University of Glasgow confers honorary degrees
Published: 13 June 2003
The University of Glasgow will confer honorary degrees on seven distinguished men and women at the annual Commemoration Day ceremony on Wednesday 18 June.
The University will confer honorary degrees on seven distinguished men and women at the annual Commemoration Day ceremony on Wednesday 18 June.
For the Degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD)
AUGUSTINE THOMAS O'DONNELL
Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
For the Degree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt)
DR SHEENA ELIZABETH McDONALD
Political journalist
For the Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc)
KEENAN SMART
Head of Natural History Unit, National Geographic Television, USA
For the Degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv)
NAJIB AREF BUDEIRI
Founder member and President, Friends of Glasgow University Inc, New York, USA
MAJOR GENERAL LESLIE BUSK
Director-General, British Heart Foundation
The RT HON MICHAEL MARTIN
Speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Glasgow Springburn
SIR LEWIS ROBERTSON
Former chairman of the Carnegie Trust for Universities of Scotland
The Commemoration Day Ceremony will take place in the Bute Hall, University of Glasgow and begins at 11.15am.
Media Relations Office (media@gla.ac.uk)
The Commemoration Day Ceremony will take place in the Bute Hall, University of Glasgow and begins at 11.15am.
Press / cameras will be admitted to the gallery of the Bute Hall ? enter by turret G
There will be informal photo opportunities at the end of the ceremony at approximately 12.30 in the East Quad.
For further details please contact the press office on 0141 330 3535 / 3683
Further press releases will follow
First published: 13 June 2003
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