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Honorary appointments
The University of Canberra is proud of its honorary appointees. From a diverse range of backgrounds, our appointees have been recognised for their excellence and contribution to academia, industry or the community.
Honorary Degrees are conferred to honour the recipient’s contribution to their field, or to the Canberra and Australian community. From famous authors to architects, public servants and even royalty, our honorary degree holders have all made a significant impact on the world we live in.
- Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX of the Chakri Dynasty, (deceased) 2 October 1996
- Donald Aitkin (deceased), AO, 18 December 2002
- Robyn Archer, AO, 31 March 2011
- Jean Blackburn (deceased), 16 December 1999
- Michael Bryce (deceased), AM, AE, 31 July 2003
- The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, 21 September 2016
- Ronald Cahill, OAM, 24 September 2011
- Laurence Carmichael (deceased), 2 May 1991
- Kate Carnell, AO, 26 March 2013
- Lyndsay Connors, 1 May 1992
- Bryce Courtenay (deceased), AM, 28 September 2012
- Wendy Craik, AM, 5 August 2009
- Veronica Croome, 12 April 2018
- Peter Cullen (deceased), 19 December 2001
- Robert De Castella, MBE, 17 December 2008
- Michael Dodson, AM, 5 November 2010
- Geoffrey Piers Henry Dutton (deceased), 21 April 1993
- Graham Eadie, 28 April 1994
- Meredith Edwards, AM, 27 September 2018
- Christine Faulks, 14 April 2014
- The Hon Justice John Faulks, 27 September 2017
- Atticus Flemming, AM, 11 April 2018
- Rosemary Follett, AO, 14 April 2014
- Peter Fricker, OAM, 27 September 2018
- The Hon Julia Gillard, AC, 30 October 2015
- Romaldo Giurgola (deceased), AO, 2 May 1997
- Michelle Grattan, AO, 29 April 1994
- Jeffrey Harmer, AO, 27 September 2012
- Donald Horne (deceased), AO, 1 May 1996
- Warren Horton (deceased), 28 July 2000
- Phillip Hughes (deceased), AO, 3 May 1996
- Caroline Hughes, AM, 31 March 2022
- Graeme Innes, AM, 14 October 2014
- Mary Kirk AM, 13 October 2020
- Rhodanthe Lipsett (deceased), OAM, 27 March 2012
- Christopher Latham, OAM, 2 April 2015
- John Mackay, AM, 18 December 2008
- Bruce Mackenzie, PSM, 2012
- Warren McDonald, 21 October 2020
- Karen Middleton, 13 October 2020
- Katharine Murphy, 10 October 2019
- Mary O'Kane, AC, 1 April 2011
- Christopher Peters (deceased), AM, 5 August 2009
- Andrew Pike, OAM, 17 July 2007
- Richard Potok, AM, 27 September 2017
- Ronald Radford, AM, 14 October 2014
- Heather Reid, AM, 28 September 2017
- The Hon Margaret Reid AO, 12/02/2014
- Sam Richardson (deceased), AO, 19 April 1990
- Jamal Rifi, AM, 9 October 2015
- James Robertson, AM, 18 December 2007
- Eric Rolls (deceased), 27 April 1995
- Susan Ryan (deceased), AO, 22 April 1998
- Andrew Sayers (deceased), 15 September 2010
- Jim Service AO (deceased), 27 September 2012
- Andrew Sinclair, AM, 27 March 2013
- Paul Smith AM, 21 October 2020
- Jonathan Stanhope, AO, 27 September 2011
- Will Steffen (deceased), 2 April 2015
- Nguyen Vang, 27 September 2012
- Peter Veenker, 18 December 2002
- Helen Watchirs, OAM, 28 September 2017
- Roger Wettenhall (deceased), AM, 13 October 2016
- Cecil Carr (deceased), 25/01/1983
- Helen Crisp (deceased), 24/11/1976
- Victor Crittenden (deceased), OAM, 30 July 1986
- Ronald Forrester, 27 November 1985
- John Gorton (deceased), 20/08/1999
- Rae Else Mitchell (deceased), 24 November 1982
- Elsie Solly (deceased), AM, 28/10/1988
- Robert Ecclestone, 21 April 1989
- John Balnaves (deceased), 20 April 1989
- Ernest Cooper (deceased), AO, 20 April 1990
- Nancy Irvine (deceased), 20 April 1990
The title Emeritus Professor may, in recognition of distinguished service to the academic life of the University of Canberra, be conferred on any person who holds or has held in the University the rank of professor.
The title may be conferred on any person who holds or has held the rank of professor in the University normally for a period of at least five years and is about to retire or resign or has retired or resigned.
The title may be conferred on a person who has held the rank of professor at the University of Canberra for less than five years if they have also held that rank at another recognised university and the total period of service as a professor is at least five years.
The conferring of the title is a means of recognising continuing membership of the University after the Emeritus Professor has left the service of the University.
- Donald Aitkin (deceased), AO, MA UNE PhD ANU, FASSA, FACE, 1 January 2003
- Belle Alderman, AM, BA Georgia, MLn Emory, DLS Col AALIA, 7 December 2005
- Richard (Warwick) Blood, 31 December 2014
- Elivio Bonollo, BE(Hons), MEngSc, PhD Melbourne, ARMTC (Mech Eng), ARMIT (Prod Eng), (TTTC, CPEng, MIEAust, Ceng, MIEE, AADM), 1 January 2003
- Laurie Brown, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD (Cant), 23 October 2020
- Professor Thomas Calma, AO, 1 January 2024
- Edward Clark, BA St Marys, Med (Hons) Wichita, JD (Hons) Washburn, MEd St, PhD TAS, 7 December 2005
- George Cho, AM BA (Hons), MA, PhD, LLB, GCHE, Barrister & Solicitor, 18 March 2022
- Dudley Creagh, BSc(1 Hons) DipEd UQ, MSc UNE, MSc Bristol, PhD NSW, CPhys CEng, 9 March 2016
- Professor Geoffrey Crisp, 10 November 2023
- Patrick Crookes, BSc Nursing (Leeds Polytechnic), PhD (University of Hull), 27 August 2021
- Peter Cullen (deceased), MAgrSc, DipEd Melbourne, FTS, 2 October 2002
- Anne Daly, PhD (ANU), 11 December 2015
- Robert Davidson, PhD (Sydney), MAppSc(MI) (CSU), BBus (UniSA), FASMIRT, 16 February 2022
- John Dearn, BSc (Hons) Eang PhD Siton Grad Cert Higher Ed, 5 December 2008
- Patrick Dunleavy, Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree (Corpus Christi College, Oxford University), PhD (Oxford University), 27 August 2021
- Patricia Easteal, AM, BA, MA Pittsburgh, PhD Pittsburgh, 29 June 2018
- Meredith Edwards, AM, BCom (Hons) Melbourne, PhD ANU, FASSA, 22 June 2005
- Paul Edwards, BSc (Hons), PhD UTAS, FAIP, FRAS, FIREE Aust, 7 December 2005
- Denis Goodrum, DipEd, BScMEd Sydney Ed D, 4 December 2009
- John Grant, 17 August 2023
- William Green, NDD Newcastle UK, FRSA, MESA, MDIA, 5 August 2013
- John Halligan, BA, MA (Hons), PhD (Wellington), FIPAA, 27 May 2017
- Gevork Hartoonian, M.Arch, (NUI), PhD (Penn), 23 October 2020
- Pauk Hetherington, Faculty of Arts & Design, 24 December 2022
- Larry Hone, 24 April 2015
- Hugh Houston, BA NZ, BEd, DipEd UWA, MA Auckland, PhD Massey, 22 June 1977
- Carole Kayrooz, PhD Macq, MEd UC, BA ANU, FAACLM, FACE, 15 June 2012
- Robert Kearney, BSc (Hons) UNE, PhD, DSc UQ, 1 January 2003
- Philip Lewis, 5 December 2014
- Andrew Lian, BA (Hons) Sydney, DU Paris IV, Sorbonne, 3 February 2003
- Anita Mak, BSc (HKU), M.SocSc (HKU), PhD (ANU), 09 March 2016
- William Mandle (deceased), MA Oxon, 12 April 2000
- William Maher, 26 August 2022
- David Marsh, BA (Hons) Politics (University of Swansea), PhD (University of Exeter), 27 August 2021
- Craig McDonald, BA, MSc.Soc. PhD(UNSW), FACS, AALIA,17 November 2016
- Robert Mitchell, ME UNSW, 20 August 1997
- Ingrid Moses, AO, DiplSox Wirt Erlangen-Nurnberg, MA, PhD UQ, HonDLitt UTS, CSU-S, GradDipTertEd DDIAE USQ, 4 October 2006
- Satendra Nandan, BA (Hons), Bed Delhi, MA Linguistics, MA C'wealth Lit Leeds, Cert Uni Teaching London, PhD ANU, 7 December 2005
- Barbara Norman, 26 August 2022
- Richard Norris (deceased), BSc Zoology (Hons) ANU, Dip Ed CCAE, PhD Zoology Tasmania, 15 April 2010
- Stephen Parker AO, LLB (NW), PhD (UWL) 01 July 2016
- Colin Pearson (deceased), AO, MBE - BSc Tech (Hons), MSc Tech, PhD Manc, FTSE, FIIC, 2 October 2002
- Graham Pollard, H BSc Sydney MSc PhD ANU AMusA FSS, 28 May 2003
- Peter Putnis, 31 December 2014
- David Pyne, 1 July 2023
- Murray Raff, B Juris LLB (Hons) (Monash) Ph D (Melb) FAAL Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria
- William David Ride (deceased), AM, MA, DPhil Oxon FTS, 24 February 1988
- Geoffrey Riordan, B.Ed, (CCE), M.EdAdmin (UNSW), PhD (Alta.), 22 July 2020
- Brian Roberts, BSc(Surv) Otago, DipTownPlan Auckland, DipUrbanDes, MA Oxon Brooks, DipBusMgt C.UQ, PhD QUT, 15 October 2006
- James Robertson, AM, PSM, BSc, PhD, FAIM, FRSN, 12 August 2019
- Stephen Sarre, 28 February 2024
- Anthony Shaddock, BA (Hons) MEd (Hons) PhD, 1 December 2009
- Mary Shannon, 23 October 2020
- Gerry Stoker, PhD Department of Government, University of Manchester
- Professor Leigh Sullivan, BSc Agr (Hons), PhD, MAICD, CPSS3,17 December 2021
- Graham Taylor, MSc UNSW, PhD ANU, 5 October 2004
- Kenneth Taylor, AO, BA Sheff, DipTP Manc, MLArch Melb, PhD (Deakin) FAILA, 16 November 2006
- Peter Taylor, AO, B.Sc. University of Adelaide, B.Sc. (Hons, Maths) University of Adelaide, Ph.D. (Applied Maths) University of Adelaide, Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Rousse, Bulgaria, 2003, 31 December 2012
- Richard Telford, 12 July 2024
- Roman Tomasic, LLB, MA Sydney, PhD UNSW, SJD Wisconsin, Solicitor (NSW), 31 May 1989
- Ronald Traill, BA, DipEd UTAS, MA, Ed D Calif, 29 May 1996
- Mark Turner, BA Hull BPhil Liverpool PhD Hull, 5 December 2014
- Max Wagner, Dipl.-Phys. LMU Munich, PhD ANU, FIEAust SMIEEE MASSTA, 11 July 2014
- Roger Wettenhall (deceased), AM, MA, DipPubAdmin UTAS, PhD ANU, 28 September 1994
