1971-1990
Honourary Degrees 1971 - 1990
May 7, 1990
| Name: | Degree: |
| Ronald J. Downie | Doctor of Laws |
| Claudette MacKay-Lassonde | Doctor of Science |
| Joe Neil MacNeil | Doctor of Letters |
| Andrew Sarlos | Doctor of Civil Law |
May 8, 1989
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| Lawrence Richard O'Hagan | Doctor of Laws |
| Rita MacNeil | Doctor of Letters |
May 9, 1998
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| Max Baydell Elliott Clarkson | Doctor of Civil Law |
| Geraldine Kenney-Wallace | Doctor of Science |
| Herman Arthur Voaden | Doctor of Letters |
May 1, 1987
| Name: | Degree: |
| Marie Ann Battiste | Doctor of Letters |
| Colin Campbell | Doctor of Leters |
| Douglas Grant Lochhead | Doctor of Letters |
May 12, 1986
| Name: | Degree: |
| Edmund Morris | Doctor of Civil Law |
| Lawrence W. Smith | Doctor of Letters |
| Sun Weiyan | Doctor of Letters |
May 13, 1985
| Name: | Degree: |
| Margaret Catley-Carlson | Doctor of Letters |
| Charles Steward Almon Ritchie | Doctor of Letters |
| Alice Rose Stewart | Doctor of Letters |
| Alberta Pew Baker | Doctor of Letters |
| Garret FitzGerald | Doctor of Civil Law |
| Terence F. Heenan | Doctor of Science |
May 12, 1984
| Name: | Degree: |
| David Waddell Barr | Doctor of Laws |
| Helder Pessoa Camara | Doctor of Letters |
| Raymond Wallace Ferguson | Doctor of Laws |
| Gustave Gingras | Doctor of Science |
| John Peters Humphrey | Doctor of Cvil Law |
| Sylvia McDonald | Doctor of Letters |
| Harold Thomas Shea | Doctor of Letters |
| Marjory Elizabeth Whitelaw | Doctor of Letters |
May 9, 1983
| Name: | Degree: |
| Phyllis Ruth Blakely | Doctor of Letters |
| William Arthur Stewart | Doctor of Letters |
| Harry Steele | Doctor of Laws |
May 10, 1982
| Name: | Degree: |
| John A. G. Bell | Doctor of Laws |
| Gerald Augustine Regan | Doctor of Laws |
| Stanislaus Swianiewicz | Doctor of Laws |
| John MacLennan Buchanan | Doctor of Laws |
| Reuben Aaron Hornstein | Doctor of Letters |
| Anne Murray Langstroth | Doctor of Letters |
May 11, 1981
| Name: | Degree: |
| Helen Sawyer Hogg | Doctor of Letters |
| J. William Mingo | Doctor of Laws |
| Donald Sutherland | Doctor of Letters |
| Donald Curren | Doctor of Laws |
| C. Anthony Law | Doctor of Letters |
| Frederick J. Lynch | Doctor of Letters |
May 12, 1980
| Name: | Degree: |
| Emmett Cardinal Carter | Doctor of Letters |
| John Horace Dickey | Doctor of Laws |
| Austin Hayes | Doctor of Laws |
| David Samuel Horne MacDonald | Doctor of Laws |
| Antonine Maillet | Doctor of Letters |
May 7, 1979
| Name: | Degree: |
| Richard Donahoe | Doctor of Laws |
| Frank Sobey | Doctor of Laws |
| Joseph Zatzman | Doctor of Laws |
| Right Honourable Earl of Elgin and Kincardine | Doctor of Letters |
| Samuel Delbert | Doctor of Letters |
May 9, 1977
| Name: | Degree: |
| Justin Kelty | Doctor of Letters |
| Terence Walsh | Doctor of Letters |
| W. Earle McLaughlin | Doctor of Letters |
May 10, 1976
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| Mary Helen Creighton | Doctor of Letters |
| Peter Joseph Thomas O'Hearn | Doctor of Laws |
May 12, 1975
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| Blanche Margaret Meagher | Doctor of Civil Law |
| Arnold Ray Miller | Doctor of Laws |
May 13, 1974
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| Francois Michelin | Doctor of Science |
May 7, 1973
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| Sister Catherine Gerard Herlihy | Doctor of Letters |
| Allan J. MacEachen | Doctor of Laws |
May 8, 1972
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| Maureen Forrester Kash | Doctor of Letters |
| Harold Gregory Beazley | Doctor of Letters |
| James Lambkin Ryan | Doctor of Letters |
May 10, 1971
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| Sister Ann Catherine Bates | Doctor of Letters |
| Reverend Frederick Ernest Crowe | Doctor of Letters |
| George Isaac Smith | Doctor of Laws |