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Recipients of UTS honorary doctors awards are listed below. Qualifications are those advised at time of conferral, unless advised later.
Honorary Doctors of Business (HonDBus)
| Warren Hogan, BEcFin(Hons) (Macq) | 2022 |
| SP Kothari, PhD (UI), AAA, AFA | 2013 |
| George Koukis, BBus (NSWIT) | 2017 |
| Catherine Livingstone AC, BA(Hons) (Macq), HonDSc (Murdoch), HonDBus (Macq), FCA, FTSE, FAICD, FAA | 2014 |
| David Murray AO, BBus (NSWIT), MBA (Macq), HonDLitt (Macq), FCPA, FAIB | 2010 |
| Greg Poche AO, DipTech, BBus (NSWIT), DUniv (Flin) | 2013 |
| David Thodey AO, BA (Victoria), HonDocSc (Deakin) | 2018 |
Honorary Doctors of Creative Arts (HonDCA)
| Paul Cox | 2011 |
| Mem Fox AM, DipT (Rose Bruford), BA (Fin), GradDipLang&Lit (SACAE), HonDLitt (Wolv) | 2011 |
| Stephen Page AO, DipDance (NAISDA Dance College) | 2015 |
Honorary Doctors of Design (HonDDes)
| Andrew Benjamin, BA, MA (ANU), Diplome d'Etude Avancee (Université Paris 7), PhD (Warwick) | 2023 |
| Frank Gehry | 2015 |
| Akira Isogawa | 2023 |
| William Mitchell, BArch (Melb), MEnvDes (Yale), MA (Camb), FRAIA, FAAAS | 2010 |
| Gene Sherman AM, PhD (Sydney) | 2017 |
| The Hon. Robert Stokes, BA, LLB (Macq), MSc (Oxf), PhD (Macq) | 2024 |
| Carla Zampatti AC | 2016 |
Honorary Doctors of Education (HonDEdu)
| Martin Bean, CBE, BAdEd (UTS), HonLLD (Lond) | 2023 |
Honorary Doctors of Engineering (HonDEng)
| Brian Anderson AC, Order of the Rising Sun, Japan, BSc, BE (Sydney), PhD (Stan), DHC (Louvain), HonDScTech (ETH Zurich), HonDEng (Sydney, Melb, UON), HonDSc (UNSW), FAA, FTSE, FIEEE, HonFIEAust, FRS | 2013 |
| Peter Bailey, BE, MEngSc (Sydney) | 2019 |
| Jeff Connolly | 2023 |
| Gordon Craig AM, OBE, ASTC, CPEng, FIEAust, FRAPI, LGE, LGTCP | 1995 |
| Robin King, PhD (ICL), FRSN, FTSE, HonFIEAust, CPEng (Ret) | 2023 |
| John Nutt AM, BE (UQ), PhD (Manc), HonDSc (Macq), HonFIE (Aust), FIStructE (UK), MICE (UK), FTSE, FRSA | 2001 |
Honorary Doctors of Health Sciences (HonDHlthSc)
| Rosemary Bryant AO, RN, BA (Adel), GradDipHlthAdmin (SAIT), DUniv (Flin and QUT), FACN | 2015 |
| Graeme Clark AC, MBBS(Hons), MS, PhD (Sydney), HonDHlthSc (UTS), FRCS (Edin & Eng), HonFRCS, FRACS, FAA, FRS | 2013 |
| Patricia Davidson RN, BA, MEd (UOW), PhD (UON), FAHA, FACN, FAAN | 2022 |
| Jane Sandall CBE, RM, RN, HV, PhD (Sur) | 2014 |
Honorary Doctors of Laws (HonLLD)
| The Hon. Justice Ann Ainslie-Wallace, BA LLB (UNSW) | 2018 |
| The Hon. Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE, BA LLB (UQ), HonLLD (Dub), HonLLD (UQ), HonLLD (ANU), HonLLD (Melb), HonDLitt (CQld), HonDUniv (Griff) | 1998 |
| Elizabeth Broderick, BA LLB (UNSW) | 2010 |
| The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO, BA, LLB (UQ), HonLLD (Macq), HonDLitt (CSU), HonDUniv (Griff), HonDUniv (QUT), HonDUniv (JCU), HonLLD (UQ), HonLLD (Sydney, Melb), HonDLitt (UWS) | 2015 |
| The Hon. Sir William Deane AC, KBE, BA, LLB (Sydney), DipIntLaw (The Hague), HonLLD (Sydney), HonLLD (Griff), HonLLD (Notre Dame), HonLLD (Dub), HonDUniv (SCU), HonDUniv (ACU), HonDUniv (QUT), HonDUniv (UWS), HonDrSacTheol (MelbCollDivinity) | 2002 |
| Katherine Eastman AM SC, BA LLB (UNSW), LLM (UCL), LLM (UTS), DipIHumanRightsLaw (EUI) | 2022 |
| The Rt Hon. John Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, MA (Oxf), HonLLD (Sth Carolina), HonDUniv (Deakin) | 2002 |
| Lesley Hitchens AM, GAICD, DipTeach (AMC), BA (Macq), LLB (UNSW), LLM (Lond) | 2023 |
| The Hon. Michael Kirby AC, CMG, BA, BEc, LLM (Sydney) | 2009 |
| The Hon. Andrew Kwok-nang Li CBE, GBM, JP, MA, LLM (Camb), HonDLitt (HKUST), HonLLD (Baptist), HonLLD (Open HK), HonLLD (HK), HonDUniv (Griff), HonLLD (UNSW) | 2005 |
| Nelson Mandela | 2000 |
| Anthony (Tony) McAvoy, LLB (QIT) | 2022 |
| Patricia O’Shane AM, LLB (UNSW), LLM (Sydney) | 1993 |
| Richard Potok AM, BCom LLB (UNSW), BCL (Oxf), HonDoc (Canberra) | 2019 |
| Paul Redmond AM, BA, LLB, LLM(Hons) (Sydney) | 2024 |
| The Rt Hon. Lord Gordon Slynn of Hadley, GBE, PC, QC, LLB, MA (Camb) | 1991 |
| James Spigelman AC, QC, BA(Hons), LLB(Hons) (Sydney) | 2013 |
| Sir Laurence Street AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC, LLB(Hons) (Sydney), HonLLD (Macq and Sydney), HonDEc (UNE), FCIArb (UK), HonFIA (Aust) | 1998 |
| Tony Tobin, BA LLB (UQ) | 2023 |
| John ‘Hal’ Wootten AC, QC, BA, LLB (Sydney) | 1993 |
Honorary Doctors of Letters (HonLittD)
| The Hon. Bruce Baird AM, BA (Sydney), MBA (Melb), HonPhD (UON) | 2012 |
| Neal Blewett AC, BA, DipEd (UTas), MA, PhD, HonFellow (Oxf), HonLLD (UTas), HonDLitt (Hull), HonLLD (ANU), FRHS | 2010 |
| Jenny Brockie, BA DipEd (Macq) | 2017 |
| The Hon. John Button, BA, LLB, HonDBus (RMIT) | 1995 |
| Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, BSc, MD, DA, FFARCS, DRCS | 1997 |
| JM (John) Coetzee, BA, MA (Cape Town), PhD (Texas) | 2008 |
| Tim Costello AO, LLB, DipEd (Monash), BDivinity (BTS Ruschlikon), MTheol (Whitley), Doctorate of Sacred Theology | 2013 |
| Charles ‘Chicka’ Dixon, HonDLitt (UNSW), HonDLitt (Macq) | 2006 |
| Michael Dodson AM, LLB, BJuris (Monash) | 1998 |
| His Excellency Dr Árpád Göncz, DLaws (Pázmány Péter University of Arts and Sciences) | 1999 |
| David Goodman, BA(Hons) (Manc), DipEcon (Peking), PhD (Lond), FASSA | 2009 |
| Sekia Holland, BA (UTS), MSc (Wis) | 2013 |
| Warren Horton AM, BA (Sydney), HonDLitt (LaTrobe), FALIA | 2000 |
| The Hon. Barry Jones AC, MA, LLB (Melb), DSc (Macq), FTSE, FAHA, FAA, FASSA, MP | 1993 |
| Thomas Keneally AO, DLitt (honoris causa) (UQ, UWS, NUI, FDU, Rollins) | 2013 |
| Aung San Suu Kyi AC, BA, MA (Oxf) | 1997 |
| Ingrid Moses AO, DiplSozWirt (Erlangen-Nurnberg), MA, PhD (UQ), GradDipTertEd (DDIAE) | 1993 |
| Glenn Murcutt AO, LFRAIA, HonFAIA, HonFRIBA, HonFRAIC, HonFSAFA, HonDSc (UNSW) | 2003 |
| Aden Ridgeway | 2010 |
| Harry Seidler AC, OBE, MArch | 1991 |
| Ismail Serageldin, BSc (Cairo), MRP, PhD (Harv) | 2004 |
| Brian Sherman AM | 2010 |
| Ian Watt AC, BCom(Hons) (Melb), MEcon, PhD (La Trobe) | 2017 |
| The Hon. Edward Gough Whitlam AC, QC, BA, LLB, HonDLitt (Sydney) HonDLitt (UOW) HonDLitt (La Trobe), HonLLD (Philippines) | 1995 |
| Sir Ronald Wilson AC, KBE, CMG, QC, LLB (UWA), LLM (Penn) | 1998 |
Honorary Doctors of Science (HonDSc)
| Robin Batterham AO, BE, PhD, HonLLD (Melb), AMusA, FAA, FTSE, FREng, FNAE, CPE, CE, CSci, FAusIMM, FISS, FIChemE, FIEAust, FAIM, FAICD | 2006 |
| Elizabeth Dennis AC, BSc, PhD (Sydney), FTSE, FAA | 2023 |
| Peter Doherty AC, BVSc, MVSc (UQ), PhD (Edin), HonDVSc (UQ), HonDSc (ANU), HonDSc (Edin), HonDSc (Tufts), HonDSc (Warsaw), HonDSc (La Trobe), HonDSc (Lond), HonDSc (UAB), HonDSc (NCSU), HonDSc (Guelph), HonDSc (Penn), HonDSc (Mich St), HonDSc (Ill), HonDMSc (Rhodes), HonDPh (Kyorin), FAA, FRS, FRACP | 2003 |
| Kathleen Dracup, DNSc (Calif), FAAN | 2010 |
| Martha Hill, BSN (JohnsH), MSN (Penn), PhD (JohnsH) | 2012 |
| Russell Howard, BSc, BSc(Hons), PhD (Melb) | 2004 |
| Kim McKay AO, BA (UTS) | 2023 |
| William Peacock AC, BSc, PhD (Sydney), HonDSc (CSU), HonDScAg (Sydney), HonDSc (UGent), HonDSc (UNSW), FAA, FRS, FTSE, FAIAS | 2014 |
| Vicki Sara AO, BA(Hons), PhD (Sydney), DOC (Karolinska Institute), HonDSc (USQ), HonDSc (VicMelb), HonDUniv (QUT), HonDSc (UTS), FAA, FTSE | 2009 |
| Robin Warren, MB BS, MD (Adel), HonMD (UWA), HonDUniv (Adel), FRCPA, HonFRACP, FAA | 2009 |
Honorary Doctors of Technology (HonDTech)
| Paul Scully-Power AM, BSc(Hons), DipEd, DSc (Sydney) | 2019 |
| Richard White, MBIT (UTS) | 2023 |
Honorary Doctors of the University (HonDUniv)
| Shirley Alexander AM, BSc, MAppStats (Macq), GradDipEd (SCAE) | 2022 |
| The Hon. Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO, MBBS (Sydney), FRANZCP | 2015 |
| Tony Blake AM, BEd, MSc (Melb), PhD (Purdue, Indiana) | 2003 |
| Peter Booth, BEc (Sydney), GradDipEd (SydTeachColl), MEc (UNE), PhD (Griff), FCPA, FCA | 2017 |
| Glen Boreham AM, BEc (Sydney), FAICD | 2017 |
| The Hon. Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE, BA LLB (UQ), HonLLD (Dub), HonLLD (UQ), HonLLD (ANU), HonLLD (Melb), HonLLD (UTS), HonDLitt (CQld), HonDUniv (Griff) | 2005 |
| Attila Brungs, BSc(Hons) (UNSW), DPhil (Oxon), FTSE, FRSN | 2022 |
| Margaret Burchett, BSc, PhD (Sydney), DipEd (UNE), FAIH, MAIBiol | 1996 |
| Rodney Cavalier, BA(Hons) (Sydney) | 2008 |
| Doreen Clark AM, BSc(Hons) (Sydney), PhD (UNSW), FRACI, FTSE, Associate — AIFST, MRSC | 1999 |
| Michelene Collopy, JP, BEc (ANU), CA, FPS, GAICD | 2024 |
| Ann Curthoys, BA, DipEd (Sydney), PhD (Macq) | 1995 |
| Anne Dwyer, BBus (CSturt) | 2022 |
| Jeffrey FitzGerald, LLB(Hons) (Melb), LLM, PhD (Northwestern) | 2007 |
| Roy Guthrie AM, DSc, PhD (Lond), DUniv (Griff), HonLLD (Humber), FTSE, FRSC, FRACI, FAIM | 1996 |
| Jeremy Hirschhorn, DiplIng, DrTechSc (Vienna), FIEAust | 1993 |
| John Hughes, BSc (Sydney), FACS, MBCS, MIEEE | 2006 |
| Lesley Johnson, BA (Sydney), MEd (UQ), PhD (Monash), FAICD, FAAH | 2004 |
| Richard Johnson AO, BArch, HonDArch (Sydney), LFRAIA, RIBA, HonFRAIC, HonFAIA | 1999 |
| Richard Johnstone, BA (UON), PhD (Camb) | 2006 |
| John Kaye AO, BComm (UQ), MBE, MA, MSc (Soc) (UNSW), FSTC | 1995 |
| Robert Kelly AM, BCom (UNSW), LLB, LLM (Sydney), MBA (UNSW), FCIS, FAICD, FGIA | 2019 |
| Robyn Kemmis, BA(Hons) (UNE), MA (Essex) | 2002 |
| Gunther Kress, BA (UON), DipGenLing (Lond), DLitt (UON) | 1992 |
| David Lance, BEc (Sydney) | 1999 |
| Dianne Leckie, BBus (KCAE), MEc (Macq), FCPA, MAICD | 2011 |
| Dr Valerie Levy, BA (Col), MA (Penn), PhD (Claremont) | 2011 |
| Brian Low, BSc, BEd (UQ), PhD (UNSW) | 2001 |
| Michael McDaniel AO, BA (WSU), HonDEd (WINU), ASM, ASM (S-E Asia), FRSN | 2023 |
| Ross Milbourne AO, BCom, MCom(Hons) (UNSW), PhD (Calif), FASSA, FAICD | 2015 |
| Zareh Nalbandian | 2018 |
| Peter Parr, MSc, PhD (Belf), FIEAust, CPEng | 1999 |
| Allan Pattison, MSc, PhD (Stan), ASTC, FIEAust | 1996 |
| Ken Rennie AM, FCA | 2007 |
| Robert (Bob) Robertson, MA (UVic), FRAIPR, FATRI | 2005 |
| Dr Ron Sandland AM, BSc(Hons) (Sydney), PhD (UNSW), HonDSc (Melb), FTSE | 2022 |
| Mark Scott AO, BA, DipEd, MA (Sydney), MPA (Harv), HonDLitt (Sydney), HonDBus (UNSW), FAICD | 2017 |
| The Hon. Ian Sheppard AO, QC, LLB (Sydney), HonMA (KCAE) | 2006 |
| Ellice Swinbourne AM, BSc(Hons), PhD, ASTC, FRACI | 1994 |
| Russell Taylor AM, MBA, GradDipPSM (UTS), GradDipArts (ANU) | 2019 |
| Barry Thornton AM, PhD, DSc, FTSE, FInstP, FBCS, FACS, FNYAcSc, FAIEng, FRAeS | 1997 |
| Margaret Trask AM, BA (UNE), MLib (UNSW), FLAA | 2002 |
| Ronald Werner AM, MSc, PhD (UNSW), ASTC, FRACI | 1988 |
| Brian Wilson AO, MCom(Hons) (Auck) | 2017 |
| Dr Chau Chak Wing | 2014 |
| Patrick Woods, BSc (Guelph), MBA (McM), ACPA, FAICD | 2022 |
| Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, BSc(Hons) (UMIST), PhD (Leic), FAICD | 2011 |
| Dr Paul Woolley, BA, DPhil (York) | 2011 |
| Zhe Wei Zhou, BE (Chongqing), ME (Huazhong), PhD (Shanghai) | 2012 |
