Honorary Degrees

HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY

The following persons have been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of The University of the South Pacific:

His Excellency Sir Frank Kabui Governor-General of Solomon Islands (2019)

Hon. Henry Puna, Prime Minister of Cook Islands (2019)

Mr Ikbal Jannif of Fiji (2019)

Ms Mere Pulea of Fiji (2019)

Hon. Fiame Naomi Maata’afa of Samoa (2018)

Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (2015)

His Excellency Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2015)

Mrs Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe of the Cook Islands (2010)

Dr John E. Randall of the United States of America (2008)

Dr Senipisi Langi Kavaliku of Tonga (2007)

Masiofo La’ulu Fetauimalemau Mata’afa of Samoa (2004)

Sir Geoffrey Arama Henry of Cook Islands (2000)

Dr ‘IIaisa Futa-i-Ha’angano Helu of Tonga (1998)

Mr Satya Nand Nandan of Fiji (1996)

Professor Yash Pal Ghai of Kenya (1995)

His Excellency Frederick Karlomuana Timakata, President of Vanuatu (1993)

Professor Kenneth Back of Australia (1992)

Dr Colin Campbell Aikman of New Zealand (1992)

His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1989)

Dr Francis Raymond Fosberg of the United States of America (1989)

Hon Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati (1988)

Henry Evans Maude of Australia (1987)

Rev John A. Garrett of Fiji (1983)

Dr James Ajodhya Maraj of Fiji (1983)

Hon Mahe Tupouniua of Tonga (1983)

His Excellency Sir Baddeley Devesi, Governor–General of the Solomon Islands (1983)

Her Excellency Mrs Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1981)

Rt Hon Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (1980)

Rt Hon Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1978)

His Excellency President Hammer DeRoburt of Nauru (1976)

His Majesty King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga (1973)

HONORARY DEGREE OF MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

The following persons have been awarded the honorary degree of Master of The University of the South Pacific:

Mr Sepeti Matararaba of Fiji (2008)

Mr Mana Strickland of Cook Islands (1995)

Mr Jogindar Singh Kanwal of Fiji (1993)

Mrs Susan Parkinson of Fiji (1991)

Mr Taira Rere of the Cook Islands (1990)

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

The following persons have been awarded the honorary title of Professor Emeritus of the University of the South Pacific:

Randolph Thaman, BA MA UC Berkeley PhD UCLA (2014)

Crosbie Walsh, BA MA VUW PhD Massey (2014)

Subramaniam Sotheeswaran, BSc Ceyl. PhD DSc Hull (2008)

John Lynch, BA Syd. PhD Hawaii (2008)

Leonard Francis Brosnahan, MA NZ DLitt Phil Leiden (2004)

Donald Edgar Paterson, BA LLB LLM VUW LLM JSD Yale (2001)

Raymond Wright, OBE BSc PhD Lond. (1988)

Ronald Crocombe, BA NZ PhD ANU (1987)

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