UVic honorary degrees, 1961-

Listed by year and name of degree recipient

1961

Armstrong, Charles Johnstone, former student at Victoria College, and President of University of Nevada, May 1961,LL.D. (U.B.C.)
Young, Rosalind Watson, Victoria College faculty member, 1903-1904, and founding member of the University Extension Association, (Deceased 3 Nov. 1961), May 1961, LL.D. (U.B.C.)

1964

Cunningham, Jeffree Aikin, Professor emeritus of Biology and Zoology, and founder of UVic Biology Dept. (Deceased Jan. 1984), May 1964, LL.D.
Koerner, Walter Charles, B.C. philanthropist, Nov. 1964, LL.D.
Lamb, William Kaye, National Librarian and Archivist (Deceased Aug. 1999), Nov. 1964, LL.D.
Robertson, Harold Rocke, Principal of McGill (Victoria born), Nov. 1964, LL.D.
Vachon, Louis-Albert (J. le Cardinal), Rector, Laval University, Nov. 1964, LL.D.

1965

Ballard, Bristow Guy, President, Canadian National Research Council (Deceased), May 1965, LL.D.
Henn, Thomas Rice, Professor of English Literature, Cambridge, (Deceased 14 Dec. 1974), May 1965, LL.D.
Mayhew, Robert Wellington, (Deceased), Victoria businessman and public servant, May 1965, LL.D.
Pearkes, George Randolph, B.C. Lieutenant-Governor, (Deceased), June 1965, LL.D.

1966

Bennett, William Andrew Cecil, Premier of B.C. (Deceased), May 1966, LL.D.
Clearihue, Joseph Badenoch, First UVic Chancellor (Deceased March 1988), May 1966, LL.D.
Ladner, Leon Johnson, B.C. industrialist and financier (Deceased 1978), May 1966, LL.D.
Ross, Phyllis Gregory, Economist and Chancellor of U.B.C., May 1966, LL.D.

1967

Creighton, Donald Grant, Canadian historian, University of Toronto, May 1967, LL.D.
Robertson, Norman Alexander, Canadian diplomat and Director of School of International Affairs, Carleton University, (Deceased), May 1967, LL.D.
Smallwood, Joseph Roberts, Premier of Newfoundland Deceased), Nov. 1967, LL.D.

1968

Berkeley, Cyril Jonas, Pioneer B.C. biologist from Biological Station, Nanaimo (Deceased), May 1968, LL.D.
Davidson, George Forrester, CBC President, May 1968, LL.D.
Hutchison, William Bruce, B.C. author, journalist and newspaper editor (Deceased Sept. 1992), May 1968, LL.D.
Pearkes, Constance Blytha, Wife of B.C. Lieutenant Governor, May 1968, LL.D.
Woodcock, George, B.C. author & editor (Deceased), May 1968, LL.D.

1969

Frye, Northrop, Canadian literary critic (Deceased 23 January 1991), May 1969, LL.D.
Hillary, Edmund Percival (Sir), Conqueror of Mount Everest, May 1969, LL.D.
Prince Philip (His Royal Highness), Duke of Edinburgh, May 1969, D.SC.

1970

Tunnard, Christopher, Urban planner and Director of Planning Studies, Yale University, May 1970, LL.D.

1971

Clutesi, George Charles, Nootka writer and artist, May 1971, LL.D.
Wilson, Richard Biggerstaff, Chair of Victoria College Development Fund in 1959, and Second UVic Chancellor (Deceased 30 May 1991), May 1971, LL.D.

1972

Boggs, Jean Sutherland, art historian and director of National Gallery of Canada, May 1972, LL.D.
Springer, Hugh Worrell (Sir), Secretary-General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, May 1972, LL.D.
Wallace, Robert Thomas Duff, Professor Emeritus (Deceased April 1999), May 1972, LL.D.

1973

Clay, Margaret Jean, Victoria librarian (Deceased), May 1973, LL.D.
Grube, George Maximilian A., Canadian classicist, May 1973, LL.D.
Shadbolt, Jack Leonard, B.C. painter (Deceased Aug. 1999), June 1973, LL.D.

1974

Gage, Walter Henry (C.C.), president of U.B.C., May 1974, LL.D.
Wright, Charles Seymour (Sir), Canadian scientist and explorer (Deceased, 3 Nov. 1975), May 1974, LL.D.

1975

Lewis, Wilfred Bennett, Canadian nuclear physicist, May 1975, LL.D.
Lohbrunner, Edmund Herman, Victoria botanist (Deceased Oct. 1985), May 1975, LL.D.

1976

Gordon, Daniel Marshall, Victoria lawyer (Deceased Oct. 1979), May 1976, LL.D.
Hebb, Donald Olding, Canadian psychologist, May 1976, LL.D.
Laskin, Bora, Chief Justice of Canada (Deceased March 1984), April 1976, LLD.
Lederman, William Ralph, First Dean of Law, Queen's University, May 1976, LL.D.
Nemetz, Nathan Theodore, Chief Justice, B.C. Supreme Court, May 1976, LL.D.
Ormsby, Margaret Anchoretta, B.C. historian, May 1976, LL.D.
Vinaver, Eugene, French medieval literature scholar (Deceased, Aug. 1979), May 1976, LL.D.

1977

Gunning, Harry Emmett, Canadian chemist, May 1977, LL.D.
Irwin, William Arthur, Canadian editor and diplomat (Deceased Aug. 1999), May 1977, LL.D.

1978

Forrester, Maureen, Canadian contralto, Sept. 1978, LL.D.
Graham, Colin David, Director Victoria Art Gallery, Sept. 1978, LL.D.
Hickman, Walter Henry, Victoria College Principal, May 1978, LL.D.
Ireland, Willard Ernest, Provincial Librarian and Archivist (Deceased Jan. 1979), May 1978, LL.D.
Kennedy, Fanny Annette (Nan), B.C. Nursing education consultant, May 1978, LL.D.
McKenzie, Lloyd George (Q.C., The Honorable), B.C. Supreme Court Justice, May 1978, LL.D.
Ruttan, John Graham (The Honorable), B.C. Supreme Court Justice (Deceased), May 1978, LL.D.
Wood, Robin Laurence, Principal of Victoria Conservatory of Music, Sept. 1978, LL.D.
Woodsworth, David Edward, Canadian social work educator, May 1978, LL.D.

1979

Liungh, Esse W., director and producer, CBC Radio, May 1979, LL.D.
Reid, William Ronald, Haida artist, June 1979, LL.D.

1980

Allen, Francis A., U.S. legal scholar, University of Michigan, Nov. 1980, LL.D.
Berger, Thomas R. (The Honorable Mr. Justice), B.C. Supreme Court Justice, May 1980, LL.D.
Lansdowne, James Fenwick, Victoria bird painter (Deceased 26 July 2008), May 1980, LL.D.
Twining, William Lawrence, British legal scholar, Warwick Nov. 1980, LL.D.
Weiler, Paul Cronin, Canadian legal scholar (Harvard), Nov. 1980, LL.D.

1981

Cunliffe, Sydney Joseph, B.C. Engineering,UVic BOG Chairman (Deceased 1990),May 1981, LL.D.
Hirsch, John Stephan, Director, Stratford Festival Foundation of Canada (Deceased 1989), Nov. 1981, D.F.A.
Peterson, Oscar Emmanuel, Canadian jazz pianist, May 1981, D.MUS.
Ringwood, Gwen Pharis, B.C. playwright (Deceased, May 1985), June 1981, D.F.A.
Soong, Ching Ling, Stateswoman and social work activist (Beijing), May 1981, LL.D.

1982

Careless, James Maurice, Canadian historian, University of Toronto, Nov. 1982, D.LITT. Curtis, Charlton John, Director of Cedar Lodge (Deceased Jan. 1984), May 1982.
Morris, Joseph, Canadian labour leader (Deceased Oct. 10 1996), May 1982, LL.D
Mowat, Farley McGill, Canadian naturalist, novelist and historian, May 1982, D.LITT.
Richardson, John Reginald, nuclear physicist from UCLA, Nov. 1982, D.SC.
Van Vliet, Maurice Lewis, Canadian physical educator (Deceased April 2001), May 1982, D.ED.

1983

Berton, Pierre, Canadian author & journalist, Nov. 1983, LL.D.
Gillie, Bernard, B.C. Educator (Deceased), May 1983, D.ED.
Hunt, Henry, B.C. (Kwakiutl) carver and artist (Deceased Mar. 1985), May 1983, D.F.A.
Keenleyside, Hugh Llewellyn, B.C. diplomat and public servant (Deceased Sept. 1992), May 1983, LL.D.
Mundy, Phyllis B., B.C. naturalist and mountaineer (Deceased Apr. 1990), Nov. 1983, LL.D.
Namaliu, Rabbie Langanai, (C.M.G., M.P, The Honorable), Papua New Guinea statesman, Nov. 1983, LL.D.
Roots, Ernest Frederick, B.C. geologist and Arctic expert, Nov. 1983, D.SC.

1984

Adaskin, Frances James (O.C.), Canadian soprano and teacher (Deceased 1988), June 1984, D.MUS.
Adaskin, Murray (O.C.), Canadian composer and teacher, June 1984, D.MUS.
Curtis, Charlton John, Cedar Lodge Executive Director (Deceased Jan. 1984), May 1982, LL.D.
Gordon, Minita Elmira (Her Excellency), Governor General, Belize, Central America, June 1984, LL.D.
Ignatieff, George, Canadian diplomat (Deceased 1989), June 1984, LL.D.
Levirs, Franklin Parker, B.C. educator (Deceased 6 Feb. 1992), Nov. 1984, LL.D.
Pavelic, Myfanwy Spencer, Victoria portrait painter, June 1984, D.F.A.
Williams, Peter, B.C. Gitskan leader, Nov. 1984, LL.D.

1985

Crawford, Russell Allan, Canadian technology entrepreneur, Nov. 1985, LL.D.
Harbord, Justin Victor, UVic builder, B.O.G. member, June 1985, LL.D.
Lipsey, Richard George, Canadian economist, June 1985, L.D.
McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, B.C. biologist, Chancellor of UVic, May 1985, D.SC.
Mitchell, William Ormond, Canadian author (Deceased Feb. 1998), Nov. 1985, D.LITT.
Page, Patricia (P.K.), Poet, May 1985, D.LITT.

1986

Halpern, Ida, B.C. musicologist (Deceased), Nov. 1986, D.MUS.
Hart, Josephine Frances L. (Mrs. G.C. Carl), Victoria marine biologist, May 1986, D.SC.
MacKay, John Ross, U.B.C. geomorphologist, May 1986, D.SC.
Ostler, William Leonard, Victoria Judge, May 1986, LL.D.
Stephen, Hugh R., UVic builder and Chair of Board of Governors (Deceased 22 March 2002), May 1986, LL.D.

1987

Louie, George, B.C. (Nootka) carver and linguist, May 1987, LL.D.
McGeer, Edith Graef, U.B.C. neurologist, May 1987, D.SC.
Polanyi, John Charles, Canadian Nobel Laureate (Chemistry), May 1987, D.SC.
Spohr, Arnold, director Royal Winnipeg Ballet, May 1987, D.F.A.
Thomson, Margaret, Community worker (Deceased), Nov. 1987, LL.D.

1988

Andrews, George Smedley, B.C. surveyor and engineer, May 1988, D.ENG.
Emmons, Donn, American architect andUVic Development Planner (Deceased Sept. 1997), Nov. 1988, LL.D.
Kennedy, D. Elizabeth, UVic Math professor, Emeritus, May 1988, LL.D.
MacDonald, John Spencer, B.C. electrical engineer, May 1988, D.ENG.
McFarlane, James, Ross, Canadian mechanical engineer, May 1988, D.ENG.
Mutsu, Ian Yonosuke, Japanese film producer, cultural ambassador, May 1988, LL.D.
Page, Harold John, B.C. Engineer, Asst. Deputy Minister, May 1988, D.ENG.
Rogers, Robt. Gordon (The Honorable), B.C. Lieutenant-Governor, Nov. 1988, LL.D.
Scargill, Mathew Henry, UVic linguist and dean of Graduate Studies (Deceased), May 1988, LL.D.
Tobin, Brian A., Journalist, editor and leader, May 1988, LL.D.

1989

Clark, Howard Charles, scientist and President of Dalhousie University, June 1989, D.SC.
Kergin, Dorothy Jean, founder of UVic Nursing School (Deceased 16 Feb. 1989), June 1989, D.S.N.
Mayhew, Elza, Victoria sculptor, Nov. 1989, D.F.A.
McCrum, Michael William, vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, June 1989, D.ED.
Quayle, Daniel Branch, B.C. marine biologist (Deceased, 19 Oct. 1993), Nov. 1989, D.SC.
Saddlemyer, Ann, Canadian literary scholar, June 1989, D.LITT.
Safdie, Moshe, Architect, June 1989, D.F.A.

1990

Blais, Marie-Claire (C.C.), Canadian author, Nov. 1990, D.LITT.
Davies, Kay E., Human geneticist, Oxford University, June 1990, D.SC.
Eyton, Rhys Tudor, President of Canadian Airlines, June 1990, LL.D.
Livesay, Dorothy, poet (Deceased Dec. 1996), June 1990, D.LITT.
Rogers, Edward S., president and CEO of Rogers Communications, June 1990, LL.D.
Schindler, David William, Environmentalist, specialist in biosphere pollutants and water chemistry, University of Alberta, Nov. 1990, D.SC.
Vandekerkhove, Allen, Victoria businessman and entrepreneur, June 1990, LL.D.
Vickers, Margaret Ruth, contributer to native education, welfare and promoter of native artists, Oct. 1990, LL.D.
Wigdor, Blossom Temkin, psychologist and gerontologist, Oct. 1990, D.SC.
Williams, Bryan, Vancouver lawyer, June 1990, LL.D.
Williams, Michael Collard, Victoria businessman and heritage developer (Deceased 9 November 2000), Nov. 1990, LL.D.

1991

Brown, Bruce Lloyd, art collector, Nov. 1991, D.F.A.
Cooke, Katherine (Katie), education and research consultant, Nov. 1991, LL.D.
De Roo, Remi Joseph, bishop of Victoria and human rights advocate, June 1991, LL.D.
Gibson, William Carleton, chancellor UVic, 1985-1990, June 1991, D.SC.
Greig, Mary, B.C. alpinist and rhododendron grower (Deceased 1990), June 1991 (posthumous), D.SC.
Hersom, Naomi Louisa, president Mount St. Vincent University, Canadian educator, June 1991, D.ED.
Jackman, Sydney Wayne (Toby), UVic Emeritus Faculty, Nov. 1991, D.LITT.
Joubin, Francis Renault, Canadian geologist & prospector, Victoria College alumnus and worker for world peace and Third World development (Deceased Feb. 1997), June 1991, D.SC.
Kinsella, William Patrick, Canadian author, UVic alumnus, June 1991, D.LITT.
Mearns, William Clark, UVic founder and member first Board of Governors, businessman (Deceased May 1998), June 1991, LL.D.
Petch, Howard Earle, president of UVic, 1975-1990, June 1991, D.SC.
Richmond, Mary Lewis, contributions to field of nursing and UVic Nursing Administrator, June 1991, LL.D.
Ross, R. Ian (O.C.), owner of Butchart Gardens, philanthropist and member of the early UVic building committee (Deceased 2 Feb. 1997), June 1991, LL.D.
Sam, Samuel Xwe-Xya-Luc, Aboriginal leader, Nov. 1991, LL.D.
Wilson, Bertha (The Honorable, Q.C.), Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Nov. 1991, LL.D.
Winspear, Francis George, philanthropist, educator and businessman (Deceased Jan. 1997), Nov. 1991, D.SC.

1992

Abella, Rosalie Silberman, Ontario Court of Appeal Judge, May 1992, LL.D.
Brown, Rosemary, first black woman in Canadian Legislature (B.C.), June 1992, LL.D.
Cote, Roger A., pathologist, Universite de Sherbrooke, Nov. 1992, D.SC.
Davidson, Robert C., Haida artist, June 1992, D.F.A.
Godson, Warren Lehman, scientist and meteorologist, June 1992, D.SC.
Kidd, George P., UVic founder, June 1992, LL.D.
Perry, Walter Laing MacDonald (Lord Perry of Walton), Vice Chancellor of Open University of Britain, Nov. 1992, D.ED.
Rimrott, Friedrich Paul Johannes, University of Toronto, May 1992, D.ENG.
Roberts, John P.L. (Dean), Dean of Fine Arts, University of Calgary, Nov. 1992, D.F.A.
Seaton, Peter D., Justice Court of Appeal of B.C. and Court of Appeal of Yukon Territory, Chief Commission of Health (Deceased 19 Dec. 1993), June 1992, LL.D.
Trelawny, John Guy, author and botanist, June 1992, D.SC.
Sinclair, Lister S., broadcaster and journalist, June 1992, LL.D.
Von Born, Heidi, Swedish author and promoter of Canadian literature in Europe, Nov. 1992, D.LITT.

1993

Carr, Shirley, 1st woman head of Canadian Labour Congress, June 1993, LL.D.
Conacher, Desmond John, Professor Emeritus Classics, University of Trinity College Toronto (Deceased), June 1993, D.LITT.
Dickson, Brian Marchmont (The Right Honorable), retired Chief Justice of Canada (Deceased 1998), June 1993, LL.D.
Fraser, F. Murray, founding UVic Law Dean and VP Academic (Deceased March 1997), June 1993, LL.D.
Koo, Chen-Foo, entrepreneur and business leader, China, Nov. 1993, LL.D.
Lambert, Phyllis, director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, June 1993, LL.D.
Panyarachun, Anand (Chairman), diplomat and Past Prime Minister of Thailand, Nov. 1993. LL.D.
Stewart, Ian Hugh, former Chair of UVic Board of Governors, June 1993, LL.D.
Stewart, Robert W., founder, Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, B.C., June 1993, D.SC.
Strong, Maurice F., Secretary-General of 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), June 1993, LL.D.
Wilson, Douglas, Director of B.C. Ministry of Health, Native Health Branch, June 1993, LL.D.

1994

Bannister, Roger, Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Chambers, Gretta (Chancellor), journalist, April 1994, LL.D.
Downes, Gwladys, Poet, critic and translator, UVic Emeritus, Nov. 1994, D.LITT.
Fulton, E. Margaret, Canadian educator and feminist, May 1994, D.ED.
Hansen, Richard Marven, Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Hasmah, Siti, Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Johnston, David, Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Kahan, Barbara, Child Rights activist (Deceased Aug. 2000), April 1994, LL.D.
Landy, John M., August 1994, LL.D.
Laumann, Silken S., Olympic rower, Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Martin-Bates, Pat, artist and educator, April 1994, D.F.A.
Ordia, Abraham (Chief), (Deceased), Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Peden, Douglas J., Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Prince, Edward (His Royal Highness, The Prince), Aug. 1994, LL.D.
Romero, Pepe, guitarist, April 1994, D.MUS.
Shankar, Ravi, world renowned Indian musician, Aug. 1994, D.MUS.
Smith, Wilfred C., United Church Minister, Prof. Emeritus at Harvard, Nov. 1994, D.LITT.
Southwood, Richard (Sir), British zoologist, Pro-Vice Chancellor Oxford, Nov. 1994, D.SC.
Taylor, Richard E., Nobel-Prize Winning Canadian physicist, May 1994, D.SC.

1995

Carter, Peter Basil (Q.C.), Oxford Law Professor, Nov. 1995, LL.D.
Cooper, Mel, Owner CFAX, businessman, June 1995, LL.D.
Cunningham, Gordon R., President and Chief of London Insurance Company, June 1995, LL.D.
Forst, Judith (O.C.), D.MUS S95, June 1995, D.MUS.
Foster, David, award winning musician from Victoria, June 1995, D.MUS.
Halliwell, Janet, June 1995, D.SC.
Hiller, Arthur, film director, June 1995, D.F.A.
Hsu, Li-Teh, Chair of China Aviation Development Corporation Taipei Taiwan, June 1995, LL.D.
Hughes, Edward John, B.C. artist, and Canada's 1st Army artist, Nov. 1995, D.F.A.
Kunin, Roslyn, economist and author, June, 1995, LL.D.
Lam, The Hon. David C., Past B.C. Lieutenant Governor, June 1995, LL.D.
Lam, Dorothy, wife of former B.C. Lieutenant Governor (Deceased Oct. 1997), June 1995, LL.D.
McIntyre, William R. (C.C., Q.C, The Honorable), former Justice of Supreme Court, June 1995, LL.D.
Morohashi, Shinroku (Sr. Corporate Advisor), chairman of the Mitsubishi board of governors, , Nov. 1995, LL.D.
Roddick, Anita, founder of Body Shop, June 1995, LL.D.
Romero, Celedonio, classical guitarist, Oct. 1995, D.MUS.
Sabiston, Carole, Victoria fabric artist, June 1995, D.F.A.
Smith, Michael, Nobel Laureate (Deceased Sept. 2000), June 1995, D.SC.
Waters, Donovan, past UVic law professor, Oct. 1995, LL.D.

1996

Boyd, Liona (C.M.), classical guitarist and composer, June 1996, D.MUS.
Churchland, Patricia, philosopher and founder of Neurophilosophy, June 1996, D.LITT.
Churchland, Paul, physicist and philosopher U.C.A., June 1996, D.LTT.
Climenhaga, John, astro-physicist, Victoria College faculty member and founder of the UVic physics programme (Deceased 27 May 2008), June 1996, D.SC.
Iacobucci, Frank (The Honorable Mr. Justice), Supreme Court of Canada, June 1996, LL.D.
Kempston, Darkes Maureen, president of General Motors, June 1996, LL.D.
MacLaurin, Donald, chemical engineer, (Deceased April 1998), June 1996, D.SC.
Margison, Richard, Canadian tenor, Nov. 1996, D.MUS.
Moran, Bridget, social worker and activist (Deceased Aug. 1999), Nov. 1996, LL.D.
Knox, George, art historian, June 1996, D.LITT.
Pratt, Mary, artist, June 1996, D.F.A.
Ross, Phyllis Gregory, UBC Chancellor (Deceased, Apr. 1988), May 1996, LL.D.
Schaefer, Eva, musical events volunteer, June 1996, LL.D.
Schaefer, Herbert, B.B.C. musical recorder, June 1996, LL.D.
Vaartnou, Herman, rhododendron specialist (Deceased 5 July 1996), Nov. 1996, D.SC.

1997

Ballard, Geoffrey Edwin Hall, founder of Ballard Power Systems Ltd., June 1997, D.SC.
Di Castri, John A., Victoria architect, June 1997, LL.D.
Dowdeswell, Elizabeth, executive director of United Nations Environment Program, Nairobi, Kenya, June 1997, LL.D.
Egoff, Sheila A. (O.C.), educator and author of children's literature, June 1997, D.LITT.
Fong, Henry Y.W., businessman and philanthropist, Nov. 1997, LL.D.
Garrioch, Sydney B., aboriginal leader and chair of the Board of Awasis Agency Garrioch, Nov. 1997, LL.D.
Kurth, Erika, singer and teacher of voice, arts reviewer, Nov. 1997, D.LITT.
Saul, John Ralston, humanist and author, Nov. 1997, D.LITT.
Skelton, Robin, author and poet, founder of Department of Creative Writing at UVic, (Deceased) Nov. 1997, D.LITT.
Snow, Michael, pianist and film maker, painter and sculptor, June 1997, D.F.A.
Steltzer, Ulli, photographer of native peoples, June 1997, D.F.A.
Swain, Harry, public servant, June 1997, LL.D.
Valdes, Jesus Chuchoaldes, Cuban jazz pianist, June 1997, D.MUS.
Ziegel, Jacob. S., founding member of Canadian Business Law Journal, June 1997, LL.D.

1998

Charman, Eric, fine arts fund raiser, June 1998, LL.D.
Cobb, John B. (Jr.), theologian, June 1998, D.LITT.
Egoyan, Atom, Canadian film director, Toronto, Nov. 1998, D.F.A.
Goodlad, John I., teacher and researcher, June 1998, D.ED.
Harrison, Edward, educator, author and illustrator, Nov. 1998, D.F.A.
Jorgensen, Flemming, West Coast landscape artist, June 1998, D.F.A.
Menuhin, Yehudi, Lord (KBE, OM), violinist (Deceased March 1999), April 1998, D.MUS.
Odgers, Graham James, astronomer and research scientist, June 1998, D.SC.
Patel, Vimla Lodhia, researcher of medical informatics, June 1998, D.SC.
Sankaran, Trichy, percussionist from South India, June 1998, D.MUS.
Sewid-Smith, Daisy M., First Nations teacher and author, June 1998, LL.D.
Stapleford, Elsie M., pioneer of Child Care, June 1998, LL.D.
Thomas, Donna Maria, arts fundraiser, Nov. 1998, LL.D.

1999

Adulyadej, Bhumibol (His Majesty), environmentalist, Thailand Nov. 1999, D.SC.
Beckwith, John, composer, Nov. 1999, D.MUS.
Chadderton, Hugh Clifford, CEO of War Amps of Canada, Nov. 1999, LL.D.
Cho, Byung-Hwa, Korean poet, June 1999, D.LITT.
Horn, Paul Joseph, musician, June 1999, D.F.A.
Irving, Edward, scientist of paleomagnatism, June 1999, D.SC.
Israel, Werner, cosmologist, Nov. 1999, D.SC.
Jackson, Tom, artist, First Nations activist and humanitarian, June 1999, LL.D.
Lee, Leo Tung-hai, philantrophist, Nov. 1999, LL.D.
Moore, J. Mavor, Canadian critic, writer and teacher, June 1999, D.LITT.
Shoyama, Thomas K., public servant and policy maker, June 1999, LL.D.
Willcocks, David (CBE, MC, Sir), choral conductor and arranger, June 1999, D.MUS.

2000

Ara, Matsuo, June 2000, D.F.A.
Arbour, Louise (The Honorable Madam Justice), Supreme Court of Canada, April 2000, LL.D.
Barlow, Maude V., social and political activist, April 2000, LL.D.
Buchanan, J. Judd (The Honorable), businessman and public servant, June 2000, LL.D.
Caldicott, Helen, Physicians for Social Responsibility, April 2000, LL.D.
Clark, Colin W., pioneer scholar in mathematics, June 2000, D.SC.
Clarkson, Adrienne (Her Excellency, The Rt. Honorable), distinguished career in radio and television, April 2000, LL.D.
Cleminson, F. Ronald, June 2000, LL.D.
Gabias, Paul, advocate for visually impaired, April 2000, LL.D.
Gorecki, Henryk Mikolaj, June 2000, D.MUS.
Heller, George J., Canadian businessman, April 2000, LL.D.
Horowitz, Myer (O.C.), Canadian educational leader, Faculty of Education, April 2000, LL.D.
Kim, Mo Im, intellectual and moral leader of Korean nursing, April 2000, D.S.N.
Lou-Poy, Ronald (Q.C.), lawyer and Victoria College alumnus, Nov. 2000, LL.D.
McLachlin, Beverley (P.C., The Honorable), Chief Justice of Canada, Nov. 2000, LL.D.
Point, Susan, Coast Salish artist, April 2000, D.F.A.
Thomas, Mary, June 2000, LL.D.
Walton, John S., businessman and community service activist, April 2000, LL.D.
Wright, Robert H., June 2000, LL.D.

2001

Chong, Vicwood (MBE, JP. Sultan), Special Convocation in Hong Kong, Nov. 2001, LL.D.
Crowe, Cathy, activist for healthcare, June 2001, D.S.N.
Lui, Che-Woo, businessman, June 2001, LL.D.
Maillet, Antonine, Acadian writer, June 2001, D. LITT.
Morton, Alan R., authority on exercise-induced asthma, June 2001, D.ED.
Mustard, J. Fraser, outstanding work in health field, June 2001, D.SC.
Pearson, Lucy Landon, (The Honorable, Senator), advocate for children, Nov. 2001, LL.D.
Rose, Louise, musician and community service, June 2001, D.F.A.
Shields, Carol, Canadian author (Deceased 16 July 2003), June 2001, D.LITT.
van den Bergh, Sidney (FRS), Astronomer, June 2001, D.SC.
Wright, Donald, music educator, Nov. 2001, D.ED.
Yap, Allan, international businessman, Nov. 2001, LL.D.

2002

Axworthy, Lloyd, Canadian politician, June 2002, LL.D.
Davies, Char, digital and virtual reality artist, June 2002, D.F.A.
Levy, Julia, immunologist, June 2002, D.SC.
Murray, Robert G.E., instigator of Canadian microbiology research, June 2002, D.SC.
Newman, Peter C., Canadian journalist, June 2002, LL.D.
Payette, Julie, 2nd Canadian astronaut, June 2002, D.SC.
Vandekerkhove, Loreen E., philanthropist, June 2002, LL.D.

2003

Astbury, Alan, UVic particle physicist and former director of TRIUMF (Tri-Universities Meson Facility), November 2003, D.Sc
Davis, Wade, anthropologist and ethnobotanist, June 2003, D.SC.
Gardonm, Garde B. (Q.C., The Honourable), former Lieutenant-Governor of B.C., June 2003, LL.D.
Krall, Diana, Canadian jazz vocalist and pianist, November 2003, DFA
Leano, Antonio Alvarex del Castillo, President of University of Guadalajara, Mexico, June 2003, LL.D.
Mickelson, Norma I., educator, former UVic Chancellor (1997-2002), June 2003, LL.D.
Robinson, Mary, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 2003, LL.D
Starowicz, Mark, C.B.C. documentary producer, June 2003, LL.D.
White, Howard, B.C. publisher and writer, June 2003, LL.D.

2004

Cavoukian, Raffi, children's entertainer and educator, November 2004, D.Mus.
Collen, Morris, expert in multiphase health testing and medical informatics, June 2004, D.Sc.
Giroux, Robert, advocate for university research in relation to innovation and development, November 2004, LL.D.
Heffelfinger, Jane, supporter of Victoria arts, culture and health care, June 2004, LL.D.
Hodgins, Jack, winner of the 1980 Governor General's Award for Literature, non-fiction writer and retired UVic professor, November 2004, D.Litt.
Hunt, Richard, artist, June 2004, DFA.
Lewis, Stephen, served the UN and led fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa, June 2004, LL.D.
L'Heureux-Dube, Claire, retired Justice on Supreme Court of Canada, June 2004, LL.D.
Wilkinson, Percy, volunteer for Boy Scouts of Canada, June 2004, LL.D.

2005

Browne, Beverley, Madame Justice of Nunavut, an organiser of the Akitsiraq Law School Programme, June 2005 (Iqaluit), LL.D.
Brzustowksi, Tom, advocate for university research and president of NSERC, June 2005, D.Sc.
Dallaire, Romeo, retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant General, commander of UN observer mission in Rwanda, June 2005, LL.D.
Hughes, Helen, city councillor in Victoria, active in youth programmes and community service, June 2005, LL.D.
Hughes, Ted, First Nations treaty negotiatior and public inquiry commisioner, June 2005, LL.D.
Hung, Albert, patron of amateur sports, June 2005 (Beijing), LL.D.
Kaiser, Edgar Jr., involved in preventing and reducing harm from substance use and addictive behaviours, June 2005, LL.D.
Karr, Gary, world-renowned solo bassist, host of UVic summer training programme, June 2005, D.Mus.
Tryggvason, Bjarni, Canadian astronaut and researcher in the space science and engineering field, November 2005, D.Eng.
Ukaliannuh, Lucien, elder-in-residence at the Akitsiraq Law Programme, June 2005 (Iqaluit), LL.D.
Wilkinson, Merve, pioneering eco-forester, November 2005, LL.D.
Wu, Annie Suk-Ching, community leader, June 2005 (Beijing), LL.D.

2006

Carty, Arthur, scientist and former president of the National Research Council , November 2006, LL.D.
Claxton, Earl Sr., Sencoten linguist and member of the Saanich First Nation, November 2006, LL.D.
Iglaur, Edith, author and journalist, November 2006, LL.D.
Husband, Vicky, environmentalist, June 2006, LL.D.
Lane, Barbara, expert in First Nations rights and anthropology, June 2006, LL.D.
Perinbaum, Lewis, advocate for citizens' education and roles in developing countries, June 2006, LL.D.
Piper, Martha, eleventh president of UBC, June 2006, LL.D.
Tippet, Maria, writer, art historian and Cambridge senior research fellow, November 2006, LL.D.
Vickers, Arthur, First Nations artist, June 2006, D.F.A.
Williston, Ray, former B.C. Minister of Education, introduced the 1955 Victoria College Act, June 2006, LL.D.

2007

Anderson, The Hon. David, Member of Parliament and founding director of the Guelph Institute for the Environment, November 2007, LL.D.
Campagnolo, The Hon. Lieutenant Governor Iona, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, broadcaster and social justice advocate, June 2007, LL.D.
Cockburn, Bruce, musician and social activist, June 2007, LL.D.
Matembe, The Hon. Maria, social justice advocate and member of the Pan-African Parliament, June 2007, LL.D.
Okumu, Dr. Mary Juanita, June 2007, LL.D.
Parsons, Timothy R., marine biologist and honorary research scientist emeritus at the Department of Fisheries and Ocean's Institute of Ocean Sciences, November 2007, D.Sc.
Turner, William, conservationist and co-founder of The Land Conservancy of BC, June 2007, LL.D.
Vaughan, Don, landscape architect, November 2007, LL.D.

2008

Chan, Eliza, lawyer and entrepreneur, June 2008, LL.D.
Clark, Ian D., senior Canadian public servant and former Treasury Board Secretary, June 2008, LL.D.
Grant, Ted, Canadian photojournalist, November 2008, LL.D.
Rix, Donald B., medical doctor, entrepreneur and humanitarian, June 2008, D.Sc.
Regehr, Duncan, actor, visual artist and author, November 2008, D.F.A.
Tandon, Rajesh, founder and president of the Society for Participatory Research in Asia, June 2008, LL.D.

2009

Berry, Edward, professor emeritus of English and advisor to the judicary on legal writing and oral judgement delivery, June 2009, LL.D.
MacDonald, Rebecca, Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist, June 2009, LL.D.
Smith, A.J. Stewart, Victoria College alumnus and Princeton University Particle physicist, June 2009, D.Sc.
Strangway, David, physicist and former President of the University of British Columbia, June 2009, D.Sc.