The second and final jubilee graduation ceremony marking the University's 550th anniversary will take place at 11.00 a.m. today, Wednesday 21 November, in the Bute Hall of the University.

Professor Sir Graeme Davies, Principal of the University, will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

THE RT. HON. LORD MACDONALD OF TRADESTON, Politician, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

SIR MUIR RUSSELL, Permanent Secretary, The Scottish Executive, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

SEONA ELIZABETH REID, formerly Director of the Scottish Arts Council and currently Director of Glasgow School of Art, for the Degree of Doctor of Letters

SIR PHILIP STEVENS LEDGER, Principal, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, for the Degree of Doctor of Music

Professor Malcolm McLeod, Vice-Principal and will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

KENNETH CORSAR, Director of Education Services, Glasgow City Council, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

ROBIN GARDNER EASTON, Rector, The High School of Glasgow, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

JEFFREY ORD, Firemaster, Strathclyde Fire Brigade, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

SIR JOHN ORR, formerly Chief Constable, Strathclyde Police, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

HARRY REID, formerly Editor of "The Herald", for the Degree of Doctor of the University

Professor John Hancock, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

TERRENCE HENG, Senior Vice President of Motorola and General Manager of the Global Software Group, U.S.A. for the Degree of Doctor of Engineering

ROBERT MURRAY McKINLAY, Aeronautical Engineer, for the Degree of Doctor of Engineering

JOHN YOUNG, Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S.A. for the Degree of Doctor of Engineering

SIR ROBERT HALDANE SMITH, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Asset Management, a Division of Deutsche Bank AG, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

CHARLES MURRAY STUART, formerly Chairman of Scottish Power, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

Professor John Caughie, Dean of the Faculty of Arts will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

CYRIL GERBER, Supporter of the Arts, for the Degree of Doctor of Letters

BRIAN JOHN McMASTER, Director, Edinburgh International Festival, for the Degree of Doctor of Letters

JAMES DOWNIE ROBERTSON, Artist, for the Degree of Doctor of Letters

KIRSTY ANNE WARK, Journalist and Broadcaster, for the Degree of Doctor of Letters

Professor George Newlands, Professor of Divinity, will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

THE RIGHT REVD. RICHARD FREDERICK HOLLOWAY, formerly Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, for the Degree of Doctor of Divinity

CHIEF RABBI DR JONATHAN HENRY SACKS, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations, for the Degree of Doctor of Divinity

BASHIR AHMED MAAN, Member of Glasgow City Council and Convener of Strathclyde Joint Police Board, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

Professor Susan Ward, Professor and Director of the Centre for Exercise Science and Medicine, will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

SIR JOHN YOUNG (JACKIE) STEWART, Grand Prix Racing Driver, for the Degree of Doctor of Engineering

CRAIG COLLINS REEDIE, Chairman, The British Olympic Association, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

Professor Peter Holmes, Vice-Principal, will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

HELEN BAMBER, Founder and Director, The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, for the Degree of Doctor of Science

RITA ROSSI COLWELL, Director of the National Science Foundation, U.S.A. for the Degree of Doctor of Science

KIP STEPHEN THORNE, The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology, for the Degree of Doctor of Science

FESEHA GEBREAB, Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Parasitology and Founding Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Ethiopia at Addis Ababa University, and currently Adviser to the Donkey Sanctuary Working Worldwide Donkey Health and Welfare Project in Ethiopia, for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

Professor David Green, Professor of Structural Engineering, will present the following persons for the Honorary Degrees shown:

ALAN STIRLING BROWN, Convener of the Business Committee of the General Council of the University of Glasgow, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

DAVID FLINT, Emeritus Professor of Accountancy in the University, a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, and a former Vice-Principal, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

ANDREW STEWART SKINNER, Emeritus Adam Smith Professor of Political Economy, and formerly Clerk of Senate in the University, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

HENRY H Y WONG, Emeritus Professor of Aeronautical Engineering in the University, for the Degree of Doctor of the University

SIR JOHN CURRIE GUNN, Emeritus Cargill Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University, for the Degree of Doctor of Science

Emeritus Professor Sir Ferguson Anderson, The David Cargill Professor of Geriatric Medicine in the University of Glasgow, 1965-1979 accepted an invitation to receive the award of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science at this Jubilee Ceremony. We regret to have to record that Sir Ferguson died during the summer.

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Given the weather forecast we cannot guarantee the usual procession and photo opportunity afterwards in the East Quad. You may want to take advantage of the photo positions during the ceremony in the west gallery of the Bute Hall (enter by Turret G). There will also be undercover opportunities to photograph the procession on the Hunterian Museum staircase as it leaves the ceremony. The event starts at 11 and is expected to end between 1230 and 1.00.

First published: 21 November 2001