Honorary Degrees

Nomination Form for Honorary Degree Candidates

The Mount takes great pleasure in adding to its community distinguished individuals whose accomplishments are consistent with the mission of the university.

We look to honour worthy recipients who have contributed to the betterment of society and humanity in any field, in particular, improvement of the status of women, contribution to higher education,  humanitarian and social service, involvement with and fostering of culture and the arts, or leadership in a field of endeavour.

Members of the University community, alumnae and friends of the University are encouraged to submit nominations.

In preparing the nomination, please provide a statement indicating how the contributions of the candidate are consistent with the mission statement, and into which category her or his achievement falls. Please append to the form sufficient material to provide evidence to support the rationale. Since recipients are expected to deliver a convocation address, some evidence of their capability as a speaker should be provided.

The procedure for selecting honorary graduates is governed by the By-Laws of Senate.  Please note the following points.

• Nominations must be signed, though the names of the nominators must be removed prior to the distribution of the dossiers. 
• Elected Canadian political figures will not be nominated for honorary degrees until the completion of their current political office. 
• Nominations are taken to Senate through the Tributes Committee. Senate’s vote is confidential. The names of honorands are not released until shortly before the convocation at which they are honoured, an occasion which may take place within three years of the nomination. Please note, therefore, that apart from the acknowledgement of the nomination, a nominator will not know the outcome of the process until a public announcement is made.

Completed nominations (a nomination form and supporting material) should be sent to the Secretary of Senate.

The nomination form is available in Acrobat PDF format and in Word.

The Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Abella, BA, LLB, DHumL (1989)
Marguerite Andersen, PhD, DHumL (1999)
†Doris H. Anderson, BA, LLD, DHumL (1992) CC
The Honourable Louise Arbour, BA, LLL, LLD, DCL, DHumL (2001)
Berit As, MP, DHumL (1991)
Ninette Babineau, BME, MM, DHumL (1995)
†Constance McGrath Baird, BA, DHumL (1985)
Barbara Barde, BA, MA, DHumL (1997)
†R. Nita Barrow, Dame of St. Andrew, LLD, DSc, FRCM, DHumL (1988)
†Sheela V. Basrur BSc, MD, MSc, O.Ont, DHuML (2008)
Sonja Bata, LLD, DHumL (1989) OC
The Honourable Monique Begin, PC, MP, MA, HonPhD, DHumL (1982) CP, OC
Rosalie Bertell, GNSH, BA, MA, PhD, DHumL (1985)
Edris Leatrice Bird, BA, DipEd, MA, EdD, DHumL (1994)
† The Honourable Florence Bird, LLD(Hon), DHumL (1974) CC
Roberta Bondar, BSc (Agr), MSc, PhD (Neurobiology), MD, FRCP (C) (Neurology), DHumL (1990) OC, OOnt
Roy Bonisteel, DLitt, DD, LLD, DHumL (1983) (CM)
†Elisabeth Mann Borgese, BA, Dip Music, DHumL (1986) CM
The Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon, BA, MBA, DHumL (1998) CP, OC
†The Honourable Rosemary (Wedderburn) Brown, MLA, BA, MSW, DHumL (1981) PC, OC, OBC,CD
†The Honourable Sister Peggy Butts, BA, BEd, MA, PhD, LLD, DHumL (2001)
†June Callwood, DU, DSLitt, LLD, DLitt, DHumL (1993) CC, OOnt
†Sr. Paule Cantin, SC, BA, MA, DHumL (1990)
†The Honourable Thérese Casgrain, OBE, LLD, DHumL (1977) CCMargaret Catley-Carlson, BA (Hons), LLD, LITTD, DHumL (1990) OC
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, CD, DHumL (2008)
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, AB, JD, DHumL (1995)
†John H. Coleman, KM, LLD, DHumL (1981)
F.Anthony Comper, BA, DHumL (1995)
Janet Conners, DCL, DHumL (1997)
Margaret Conrad, PhD, DHumL (2007) OC
Jill Kerr Conway, BA, PhD, DHumL (1980)
Joan Craig, DHumL (2007) CM
†Mary Helen Creighton, LLD, DesL, DCL, DHumL (1982) CM
The Honourable Anne S. Derrick, BA (Hons), LLB, DHumL (1999)
†Graham Dennis, BA, DCL, DHumL (2006) (CM)
Olive Patricia Dickason, BA, MA, PhD, DLitt, LLD, DHumL (1999) CM
Arlene Dickinson, DHumL (2010)
†John Dickey, QC, BA, LLB, LLD, DHumL (1981)
Elizabeth Dowdeswell, BScHEc, MSc, DDL, DHumL (1998)
†Anita (Rosenblum) Dubinsky, BSc, DHumL (1983)
†Muriel Duckworth, BA, DipEd, DHumL (1978) CM
Mary Eberts, LLM, DHumL (1988)
Judy Erola, PC, DHumL (1992)
†Sister Irene Farmer, SC, LHD, DHumL (1981)
The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk, SOM, BA, MA, DSc, LLD, FCCPM, DHumL (1993) OC, SOM
†Evelyn Fitzgerald, SC, BA, MA, PhD, DHumL (1986)
Louise Fleishmann, DHumL (2005)
Maureen Forrester, LLD, DLitt, DMus, DHumL (1992) CC, OQ
The Honourable Mayann Francis, BA, MPA, DHumL (2008) ONS
Ursula Franklin, PhD, FRPI, DSc, DHumL (1986) CC, OOnt
Margot A. Franssen, BA, DHumL (1995) OC
Sheila Fraser, FCA, DHumL (2011)
The Honourable Myra A. Freeman, DHumL (2004) ONS
Monique Frize, BASc, MBA, MPh, HonDEng, HonDSc, HonD, PhD, PEng, DHumL (2006) OC
E. Margaret Fulton BA, MA, PhD, LLD, DHumL (1994) OC
Mavis Gallant, LLD, DHumL (1999) CC
†Mary Lua Gavin, SC, BA, MSc, DHumL (1981)
†Sylva Gelber, LLB, DHumL (1976) OC
The Honourable Constance Glube, BA, LLB, LLD, DHumL (1998) OC, ONS
Dale Godsoe, BA, BEd, MA, DHumL (1997) CM
Judith Gold, DHumL (2002) CM
Ruth Goldbloom, DipPE, DHumL (1985) OC
Charlotte Gray, BA, DipSocAdmin, LSE, DHumL (1995)
Cora de Jong Greenaway, DFA, FRSA, DHumL (2003) CM
Naomi Elizabeth Griffiths, BA, MA, PhD, DHumL (1994) OC
Agnes Grossmann, DHumL (1991)
Mary Albertus Haggerty, SC, BA, MA PhD, LLD (Civil), DHumL (1985)
†Marie Hamilton, DHumL (1985)
Ruth Hammond, APR, BA, ABC, APR, DHumL (1998)
Sharon Hampson, DHumL (1996) CM
The Most Reverend James M. Hayes, JCD, DHumL, DD (1985)
Maxine Antoinette Henry-Wilson, DHumL (2004 - Jamaica) MP
Angela Hewitt DU, LLD, B.Mus., ARCT, DHumL (2003) (OC)
†The Honourable Henry Hicks, QC, BSc, BCL, MA, DCL, DEd, LLD, DHumL (1981) CC
Linda Inkpen, MD, DHuml (2006) CM, OC
Roberta Jamieson C.M., LL.B., LL.D., DHumL (2010)
†Lena Isabel Coldwell Jodrey, DHumL (1986)
†The Honourable Rita Joe, PC, LLD, DHumL (1998) CM
Josephine Johnson, DHumL (2010)
†Ruth Johnson, DHumL (1991)
Donald Julien, HDCL, DHumL (2008) ONS
Betty Kennedy, DHumL (1989) OC
Nuala Kenny, SC, BA, MD, FRCP(C), DHumL (1992) OC
Verna Kirkness, BA, BEd, MEd, DHumL (1990) CM
Maria Klawe, PhD, DHumL (2009)
Huguette Labelle, BSc, BEd, MEd, PhD, LLD, DHumL (1994) CC
Phyllis Lambert, OC, CQ, FRAIC, RCA, LLD, DHumL (1992) CC, GOQ
Jeanne Lamon, DHumL (2007)  CM
Aldéa Landry, Q.C., BA, LLB, DHumL (2004) CP, CM
Michele Landsberg, BA (Hons), DCL, LLD, DHumL (1991) OC
Mary Jo Leddy, BA, BEd, MA, PhD, LLD, DHumL (1994) CM
†Gabrielle Leger, DHumL (1979) CC
Julia Levy, BA (Hons), PhD, DU, FRS, DHumL (1990) OC
Daurene Lewis, DTSN, DHumL (1993) CM
Lascelles Lewis, O.D., DHumL (2001)
Stephen Lewis, CC, DHumL (2010)
Lois Lilienstein, BMS, DHumL (1996) CM
Jean Little, BA, DLit, HonEdD, DHumL (1996) CM
Linda Lundström, DHumL (2002)
†Eva Waddell Mader Macdonald, MD, CM, DPH, DHumL (1975)
The Honourable Flora MacDonald, PC, MP, DHumL (1979) CC, OOnt
†Shelagh Mackenzie-Tasker, DHumL (2003)
Rita MacNeil, DLitt, DHumL (1993) (CM) ONS
Dawn MacNutt BA, MSW, DHumL (2005)
The Honourable Antonine Maillet, MA, DesL, DLitt, LLD, DHumL (1987) CP, CC, OQ
Daphne Marlatt, BA, MA, HonDL, DhumL (2004) CM
†Beverley Mascoll, BA, LLD, DHumL (2001) CM
Elisabeth Maxwell, BA, Dphil, DHumL (1999)
Elizabeth May, LLB, DHumL (2000) OC
Marnie McBean, BA, LLD, DHumL (2001)
The Honourable Margaret McCain BA, BSW, HonLLD(5), DHumL(2005) OC, ONB
†Sister Francis d’Assisi McCarthy, SC, BA, MA, PhD, LLD, DHumL (1983)
Thelma Herman McCormack, BA, DHumL (1989)
Alexa McDonough, DHumL (2009)
Catherine McKinnon, DHumL (2004)
The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, PC, DHumL (2002)
Catherine McQueen, BA, BJ, DHumL (1995)
† M. Irene McQuillan Murphy, BA, DHumL (1982)
Ann Medina, MA, HonLLD(2), DHumL (2004)
†Norah Michener, PhD, DLitt, LLD, DHumL (1972) CC
Brenda Milner, PhD, ScD, LLD, DScSoc, FRS, FRSC, DHumL (1988) CC, OQ
Dorothy Moore, CSM, BA, BEd, MEd, DHumL (2002) CM, ONS
Bram Morrison, DHumL (1996) CM
Alleyne Murphy, BscHEc, MSc, PDt, DHumL (1997)
†Agnes Nanogak, DHumL (1985)
Samantha Nutt, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC, DHumL (2011)
Doris Ogilvie, BScSS, BA, BCL, DHumL (1980)
†Pearleen Oliver, DLitt, DHumL (1993)
†Sister Katherine O’Toole, SC, BA, MA, DHumL (1981)
†Rosa Parks, DHumL (1998)
Katherine Paterson, AB, MA, MRE, LLD, DHumL (1994)
Susan Patten, DHumL (1997) CM, ONL
Julie Payette, BEng, MASc,DHumL (2004) CQ
†Margaret Perry, DHumL (1990)
Betty Peterson, BEd, DHumL (2000)
Martha C. Piper, PhD, OC, OBC, DHumL (2009)
Mary Pratt, Cert FA, BFA, LLD (Hon), Hon DFA, DHumL (1998) CC
Elizabeth Raum, BMus, MMus, DHumL (2004)
The Honourable Marion Reid, DHumL (2002) CM, OPEI
The Honourable Brenda Robertson, MLA, BScHEc, DHumL (1973)
†Beryl Rowland, PhD, DLitt, DHumL (1982)
Nancy Ruth, BA, MA, DipTh, DHumL (1989) CM
Mairi St. John Macdonald, BSc, MA, EdD, DHumL (1997)
Rick Salutin, BA(Hons), MA, HonD, DHumL (2005)
†The Right Honourable Jeanne (Benoit) Sauvé, PC, MP, LLD, DSc, DHumL (1983) CC
†Kathleen Shannon, LLD, DLitt, DHumL (1997) CM
†Rose Sheinin, BA, MA, PhD, FRSC, FA, AM, DHumL (1985)
Myrna Slater, BScN, MPH, DHumL (1996)
†Sister Anna Gertrude Smith, SC, BA, MA, DHumL (1985)
Dorothy E. Smith, BSc, PhD, LLD, DLitt, DHumL (1999)
The Honourable Jennifer M. Smith, JP, MP, DBE, DHuml (2000)
Laura Smith, DHumL (2003)
Margaret Somerville, AM, FRSC, DCL, DHumL (2009)
†Mary Sparling, BA, BEd, MA, DFA, DHumL (2004)
†Vivien Mavis Srivastava, BSc(2), MSc, PhD, DHumL (2005)
Mavis Staines, DHumL (2008)
Margaret Swan, BA, BEd, AIE, MEd, DHumL (1989)
Leila Thomas, C.D., DHumL (2001)
†Shirley Thomson, BA, MA, PhD, DHumL (2006) CC
The Hon. Judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond,BA,LLB,LLM,DL,HonLLD,DHumL (2005)
†Maxine Tynes, BA, BEd, DHumL (1992)
Annette Verschuren, BBA, DHumL (1996)
Eleanor Wachtel, BA, DHumL (2002) CM
Margaret Wade LaBarge, BA, BLit (Oxon), DHumL (2003) CM
†Lilian Wainwright, BA, MA, PhD, DHumL (1993)
†Florence Wall, BA, DipEd, MA, DHumL (1978)
†Catherine Wallace, BA, MA, PhD, LLD, LLD (Civil), DHumL (1985) OC
Pamela Wallin, SOM, BA, LLD, Dlitt, PhD in Journalism (Honourary), DHumL (2003)
Mary Walsh, DHumL (2011) CM
Roberta Way-Clark, BA, DipGnt, MA, DHumL (1995)
Pauline M. Webb, BA, AKC, STM, DHumL (1987)
Martha Westwater, SC, BEd, MA, PhD, DHumL (1996)
†Sister Marie Agnes White, SC, BA, MA, PhD, DHumL (1971)
Dorothy Green Wills, DHumL (2007) CM
†The Honourable Madam Justice Bertha Wilson, MA, LLB, LLD, DHumL (1984) CC
The Very Reverend Lois M. Wilson, BA, BD, DD, DHumL (1984) CC, OOnt
Sister Miriam Thérèse Winter, BMus, MA PhD, HonLHD, DHumL (2004)
Phyllis Yaffe, BA, BLS, MLS, DHumL (2011)