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| 5 July 2005 | PR 05/62 |
University to honour distinguished figures
At Loughborough University’s summer graduation ceremonies, which will take place from Thursday 14 to Tuesday 19 July 2005, honorary degrees will be conferred upon ten distinguished persons, in recognition of the outstanding contributions they have made to industry, academia, business, sport, the arts and society.
Approximately 3,000 students will receive their awards at the same ceremonies, which will be broadcast live on the University’s web site at www.lboro.ac.uk/graduation
Honorary degrees will be awarded as follows:
Thursday 14 July at 10.30am
Paul McCreesh
Founding and current director of The Gabrieli Consort and Players
Honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt)
For outstanding services to classical music
Professor Duncan Dowson
Fellow of the Royal Society and The Royal Academy of Engineering, and
Visiting Professor at Loughborough University
Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc)
For outstanding contributions to engineering science and the engineering
profession/society, and his support for Loughborough University
Thursday 14 July at 3pm
James Blood
Lay member of University Council and Chair of the University’s Health,
Safety and Environmental Committee
Honorary Doctor of the University (Hon DUniv)
For dedication and commitment to many aspects of governance at Loughborough
University
William Moss
Lay member of University Council and Chair of the University’s Audit
Committee
Honorary Doctor of the University (Hon DUniv)
For dedication and commitment to many aspects of governance at Loughborough
University
Friday 15 July at 10.30am
Dame Deidre Hutton
Former Chair of the National Consumer Council and Chair of the Food Standards
Agency
Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc)
For outstanding public service
Friday 15 July at 3pm
Professor Sir Peter Hall
Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College London
Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc)
For outstanding contributions to urban and regional planning
Monday 18 July at 10.30am
Donald Wix
Retired schoolteacher and local historian
Honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt)
For services to the community, spanning education, local history, and
the development of sporting institutions
Rod Marsh
Director of the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) National Academy
Honorary Doctor of Technology (Hon DTech)
For outstanding achievement in playing, coaching and developing cricket
Tuesday 19 July at 10.30am
Professor Herschel Prins
Visiting Professor in Criminology at the University
Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc)
For his contribution to the understanding of mental disorders and criminology,
and to the University
Shami Chakrabarti
Director of Liberty
Honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt)
For outstanding contributions to society through the promotion of human
rights
At the summer ceremonies two members of the University will also be awarded the Loughborough University Medal – a special award created to mark outstanding service. Viv Green from the University Arts Centre will receive her award at 3pm on Friday 15 July, while Jo Pearson, formerly of the Sports Development Centre, will be presented with her medal at 10.30am on Monday 18 July.
The Loughborough University Medal was developed in 2000 to mark service for and on behalf of the University, and allows the unrecognised contributions made to University life to be acknowledged.
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For further information contact:
Hannah Baldwin, Head of PR, Loughborough University,
T: 01509 222239, E: H.E.Baldwin@lboro.ac.uk
Notes to editors
- Members of the media are welcome to attend the graduation ceremonies,
which will take place in the New
Sports Hall on the University campus. There will also be opportunities
for interviews, photography and filming of the honorary graduates in
the Sir
John Beckwith Centre for Sport (Lecture Theatre) thirty minutes
prior to the start of each ceremony. You are asked to access the campus
via the main University entrance on Epinal Way. Please inform the Public
Relations Office on 01509 222224, in advance, if you wish to attend.
- Loughborough has an established reputation for excellence in teaching and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement. Assessments of teaching quality by the Quality Assurance Agency place Loughborough in the top flight of UK universities, and industry highlights Loughborough in its top five for graduate recruitment. Around 45% of the University’s income is for research. The University has been awarded four Queen’s Anniversary Prizes: for its collaboration with aerospace and automotive companies such as BAE Systems, Ford and Rolls Royce; for its work in developing countries; for pioneering research in optical engineering; and for its world-leading role in sports research, education and development.