RRYERSON HONORARY DOCTORATES
Ryerson began awarding honorary doctoral degrees in 1996. Candidates are selected on criteria that include: an outstanding contribution to society; a significant achievement in the use of an interdisciplinary approach to polytechnic education; noted accomplishments and/or applied research in a field related to Ryerson; enhancement of Ryerson's image, at home or abroad; and the promotion of Canadianism in the arts, science, business, public service, or communications.
The first honorary doctorate was awarded to:
The Right Honourable
Romeo LeBlanc Doctor of Letters
Other recipients:
| Hurbert Astier (2002) | Doctor
of Laws |
| Martha Billes (2002) | Doctor of Commerce |
| Micheline Bouchard (1998) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Robert E. Brown (2002) | Doctor of Science |
| Thomas A. Brzustowski (1996) | Doctor of Engineering |
| The Honourable Judd Buchanen (1997) | Doctor of Laws |
| James Cameron (1998) | Doctor of Laws |
| Christopher Chapman (2000) | Doctor of Laws |
| Michael De Pencier (2002) | Doctor of Letters |
| Shirley Douglas (2001) | Doctor of Laws |
| John Craig Eaton (1996) | Doctor of Commerce |
| Murray Enkin (1997) | Doctor of Laws |
| Ivan Fecan (2001) | Doctor of Laws |
| Stephen Foster (2000) | Doctor of Commerce |
| Gaetano Gagliano (1998) | Doctor of Laws |
| Bobbie Gaunt (2000) | Doctor of Laws |
| Mira Godard (2002) | Doctor of Laws |
| Paul Godfrey (2001) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Anne Golden (1997) | Doctor of Laws |
| Jane Goodall (2001) | Doctor of Science |
| Jack Granatstein (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| Ruth Grier (2000) | Doctor of Laws |
| Terence Grier (2000) | Doctor of Laws |
| Barbara Hall (1998) | Doctor of Laws |
| The Honourable Jacques Hebert (1997) | Doctor of Laws |
| George Heller (2002) | Doctor of Commerce |
| Douglas G. Hull (1996) | Doctor of Science |
| Lionel Hurtubise (1999) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Russell Jolliffe (2000) | Doctor of Laws |
| Pierre Juneau (1996) | Doctor of Letters |
| Maria Klawe (2001) | Doctor of Laws |
| Peter Laughton (1997) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Arthur Lee (1998) | Doctor of Laws |
| Dennis Lee (2001) | Doctor of Laws |
| Linda Lundstrom (1997) | Doctor of Laws |
| Graca Machel (2001) | Doctor of Laws |
| Nelson Mandela (2001) | Doctor of Laws |
| Beverly Mascoll (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| Diane McGarry (1996) | Doctor of Science |
| Frank McKenna (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| Lorne Michaels (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| David Mirvish (1996) | Doctor of Letters |
| Roger Moore (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| John Neville (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| James Orbinski (2002) | Doctor of Laws |
| Ron Osborne (1998) | Doctor of Laws |
| Marian Packham (1997) | Doctor of Science |
| Jean Pelletier (2002) | Doctor of Laws |
| Christopher Plummer (2002) | Doctor of Letters |
| Eugene Polistuk (2001) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Margaret Risk (2001) | Doctor of Laws |
| Albert Rose (1996) | Doctor of Laws |
| Anne Ross (1998) | Doctor of Laws |
| Ian Rowe (2002) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Bev Salmon (1999) | Doctor of Laws |
| Allan Slaight (2000) | Doctor of Commerce |
| Sam Sniderman (1997) | Doctor of Commerce |
| Carol Stephenson (2000) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Alex Taylor (1998) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Cynthia Trudell (2000) | Doctor of Engineering |
| Pamela Wallin (2000) | Doctor of Journalism |
| George Wong (2001) | Doctor of Commerce |
