Honorary awards

2009 - by date

Honorary awards will be conferred upon those listed below at graduation ceremonies held in 2009 in the Great Hall, Quadrangle. Please note that this list is not yet complete.

View the full list of recipients by name and the 2009 photo gallery.

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11.30am, Faculty of Pharmacy graduation ceremony:
— Esmond Ross Brown AM, President of the Pharmacy Alumni Association and a Governor of the Pharmacy Practice Foundation (since 1978), Honorary Fellow of the University

11.30am, Sydney College of the Arts graduation ceremony:
— Tom Bass, sculptor and founder of the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School, Doctor of Visual Arts (honoris causa)
— Brenda L Croft, artist and Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, National Gallery of Australia, Doctor of Visual Arts (honoris causa)
2.00pm, Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony:
— Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE, former Professor of Australian Literature and Chancellor, University of Sydney, Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)

2.00pm, Faculty of Medicine graduation ceremony:
— Robert Lee Maple-Brown, a generous supporter of the University of Sydney’s priorities and projects for many years, Honorary Fellow of the University
4.00pm, Sydney Conservatorium of Music graduation ceremony:
— Bennett (Ben) William Macpherson OAM, Musical Director of the Sydney University Musical Society, Honorary Fellow of the University

2.00pm, Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony:
— Adjunct Professor John Vincent Egan, Managing Director, Egan Associates and Chair, Faculty of Economics and Business Board of Advice, University of Sydney, Honorary Fellow of the University

9.30am, Faculty of Science graduation ceremony:
— Emeritus Professor Gavin Brown AO, mathematician and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Doctor of Science (honoris causa)
2.00pm, Faculty of Engineering and Information Techologies graduation ceremony:
— David Dumas Coffey, a pioneer of the profession of geotechnical engineering, Doctor of Engineering (honoris causa)

9.30am, Faculty of Science graduation ceremony:
— Emeritus Professor Noel Hush AO, scientist and Foundation Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Sydney, Doctor of Science (honoris causa)
— Emeritus Scientia Professor Michael Paddon-Row, organic chemist, University of NSW, Doctor of Science (honoris causa)
2.00pm, Faculty of Law graduation ceremony:
— Bruce McWilliam, actively involved in the Law School and the University, both as alumnus and as advocate, Honorary Fellow of the University
4.00pm, Faculty of Law graduation ceremony:
— The Hon Justice Arthur Robert Emmett, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia and Challis Lecturer in Roman Law, University of Sydney, Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)

9.30am, Faculty of Science graduation ceremony:
— Philip Alexander Symonds PSM, scientist in the field of marine geoscience, Doctor of Science (honoris causa)

11.30am, Faculty of Science graduation ceremony:
— Mitchell Durno (Durno) Murray, scientist, posthumous Doctor of Science (honoris causa). The honorary degree was accepted by Robin Murray, his daughter.

9.30am, Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony:
— David Anstice, Executive Vice-President, Merck Pharmaceuticals, and President of the University of Sydney USA Alumni Association, Honorary Fellow

2.00pm, Faculty of Science graduation ceremony:
— Professor Peter Gavin Hall, statistician and Federation Fellow, Doctor of Science (honoris causa)

11.30am, Faculty of Law graduation ceremony:
— The Hon Associate Justice John Kennedy McLaughlin, Honorary Fellow of the University of Sydney
2.00pm, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning graduation ceremony:
— Keith Eric Cottier AM, design architect, Doctor of Science in Architecture (honoris causa)