Honorary awards
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Adam Boulton
Adam is Sky TV's political editor with a long and distinguished career in journalism, and broadcast media in particular.
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Dr Ian Johnston
Ian Johnston is a skilled and innovative leader in education who has made a major contribution to the finances and the future of Sheffield Hallam University.
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Jenny Watson
Jenny was appointed Chair of the Electoral Commission in 2009 and has had a long, varied and successful career in the voluntary, public and private sectors.
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Joe Simpson
Touching the Void, Joe Simpson's amazing story of grit and determination not to die in the Andes in 1985, has resulted in a best-selling book and the most successful British documentary in cinema history.
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Helen Sharman
Helen Sharman was Britain's first astronaut, launched into space as a crew member of the Anglo-Soviet Juno mission on 18 May 1991.
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Joe Cocker
Born and bred in Sheffield, Joe has built an international reputation as a singer and has been called the 'world's greatest blue's singer'. He made a well publicised recovery from drug dependency and now seeks to educate against the dangers of drugs.
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Professor John Holman MA FRSC CChem HonFBAAS
Professor Holman is one of the UK’s most widely respected science educators, with a major hand in many of the most influential curriculum development schemes of the past 25 years.
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Sir David Henshaw
Sir David Henshaw was appointed chair of NHS North West in May, after more than six years as chief executive of Liverpool City Council where he was credited with transforming the city
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Dominic West
Dominic is a distinguished classical actor who became an international star through his portrayal of Detective Jimmy McNulty in the cult American TV series, The Wire.
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Nicholas Park
Nick Park graduated from the Polytechnic in 1980 and went to the National Film and Television School in London. He moved from there to Aardman Animations in Bristol where he has worked ever since.