William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and author. He held an active career for over six decades before being convicted and imprisoned for sex offenses in 2018.
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation, and the passing of comprehensive examinations. It is also known by the Latin phrases honoris causa or ad honorem . The degree is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the academic institution or no previous postsecondary education. An example of identifying a recipient of this award is as follows: Doctorate in Business Administration.
Sir Thomas Robert Alexander Harries Davis, KBE was a Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and a medical researcher.
Sir Michael Pepper, FRS, FREng is a British physicist notable for his work in semiconductor nanostructures.
Dame Patricia Rose Bergquist was a New Zealand zoologist who specialised in anatomy and taxonomy. At the time of her death, she was professor emerita of zoology and honorary professor of anatomy with radiology at the University of Auckland.
Dame Alison Margaret Holst is a best-selling New Zealand food writer and television chef.
Pukekohe High School is a high school in Pukekohe in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
Geoffrey Charles Robinson is a former New Zealand broadcaster, who was the co-host of Morning Report on Radio New Zealand National for all but four years from the programme's inception in 1975 until 2014.
Audrey Lily Eagle is an eminent New Zealand botanical illustrator, whose work has mainly focused on New Zealand's distinctive trees and shrubs. As the author and illustrator of the two volume Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand Eagle has made a notable contribution to New Zealand botany.
Shona Katrine Dunlop MacTavish was a New Zealand dancer, teacher, author, choreographer and pioneer in liturgical dance in the Asia-Pacific. She was known as "the mother of modern dance in New Zealand".
Patricia Katherine Payne is an operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto from New Zealand. A member of London's Royal Opera House, she made an international career, performing leading roles of both Wagner and Italian repertory at major opera houses of the world. After decades of singing, she became a visual artist.
Mary Allan Ronnie QSO was New Zealand's first female National Librarian from 1976–1981, and the first women to head a national library in the world. Before becoming National Librarian she was head of Dunedin Public Library, and later Auckland City Librarian.
