Office of the University Secretary

Graduations

The Office of the University Secretary plays a significant role in the organisation of ceremonial and fomral events associated with the Court, Council, Senate and Congregations. Such events include formal dinners, luncheons, receptions and arrangements for honorary graduates.

Ronnie Millar (Tel: 028 7012 4501) can assist with any queries regarding ceremonial and formal events and the actual conferment of Honorary Graduands.

Nomination Form: Honorary Degrees

Honorary Graduates conferred since 1985 (asterisk * indicates deceased)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M Mc N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Her Grace the Duchess of Abercorn	DUniv	2003
Sir Donald Acheson *	DSc	1998
Professor Jennifer Adgey	DSc	2007
Dr Maan Al Sanea	DUniv	2008
Ms Darina Allen	DUniv	2003
Mrs Kate Allen	LLD	2011
Ms Rachel Allen	DSc	2012
Mr Martin Amis	DLitt	2007
Dr DB Archard	DLitt	1993
The Rt Hon Lord Ashdown	LLD	2006
Wendy Austin	DLitt	2005

Professor Sir George Bain	DLitt	2002
Mr Brian Baird	DUniv	2000
Professor Terry Baker	DUniv	2002
Lord Ballyedmond	DSc	2008
Ms Helen Bamber	LLD	2000
Professor Christiaan Barnard *	DSc	1994
The Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes	DLitt	2005
Mr Colin Bateman	DLitt	2010
Professor Rick Battarbee	DSc	2007
Mrs Linda Beard	DUniv	2007
Professor Samuel Beer *	DLitt	1992
Professor Hans Benedikt *	DSc	1994
Sir Gordon Beveridge *	DSc	1994
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper	DLitt	1995
Ms May Blood	DUniv	1998
Sir Kenneth Bloomfield	DLitt	2002
Dr Dalil Boubakeur	LLD	2002
Mr EW Boyd	MA	1996
Mr F Boyd	DUniv	2008
Mr Denis Bradley	LLD	2005
His Grace Archbishop Sean Brady	LLD	2002
Mr Paul Brady	DLitt	2009
Ms Enya Brennan	DLitt	2007
President Molly Corbett Broad	DUniv	2005
Mr Malcolm Brodie *	DUniv	1999
Ms Chris Browne	DSc	2011
Dr BP Burkitt *	DSc	1989
Dr C Burns *	DSc	1987
Mr Gerry Burns	LLD	2009
Ms Amanda Burton	DLitt	2002
The Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss	LLD	2004

Mr Trefor Campbell	DSc	2004
Mr Michael Canavan	MUniv	1999
Mr Peter Canavan	DUniv	2003
Miss Justice Mella Carroll *	LLD	2003
Mr William Carson *	DUniv	2000
The Rt Hon Lord Carswell	DLitt	1994
Ms Arlene Cassidy	DUniv	2012
Dr Victor Chambers	DSc	1993
Mr Darren Clarke	DUniv	2002
Lord Smith of Clifton	DLitt	2002
The Honorable Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton	LLD	2004
The Honorable WJ Clinton	DLitt	1995
Lord Sebastian Coe	DUniv	2008
Dr John Cole	DLitt	1992
Mr John Connorton	LLD	2003
Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy	LLD	2010
Dr Art Cosgrove	DLitt	2002
Dr Paul Costello	DLitt	1996
Dr Phil M Coulter	DLitt	1988
Dr T Cowan *	DSc	1989
Mrs Elizabeth Craig	MUniv	2000
Professor Anthony Cronin	DLitt	2003
Dr S B Crooks *	DLitt	1986
Mr John Crosslé	DSc	2010
Dr J Perez de Cuellar	DLitt	1995
Mr John Cullinane	DSc	2001
Professor A C Cunningham	DSc	1989
Mr Ed Curran	DLitt	2012
Ms Sinead Cusack	DLitt	2002
Mr Frank Cushnahan	DSc	2011

Mr Kenny Dalglish	DSc	2011
Dr Cahal Dallat *	DLitt	1991
Professor Adele Dalsimer *	DUniv	1998
Bishop Edward Daly	DLitt	1994
Father Brian D'Arcy	DLitt	2009
Sir Graeme Davies	DSc	2004
Professor Seamus Deane	DLitt	1998
Dr Denis Desmond	DSc	1991
Dr Rajammal P Devadas *	DSc	1996
Dr P J Devlin *	DUniv	1996
Charles Dillon	DLitt	2005
Dr James Doherty	DLitt	1990
Ms Moya Doherty	DLitt	2002
Mr Paddy Doherty	LLD	2010
Mr Patrick Doherty	MUniv	2000
Justice Teresa Doherty	LLD	2011
Mr J Dornan	DUniv	2007
Professor Patrick Dowling	DSc	1998
Mr Adrian Dunbar	DLitt	2009
Very Reverend Dr John Dunlop	LLD	2001
Mr Joey Dunlop *	DUniv	2006
Mr Robert Dunlop *	DUniv	2006
Mr Richard Dunwoody	DUniv	2008

His Grace Archbishop Robin Eames	LLD	2002
Professor Alfred Eder	DSc	2000
Mr Jonathan Edwards	DUniv	2006
Ambassador Richard Egan *	LLD	2003
Mr F Alan Elliot	DUniv	1998
Mrs Margaret Elliot	LLD	2002
Professor Peter Elwood	DUniv	2000
Professor K G Emeleus*	DSc	1986

HRH Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al-Saud	LLD	2010
Mr John Fawcett *	MUniv	1999
Dr Charles Feeney	LLD	2012
Sir David Fell	DUniv	2003
Sir Brian Fender	DSc	2001
Mrs D Ferran	MFA	1996
Mr David Figgins	DUniv	2001
Dr Garret FitzGerald *	LLD	2003
Dr Peter FitzGerald	DSc	2010
Mr Terence Philip Flanagan *	DFA	2010
Professor James Flannery	DLitt	2001
Mr Bill Flynn	LLD	2012
The Hon T S Foley	DLitt	1995
Dr Marye Anne Fox	DUniv	2002
Professor Robin Fox	DSc	1997
Mr Tom Frawley	DUniv	2003
Mrs D A Frazer	MEd	1996
Dr B Friel	DLitt	1986

Ms C Gallagher	MEd	1996
Sister Genevieve *	DLitt	1988
Mr Christopher Gibson	DUniv	1999
Dr Alan Gillespie	DUniv	2001
Dr J F Gillies *	DSc	1985
Professor William Gillies	DLitt	2006
Mr John Gilliland	DSc	2007
The Hon Victoria Glendinning	DLitt	1995
Mr Cathal Goan	DLitt	2007
Reverend Harold Good	DUniv	2008
Sir Richard Greenbury	DSc	1993
Lady Sally Greengross	DLitt	1994
Mr Harry Gregg	DUniv	2008
Lady Grey of Naunton *	DLitt	1992
Miss M Grey	DUniv	1999
Ms Orla Guerin	DLitt	2009

Sir John Habakkuk *	DLitt	1988
Lord Hailsham of Marylebone*	DLitt	1988
Reverend Professor James Haire	DLitt	2006
Sir Nigel Hamilton	DUniv	2008
Dr Charles E Hamner	DSc	1999
Mr Robert Hanna	DLitt	2002
Ms Janet Harbison	DLitt	1999
Dame Joan Harbison	LLD	2005
Mr George Harkness*	DUniv	2008
Dr Heather Harper	DLitt	1991
Sir Martin Harris	DLitt	2004
Mr Howard Hastings	DSc	2011
Dr W G Hastings	DLitt	1986
Mr Philip Haughey	DUniv	2005
Senator Maurice Hayes	DLitt	2003
Professor Seamous Heaney	DLitt	1992
Dr B Hegarty	DSc	1996
Professor J Hegarty	DSc	2002
Senator Mary Henry	DSc	1999
Dr J Heylings	DSc	1986
Mr Conleth Hill	DLitt	2010
Professor Judith Hill	DSc	2011
Mrs Sheelagh E Hillan	DSc	2011
Sir James Hodge	DLitt	2003
Mrs Margaret Holmes	DUniv	1998
Dr Michael Holroyd	DLitt	1992
Mr Tony Hopkins	DUniv	2010
Dr B Hosking	DUniv	1996
Dr A N Howard	DSc	1996
Mr John Hume	DUniv	1998
Mrs Pat Hume	LLD	2010
Mr David Humphreys	DUniv	2003
The Rt Hon Lord Hutton	LLD	2004

Mr E Neville Isdell

DSc

2007

Dr K Jamison	DLitt	1989
Professor A N Jeffares	DLitt	1990
Mr Francis Jennings	DSc	2006
Dr P Jennings	DSc	1986
Dr P Joannon	DLitt	2008
Ms Marie Jones	DLitt	2006
Crown Prince of Jordan	DLitt	1996
Mr Eddie Jordan	DUniv	2002

Father Myles Kavanagh	DUniv	2004
Dr M N Keane	DLitt	1989
Dame Geraldine Keagen	DUniv	2006
Ms Kate Kelly	DUniv	1998
Mrs Rosemary Kelly	DLitt	2012
Mr Tom Kelly	DUniv	2012
Mr Brian Kennedy	DLitt	2006
Dr E Kerr	DSc	1989
Sir Robert Kidd*	DLitt	1985
The Hon Justice Michael Kirby	DLitt	1998
Mr David Kirk	DSc	2010
Professor N Kirkwood	DSc	2009
Professor K Kyle	DLitt	1998
Mrs M Kyle	DUniv	2006

Mr Kevin Lagan	DUniv	2005
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama	DLitt	2000
President Harold Martin Lancaster	DUniv	2005
Mr J C Lapsley	MSc	1995
Dr Lim Khaik Leang	DSc	1986
Lord Lester of Herne Hill	DLitt	1998
Dr Helen Lewis *	DLitt	1993
Dr Martyn Lewis	DLitt	1994
Mr Daniel Libeskind	DFA	2009
Mr Gary Lightbody	DLitt	2012
Sir Norman Lindop	DSc	1994
Sir Desmond Lorimer	DSc	1987
Sir Gerry Loughran	DLitt	2004
President Gerald Lynch	LLD	2004
Ms Susan Lynch	DLitt	2011
Mr James M Lyons	LLD	2002

Monsignor Liam Mac an tSagairt *	DLitt	2005
Professor Proinsias MacCana *	DLitt	1991
Dr H Maguire	DLitt	1986
Dr L Mathurin Mair *	DLitt	1995
Mr Tommy Makem *	DLitt	2007
Dr Beverly Malone	DSc	2005
Mr Michael Mansfield	LLD	2006
Mr Stephen Martin	DUniv	2001
Baroness Masham of Ilton	DSc	1990
The Lady Jean Mayhew	DUniv	1998
The Rt Hon Sir John Megaw	DSc	1990
Mr David Mehaffey	EdD	1998
Rt Reverend Dr J Mehaffey	DLitt	1999
Dr Syd Millar	DSc	1990
Senator George Mitchell	DLitt	2006
Professor Denis Moloney	LLD	2010
Dr Maria Moloney	DUniv	2006
Mr John Montague	DLitt	2009
George Moore	DSc	2005
Mr Richard Moore	LLD	2011
Dr Ivan Morrison	DLitt	1992
Very Reverend Dr Trevor Morrow	DLitt	2004
Reverend Dr John Morrow *	DLitt	2006
Sir Brian Morton *	DSc	1987
Dr Jean Muir *	DLitt	1987
Professor Paul Muldoon	DLitt	2001
Mrs Mary Mullan	MSc	1993
Mr Raymond Mullan	DUniv	2006
Mr T Wilfred Mulryne *	EdD	1998
Reverend Fredrick Munce	DUniv	2003
Dame Iris Murdoch *	DLitt	1993
Mr Danny Murphy	DSc	2012
Dr M H F Murphy	DUniv	1995
Professor Patrick Murphy	EdD	1998
Ms Anne Murray	EdD	1998

Her Excellency, President Mary McAleese	DLitt	2001
Dr Fergus McArdle	EdD	1998
Dr J I McCabrey	DSc	1994
Professor Eamon McCartan	DUniv	2009
Dr W T McCarter	DSc	1994
Dr T H McCartney	DSc	1994
Mr A McClure	DUniv	1998
Lady Anne McCollum	DLitt	2001
Inez McCormack *	LLD	2013
Dr W J McCourt	DSc	1989
Mr Jim McCusker	DUniv	2011
Mr Graeme McDowell	DSc	2011
Major Thomas McDowell *	DLitt	2001
Mr Bro McFerran	DSc	2010
Mrs Aideen McGinley	DUniv	1998
Mr B McGinnis	DUniv	2008
Mr John McGinnis	DUniv	2009
Dr J C McGough	DSc	1987
Mr Harvey McGrath	DUniv	2009
Mr Ewan McGregor	DLitt	2001
Mr J R McGuigan *	MSc	1996
The Hon Mrs Justice Catherine McGuiness	DLitt	1998
Mr Frank McGuinness	DLitt	2000
Mrs F Jill McIvor	DUniv	1997
Sir Ian McKellen	DLitt	2013
Susan McKenna-Lawlor	DSc	2005
Mr Andy McMorran	DUniv	2012
Mr Desmond McMullan *	DUniv	2000
Mr Paul McWilliams	DUniv	1998

Dr Martin Naughton	DSc	2002
Lord Grey of Naunton *	DLitt	1985
The Rt Hon Sir Richard Needham	LLD	2010
Dr J H Nelson *	DLitt	1993
Mr James Nesbitt	DLitt	2003
Professor Nancy Netzer	DLitt	2000
Rabbi Julia Neuberger	DSc	1994
Professor Howard Newby	DLitt	1994
Sir Richard Nichols	LLD	2002

Padraig O Baoighill	DLitt	2005
Dr G Max O'Brien	DUniv	2005
Dr Miriam Hederman O'Brien	LLD	2002
Dr M V O'Brien *	DSc	1995
Ms Miriam O'Callaghan	DLitt	2011
Proinsias O Conluain	DLitt	2005
Brian Damian O'Connor	DUniv	2005
Mr Tim O'Connor	LLD	2009
Dr S O'Dwyer	DLitt	1997
Mr PJ O'Grady	DUniv	2012
Mr Len O'Hagan	DSc	2011
Miss Kate O'Hanlon	DSc	2009
Dr D O'Hare	DSc	1994
William Gerard O'Hare	DLitt	2004
Sister Michelle O'Leary *	DUniv	2003
Dame Nuala O'Loan	LLD	2008
The Baroness O'Neill	DLitt	2003
Sir Hugh Orde	LLD	2010

Dr T F D Pakenham	DLitt	1993
Dr John Parker	DSc	1992
Dr John Parkes	DLitt	1991
Professor Hildegard E Peplau *	DSc	1994
Miss Oonah Pim	DUniv	2003
Dr G Player	DSc	1997
Mr J Poston	DUniv	1999
Rt Reverend Dr S G Poyntz	DLitt	1995
Baroness Usha Prashar	LLD	2000

Sir George Quigley	DUniv	1998
Mr Peter Quinn	DUniv	2004

Lord Diljit Rana	DUniv	1999
Sir Desmond Rea	LLD	2010
Stephen Rea	DLitt	2004
Professor Lesley Rees	DSc	1994
Father Alec Reid	DUniv	2008
Dr W A Reynolds	DSc	1996
Dr B L Riley	DLitt	1986
Professor Dame Janet Ritterman	DLitt	2004
Professor Sir Gareth Roberts *	DSc	2003
Dr G Robinson	DLitt	1997
Dr J Rocha	DLitt	1994
Mr Patsy Dan Rodgers	MUniv	1997
Rt Hon The Lord Jenkin Roding	DSc	2001
Dr R D Rolston *	DSc	1993
Mr Denis Rooney	DSc	2010
Dr Louden Ryan	DSc	1990

Justice Albie Sachs	LLD	2008
Mrs Olive Sayliss	EdD	1998
Dr R L Shierbeek	DSc	1986
Professor Martha Schwartz	DSc	2007
Professor John Scott	DSc	2004
Sir Peter Scott *	DSc	1987
Dr S Semple *	DUniv	1997
Professor Elizabeth Shannon	DUniv	1998
Mr Feargal Sharkey	DLitt	2010
Professor Noel Sharkey	DSc	2006
Fiona Shaw	DLitt	2004
Ms Clare Short	LLD	2009
Dr Anthony Shriver	LLD	2003
The Very Reverend Dr Thomas Simpson *	DLitt	1992
Mrs R Skeffington	MEd	1996
Mr Paul Smith	DSc	2012
Mrs Joan Smyth	LLD	2000
Dr Seamus Smyth	DUniv	2004
Dr John Spence	DSc	1991
Professor Roy Spence	LLD	2009
Professor Dr Ing Johannes Steinbrunn	LLD	2008
Professor G Steiner	DLitt	1993
Ms Aung San Suu Kyi	LLD	2009
Dr Helen Suzman *	DLitt	1990
Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer	DSc	1991

Mrs Ann Tate	DUniv	2007
Sir William Taylor	DUniv	2000
Dr G Thompson	DLitt	1987
Dr N R Todd	MSc	1996
Mr William Todd	DSc	2000
Mr Colm Tóibín	DSc	2008
Mr Harry Toner	MUniv	2000
Dr Yan Pascal Tortelier	DLitt	1992
Mr Martyn Turner	DUniv	1998
His Grace, The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu	LLD	2007

Lord Vallance of Tummel	DSc	1992
William Vincent	LLD	2005

Sir Christopher Walford	LLD	2000
Dr A S Walsh	DSc	1988
Dr E Walsh	DSc	1997
Professor E T S Walton *	DSc	1988
Baroness Mary Warnock	DUniv	2005
Lord Weinstock of Bowden *	DSc	1987
Ms Maureen Wheeler	DLitt	2001
Dr Roger Whitehead	DSc	2000
Dr Susan Whoriskey	DSc	2012
Professor Myles Wickstead	LLD	2011
Professor Robin Williams	DSc	2003
Dr David Williamson	DSc	1990
Baroness Williams of Crosby	DLitt	1997
Dr W B Wilson	DSc	1988
Ms Monica Wilson	LLD	2001
Mr Bill Wolsey	DSc	2011
Mr M A Wood	MSc	1994
His Excellency James Wright	DUniv	2008
Mr William Wright	DSc	2009

Dr Priscilla Young

DLitt

1987