In Honourable Company

Australian Catholic University’s (ACU National) highest honour, Doctor of the University (honoris causa) is bestowed each year on recipients in recognition of their valuable contributions or outstanding achievements. Awards are usually conferred at a Graduation Ceremony.

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1994
• 1992

Conferred 2009

• Sr Angela Ryan CSB - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 27 March 2009
• Mr David Landa - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 30 March 2009
• Mrs Jan Buckley - Honorary Master of Arts conferred on 30 March 2009
• Mrs Patricia Burke AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 31 March 2009
• Sr Joan Healy RSJ - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 31 March 2009
• Sr Denise Coghlan RSM AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 15 April 2009
• Dr Eric Shaw CBE (deceased) - Honorary Doctorate posthumous conferred on 15 April 2009
• Mr James Synan - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 2 May 2009
• Rev William James Uren SJ - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 4 May 2009
• Mr Kevin Sheedy AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 5 May 2009
• Mr Brendan Dooley M.B.B.S (Melb) F.R.C.S (Eng.) - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 5 May 2009
• General Peter Cosgrove AC MC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 29 September 2009
• Isabel Amaral Guterres - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 31 October 2009

Conferred 2008

• Rev Tim Costello AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 12 April 2008
• Br Kelvin Canavan fms AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 21 April 2008
• Mr Li Cunxin - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 22 April 2008
• Mr Francis Sullivan - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 22 April 2008
• The Hon Justice Lex Lasry QC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 6 May 2008
• Mr Eugene Cullity - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 6 May 2008
• Ms Margaret Vider - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 27 May 2008
• Sr Mary McDonald sgs - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 27 May 2008
• Sr Mary Ronayne sgs - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 27 May 2008
• Terry O’Connell - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 8 October 2008

Conferred 2007

• Mr Phil Glendenning - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 30 March 2007
• Mr Jimmy Little AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 11 April 2007
• Mr Terry Sullivan - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 11 April 2007
• Mr Fred Chaney AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 5 May 2007
• Mr Gerald Gleeson AC KCSG - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 8 May 2007
• Ms Susanne Macri AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 8 May 2007
• Rev Dr John Thornhill SM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 8 May 2007
• Ms Margaret Gurry AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 28 May 2007
• Mr Michael Leunig - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 29 May 2007
• Archbishop J Michael Miller CSB - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 1 Aug 2007
• Mr Rino Grollo - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 4 October 2007

Conferred 2006

• Most Reverend Francis Carroll DD - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 31 March 2006
• The Wiggles - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 11 April 2006
• Fr William Jordan - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 29 April 2006
• Fr Thomas Boland - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 10 May 2006
• Sr Kathleen Burke rsm - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 10 May 2006
• Mr David Wenham - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 25 May 2006
• The Honourable Susan Crennan - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 25 May 2006
• The Honourable James Spigelman AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 4 October 2006

Conferred 2005

• Sir Peter Barter OBE - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 23 March 2005
• Mr Julian Burnside QC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 9 April 2005
• Dr Shirin Ebadi - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 14 April 2005
• Mr John Gleeson AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 14 April 2005
• Hon Chief Justice Murray Gleeson AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 31 March 2005
• Rev Cyril Hally SSC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 31 March 2005
• Lady (Primrose) Potter AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 21 April 2005
• Dr Gerard Vaughan - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 21 April 2005
• Dr Ming-Cheung (Michael) Yeung - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 17 December 2005

Conferred 2004

• Mrs Sallyanne Atkinson AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 2 April 2004
• Ms Joan Carden AO OBE - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 15 April 2004
• Associate Professor Richard Divall OBE - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 28 April 2004
• Professor Bernard Hickey AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 2 September 2004
• Mr Allan Myers QC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 1 May 2004
• Fr John O'Reilly - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 28 April 2004
• Bishop Geoffrey Robinson DD - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 26 March 2004

Conferred 2003

• Mr Geoffrey Joy - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 4 April 2003
• Sr Patricia Pak Poy rsm - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 3 May 2003
• Professor Ivan Deveson AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 9 May 2003
• Sr Marie Kehoe rsm AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 9 May 2003
• Professor Emeritus Peter Drake AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 23 May 2003

Conferred 2002

• Sr Evelyn Mary Woodward rsj - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 5 April 2002
• Mr John Anthony Eales AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 10 April 2002
• Sr Deirdre Ann Rofe ibvm (deceased) - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 20 April 2002
• Professor John Michael Dwyer AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 3 May 2002
• His Eminence Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 3 May 2002
• Her Excellency Professor Marie Roslyn Bashir AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 3 May 2002
• Rev Thomas Michael Doyle AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 10 May 2002

Conferred 2001

• Dr Robert Fitzgerald AM - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 6 April 2001
• Emeritus Professor Tess Cramond - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 11 April 2001
• Most Reverend Carlos Belo sdb - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 23 April 2001
• Sr Rosemary Crumlin rsm - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 25 May 2001
• Mr John Theodore Ralph AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 25 May 2001

Conferred 2000

• Her Excellency The Hon Mrs Mary Marguerite Leneen Forde AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 13 April 2000
• Br Charles Howard fms - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 27 April 2000
• Ms Evelyn Ruth Scott AO - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 27 April 2000
• Sr Mary Gabrielle Jennings rsm (deceased) - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 2 June 2000

Conferred 1999

• His Excellency The Hon Sir William Patrick Deane AC KBE - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 8 April 1999
• Dr John Billings and Dr Evelyn Billings - Honorary Doctorates conferred on 16 April 1999
• Emeritus Professor Rosemary Goldie - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 23 April 1999

Conferred 1998

• Rev Francis Mecham - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 17 April 1998
• Bishop Ronald Mulkearns - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 2 May 1998

Conferred 1997

• Sr Noni Mitchell ibvm - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 3 April 1997
• Most Rev Thomas Francis Little KBE - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 29 May 1997

Conferred 1996

• Dr Victor James Couch (deceased) - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 11 April 1996
• Br Justin Linus Kelty cfc (deceased) - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 1 June 1996
• His Excellency The Hon Sir James Augustine Gobbo AC - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 3 June 1996

Conferred 1994

• Rev Dr Francis Henry Harman (deceased) - Honorary Doctorate conferred on 2 May 1994

Conferred 1992

• Sir Bernard James Callinan AC CBE DSO MC (deceased) - Honorary Doctorate conferred at Inauguration Ceremony of Australian Catholic University on 23 April 1992

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