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No 6183

Wednesday 17 March 2010

Vol cxl No 24

pp. 653–668

Graces

Graces to be submitted to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 27 March 2010

The Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Graces to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on Saturday, 27 March 2010.1

1. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Law honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon George John Mitchell, Hon. G.B.E., lawyer, formerly United States Senator for Maine, sometime Chairman, International Body on Arms Decommissioning in Northern Ireland and Chairman of the Northern Ireland Peace Talks, United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace.

2. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Law honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Ratan Naval Tata, Hon. K.B.E., Chairman of the Tata Group of Companies.

3. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Dame Louise Napier Johnson, D.B.E., F.R.S., David Phillips Professor of Molecular Biophysics Emerita in the University of Oxford.

4. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Sir Andrew John Wiles, K.B.E., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Honorary Fellow of Clare College, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University.

5. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Geoffrey William Hill, M.A., F.R.S.L., Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, poet and critic, University Professor and Professor of Literature and Religion Emeritus, Boston University.

6. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Richard Sennett, F.R.S.L., Hon. F.R.I.B.A., Visiting Fellow-Commoner of Trinity College, University Professor of the Humanities, New York University, Professor of Sociology and Academic Governor, the London School of Economics and Political Science.

7. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Music honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Sir Harrison Birtwistle, C.H., F.R.A.M., composer, Henry Purcell Professor of Composition Emeritus, King’s College, University of London.

8. That the title of the degree of Doctor of Music honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, D.B.E., F.R.A.M., F.R.C.M., percussionist.

Footnotes

  • 1It is expected that these Honorary Degrees will be conferred at a Congregation to be held on Monday, 21 June 2010 (see the Vice-Chancellor’s Notice on p. 654).


J. W. NICHOLLS, Registrary

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