Ryerson University began awarding honorary doctoral degrees in 1996.
Ryerson awards its highest honour to those who have made extraordinary contributions in Canada, or internationally, to fields in which Ryerson is active; or to the development of the University; or to the enhancement of Canadian culture or society.
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The first honorary doctorate was awarded to:
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| The Right Honorable Romeo LeBlanc |
Doctor of Letters |
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Other Recipients:
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Elyse Allan (2005)
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Doctor of Commerce |
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Hurbert Astier (2002)
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Doctor of Laws |
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The Hon. James K. Bartleman (2005)
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Doctor of Laws |
| Sheela V. Basrur (2004) |
Doctor of Science |
| Albert Berry (2004) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Ronald D. Besse (2004) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| 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 |
| G. Raymond Chang (2005) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Christopher Chapman (2000) |
Doctor of Laws |
| The Right Honorable Adrienne Clarkson (2006) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Jack Cockwell (2004) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| William Davis (2003) |
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 |
| L. Yves Fortier (2004) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| 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 |
| Michael F. Goodchild (2004) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Jack Granatstein (1999) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Ruth Grier (2000) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Terence Grier (2000) |
Doctor of Laws |
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Barbara Hall (1998)
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Doctor of Laws
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Piers Handling (2006)
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Doctor of Laws |
| Basil "Buzz" Hargrove (2006) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Linda Hasenfratz (2003) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| The Honorable Jacques Hebert (1997) |
Doctor of Laws |
| George Heller (2002) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Hon. Tom Hockin (2005) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Douglas G. Hull (1996) |
Doctor of Science |
| Lionel Hurtubise (1999) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Roberta Jamieson (2003) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Russell Jolliffe (2000) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Pierre Juneau (1996) |
Doctor of Letters |
| Edward Kilroy (2004) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Maria Klawe (2001) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Bonnie Sherr Klein (2003) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Phyllis Lambert (2004) |
Doctor of Fine Arts in Photography Studies |
| Pierre Lassonde, C. M. (2006) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Peter Laughton (1997) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Arthur Lee (1998) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Dennis Lee (2001) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Julia Levy (2005) |
Doctor of Science |
| Linda Lundstrom (1997) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Graca Machel (2001) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Margaret MacMillan (2005) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Christine Magee (2006) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Tak Wah Mak (2004) |
Doctor of Science |
| Nelson Mandela (2001) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Peter Mansbridge (2005) |
Doctor of Journalism |
| Beverly Mascoll (1999) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Diane McGarry (1996) |
Doctor of Science |
| Frank McKenna (1999) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Lorne Michaels (1999) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Fang Minglun (2004) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| David Mirvish (1996) |
Doctor of Letters |
| Dennis Mock (2005) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Roger Moore (1999) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Hany Moustaph (2005) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| J. Fraser Mustard (2003) |
Doctor of Science |
| 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
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| The Honorable Landon Pearson (2006) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Jean Pelletier (2002) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Christopher Plummer (2002) |
Doctor of Letters |
| Eugene Polistuk (2001) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Glenn Pushelberg (2003) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Margaret Risk (2001) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Heather Reisman (2006) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Edward S. Rogers and Loretta Rogers (2004) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Albert Rose (1996) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Harry Rosen (2003) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Anne Ross (1998) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Ian Rowe (2002) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Bev Salmon (1999) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Herschel Segal (2005) |
Doctor of Laws |
| Judith Shamian (2006) |
Doctor of Science |
| Isadore Sharp (2003) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| John L. Sharpe (2005) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Allan Slaight (2000) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Sam Sniderman (1997) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Margaret Somerville (2006) |
Doctor of Science |
| Carol Stephenson (2000) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Janet Storch (2005) |
Doctor of Science |
| Joey Tanenbaum (2003) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Toby Tanenbaum (2003) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Alex Taylor (1998) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Cynthia Trudell (2000) |
Doctor of Engineering |
| Pamela Wallin (2000) |
Doctor of Journalism |
| George Wong (2001) |
Doctor of Commerce |
| Richard B. Wright (2003) |
Doctor of Letters |
| George Yabu (2003) |
Doctor of Laws |
RYERSON HONORARY DOCTORATES AND FELLOWSHIPS