Governance

Honorary Awards

The Council of the University is empowered under section 26 of the Charles Darwin University Act to grant honorary degrees and titles. Honorary awards and titles are presented to distinguished people who have made a significant contribution to the community or to the University.

Honorary awards and titles are conferred by the University Council on the recommendation of the Nominations, Honorary Awards and Legislation Committee. Honorary awards are normally presented at a Graduation Ceremony.

The Honorary Awards Procedure was instituted to guide the decision-making process.

Recipients

2022

Recipient	Award
Mr John Horswell (PDF, 81.64 KB)	Doctor of Science
Ms Donna Ah Chee (PDF, 82.64 KB)	Doctor of Arts
Mr Michael Long (PDF, 81.14 KB)	Doctor of Arts
Mr John Paterson (PDF, 84.66 KB)	Doctor of Arts
Ms Robyne Burridge OAM (PDF, 86.8 KB)	Doctor of Arts
Mr Ken Suter (PDF, 59.38 KB)	Companion of the University

2021

Recipient	Award
Mr Otto Bulmaniya Campion (PDF, 61.46 KB)	Honorary Doctor of Letters
Ms Grace Miguyie Daniels (PDF, 60.81 KB)	Honorary Doctor of Letters
Mrs Janie Mason (PDF, 173.56 KB)	Honorary Doctor of Letters
Mr Alan Morris (PDF, 171.25 KB)	Honorary Doctor of Letters
AP Sabaratnam Prathapan (PDF, 172.62 KB)	Honorary Doctor of Letters
Mr Peter Strachan (Deceased) (PDF, 169.84 KB)	Honorary Master of Arts
Mr Richard Ryan (PDF, 175.14 KB)	Emeritus Chancellor Honorary Doctor of Letters
Dr Jai Singh (PDF, 172.99 KB)	Emeritus Professor
Dr Stephen Shanahan (PDF, 171.57 KB)	Emeritus Professor
Dr Sue Carthew (PDF, 171.9 KB)	Emeritus Professor
Dr Simon Maddocks (PDF, 174.96 KB)	Emeritus Professor Honorary Doctor of Science
Professor Les McCrimmon (PDF, 175.19 KB)	Emeritus Professor

2019

Recipient	Award
Ms Deborah Fracaro	Companion of the University

2018

Recipient	Award
The Hon Sally Thomas AC	Emeritus Chancellor
Dr Dean Patterson	Doctor of Science
Ms Kathy Guthadjaka	Doctor of Education

2017

Recipient	Award
Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (PDF, 109.18 KB)	Doctor of Economics
Professor Ross Baillie	Doctor of Science
Mr Franck Gohier	Companion of the University

2016

Recipient	Award
Dr Chris Burns	Doctor of Letters
Professor Helen Garnett PSM	Doctor of the University
Mrs Annette Burke	Companion of the University
Mr Rex Wilde QC	Companion of the University

2015

Recipient	Award
Mr Kevin Davis AM	Doctor of Education
The Honourable Tom Harris	Doctor of Letters
Professor Barney Glover	Emeritus Professor

2014

Recipient	Award
Ms Waymamba Yinamara Gaykamangu	Doctor of Education
Mr Jiro Okada	Doctor of Science

2013

Recipient	Award
The Honourable Dean Mildren RFD QC	Doctor of Laws
Professor Jonathan Carapetis	Doctor of Science
Professor Grahame Webb	Doctor of Science
Ms Diana Jarvis	Companion of the University
Ms Terry Underwood AM	Companion of the University
Ms Veronica Dobson	Companion of the University
Mr Allan Garraway	Companion of the University

2012

Recipient	Award
Ms Elaine Läwurrpa Maypilama	Doctor of Letters
Mr Jack Thompson	Doctor of Letters
Mr Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao	Doctor of Letters
Dr John Wakerman	Doctor of Science
Mr Earl James AM	Companion of the University
Mrs Wendy James OAM	Companion of the University
Professor David Parry	Companion of the University
Ms Elizabeth Martin OAM	Companion of the University
Professor Charles Webb	Emeritus Professor

2011

Recipient	Award
Professor Ian Chubb AC	Doctor of Letters
Professor Judith Whitworth AC	Doctor of Letters
Mr Michael Martin OAM	Companion of the University
Ms Angelica Poulos	Companion of the University
Mr Ian Kew	Companion of the University

2010

Recipient	Award
Mr Thomas Calma	Doctor of Letters
The Honourable Daryl Manzie	Doctor of Letters
Dr Sadhana Mahajani	Doctor of Science
Mrs Nancy Giese AO OBE (Deceased)	Emeritus Chancellor
The Honorable Austin Asche AC QC	Emeritus Chancellor

2009

Recipient	Award
Mr John Ah Kit	Doctor of Letters
Mr Peter Plummer	Doctor of Education
Professor Helen Garnett PSM	Emeritus Professor

2008

Recipient	Award
Dr Len Notaras AM	Doctor of Science
Dr Alan Walker (posthumously awarded)	Doctor of Science
Professor David Carment AM	Emeritus Professor
Professor Mary Ann Bin-Sallik	Emeritus Professor

2007

Recipient	Award
Mr Gumana (Deceased)	Doctor of Arts
Mrs Judith Ann Weepers	Doctor of Arts
Ms Marika (Deceased)	Doctor of Education
The Honourable Brian Martin AO MBE	Doctor of Laws
Dr Valerie Asche	Doctor of the University

2006

Recipient	Award
Professor Ron McKay (Deceased)	Doctor of Education Emeritus Professor
Mrs Patricia Miller AO	Doctor of Letters
Mr RG (Dick) Kimber AM	Doctor of Letters

Recipient

Award

Professor Ron McKay (Deceased)

Doctor of Education

Emeritus Professor

Mrs Patricia Miller AO

Doctor of Letters

Mr RG (Dick) Kimber AM

Doctor of Letters

2004

Recipient	Award
Mrs Nancy Giese AO OBE (Deceased)	Doctor of Education

2003

Recipient	Award
The Honourable Paul Everingham AO	Doctor of the University
Mr Paul Sitzler OAM (Deceased)	Companion of the University
Mrs Minna Sitzler AM	Companion of the University

2002

Recipient	Award
Ms Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann	Doctor of Letters
The Honourable Ted Egan AO	Doctor of Letters

2001

Recipient	Award
Dr Neil Conn AO	Doctor of Economics
General Peter Cosgrove AC MC	Doctor of the University
Mr Keith Pennell OAM	Companion of the University

2000

Recipient	Award
Professor John Mathews	Doctor of Science

1999

Recipient	Award
Professor Malcolm Nairn AM	Doctor of Science Emeritus Professor
Mr Jose Sun-Say Yu	Doctor of Economics

Recipient

Award

Professor Malcolm Nairn AM

Doctor of Science

Emeritus Professor

Mr Jose Sun-Say Yu

Doctor of Economics

1998

Recipient	Award
Mr Data' Seri Samy Vellu	Doctor of Education
Dr George Chaloupka	Doctor of Letters

1997

Recipient	Award
Dr Harold Garner (Deceased)	Doctor of Letters

1995

Recipient	Award
Dr John Hargrave AO MBE	Doctor of Science

1994

Recipient	Award
The Honourable Austin Asche AC QC	Doctor of Laws

1993

Recipient	Award
Fr Frank Flynn AC (Deceased)	Doctor of Science

1992

Recipient	Award
Professor James Thomson AM (Deceased)	Doctor of Science Emeritus Professor
Professor Alan Powell	Emeritus Professor

Recipient

Award

Professor James Thomson AM (Deceased)

Doctor of Science

Emeritus Professor

Professor Alan Powell

Emeritus Professor