List of honorary doctors of the University of Otago information
The list of Honorary Doctors of the University of Otago below shows the recipients of honorary doctorates bestowed by the University of Otago since 1962.[1][2][3] Prior to this date honoris causa were conferred by the University of New Zealand; see the list of honorary doctors of the University of New Zealand.
Year
Recipient
Degree
1962
Robert J. T. Bell
LLD
1962
Percy Gowland
DSc
1962
Charles Hercus
LLD
1962
Hubert Ryburn
LLD
1962
Harry Skinner
LittD
1963
Charles Brasch
LittD
1963
Esmond de Beer
LittD
1965
Dick Willett
DSc
1967
Elizabeth Gregory
LLD
1967
Frederick Soper
DSc
1968
Muriel Bell
DSc
1968
Arthur Porritt
LLD
1968
Carl Smith
LLD
1969
Robert Aitken
LLD
1969
Harold Barrowclough
LLD
1969
Jack Bates
LLD
1969
Arthur Beacham
LLD
1969
John Beaglehole
LittD
1969
Clarence Beeby
LLD
1969
Basil Bibby
DSc
1969
Charles Coulson
DSc
1969
Derek Denny-Brown
DSc
1969
Jock Hayward
LLD
1969
Allen Johnston
LLD
1969
John A. Lee
LLD
1969
Douglas Lilburn
MusD
1969
William Morrell
LittD
1969
John Robson
LLD
1970
Arnold Nordmeyer
LLD
1972
Herbert Purves
DSc
1972
Robin Williams
LLD
1973
Kamisese Mara
LLD
1974
Jack Holloway
DSc
1975
Charles Burns
DSc
1975
Ronald Christie
LLD
1975
Eric D'Ath
DSc
1975
Russell Fraser
DSc
1975
Edward Sayers
DSc
1975
Horace Smirk
DSc
1975
John Stallworthy
DSc
1975
John Walsh
DSc
1975
Stanley Wilson
DSc
1976
Lloyd Geering
DD
1976
Harold Turner
DD
1978
Janet Frame
LittD
1978
Ruth Dallas
LittD
1978
John Harris
LLD
1978
Stuart Sidey
LLD
1979
Terry Rodgers
DSc
1979
Jack Somerville
LLD
1979
Garfield Todd
LLD
1981
Charles, Prince of Wales
LittD
1982
Maurice Joel
LLD
1984
Dan Davin
LittD
1984
Norman Davis
LittD
1989
Allan Wilson
DSc
1990
Shridath Ramphal
LLD
1990
Bruce Robertson
LLD
1990
Jim Valentine
LLD
1993
Silvia Cartwright
LLD
1993
Robin Irvine
LLD
1993
Haji Sulaiman bin Haji Daud
LLD
1993
Iona Williams
LLD
1994
Neville Bain
LLD
1994
Dorothy Fraser
LLD
1994
Douglas Girvan
LLD
1994
Alan Horsman
LittD
1994
Ralph Hotere
LLD
1994
William Southgate
MusD
1995
William Fyfe
DSc
1996
James Ng
LittD
1996
Peter Tapsell
LLD
1997
Murray Brennan
DSc
1997
Frank Holmes
LLD
1997
Alison Holst
DSc
1997
Mazlan binti Othman
DSc
1998
Judith Mayhew
LLD
1998
Judith Medlicott
LLD
1998
Hone Tuwhare
LittD
1999
Annette Baier
LittD
1999
Geoffrey Cox
LittD
1999
George Griffiths
LittD
1999
Julian Jack
DSc
2000
George Knight
DD
2000
Ian McDonald
DSc
2000
John Mackie
DSc
2000
Leo Moggie
LLD
2000
George Petersen
DSc
2000
Graham Stanton
DD
2001
Ahmad Azizuddin Bin Zainal Abidin
LLD
2001
Shona Dunlop MacTavish
LittD
2002
Christopher de Hamel
LittD
2002
Allan Hubbard
LLD
2003
Eion Edgar
LLD
2004
Graeme Fogelberg
LLD
2004
Paratene Ngata
LLD
2005
Thomas Davis
LLD
2005
Bill Manhire
LittD
2005
Michael Stedman
LLD
2005
Jeremy Waldron
LLD
2006
Malcolm Grant
LLD
2006
Beryl Howie
DSc
2007
John Gavin
DSc
2007
John Hall-Jones
LLD
2007
Mary McAleese
LLD
2007
Patricia Payne
MusD
2007
Mary Ronnie
LittD
2007
Robert Webster
DSc
2008
Lindsay Brown
LLD
2008
Mason Durie
LLD
2008
Ted McCoy
LLD
2008
Cilla McQueen
LittD
2009
Barbara Anderson
LittD
2009
Michael Cullen
LLD
2009
Shirley Murray
LittD
2009
Paul Oestreicher
DD
2009
Trevor Scott
LLD
2010
James Flynn
DSc
2010
Marilynn Webb
LLD
2011
David Skegg
LLD
2011
Brian Turner
LittD
2013
Audrey Eagle
DSc
2013
Helen Heslop
DSc
2014
Christine French
LLD
2014
Peter Gluckman
DSc
2014
Alan Mark
DSc
2014
Graeme Marsh
DCom
2015
Ian Farrant
DCom
2017
Stanley Paris
LLD
2017
Graeme Hart
DCom
2018
John Ward
LLD
2019
Forrest Miller
LLD
2019
Bridget Williams
LittD
2019
Bill English
LLD
2019
Viopapa Annandale-Atherton
LLD
2019
Atholl Anderson
LLD
2019
Brigid Inder
LLD
2019
Bill Robertson[4]
DSc
2019
John Judge[4]
DCom
2019
Clive Ross[4]
LLD
2019
Julian Smith
LLD
2019
Carla Van Zon[4]
LLD
2019
Bridget Williams
LittD
2021
Harlene Hayne[5]
LLD
2022
Royden Somerville[6]
LLD
2022
Ian Taylor[7]
DCom
2023
Donald Malcolm McRae
LLD
2023
Mindy Chen-Wishart
LLD
2023
Wilson Isaac
LLD
2023
Mai Chen
LLD
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