University of Suffolk students graduate in formal ceremonies held across Suffolk and Great Yarmouth each Autumn. As part of the formality of graduation, we also welcome a number of notable individuals to the ceremonies and present them with Honorary Awards.
Below are the profiles of previous and upcoming Honorary Graduates and Fellows.
2019
- Sarah Holmes
- Nik Kershaw
- Fred Langford
- Ian Livingstone, CBE
- Daemmon Reeve
- Rebecca Crerar
- Kerry Ellis
2018
- Rob Brooks
- Richard Carter MBE
- Annie Clements
- Patricia Godbold
- Madeleine Jackaman
- Gina Long MBE
- Tim Rowan-Robinson
- Scott Russell
- Hugh Sturzaker MBE
- Ian Twinley DL
2017
- Laura Bates BEM
- Christine Dobson
- Richard Edgar-Wilson
- Esther Freud
- Professor Dave Muller
- David Parlett
- Bill Turnbull
- Robin Windsor
- John Best
- Ryan Gander OBE
2016
- Michael Foreman
- Will Gardner
- Mark Goodall
- Mat Kirkby
- Dr Ruth May
- Diana Quick
- Dr Rosamund Thomas
- Brian Tobin
- Neil Watts
- Anthony Ogogo
2015
- Ronald Blythe, CBE
- Ed Sheeran, MBE
- Nicky Slater
- Karen Hester
- Maureen Reynel, MBE
- Graham Butland
- Terry Baxter
- Alan Ridealgh
- Richard Bridgman
- Henry Cator, OBE
- Reece Ritchie
2014
- Professor Duncan Bell
- Anne Edwards
- Keeley Hawes
- Will King
- Judi Newman
- Dr Richard Nicol
- Professor Ella Ritchie
- Maggie Wheeler
- Dr Ann Williams
- Margaret Woods
2013
- Nic Benns
- Frank Bright
- Christopher Bushby
- Satish Kumar
- Mick Mills
- Zoe Newson
- Henry Olonga
- Angela Rippon
- John Sewell
- Sir Roger Tomkys
2012
- Elena Baltacha
- Simon Barnes
- John Burton
- Liz Calder
- David Lloyd Gledhill
- Sarah Meelan
- Michael Morpurgo
- Gwen Parsons
- Dame Stephanie Shirley
- Erica Towner
2011
- Celia Anderson
- Gary Avis
- June Brown
- Simon Clegg
- Terry Hunt
- William Kendall
- Dr Akmal Makhdum
- Yvonne Mason
- Nigel Pickover
2010
2009
- Jo Brand
- Professor Chris Green
- Professor David Hall
- Dr Mike More CBE
- Canon Peter Mortimer MBE
- Sir Stuart Rose
- Rosie Varley OBE