Honorary Degree Committee

St. Francis Xavier University seeks to honour individuals whose accomplishments and achievements demonstrate a standard of excellence that will inspire our graduates and the university community and will reflect favourably on the public reputation of the University. The awarding of an honorary degree honours both the individual and the University and contributes to the recognition and celebration of excellence in society in a manner that reflects the University’s character and values within the community and the world.

The Honorary Degree Committee does not generate names of potential candidates from within but rather receives nominations from members of the University community, broadly defined.
 
All nominations must be made in writing and may be submitted via email to the Chair of the Honorary Degree Committee (hondegchair@stfx.ca).
 
The criteria and nomination procedure is explained in the terms of reference for the Honorary Degree Committee.

Honorary Doctorates

2025

 

2024

Headshot of Dr. Wesley Williams

Wesley Williams (Fall)

Headshot of J. Thomas Langley

J. Thomas Langley (Spring)

Headshot of Elder Sister Dorothy Moore

Elder Sister Dorothy Moore (Spring)

 

Headshot of Christine Schwarzman

Christine Schwarzman (Spring)

Headshot of Stephen Schwarzman

Stephen A. Schwarzman (Spring)

 

2023

Irving Rootman

Irving Rootman (Spring)

John Gaventa

John Gaventa (Spring)

Djanet Sears

Djanet Sears (Fall)

 

2022

Faisal Joseph

Faisal Joseph (Fall)

Minh Kauffman

Minh Kauffman (Spring)

 

2021

Dr. Robert Strang

Robert Strang (Spring)

Sean Boyd

Sean Boyd (Spring)

Linden MacIntyre

Linden MacIntyre (Fall)

 

2020

Paul Anthony Novelly

Paul Anthony Novelly (Spring)

Laurie Halfpenny

Laurie Halfpenny-MacQuarrie (Fall)

 

2019

Stan Kutcher

Stan Kutcher (Spring)

Congregation of Notre-Dame

Congregation of Notre Dame (Spring)

Helen Vari

Helen Vari (Fall)

 

2018

Teresa MacNeil

Teresa MacNeil (Spring)

Lino Saputo

Lino A. Saputo, Jr. (Spring)

Dr. T De Koninck

Thomas DeKoninck (Fall)