council
 
Monday 20 December 2021 at 10:00am
  • Karen Setchell - University Medal - Estates and Facilities Management
Monday 20 December 2021 at 11.45 am
  • Mark Thurston - DTech - Chief Executive Officer, High Speed Two (HS2)

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2019

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Monday 16 December 2019 at 10.30 am
  • Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng - DUniv - In recognition of her outstanding contribution to Health and Safety in engineering and as a role model for young women in the industry. Chair of Make UK.
Monday 16 December 2019 at 1.45pm
  • Rex Hazeldine - University Medal - Sports coaching legend
Monday 16 December 2019 at 4:30pm
  • Peter Willmot - University Medal - Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
 
Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 10.30 am
  • Bessie Chelemu - DUniv - Director of Sport in Ministry of Youth and Sport Development, Zambia
Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 3.00 pm
  • Fiona McLaughlin - University Medal - School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 10.30 am
  • Danny Kerry - DUniv -  Head Coach (Men) Great Britain and England Hockey
Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 3.00 pm
  • Martha Wörsching - University Medal - School of Social Sciences
Thursday 18 July 2019 at 10.30 am
  • David Roche - University Medal -  School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Thursday 18 July 2019 at 3.00 pm
  • Barry Eccleston OBE - DEng - Retired CEO and President of Airbus Americas
Friday 19 July 2019 at 10.30 am
  • Matt Gotrel - DUniv - Olympic Gold Medallist (Rowing), Team GB
Friday 19 July 2019 at 3.00pm
  • Christine Hodgson - DUniv - Chair of Capgemini UK PLC

 

London

Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 10.30am
  • Elizabeth Nicholl - DUniv - In recognition of her outstanding and sustained contribution to British high performance sport. President of International Netball Federation.

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2018

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Monday 17 December 2018 at 10.30 am
  • Ann Styles - University Medal
Monday 17 December 2018 at 1.45pm
  • Giselle Ansley MBE, Dr Hannah Macleod MBE, Madeleine Hinch MBE, Nicola White MBE - DUniv - Olympic Gold medallists (Womens Hockey, Team GB)
Monday 17 December 2018 at 4.30 pm
  • Kuldeep Sahnsi - University Medal

 

Tuesday 17 July 2018 at 10.30 am
  • Mark Gane - University Medal
Tuesday 17 July 2018 at 3.00 pm
  • Melanie Marshall - DUniv - National Centre Lead Coach - British Swimming Federation (º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Alumni)
Wednesday 18 July 2018 at 10.30 am
  • Jim Murphy - DUniv - Former Lay Member of Council 
Wednesday 18 July 2018 at 3.00 pm
  • Dan Greaves - DUniv - Paralympic Gold Medallist (Discus), Team GB (º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Alumni)
Thursday 19 July 2018 at 10.30 am
  • Debbie Price - University Medal
Thursday 19 July 2018 at 3.00 pm
  • David Kerr - University Medal
Friday 20 July 2018 at 10.30 am
  • Liam Heath - DUniv - Olympic Gold Medallist (200 m individual Kayak canoe sprint), Team GB (º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Alumni)

 

London

Wednesday 12 December 2018 at 2.30 pm
  • Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham OM, KBE, PC, FRS - DSci - Professor of Surgery, Imperial College London

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2017

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Monday 18 December 2017 at 10.30 am
  • Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock - DSc - Space Scientist and Founder of Science Innovation Ltd
Monday 18 December 2017 at 1.45 pm
  • Tim Garfield - University Medal
Monday 18 December 2017 at 4.30 pm
  • Sue Johnson - University Medal
Tuesday 18 July 2017 at 3pm
  • Mr Doug Scott CBE - DUniv - Operations Director, Community Action Nepal
Wednesday 19 July 2017 at 10:30am
  • David Chapman - University Medal
Wednesday 19 July 2017 at 3pm
  • Mrs Penny Briscoe OBE - DUniv - Director of Sport, British Paralympic Association
Thursday 20 July 2017 at 3pm
  • Mr Oreoluwa Oduba - DUniv - TV and radio broadcaster and presenter
Friday 21 July 2017 at 10:30am
  • Sir Terry Morgan - DTech - Chairman, Crossrail
Friday 21 July 2017 at 3pm
  • Mr Kito de Boer - DUniv - Head of Mission, Office of the Quartet

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2016

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Monday 19 December 2016 at 10.30 am
  • Jagpal Singh  - University Medal
Monday 19 December 2016 at 1.45 pm
  • Frances Seller - University Medal 
Monday 19 December 2016 at 4.30 pm
  • Gifty Edila - DUniv - Former Corporate Director of Legal, HR and Regulatory Services with London Borough of Hackney    

London

Thursday 15 December 2016 at 11.00 am
  • Dr Paul Brickell - DUniv - Executive Director of Regeneration and Community Partnerships at London Legacy Development Corporation

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Tuesday 12 July 2016 at 10.30 am
  • Professor David Delpy - DSc - Former Chief Executive of EPSRC and former Vice-Provost for Research, UCL
Tuesday 12 July 2016 at 3.00 pm
  • Daniel Mansfield - DSc - Former Research Manager at Taylor Hobson Limited
Wednesday 13 July 2016 at 10.30 am
  • Professor David Llewellyn - DUniv - Emeritus Professor of Money and Banking, School of Business and Economics, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 
Wednesday 13 July 2016 at 3.00 pm
  • Richard Thornley - DTech - Managing Director, Bell Helicopter Company Ltd. Japan
Thursday 14 July 2016 at 10.30 am
  • Tony Pixton - DTech - Former Director of Ford Motor Company, Volvo Car Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation 
Thursday 14 July 2016 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Dame Ann Dowling - DTech - President of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Friday 15 July 2016 at 10.30 am
  • Professor Sergei Novikov - DSc
Friday 15 July 2016 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Ghassan F Aouad - DTech - President of Applied Science University, Bahrain and Past President of the Chartered Institute of Building

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2015

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Monday 14 December 2015 at 10.30 am
  • Carole Burgess - University Medal
Monday 14 December 2015 at 1.45 pm
  • Air Marshal Paul Evans - DSc - Surgeon General, British Armed Forces
Monday 14  December 2015 at 4.30 pm
  • Professor Sergei Novikov - DSc - Member of Russian and US National Academies of Sciences, Distinguished University Professor, Maryland, USA
Tuesday 14 July 2015 at 10.30 am
  • Pam Taylor - University Medal
Tuesday 14 July 2015 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Clyde Williams - DSc
  • Jane Turner - University Medal
Wednesday 15 July 2015 at 10.30 am
  • Baroness Ruth Lister - DLitt
  • Bryan Dennis - University Medal
Wednesday 15 July 2015 at 3.00 pm
  • Rob Smedley - DTech
Thursday 16 July 2015 at 10.30 am
  • Tushara Canekeratne - DUniv
  • Peter Allison - University Medal
Thursday 16 July 2015 at 3.00 pm
  • Captain J Desmond Penrose - DTech
Friday 17 July 2015 at 10.30 am
  • Neil Oatley  - DTech
Friday 17 July 2015 at 3.00 pm
  • Chris Miller - DTech

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2014

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Monday 15 December 2014 at 10.30 am
  • Dame Sally Davies  - DSci - Chief Medical Officer for England
  • Fidelma Hannah - University Medal - Director of Planning
Monday 15 December 2014 at 1.45 pm
  • Simon Denyer - DUniv - (Joint) Chief Executive Officer, Perform Group
Tuesday 15 July 2014 at 10.30 am
  • Anthony and Richard Joseph - DTech - Creative Director/Managing Director and Founders of Joseph Joseph Ltd

Tuesday 15 July 2014 at 3.00 pm
  • Nick Smither  - DUniv- Group Vice-President and Chief Information Officer, Ford Motor Company
  • Steve Hughes - University Medal - Management Accountant - Financial Shared Services
Wednesday 16 July 2014 at 10.30 am
  • David Collier - DUniv - Chief Executive, England and Wales Cricket Board and Chairman International Hockey Rules Board
Wednesday 16 July 2014 at 3.00 pm
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE ADC - DTech- Vice-Chief of Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
  • Ian Stopps CBE - DTech - Chairman, Raytheon UK
Thursday 17 July 2014 at 10.30 am
  • Terry Neale - University Medal - Electronics Technician, Chemical Engineering
  • Goff Tearle - University Medal - Senior Technical Tutor, Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Thursday 17 July 2014 at 3.00 pm
  • Alan Woods - DUniv- Former Treasurer of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
Friday 18 July 2014 at 10.30 am
  • Ian Drake  - DUniv - Chief Executive Officer, British Cycling
Friday 18 July 2014 at 3.00 pm
  • Tan Sri Dr Ir Gan Thian Leong - DTech - Group Managing Director, Brunsfield International Group
  • Dr Peter Bonfield - DSci- Chief Executive, BRE Group

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2013

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Monday 16 December 2013 at 10.30 am
  • Ms Jude Kelly OBE - DLitt - Artistic Director, Southbank Centre, London
Monday 16 December 2013 at 1.45 pm
  • Professor Richard Parker - DTech - Director of Research and Technology, Rolls-Royce
Monday 16 December 2013 at 4.30 pm
  • Colin Morgan  - University Medal - Project Manager, Facilities Management
Tuesday 16 July 2013 at 11.00 am
  • Professor Neil Halliwell - DSc - Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University

  • Dr Clive Hickman - DTech - Chief Executive of The Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd and Chair of the Midlands Energy Consortium (MEC) 
Tuesday 16 July 2013 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Weicheng Fan  - DTech - Director of Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University 
Wednesday 17 July 2013 at 11.00 am
  • Sir Charlie Mayfield - DUniv - Chairman The John Lewis Partnership
  • Professor Shirley Pearce - DUniv - Former Vice-Chancellor of the University
  • Jon Walker - University Medal - Director of Enterprise Development
Wednesday 17 July 2013 at 3.00 pm
  • Adrian Moorhouse MBE - DUniv - Chief Executive Lane4, Official Team GB 2012 Ambassador, Sports Commentator for the BBC
Thursday 18 July 2013 at 11.00 am
  • Jo Corlett - University Medal - Operations Manager (School of Science)
Thursday 18 July 2013 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Michael Withers - DTech - Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer ERA Technology Ltd, Visiting Professor of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
  • Professor Ivor Smith - University Medal - Professor of Electrical Power Engineering
Friday 19 July 2013 at 11.00 am
Friday 19 July 2013 at 3.00 pm

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2012

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Monday 17 December 2012 at 10.30 am
  • Michael Spencer - DUniv - Chief Executive ICAP plc
Monday 17 December 2012 at 4.30 pm
  • Herbert Hainer - DUniv - CEO, adidas AG
  • Dr Jill Vincent - DUniv - Former Assistant Director of the Centre for Research in Social Policy and former Mayor of Charnwood (2010/2011)
Thursday 13 September 2012 at 11.00 am
  • Joy Spence - DSc - Master Blender, Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum

  • Kathy White - University Medal - School Administrator, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Thursday 13 September 2012 at 3.00 pm
  • Mr Mihir Bose - DLitt - Broadcaster and Writer
Friday 14 September 2012 at 11.00 am
  • Professor Julietta Patnick - DSc - Director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes
  • Peter Keen CBE - DUniv - Performance Special Adviser, UK Sport
Friday 14 September 2012 at 3.00 pm
  • Matt Hampson - DUniv - Founder of the Matt Hampson Foundation
  • Dr the Honourable David Saul - DUniv - Director of Fidelity Investments and Former Prime Minister of Bermuda
Monday 17 September 2012 at 11.00 am
Monday 17 September 2012 at 3.00 pm
  • Sebastian Conran - DTech - Director, Sebastian Conran Associates
  • Professor Alvin Nienow - DSc - Emeritus Professor of Biochemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham; Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
Tuesday 18 September 2012 at 11.00
  • Trevor Fletcher - DTech - Managing Director and CEO of the Hardstaff Group
Tuesday 18 September 2012 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Richard Sennett - DLitt - Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics
  • Maureen McKenzie - University Medal - Executive Officer, Department of Physics

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2011

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Monday 19 December 2011 at 10.30 am
  • Dame Lynne (Janie) Brindley - DLitt - Chief Executive, The British Library
Monday 19 December 2011 at 1.45 pm
  • Ms Joanna Motion - DUniv - Partner, More Partnership. 
    Former Vice-President International Operations, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
  • Professor Freddy Boey - DTech - Provost at Nanyang Technological University
Monday 19 December 2011 at 4.30 pm
  • Chris Simpkins - DUniv - Director General of the British Legion
Thursday 21 July 2011 at 11.00 am
  • Maureen Duffy - DLitt - President of the British Copyright Council, and a Fellow of King's College London, Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature

Thursday 21 July 2011 at 3.00 pm
  • Mrs Bron Horton - University Medal - Room Bookings, Facilities Management
Friday 22 July 2011 at 11.00 am
  • Jesus Manuel Fontenla-Novoa - DUniv - CEO Thomas Cook Group
  • Peter Andrew Cruddas - DUniv - Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive CMC Markets
Friday 22 July 2011 at 3.00 pm
  • Dame Fiona Reynolds - DSc - Director-General, The National Trust
  • Professor Lord Robert Winston - DSc - Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London
Monday 25 July 2011 at 11.00 am
  • Tana Utley - DTech - Chief Technology Officer, Caterpillar Inc
  • Mr Malcolm Brown - University Medal - Director of imago Services and Chief Executive of imago at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Limited
Monday 25 July 2011 at 3.00 pm
  • Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin Bin Haji Umar- DTech - Minister of Energy, Brunei Darussalam
  • Professor Ghauth Jasmon - DTech - Vice-Chancellor, University of Malaya
Tuesday 26 July 2011 at 11.00
  • Jonathan Philip Agnew - DLitt - English cricket broadcaster and former professional cricketer
Tuesday 26 July 2011 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Shige Peng - DSc - Professor of Mathematics, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director of Mathematics Institute and Dean of School of Economics at Shandong University.

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2010

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Monday 20 December 2010 at 10.30am
  • Tana Utley - DTech - Chief Technology Officer, Caterpillar Inc
  • Sandra Moody - University Medal - Cleaning Supervisor, Facilities Management
Monday 20 December 2010 at 1.45pm
  • President Yu Lizhong - DSc - President of East China Normal University
Monday 20 December 2010 at 4.30pm
  • Sir Robin Gill KCVO - DLitt - Founder Chairman of The Royal Anniversary Trust
Thursday 15 July 2010 at 10.30 am
  • Professor Sir William Wakeham - DSc -Former Vice-Chancellor of University of Southampton, Chair of SEPnet, International Secretary Royal Academy of Engineering
    and Chair of Exeter Science Park
Thursday 15 July 2010 at 3.30 pm
  • Dr Rajendra Pachauri - DSc - Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute, 
    Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Director, Yale Climate and Energy Institute
  • Mr Colin Smith - DTech - Director of Engineering and Technology, Rolls-Royce Group Plc.
Friday 16 July 2010 at 10.30 am
  • Ben Goldacre - DSc - Doctor and Journalist
  • Professor Margaret Brown - DSc - Professor of Mathematics Education
Friday 16 July 2010 at 3.00 pm
  • Chris Barrie - DTech - Actor and TV Presenter
Monday 19 July 2010 at 10.30
  • Steve Coneron - DUniv - Retired Headteacher of Limehurst High School
  • Luol Deng - DUniv - Professional Basketball player with Chicago Bulls
Monday 19 July 2010 at 3.00 pm
  • Sir David Jones - DUniv - Former Chairman of Next Plc
  • Mr Robert Bowyer - University Medal - Senior Assistant Registrar
Tuesday 20 July 2010 at 10.30 am
  • Professor Dr der Soz Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri - DSc - President, University of Indonesia
  • Sir Christopher Frayling - DLitt - Former Chair of the Arts Council, England
Tuesday 20 July 2010 at 3.00 pm
  • Eileen Claussen- DSc - President of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change and Strategies for the Global Environment
  • Dennis Ball - University Medal - Small Works Manager, Facilities Management

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2009

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Monday 14 December 2009 at 10.30 am
  • Professor Roy Jones - DTech - Professor of Sports Technology, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
  • Dr Michel Virlogeux - DTech - Leading French Structural Engineer
Monday 14 December 2009 at 1.45 pm
  • Mr Ivaylo Kalfin - DLitt - Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria
  • Mr David Miller - University Medal - Maintenance Manager, Facilities Management
Monday 14 December 2009 at 4.30 pm
  • Mr Charles Morgan - DTech - Managing Director and Co-owner of the Morgan Motor Company
Tuesday 15 December 2009 at 11.00 am
  • Mr David Jinks - DTech - Classroom Practitioner, lecturer and adviser to the Government
Thursday 16 July 2009 at 10.30 am
  • Professor Dame Julia Stretton Higgins - DSc - Professor of Polymer Science, Imperial College London
  • Alan WoodDTech - Chairman of Siemens UK
Thursday 16 July 2009 at 3.00 pm
  • Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP LLD DUniv - Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
Friday 17 July 2009 at 10.30 am
  • Professor Christine Hallett - DLitt - Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Stirling
  • Sir Jonathon Porritt - DSc - Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission
Friday 17 July 2009 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell - DSc - Visiting Professor in Astrophysics, University of Oxford
  • Dr David Green - University Medal - Visiting Fellow and Project Officer in the Mathematics Education Centre
Saturday 18 July 2009 at 10.00 am
  • Mr John Disley CBE - DUniv - Bronze Medallist in the Steeplechase at the Helsinki Olympic Games and joint founder of the London Marathon
Saturday 18 July 2009 at 2.00 pm
  • Mr Len Almond - DUniv - Foundation Director/Senior Advisor to the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health
Monday 20 July 2009 at 10.30am
  • Hope Powell - DUniv - The Football Association National Women's Football Team Coach
  • Professor Arne Ljungqvist - DSc - IOC Member, Chairman of IOC Medical Commission and Vice President of WADA
Monday 20 July 2009 at 3.00 pm
  • Sameer Kamal Al Ansari - DLitt - Founding Executive Chairman and CEO of Dubai International Capital
Tuesday 21 July 2009 at 10.30 am
  • Freda Hussain MBE, DL - DLitt - Principal of Moat Community College, Leicester 1991-2006, High Sheriff of Leicestershire 2004-05, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire
  • Mr Luigi Saccheta - University Medal - Van Driver, Refresh, imago Services
Tuesday 21 July 2009 at 3.00 pm
  • Barry Hines - DLitt - Writer

Beijing, China

Sunday 30 August 2009
  • President Gu Binglin - DSc - President of Tsinghua University

Singapore

Sunday 6 September 2009
  • Professor Tan Chorh Chuan - DSc - President of National University of Singapore
  • Mr Choo Thram Siew - DLitt - President of Nanyang Academy of Fine Art

Honorary Graduates and University Medallists 2008

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Monday 15 December 2008 at 10.30 am
  • Professor David Hughes - DTech - Managing Director, The Business Innovation Group LLP
  • Roy Hill - DUniv - Former Director of Estates Services
Monday 15 December 2008 at 2.30 pm
  • Richard Pound - DLitt - Founding Chairman, World Anti-Doping Agency
  • Professor Phil Roberts - DTech - Former Deputy Vice Chancellor
Thursday 17 July 2008 at 10.30 am
  • Fawaz Alhokair - DUniv - Chairman, Fawaz Al-Hokair Group
  • Professor Wendy Hall - DSc - Professor of Computer Science and Former Head of the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
  • Michael Pearson - DUniv - Former University Bursar
Thursday 17 July 2008 at 3.00 pm
  • Professor C.C. Chan DTech - President of the Electrical Vehicle Association of Asia Pacific and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering UK
  • Professor Celia Hoyles DSc - Professor of Mathematics Education, Institute of Education, University of London
Friday 18 July 2008 at 10.30 am
  • Gerald Davies - DLitt - Sports Journalist and 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour Manager
  • Howard Jones - University Medal - Senior Assistant Registrar, Admissions Office
Friday 18 July 2008 at 3.00 pm
  • Richard Foreman - DLitt - Author and Playwright
  • Mr Peter Haslehurst - DSc - Member of the University Council
  • Ian Storey - DLitt - Opera Singer
Monday 21 July 2008 at 10.30am
  • George Gandy - DUniv - Former Director of Athletics
  • Dato Peter Velappan - DUniv - General Secretary of the Asian Football Federation
Monday 21 July 2008 at 3.00 pm
  • Farid Khamis - DUniv - Chairman and Chief Executive of Oriental Weavers. Main sponsor and Chairman of Board and Trustees British University of Egypt
  • Sir Derek Plumbly - DUniv - Former UK Ambassador to Egypt
Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 10.30 am
  • Mr Harry and Mrs Gail Moore - DUniv - Founders of the Rainbows Hospice
  • Terry Brookes - University Medal - Head Chef, Towers Hall

Singapore

Sunday 31 August 2008
  • Chuan Poh Lim - DSc - Chairman, A*Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)