Honorary awards
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Richard Hawley
Richard is a proud Sheffielder who started performing and touring with various bands from the age of 14 and was a member of 1980s Sheffield band Pulp.
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Graham Hughes
Former Head of Design at the Royal Mint, craftsman also a qualified barrister. Honorary Fellow awarded in 1978.
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Gary Hetherington
Gary Hetherington is Chief Executive of Leeds Carnegie RUFC and Leeds Rugby Ltd, and owner and operator of Headingley Carnegie Stadium and Leeds Rhinos.
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Gurinder Chadha
Credited with bringing Bollywood colour to the British screen, Gurinder Chadha has earned herself numerous accolades and international success.
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Elisabeth Hoodless DBE
Elisabeth qualified as a medical social worker, she was appointed Assistant Director of Community Service Volunteers in 1963, Deputy Director in 1972 and Executive Director in 1975.
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Emma Harrison
Emma grew up in Sheffield and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Bradford. In 1987, at the age of 23, she took over her father's Sheffield-based training agency ITA, which provided training and employment opportunities for workers made redundant in the declining steel industry.
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Professor Andrew Motion - Poet Laureate
Acclaimed poet, novelist, academic and biographer, Andrew Motion was appointed Poet Laureate in 1999.
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Trevor Phillips OBE
Trevor began his career in broadcast journalism in 1980 when he joined London Weekend Television (LWT) as a researcher for current affairs series Skin.
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Honorary awards archive
The degree of Doctor of the University (D.Univ) is awarded to people who have achieved distinction in the fields of learning, the arts, public life, community service and/or have made a distinctive contribution to Sheffield Hallam University, the city of Sheffield or the region.
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Professor Ted Wragg
Professor Ted Wragg was one of the UK's foremost authorities on education. His work has transformed classrooms and teaching styles across the world, and his legacy is one of a modernised and more effective UK education system.