Our Honorary Graduates
Making a Nomination
An honorary degree is the highest honour that the 澳门六合彩开奖平台 bestows. Each year the University recognises individuals who have made significant achievements in their fields or profession at national or international level. Honorary Degrees are the University's way of recognising exceptional people and the things they've done to make a difference in the world. Every year, we award a small number of people with a 澳门六合彩开奖平台 Honorary Degree at our graduation ceremonies.
We welcome all honorary degree nominations made by anyone within or outside the University. Please submit your nominations via the button below.
Guidance on Making a Nomination
Please find below further guidance on how to make a nomination for an honorary degree, including the purpose, criteria, and process.
If you have any questions at all, please contact development@lincoln.ac.uk.
What is the purpose of an honorary award?
The University makes honorary awards to persons of eminence, excellence, and leadership to celebrate their personal and professional standing, and to engage them in its long-term development as an institution of quality and distinction.
The University sees its honorary graduates as key ambassadors for enhancing its reputation in the wider world, and expects recipients to develop a continuing relationship with those faculties and departments in which they have an interest.
The University sees its honorary graduates as enhancing its reputation and as key ambassadors for the University in the wider world, and wishes to honour outstanding achievements, or distinction in a field or activity that aligns to the values and commitments of the University.
The honorary degree awarded by the University is an honorary doctorate.
Who can make a nomination?
Nominations can come from anyone within or outside the University.
Individuals cannot nominate themselves for an Honorary Award.
What is the nomination criteria?
Listed below are the criteria against which nominations can be supported by the University Honours Committee.
Honorary doctorate degrees are an academic award celebrating excellence in a recognised field. These fields might include:
- Academic and scholarly distinction
- Arts and science
- Public and community services – including the University’s One Community Values
- Contributions to education and culture
- Innovative and socially responsible business developments
Persons nominated should be active in an area of activity that is relevant to the 澳门六合彩开奖平台, such as our Strategic Plan or areas of research expertise.
Awards should reflect the values of the University.
To protect the integrity and independence of the honour, the University does not make honorary awards to:
- Serving politicians
- Business leaders or others with whom the University has substantial commercial dealings
- Public servants with whom the University is in partnership in any activity other than educational or academic
- Benefactors of the University who do not otherwise meet the criteria for receipt of an honorary award
- Any other person to whom the award of an honour could be seen as reward for specific services rendered to the University and who does not otherwise meet the criteria for receipt of an honorary award
What is the nomination process?
PROCESS
Step 1: Identify who you’d like to nominate and why. Have a few good, clear reasons as to why you’re nominating them, and complete the .
Step 2: Submit your nomination at any time during the year. It will then go to the University Honours Committee of the Board of Governors, which normally meets twice a year to review submissions.
Step 3: The University Honours Committee of the Board of Governors will approve/decline nominations. Please note, if a nomination is unsuccessful, no feedback is provided as the process is confidential.
Step 4: Following approval, the Vice Chancellor will write to your nominee and invite them to receive their Honorary Degree at one of our upcoming graduation ceremonies.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The process for nominating and approving honorary awards is confidential and should not be discussed with the proposed honorand or made public in any way before the Vice Chancellor has invited the honorand to accept the award and the award has been accepted.
CONFERMENT
Honorary awards are conferred at the University’s graduation ceremonies.
Policy Information
Owner | Chair of the University Honours Committee c/o Rachael Baxter, Head of Alumni and Stakeholder Relations |
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Contact | governors@lincoln.ac.uk |
Version Number | 1.0 |
Approval Date | 28 March 2024 |
Approved By | University Honours Committee |
Date of Next Review | January 2025 (Annual) |
Policy Link | The full policy can be found here - Guidance for Honorary Awards Nominations. |
Honorary Graduates of the 澳门六合彩开奖平台
The following list provides the names of all of our distinguished honorands, whom we congratulate and welcome as an integral part of the 澳门六合彩开奖平台 Alumni community.
Class of 2021
Honorand | Honour |
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Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam MBE | Doctor of Science |
Caroline Criado-Perez OBE | Doctor of Laws |
Sidney McFarlane MBE | Doctor of the University |
Class of 2020
Honorand | Honour |
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Sir Stuart Peach | Honorary Doctor |
Michael Betton | Honorary Doctor |
Class of 2019
Honorand | Honour |
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Sophie Wells | Honorary Doctor |
John Hegarty | Honorary Doctor of Arts |
David Ross | Honorary Doctor |
Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu | Doctor of Science |
Class of 2018
Honorand | Honour |
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Reginald D Hunter | Honorary Doctor of Arts |
Willi Meixner | Honorary Doctor of Engineering |
Class of 2017
Honorand | Honour |
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Najam Kidwai | Doctor of Business Administration |
Deborah Bull | |
Camilla Carlbom Flinn | |
Danny and Nicky Cowley | |
George "Johnny" Johnson | |
Professor James Kakalios | |
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Malloch-Brown |
Class of 2016
Honorand | Honour |
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Professor James Fenton | Doctor of Letters |
Ela Gandhi | Doctor of Laws |
Tony Garnett | Doctor of Arts |
Maureen Kavanagh | Doctor of Science |
Professor J Maier | Doctor of the University |
Candice Pellett | Doctor of Science |
Christopher Penney | Honorary Fellow |
Professor Efim Zelmanov | Doctor of Science |
Class of 2015
Honorand | Honour |
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Professor Maxwell Hutchinson | Doctor of Arts |
Tomas Roope | Doctor of Arts |
Professor Philippe Sands | Doctor of Arts |
Class of 2013
Honorand | Honour |
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Lord Ian Blair | Doctor of Laws |
Roly Keating | Doctor of Letters |
Squadron Leader L J Nadin | MBA |
John Sergeant | Doctor of Letters |
Colin Walsh | Honorary Doctorate |
Graham Secker | Honorary Doctorate |
Professor the Baroness Lister of Burtersett | Doctor of Science |
Class of 2014
Honorand | Honour |
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Roger Buttery | Fellow |
Professor Claire Cross | Doctor of Letters |
Barbara Dickson OBE | Honorary Doctorate |
The Right Honourable The Lord Fellowes of West Stafford DL | Doctor of Arts |
Joshua Rozenberg | Doctor of Laws |
Dame Stephanie Shirley | DSc |
Andrea Spyropoulos | DSc |
Chris Warmoth | Doctor of Business Administration |
Class of 2012
Honorand | Honour |
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Professor David Chiddick CBE | Doctor of the University |
William T Crone | Fellowship |
Stephen Galjaard | Fellowship |
John Hurt | Doctor of Arts |
Professor Paul Langford | Doctor of Letters |
Dr Michael Maloney OBE | Doctor of Arts |
Dr Robert Price OBE | Doctor of Science |
Mark Richmond | Honorary Doctorate |
Shaun Sargent | Fellowship |
Professor Roderick A Smith | Honorary Doctorate |
Professor Sir David Tweedie | Doctor of Business Administration |
John A Jenkinson | Postgraduate Diploma |
Class of 2011
Honorand | Honour |
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Professor Pat Carlen | Doctor of Laws |
Dr Richard Cork | Doctor of Arts |
John Cridland CBE | Doctor of Business Administration |
Dr Jonathan Foyle | Doctor of Arts |
Loyd Grossman CBE | Doctor of Arts |
Professor Sir Alex Markham | Doctor of Science |
Roger Mosey | Doctor of Letters |
Lord Norton of Louth | Doctor of Laws |
Councillor Mrs Marianne Overton | Fellowship |
Dame Philippa Russell DBE | Doctor of the University |
Class of 2010
Honorand | Honour |
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Dr Alberto Alessi | Doctor of Arts |
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown | Doctor of Letters |
Sir Ian Botham OBE | Doctor of Science |
Mark Byford | Doctor of Letters |
Professor Dame Sally Davies DBE | Doctor of Science |
Anne Hollick | Fellowship |
Baroness Helena Kennedy | Doctor of Laws |
William Lewis | Doctor of Letters |
Richard Reed | Doctor of Business Administration |
Brian Bevan | |
Sir Craig Reedie CBE | Doctor of Business Administration |
Class of 2009
Honorand | Honour |
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Dr Vicki L Phillips | Doctor of Education |
Roger D Atkinson | Fellowship |
Peter Day | Doctor of Business Administration |
Ian Emmerson OBE | Doctor of Science |
Air Commodore Neil Gammon MA MSc BSc | Doctor of Business Administration |
Professor Tim Lang | Doctor of Science |
Dr Peter Quantick | Fellowship |
David G Rossington | Doctor of the University |
Alan Rusbridger | Doctor of Letters |
Dr Dalibor Vesely | Doctor of Arts |
The Rt Hon Professor Lord Winston | Doctor of Science |
Class of 2008
Honorand | Honour |
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Don Blackburn | Fellowship |
Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll DBE | Doctor of Arts |
Keith J Laidler | Honorary Doctorate |
Professor Roger Laughton | Doctor of Arts |
David Mullaney | Fellowship |
John Pilger | Doctor of Arts |
The Rt Hon Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen | Doctor of the University |
Deyan Sudjic OBE | Doctor of Arts |
Jim Whittingham | Doctor of the University |
Class of 2007
Honorand | Honour |
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Antonio Berardi | Doctor of Arts |
The Rt Hon Baroness Byford DBE | Doctor of Business Administration |
Professor Bernard Crump | Doctor of Science |
Jon Hanna | Fellowship |
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston | Doctor of Business Administration |
Mike Newell | Doctor of Arts |
Nicholas Parsons | Doctor of Arts |
David Remfry MBA RA | Doctor of Arts |
Anthony Smith | Doctor of Letters |
Class of 2006
Honorand | Honour |
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Dr Cheryle Berry | Doctor of Arts |
Dr John Buttrick | Doctor of Arts |
Professor Oleg Eremin | Doctor of Science |
John Inverdale | Doctor of Arts |
Professor Anthony Jones CBE | Doctor of Arts |
Dr Elaine McMahon CBE | Doctor of Letters |
Barry Spikings | Doctor of Arts |
Dennis Turner | Doctor of Business Administration |
Class of 2005
Honorand | Honour |
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Professor Kelvin A Bray CBE | Doctor of Science |
Nevile J Camamile | Doctor of Business Administration |
Dr Roger Ewbank OBE | Doctor of Science |
Simon W Lunt | Doctor of Law |
Don McCullin | Doctor of Arts |
Professor Sarah Skelton | Fellowship |
Janet Soo-Chung CBE | Doctor of Business Administration |
Dr Carole Tongue | Doctor of Arts |
Class of 2004
Honorand | Honour |
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The Lord Adebowale CBE | Doctor of Letters |
Trevor Jameson | Doctor of Arts |
The Very Reverend Sir Alec Knight OBE | Doctor of Letters |
Martin Lambie-Nairn | Doctor of Arts |
Derek Mapp | Doctor of Letters |
Adam Pearson | Doctor of Business Administration |
Class of 2003
Honorand | Honour |
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Sir Terry Farrell CBE, B Arch (Hons), M Arch, MCP, DCL, RIBA | Doctor of Arts |
Reg C Green | Honorary Doctorate |
Professor Sir Martin Harris CBE DL | Doctor of Letters |
Ruth M Parker DL | Fellowship |
Class of 2002
Honorand | Honour |
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Sir Brian Fender | Doctor of Education |
Professor Dame Janet Finch DBE | Doctor of Education |
Christopher M Oughtred | Fellowship |
John H Robinson | Honorary Doctorate |
Class of 2000
Honorand | Honour |
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Keith W Darwin OBE | Doctor of Law |
Andrew Milner | Doctor of Law |