NMMU Honorary Doctorates

NMMU Honorary Doctorates are conferred to leaders, independent thinkers and innovators that have make significant contributions to a specific field or to society in general.

HONORARY DOCTORATES AWARDED
YEAR	NAME OF CANDIDATE	QUALIFICATION
2010	Prof Gaye Le Roux	PhD
	Dr Navenethem Pillay	LLD
	Mr Raymond Patrick Uren	DEd
	Sir David Attenborough	DSc
2009	Prof Joseph Stiglitz	DCom
	Alan Knott-Craig	DBA
	Prof Dennis Brutus	DLitt
	Bishop Paul Verryn	DEd
	Rev W B Rubusana	DPhil
2008	Johann Rupert	DCom
	Nompumelelo Jafta	DLitt
	Pravin Gordham	DCom
	Jakes Gerwel	DLitt
2007	Desmond Tutu	DEd
	Antjie Krog	DLitt
	Andreas Trostmann	DTech
2006	Wiseman Nkuhlu	DCom
	Danny Jordaan	DPhil
	Sepp Blatter	DPhil
2005	Phillip Gutsche	DTech
	Nelson Mandela	DTech
	Cynthia Hugo	DTech
2004	Rod Ironside	DTech
	Denzil Levy	DTech
	Terry Stidworthy	DTech
	Eugene Van As	DCom
	Archibald Jordan	DLitt
	Matthew Goniwe	DEd
	George Bizos	LLD
	Miriam Makeba	DMus
	Jack Skead	DSc
2003	Neil James	DTech
	Frene Ginwala	DTech
	John Dugard	LLD
2002	Raymond Ackerman	DCom
	Tim Benners-Lee	DSc
	Steve Biko	DEd
	Judge Arthur Chaskalson	LLD
	Dora Nginza	DCur
	Dr Adriaan Wiechers	DTech
	Dr Khotso Mokhele	DTech
	Dr Raymond Mhlaba	DPA
2001	Molly Blackburn	DPhil
	Sir Ketumile Masire	LLD
	Govan Mbeki	LLD
	Sister Ethel Normoyle	DCur
	Bill Venter	DCom
	Nick Wiehahn	DCom
2000	Lillian Cingo	DCur
	Lynette Coetzee	DCur
	Ferdinand Deist	DPhil
	Wieland Gevers	DSc
	Edith Raidt	DLitt
	Chris Stals	DCom
	Rev Makhenkesi Stofile	DPhil
1998	Anant Singh	DPhil
1998	Judge Leonara van den Heever	LLD
1997	Johan Degenaar	DPhil
	Raymond Parsons	DCom
	George Pemba	DPhil
1996	Alba Bouwer	DLitt
	Winston Ntshona	DPhil
	Adam Small	DPhil
1995	Dave Brink	DCom
	Cyril Ramaphosa	DPhil
	Roelf Meyer	DPhil
1994	Jan H van der Merwe	DSc
	Ellen Kuzwayo	DPhil
	Nick van der Merwe	DSc
1993	Paul du Plessis	DSc
1993	Athol Fugard	DLitt
1992	Judge L de V van Winsen	LLD
1991	Eve Palmer	DSc
1990	J G Garbers	DPhil
1987	JL Sadie	DCom
1987	Gerhard de Kock DCom	DCom
1986	H J Joubert	DMus
1986	F J du Plessis	DCom
1984	Ernst Marais	DEd
1983	Jamie Uys	DLitt
1982	Charlotte Searle	DCur
1981	F A Venter	DLitt
1981	J W Kitching	DSc
1980	Owen Hornwood	DCom
1979	F Seitz	DSc
1978	Dale du Toit	DPhil
	W H Craib	DSc
	Ian Smith	DPhil
1976	Erika Theron	DPhil
1976	C K Oberholzer	DEd
1975	A C Cilliers	DPhil
	J de Klerk	DEd
	E P Drummond	DCom
1974	N Cryer	DSc
1974	L C Steyn	LLD
1973	W B Coetzer	DCom
1973	M E Wilson	DCom
1972	Ben Schoeman	DCom
1972	F L Warren	DSc
1971	J C C Oosthuysen	DPhil
1970	W W M van Eiselen	DPhil
1969	P du Toit	DPhil
1969	F G Hill	PhD
1968	J G van der Wath	PhD