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Honorary Doctorate Awards Honorary Graduates Frederick John LLEWELLYN, LL.D. 1962 Ngaio MARSH, Litt.D. 1962 John PACKER, D.Sc. 1962 Alister Donald McINTOSH, LL.D. 1965 Arthur Michael RAMSEY, LL.D. 1965 Bernard Edward FERGUSSON, LL.D. 1966 Theodore Chaikin SORENSEN, LL.D. 1966 Kenneth Macfarlane GRESSON, LL.D. 1972 George JOBBERNS, LL.D. 1972 George MANNING, LL.D. 1972 Hugh Noble PARTON, D.Sc. 1972 Charles Moihi BENNETT, LL.D. 1973 Alan John DANKS, LL.D. 1973 Alec Leslie HASLAM, LL.D. 1973 Harold Cecil HOLLAND, D.Sc. 1973 Walter Gordon MORRISON, D.Sc. 1973 John Greville Agard POCOCK, Litt.D. 1973 Karl Raimund POPPER, Litt.D. 1973 Malcolm McRae BURNS, D.Sc. 1974 Thomas Allen CURNOW, Litt.D. 1975 Thomas Vernon GRIFFITHS, Mus.D. 1975 Carlton Hunter PERKINS, LL.D. 1975 John Henry Erle SCHRODER, Litt.D. 1975 Donald William BAIN, LL.D. 1977 Edith Margaret DALZIEL. Litt.D. 1977 Alan Tutton JOHNS, D.Sc. 1977 Alan Roberts LOW, LL.D. 1977 Neville Crompton PHILLIPS, Litt.D. 1977 Herbert Meyer CASELBERG, LL.D. 1978 Ian Edward COOP, D.Sc. 1978 Lloyd Thomas EVANS, LL.D. 1978 Charles HILGENDORF, LL.D. 1978 Lance William McCASKILL, D.Sc. 1978 Frank Richardson ASKIN, D.Sc. 1981 Jean Marjory HERBISON, Litt.D. 1987 John Perry HOLLINGS, D.Eng. 1987 Elsie Violet LOCKE, Litt.D. 1987 Ivor Lloyd Morgan RICHARDSON, LL.D. 1987 Wallace Edward ROWLING, LL.D. 1987 Clarence Edward BEEBY, Litt.D. 1992 Tipene Gerard O’REGAN, Litt.D. 1992 Edward Jonathan SOMERS, LL.D. 1992 Frederick Miles WARREN, Litt.D. 1992 Page 1 of 3 Margaret May MAHY, Litt.D. 1993 William (Ian) AXFORD, D.Sc. 1996 Harry Charles EVISON, Litt.D. 1996 Angus TAIT, D.Eng. 1996 Donald Thomas BRASH, LL.D. 1999 Ian Dallas LEGGAT, LL.D. 1999 Ernst BADIAN, Litt.D. 1999 Diana ISAAC, D.Sc. 1999 Alick Lindsay POOLE, D.Sc. 1999 Warren Richard ROPER, D.Sc. 1999 John Anthony RITCHIE, Mus.D 2000 Maurice Alfred TILL, Mus.D 2000 Eric John GODLEY, D.Sc. 2000 Robertson Huntly STEWART, D.Eng. 2000 Gordon Bryant OGILVIE, Litt.D. 2000 Ann BALLIN, Litt.D 2001 Robert (Bob) PARK, D.Eng. 2001 Don(ald) Ward BEAVEN, D.Sc. 2001 Robin Jon Hawes CLARK, D.Sc. 2001 Elric James HOOPER, Litt.D. 2001 Owen MARSHALL (JONES), Litt.D. 2002 Brian Harold MASON, D.Sc. 2002 Nigel John Dermot (Sam) NEILL, Litt.D. 2002 Gil(bert) SIMPSON, D.Sc. 2002 Andrew Patrick Charles TIPPING, LL.D. 2002 Silvia Rose CARTWRIGHT, LL.D. 2002 William PICKERING, D.Eng. 2003 Peter MUNZ, Litt. D. 2003 Phyllis Myra GUTHARDT, LL.D 2003 Don Clendon PEEBLES, Litt.D. 2003 Peter McKELVEY, D.Sc. 2004 Mike MOORE, D.Com 2004 Barry Vickerman CLEAVIN, Litt.D. 2005 Ian Tremere FOSTER, D.Sc. 2005 Gavin CORMACK, D.Eng. 2006 Neil SCOTT, D.Sc. 2006 Dr Susan WAKEFIELD, D.Com 2006 John WOOD, Litt.D. 2006 Kerry McDONALD, D.Com 2007 Professor David TEECE, D.Com 2007 Jonathan MANE-WHEOKI, Litt.D. 2008 Andrew McEWAN, D.Sc. 2009 Neville JORDAN, D.Eng. 2009 Dr (Bartholomew) Robin MANN, D.Sc. 2010 Te Aue DAVIS, Litt.D. 2011 Hon Ruth RICHARDSON, D.Com. 2011 Adrienne, Lady STEWART, Litt.D. 2011 Ngau Boon KEAT, D.Eng. 2012 Simon MURDOCH, Litt.D. 2012 Dr Richard GARLAND, D.Sc. 2012 Emeritus Professor John BURROWS, LL.D. 2012 The Honourable David CAYGILL, D.Com. 2012 Judge Neil MacLEAN, LL.D. 2012 Page 2 of 3 Sir Graham HENRY, D.Ed. 2012 Justice Sir William YOUNG, LL.D. 2013 Lord Feleti Vaka’uta SEVELE, Litt.D. 2013 William CULBERT, D.F.A 2013 Richard BALLANTYNE, D.Com 2014 Alan GIBBS, D.Eng 2014 Antony GOUGH, D.Com 2014 Vincent WARD, D.F.A 2014 Robert FYFE, D.Com 2015 Rosemary BANKS, Litt.D 2015 Sandra MANDERSON, LL.D 2015 Professor Roy KERR, D.Sc 2015 John MATTHEWS, D.Eng 2015 Gavin BISHOP, D.Ed 2016 Peter HOLDSWORTH, D.Eng 2017 Julie MAXTON, LL.D 2017 Phillipa McCROSTIE, D.Com 2017 Rt. Hon Sir John KEY, D.Com 2017 Jenny HARPER, LL.D 2018 Elizabeth CALDER, LLD 2019 Peter SIMPSON, LLD 2020 Page 3 of 3 .
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