The following people are a recipient of a UTS honorary doctor award.
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Qualifications are those advised at time of conferral, unless advised later.
Honorary Doctors of Business (HonDBus)
2024
Patricia Turner AM, MPA (Canberra)
2022
Warren Hogan, BEcFin(Hons) (Macq)
2018
David Thodey AO, BA (Victoria), HonDocSc (Deakin)
2017
George Koukis, BBus (NSWIT)
2014
Catherine Livingstone AC, BA(Hons) (Macq), HonDSc (Murdoch), HonDBus (Macq), FCA, FTSE, FAICD, FAA
2013
SP Kothari, PhD (UI), AAA, AFA
Greg Poche AO, DipTech, BBus (NSWIT), DUniv (Flin)
2010
David Murray AO, BBus (NSWIT), MBA (Macq), HonDLitt (Macq), FCPA, FAIB
Honorary Doctors of Creative Arts (HonDCA)
2015
Stephen Page AO, DipDance (NAISDA Dance College)
2011
Paul Cox
Mem Fox AM, DipT (Rose Bruford), BA (Fin), GradDipLang&Lit (SACAE), HonDLitt (Wolv)
Honorary Doctors of Design (HonDDes)
2025
Dillon Kombumerri, BArch, HonDArch (Sydney)
Grace Lillian Lee, BFashion (Design) (Hons) (RMIT)
2024
The Hon. Robert Stokes, BA, LLB (Macq), MSc (Oxf), PhD (Macq)
2023
Andrew Benjamin, BA, MA (ANU), Diplome d'Etude Avancee (Université Paris 7), PhD (Warwick)
Akira Isogawa
2017
Gene Sherman AM, PhD (Sydney)
2016
Carla Zampatti AC
2015
Frank Gehry
2010
William Mitchell, BArch (Melb), MEnvDes (Yale), MA (Camb), FRAIA, FAAAS
Honorary Doctors of Education (HonDEdu)
2025
Jozefa Sobski AM, MEd (UTS)
2023
Martin Bean, CBE, BAdEd (UTS), HonLLD (Lond)
Honorary Doctors of Engineering (HonDEng)
2023
Jeff Connolly
Robin King, PhD (ICL), FRSN, FTSE, HonFIEAust, CPEng (Ret)
2019
Peter Bailey, BE, MEngSc (Sydney)
2013
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
2001
John Nutt AM, BE (UQ), PhD (Manc), HonDSc (Macq), HonFIE (Aust), FIStructE (UK), MICE (UK), FTSE, FRSA
1995
Gordon Craig AM, OBE, ASTC, CPEng, FIEAust, FRAPI, LGE, LGTCP
Honorary Doctors of Health Sciences (HonDHlthSc)
2022
Patricia Davidson RN, BA, MEd (UOW), PhD (UON), FAHA, FACN, FAAN
2015
Rosemary Bryant AO, RN, BA (Adel), GradDipHlthAdmin (SAIT), DUniv (Flin and QUT), FACN
2014
Jane Sandall CBE, RM, RN, HV, PhD (Sur)
2013
Graeme Clark AC, MBBS(Hons), MS, PhD (Sydney), HonDHlthSc (UTS), FRCS (Edin & Eng), HonFRCS, FRACS, FAA, FRS
Honorary Doctors of Laws (HonLLD)
2026
Bronwyn Penrith
2025
The Hon. Justice Jane Needham, BA (UNSW), LLB (Hons) (UTS)
2024
Jill McKeough AO, LLB, BA (UNSW), LLM (Sydney)
Paul Redmond AM, BA, LLB, LLM(Hons) (Sydney)
2023
Lesley Hitchens AM, GAICD, DipTeach (AMC), BA (Macq), LLB (UNSW), LLM (Lond)
Tony Tobin, BA LLB (UQ)
2022
Katherine Eastman AM SC, BA LLB (UNSW), LLM (UCL), LLM (UTS), DipIHumanRightsLaw (EUI)
Anthony (Tony) McAvoy, LLB (QIT)
2019
Richard Potok AM, BCom LLB (UNSW), BCL (Oxf), HonDoc (Canberra)
2018
The Hon. Justice Ann Ainslie-Wallace, BA LLB (UNSW)
2015
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)
2013
James Spigelman AC, QC, BA(Hons), LLB(Hons) (Sydney)
2010
Elizabeth Broderick, BA LLB (UNSW)
2009
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC, CMG, BA, BEc, LLM (Sydney)
2005
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)
2002
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)
The Rt Hon. John Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, MA (Oxf), HonLLD (Sth Carolina), HonDUniv (Deakin)
2000
Nelson Mandela
1998
The Hon. Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE, BA LLB (UQ), HonLLD (Dub), HonLLD (UQ), HonLLD (ANU), HonLLD (Melb), HonDLitt (CQld), HonDUniv (Griff)
Sir Laurence Street AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC, LLB(Hons) (Sydney), HonLLD (Macq and Sydney), HonDEc (UNE), FCIArb (UK), HonFIA (Aust)
1993
Patricia O’Shane AM, LLB (UNSW), LLM (Sydney)
John ‘Hal’ Wootten AC, QC, BA, LLB (Sydney)
1991
The Rt Hon. Lord Gordon Slynn of Hadley, GBE, PC, QC, LLB, MA (Camb)
Honorary Doctors of Letters (HonLittD)
2026
Judith Neilson AM
2025
Michael Rose AM, LLB (UNSW)
2024
Kate Grenville AO, BA(Hons) (Sydney), MFA (Creative Writing) (Colorado)
Jess Hill
2017
Jenny Brockie, BA DipEd (Macq)
Ian Watt AC, BCom(Hons) (Melb), MEcon, PhD (La Trobe)
2013
Tim Costello AO, LLB, DipEd (Monash), BDivinity (BTS Ruschlikon), MTheol (Whitley), Doctorate of Sacred Theology
Sekia Holland, BA (UTS), MSc (Wis)
Thomas Keneally AO, DLitt (honoris causa) (UQ, UWS, NUI, FDU, Rollins)
2012
The Hon. Bruce Baird AM, BA (Sydney), MBA (Melb), HonPhD (UON)
2010
Neal Blewett AC, BA, DipEd (UTas), MA, PhD, HonFellow (Oxf), HonLLD (UTas), HonDLitt (Hull), HonLLD (ANU), FRHS
Aden Ridgeway
Brian Sherman AM
2009
David Goodman, BA(Hons) (Manc), DipEcon (Peking), PhD (Lond), FASSA
2008
JM (John) Coetzee, BA, MA (Cape Town), PhD (Texas)
2006
Charles ‘Chicka’ Dixon, HonDLitt (UNSW), HonDLitt (Macq)
2004
Ismail Serageldin, BSc (Cairo), MRP, PhD (Harv)
2003
Glenn Murcutt AO, LFRAIA, HonFAIA, HonFRIBA, HonFRAIC, HonFSAFA, HonDSc (UNSW)
2000
Warren Horton AM, BA (Sydney), HonDLitt (LaTrobe), FALIA
1999
His Excellency Dr Árpád Göncz, DLaws (Pázmány Péter University of Arts and Sciences)
1998
Michael Dodson AM, LLB, BJuris (Monash)
Sir Ronald Wilson AC, KBE, CMG, QC, LLB (UWA), LLM (Penn)
1997
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, BSc, MD, DA, FFARCS, DRCS
Aung San Suu Kyi AC, BA, MA (Oxf)
1995
The Hon. John Button, BA, LLB, HonDBus (RMIT)
The Hon. Edward Gough Whitlam AC, QC, BA, LLB, HonDLitt (Sydney) HonDLitt (UOW) HonDLitt (La Trobe), HonLLD (Philippines)
1993
The Hon. Barry Jones AC, MA, LLB (Melb), DSc (Macq), FTSE, FAHA, FAA, FASSA, MP
Ingrid Moses AO, DiplSozWirt (Erlangen-Nurnberg), MA, PhD (UQ), GradDipTertEd (DDIAE)
1991
Harry Seidler AC, OBE, MArch
Honorary Doctors of Science (HonDSc)
2023
Elizabeth Dennis AC, BSc, PhD (Sydney), FTSE, FAA
Kim McKay AO, BA (UTS)
2014
William Peacock AC, BSc, PhD (Sydney), HonDSc (CSU), HonDScAg (Sydney), HonDSc (UGent), HonDSc (UNSW), FAA, FRS, FTSE, FAIAS
2012
Martha Hill, BSN (JohnsH), MSN (Penn), PhD (JohnsH)
2010
Kathleen Dracup, DNSc (Calif), FAAN
2009
Vicki Sara AO, BA(Hons), PhD (Sydney), DOC (Karolinska Institute), HonDSc (USQ), HonDSc (VicMelb), HonDUniv (QUT), HonDSc (UTS), FAA, FTSE
Robin Warren, MB BS, MD (Adel), HonMD (UWA), HonDUniv (Adel), FRCPA, HonFRACP, FAA
2006
Robin Batterham AO, BE, PhD, HonLLD (Melb), AMusA, FAA, FTSE, FREng, FNAE, CPE, CE, CSci, FAusIMM, FISS, FIChemE, FIEAust, FAIM, FAICD
2004
Russell Howard, BSc, BSc(Hons), PhD (Melb)
2003
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
Honorary Doctors of Technology (HonDTech)
2025
Sally-Ann Williams, BA, MA, HonDUniv (Griff), FTSE
2023
Richard White, MBIT (UTS)
2019
Paul Scully-Power AM, BSc(Hons), DipEd, DSc (Sydney)
Honorary Doctors of the University (HonDUniv)
2024
Michelene Collopy, JP, BEc (ANU), CA, FPS, GAICD
2023
Michael McDaniel AO, BA (WSU), HonDEd (WINU), ASM, ASM (S-E Asia), FRSN
2022
Shirley Alexander AM, BSc, MAppStats (Macq), GradDipEd (SCAE)
Attila Brungs AO, BSc(Hons) (UNSW), DPhil (Oxon), FTSE, FRSN
Anne Dwyer, BBus (CSturt)
Dr Ron Sandland AM, BSc(Hons) (Sydney), PhD (UNSW), HonDSc (Melb), FTSE
Patrick Woods, BSc (Guelph), MBA (McM), ACPA, FAICD
2019
Robert Kelly AM, BCom (UNSW), LLB, LLM (Sydney), MBA (UNSW), FCIS, FAICD, FGIA
Russell Taylor AM, MBA, GradDipPSM (UTS), GradDipArts (ANU)
2018
Zareh Nalbandian
2017
Peter Booth, BEc (Sydney), GradDipEd (SydTeachColl), MEc (UNE), PhD (Griff), FCPA, FCA
Glen Boreham AM, BEc (Sydney), FAICD
Mark Scott AO, BA, DipEd, MA (Sydney), MPA (Harv), HonDLitt (Sydney), HonDBus (UNSW), FAICD
Brian Wilson AO, MCom(Hons) (Auck)
2015
The Hon. Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO, MBBS (Sydney), FRANZCP
Ross Milbourne AO, BCom, MCom(Hons) (UNSW), PhD (Calif), FASSA, FAICD
2014
Dr Chau Chak Wing
2012
Zhe Wei Zhou, BE (Chongqing), ME (Huazhong), PhD (Shanghai)
2011
Dianne Leckie, BBus (KCAE), MEc (Macq), FCPA, MAICD
Dr Valerie Levy, BA (Col), MA (Penn), PhD (Claremont)
Dr Paul Woolley, BA, DPhil (York)
2008
Rodney Cavalier, BA(Hons) (Sydney)
2007
Jeffrey FitzGerald, LLB(Hons) (Melb), LLM, PhD (Northwestern)
Ken Rennie AM, FCA
2006
John Hughes, BSc (Sydney), FACS, MBCS, MIEEE
Richard Johnstone, BA (UON), PhD (Camb)
The Hon. Ian Sheppard AO, QC, LLB (Sydney), HonMA (KCAE)
2005
The Hon. Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE, BA LLB (UQ), HonLLD (Dub), HonLLD (UQ), HonLLD (ANU), HonLLD (Melb), HonLLD (UTS), HonDLitt (CQld), HonDUniv (Griff)
Robert (Bob) Robertson, MA (UVic), FRAIPR, FATRI
2004
Lesley Johnson, BA (Sydney), MEd (UQ), PhD (Monash), FAICD, FAAH
2003
Tony Blake AM, BEd, MSc (Melb), PhD (Purdue, Indiana)
2002
Robyn Kemmis, BA(Hons) (UNE), MA (Essex)
Margaret Trask AM, BA (UNE), MLib (UNSW), FLAA
2001
Brian Low, BSc, BEd (UQ), PhD (UNSW)
1999
Doreen Clark AM, BSc(Hons) (Sydney), PhD (UNSW), FRACI, FTSE, Associate — AIFST, MRSC
Richard Johnson AO, BArch, HonDArch (Sydney), LFRAIA, RIBA, HonFRAIC, HonFAIA
David Lance, BEc (Sydney)
Peter Parr, MSc, PhD (Belf), FIEAust, CPEng
1997
Barry Thornton AM, PhD, DSc, FTSE, FInstP, FBCS, FACS, FNYAcSc, FAIEng, FRAeS
1996
Margaret Burchett, BSc, PhD (Sydney), DipEd (UNE), FAIH, MAIBiol
Roy Guthrie AM, DSc, PhD (Lond), DUniv (Griff), HonLLD (Humber), FTSE, FRSC, FRACI, FAIM
Allan Pattison, MSc, PhD (Stan), ASTC, FIEAust
1995
Ann Curthoys, BA, DipEd (Sydney), PhD (Macq)
John Kaye AO, BComm (UQ), MBE, MA, MSc (Soc) (UNSW), FSTC
1994
Ellice Swinbourne AM, BSc(Hons), PhD, ASTC, FRACI
1993
Jeremy Hirschhorn, DiplIng, DrTechSc (Vienna), FIEAust
1992
Gunther Kress, BA (UON), DipGenLing (Lond), DLitt (UON)
1988
Ronald Werner AM, MSc, PhD (UNSW), ASTC, FRACI