Honorary doctorates

Recipient

Award

Year

Prof David Link

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1992

Bishop John Jobst SAC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1994

Mr Bernard Prindiville

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1995

Bishop Robert Healy

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1996

Sir William Deane

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1997

Rev Theodore M. Hesburgh CSC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1997

Sr Elizabeth Murphy RSJ

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1998

Mr Kim Edward Beazley

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1998

Rev Edward A Malloy CSC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

1999

Prof Lowitja O'Donoghue

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2001

The Honourable John Howard AC, SS

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2001

Monsignor James Nestor

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2002

Fr Kevin McKelson SAC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2002

Bevis George Smith

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2002

Chancellor Michael Francis Quinlin

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2004

Rev E William Beauchamp CSC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2005

Most Rev Barry Hickey

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2005

Rev John Neill OP

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2006

Sr Clare Ahern RSJ

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2007

Sr Cecilia Masterton SJG

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2007

Br Kelvin Canavan FMS, AM

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2008

Mr Marcus William Collins

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2008

Mr Richard Connolly

Doctor of Arts honoris causa

2009

Mr Peter Tannock

Doctor of Arts honoris causa

2009

His Eminence George Cardinal Pell AC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2009

Ms Elsie Heiss

Doctor of Arts honoris causa

2010

Prof John Finnis

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2011

Prof Constantine Michael AO

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2011

Most Reverend Professor Anthony Fisher O.P.

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2011

Prof Peter Steele

Doctor of Arts honoris causa

2012

The Hon. Thomas Hughes AO QC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2012

Prof Michael Gerard L’Estrange AO

Doctor of Education honoris causa

2012

Fr Paul Stenhouse MSC

Doctor of Letters honoris causa

2013

The Hon Barry Stanley John O’Keefe AM QC (awarded posthumously)

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2014

His Excellency Kim Beazley

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2014

Dr Carolyn Woo

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2014

Mr John Phillips AO (awarded posthumously)

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2014

Mr Leslie Allan Murray AO

Doctor of Letters honoris causa

2015

Prof John Joseph Haldane

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2016

Br Patrick Howlett FMS

Doctor of Education honoris causa

2016

The Hon Neville Owen

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2016

Mr Terence O’Connor AM QC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2017

Prof Anthony Shannon AM

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2019

Mr Paul Boyatzis

Doctor of Letters honoris causa

2019

Mr Marcus William Collins

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2019

Rev Mark L Poorman C.S.C

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2020

Rev. John Jenkins

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2020

Mr Denis Horgan

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2021

Her Excellency the Hon Margaret Beazley AC QC

Doctor of Laws honoris causa

2022

Reverend Monsignor Kevin Long

Doctor of Education honoris causa


2022

Ms Jacinta Collins

Doctor of Letters honoris causa

2023

Dr John Watkins

Doctor of Education honoris causa

2023