A LONG-SERVING host of regional news has been honoured by York St John University.
Harry Gration, who has hosted the BBC’s Look North for many years, was given an honorary doctorate at a ceremony at York Minster on Thursday.
Harry took to Twitter after the ceremony to mark a “lovely day” in a “superb setting”, and “an award I will cherish”.
He thanked everyone who took the time to congratulate him on his honour.
He wrote: “Still overwhelmed with so many lovely comments.
“When I looked up and saw the Minster packed it was a moving moment. Needed to gather myself!The Archbishop was wonderful.Thanks to all.”
BBC Yorkshire also tweeted to say they were “very proud of our Harry, Doctor of Letters”.
Award-winning author of Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet, which focus on mental health, Matt Haig was also honoured with a doctorate of letters at the ceremony.
Thursday graduations: Ceremony 5
York St John University
Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees and Awards
Ceremony Five, Thursday 22 November 2018, 10.00am, York Minster
School of Humanities, Religion and Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy (University of Leeds)
Lauren Rachel Stephenson
Doctor of Philosophy (York St John University)
Jenifer Marlene Baker
Master of Arts by Research
Jonathan William Conde
Lewis James Kellett
Master of Arts
American Studies
Tracey Denise Thomas
Eloise Catherine Thompson
Mari Clare Van Den Bron
Joanna Grace Williamson
Natalie Marie Wood
Chaplaincy Studies
Peace Urherigho Okugbeni
Contemporary Literature
Samah Almohtar
Meghan Catherine Eley
Beth Jade Ellin
Daniel Michael Johnson
Chloe Catherine Lindley
Leah Sian Mitchell
Elisabeth Louise Prestgard
Harriet Ridley
Contemporary Religion
Ayesha Jade Bourne
Sarah Jane Carroll
Kirsty Marsh
Annemarie Smith
Jack Robert Bruce Ward
Jessica Watson
Creative Writing
Faye Rebecca Allison
Joseph David Buck
Georgia Rose Cuthbertson
Jerry Ibbotson
Harvey James Jordan
Maddison Charlotte Leech
Hugh Richard McCormick
Rachel Anne McHale
Emma McKenzie
Emma Louise McNicholas
Joshua Brandon Middleton-Orme
Theo-James Moulton
Bernadette Theresa Oldfield
Laura Hannah Russell
Robyn Jaye Shelley
Robert Edward Sullivan Skrzypiec
Sam Sleney
Sophie Jean Spencer
Alexandra Louise Weston
Ashleigh Louise Whittle
International History
Shannon Jade Appleyard
Amy Victoria Ball
Kristian Adam Butler
Andrew Michael Cunningham
Saul Evans
Joseph Ryan Kilner
Stewart Fred Parr
Cameron James Rothwell
Harry Paul Thurstance
Postgraduate Diploma
Creative Writing
Clara Helen Challoner Walker
Bachelor of Arts
American Studies and Film Studies
Rhiannon Corlett
Alex Quine
Christian Theology
Jake Christopher Chaplin
Daniel James Grayson
Bethany Ruth Hayden
Eve Johnson
Alexandra Lauren Mason
Graeme Ross Wilkinson
Christian Theology and Practice
Jonathan Foster
Creative Writing
Ryan James Black
Charlotte Wendy Brindley
Jacob Elliot Brown
Revie Leigh Byrnes
Leah Chance Cooper
Lauren Amba Davies
Katie Dicks
Edward Dyson
Alex George Eglen
Gabriella Frances Gadaleta
Joseph Paul Garside
Alfie Green
Heather Lukins
Mathew James Payne
Matthew Craig Pickering
Brandon Purves
Rachel Anne Rogers
Joe Christopher Shaw
Daniel Shipley
Rachel Elizabeth Smith
Ben Samuel Stanford
Creative Writing and English Language
Abbey Louise Gibson
Jack Morgan
Creative Writing and English Literature
Fearn Charlotte Britton
Zoe Rebecca Buckton
Payslee Chardoux
Rachel Elizabeth Colley
Kelsey Leigh Collier
Katie Louise Ann Cross
Jessica Mary Dales
Leah Victoria Dawson
Hannah Rebecca Herraghty
Betheny Jo Hudson
Justine Emily Victoria Knight
Becky Marie Knowles
Conor Matthews
Shaun Thomas Andrew James Nohilly
Nicoletta Peddis
Megan Catherine Shield
Aristaeus Leander Sizer
Annie Patricia Smith
Emily Catherine Smith
Gemma Alyssia Strydom
Chloe Sarah Tetmajeris
Richard John Tomlinson
Kathrine Audrey Jessica Waldren
Stephanie Victoria Webster
Sophie Kathryn Williams
Scott Peter Joshua Winsbury
Joseph Owen Wright
Thomas Jonathon Young
Creative Writing and Media
Tara Fallon Lucas
Holly Marie Whitford
English Literature
Steven Joseph Atherton
Daniel Burrows
Tia Byer
Jasmin Laura Clough
Emma Melissa Collier
Hannah Critchley
Kayleigh Cromack
Samuel Cryer
Eliza Mae Durkin
Beth Elkington
Brenna Louise Fisher
Bethany Lauren Gray
Phoebe Beatrice Gurd
Rachel Elizabeth Hancock
Amy Lauren Holden
Jenna Lea Houston
Natalie Mair Elaine Kelly
Rebecca Lowe
Bethany Jayne May
Sophie McLaren
Abigail Jane McMurdo
Katie Leigh Meyer
Peyton Neale
Helen Overton
Rachel Amber Patience
Ashton Inali Pearson-Child
Philip Matthew Price
Lauren Richardson
Sophie Louise Richardson
Suzanne Lucy Ellen Scott
Lauren Jade Catherine Marie Sheriff
Eleanor Catherine Squires
Alice Stokell
Elliott James Walker
Tobias Alexander Weston
Alice Elisabeth Victoria Whiles
Elisha Jane Wise
Mickey Ellis Woolf
Katie Louise Wright
English Literature and English Language
Breesha Jae Crellin
Lauren Victoria Harris
Sophie Lyon
Fatma Alzahra Sulman
Rebekah Jane Winter
English Literature and Film Studies
Joanna Louise Beard
Rebecca Formstone
English Literature and History
Harriet Marinda Bartle
Lydia Anne Crosland
Daniel Iain Gouldthorpe
Shannon Lara Hipwell
Remy Alexandra Hopkins
Megan Louise Johnstone
Shona Elizabeth Annice Lavelle
Mallaidh Jay Anne McCoubrey
Film Studies and Media
Jordan Campbell
Jordan David Carey
Kendall Charlesworth
Shannon Thomas Clay
Samuel Peter Corner
Lauren Curry
Tash Curry
Alexander George Daniels
Aidan Lewis Dolby
Philippa Dotters
Matthew Paul Gilmore
Lucy Elizabeth Green
Kurt Markwell Hammond
Molly Catherine Jackson
Sophie Rebecca Kelly
Michael James Lilley
Elizabeth Rose Marriott
Georgina Paige Melvin
Roisin Mitchell
Samuel Shepherd
Kyle Siddall
Connor James Tench
History
Daniel Joseph Allison
Alexander Liam Barrass
Lauren Madison Bond
George Thomas Bradley
Helen Brazier
Sian Emily Caton
Sarah Charlton
Eleanor Briony Elizabeth Crick
Leonore Joy Edith Massey Davis
Annabelle Laura Deakin
Amy Elizabeth Draycott
Charlie Ellis-Nicholson
Holly Jane Evanson
Josh Robert Foster
Patrick Franklin
Luke Thomas Furlong
Catherine Louise Gash
Georgia Lauren Graham
Araminta Hamilton
Sean Hazlehurst
Benjamin Oliver Johnson
Oliver Johnson
Shaun Michael Jones
Beverley Jayne Kelly
Jamie Francis Kitcheman
Freya Charlotte Larder
Amber Lebrunn
Lois Katy Lees
Thomas George Mann
Catriona Mairi McKell
Bobbie-Leigh Meadows
Sarah Emily Micklewright
McColl Ernest Nicholson
Sophie Heather Nielsen
John Philpot
Kia Josephine Rhodes
Daniel Paul Ribera
Liberty Rosewell-Marks
Christopher Sharpe
Chloe Skinner
Adam Taubman
Chelsea Laura Travers
Kate Ellen Varey
Abigail Lois Varley
William James Young
History and American Studies
Luke Steven Bridge
Alice Eve Cook
Georgia-Rose Harber
Tyla Lauren Hughes
Laura Kate Leadbitter
Maddison Joe Lowdon
Kirsty Ellen Palmer
Michael Alexander Paterson
Emily Roberts
Human Geography
Harriet Anna Ruth Brass
Rebecca Cairns
Daniel James Collins
Tara Jane Michelle Cross
Jessica Scarlett Duncan
Rosie Mae Freer
Thomas Grant
Eliot Heath
Amber Emelia Huddart
Nicholas John Hudson
Sophie Mellor
Kristina Sheila Tymoszczuk
Jack Wilde
Tom Williamson
Media
Marzena Duraj
Kirsten Elizabeth Farr
Nancy Rose Fitzsimons
Charlotte Lucy Greaves
Sophie Louise Hampton
Evangeline Harding
Layinah Hakeem Johanneson
Emily Moore
Kyle Adam Morgan
Charmaine Valerie Elizabeth Pogson
Hannah Elizabeth Titman
Olivia Grace Walker
Nathan Simon Wilson
Media and English Literature
Natalie Ruth Gardner
Amy Victoria Lingard
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
Hannah May Bell
Olivia Grace Bowers
Sinead Marie Dangerfield
Thomas Devlin
Sophie Fowkes
Nancy May Fowler
Jethro Hall
Isobel Lawrence
Timothy Jack Lowe
Freya Caroline Grace Millett
James Spencer Morgan
Bethany Ellen Powell
Samuel Purdy
Danielle Elizabeth Royston
Rebecca Grace Savill
Joel Samuel Thomas
Lauren Beth Thompson
Holly Jane Walker
Religious Studies
Hayley Barlow
Jonathan Daniel Christian
Jade Corbett
Henna Karim
Susannah Jessica Livingstone-Muller
Miranda Klaudia Majszak
Anisha Murtaza
Dannii Johann Richards
Lauren Isabel Smith
Laura Catherine Southren-Dale
Elizabeth Catherine Watson
Theology & Religious Studies
Jennifer Jane Billany
Imogen Blackburne
Johanna Helen Brennan
Ellie Fowler
Alexandra Fox
Andrea Louise Hemmings
Zoe Sophie Horgan
Ciara Rotherham
Victoria Stainsby
Olivia Eibhilin Stapleton
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Matt Haig
Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Harry Gration MBE
Ceremony 6
York St John University
Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees and Awards
Ceremony Six, Thursday 22 November 2018, 2.15pm, York Minster
School of Performance and Media Production
Master of Arts by Research
Ryan David Humphrey
Master of Arts
Applied Theatre
Laura Jane Castle
Georgina Eve Fishkin
Matthew William Harper-Hardcastle
Kate Higgins
Aaron Paul Krivan
Jessica Faye Robson
Robert Matthew Stradling
Lisa Marie Thornton
Casey Jade Valeri Fox
Music Composition
Richard Bracknall
Music Production
Tom Cameron Knevitt
Stephen Owen Newcombe
Darryl James Shackleton
Thomas Oliver Whitehead
Theatre and Performance
David Anthony Harrison
Paul Murtough
Bachelor of Arts
Drama and Theatre
Emily Ann Cryar
Callum Fletcher
Charlotte Elizabeth Hansell
Alana Howarth-Lees
Christopher James Keenan
Shannon Emma Mack
Jessica Lauren Mitchell
Dale Andrew Peter Osborne
Rachael Kerri Sampson
Drama: Education and Community
India Elizabeth Butler
Kay Georgina Goddard
Holly Marie Sloan
Chlöe April Timson
Ebony Paige Wells-Smith
Emily Olivia Jane Wilkinson
Music
Caroline Holly Fletcher
Matthew Gardiner
Harry Michael Nicklin
Melissa Claire Saunders
Emily Ann Tindall
Music Production
Dominic Paul Allen
Ben Ambler
Jake William Balfour
Hannah Faith Benson
Thomas Birkett
Aston Mark Brooks
Adam Mark Butler
Daniel Lee Collins
Line Utne Hosoien
Ryan James Oldfield
Christopher James Readman
Nicholas Waite
Natalie Irena Walton
Music: Education and Community
Wayne Dawson
Lydia Jane Hennessy
Abigail Jervis
Jacob Parkes
Sally Watson-Trant
Music: Performance
Connor Ryan Heaton
Benjamin Alexander Kitching
Lin Shan Lee
Music Studies (in association with SEGi College)
Esther Lim Sern Ai
Tze Ee Chan
Alyson Katrine Oh Eling
Sze Jieh Liew
Ai Ying Lim
Ong Hui Sin
Qian Ying Tang
Tiong Mei Ting
School of Language and Linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (University of Leeds)
Linda Martina Walz
Masters of Arts by Research
Natalie Dawn Flint
Master of Arts
Applied Linguistics: TESOL
Timothy John Derbyshire
Gabrielle Jessica Flockton
Jooyeon Ha
Josephine Maria Holford
Yulan Jin
Jiayi Li
Marie Jean Du Li
Ziying Li
Brighde McGahey
Alex Kate Norman
John David Keith Prudhoe
Daniel Tingay
Yanan Zhu
Applied Linguistics: Translation
Terri-Louise Desborough
English Language and Linguistics
Stephen Lee Brady
Japanese Language Teaching
Noriji Fujimoto
Language and Linguistics
Tessa De Groot
Joanne Louise McGillan
Jennifer Anne Moulton
Master of Science
Clinical Linguistics
Paisley Bryce
Kimberley Paige Park
Rebecca Ringbauer
Bachelor of Arts
English Language and Linguistics
Lily Rose Abendstern-Chick
Stephennie Albert
Kathryn Atack
Alexandra Rose Atkinson
Emma Jane Bailey
Ellie Barrett
Amy Marie Buckley
Bailey Scott Claringbold
Elise Victoria Davidson
Holly Dobrzycki
Helena May Drake
Jessica Kate Dunn
Lucy Elizabeth Eden
Jack Francis
James Anthony Green
Rebecca Hardwick
Megan Rose Hill
Emma Hollings
Niamh Catherine Johnson
Camille Jade Keiher-Bloor
Laura Caitlin Kennedy
Ruth Siân Lacey
Katie Louise Laws
Samuel Nathan Leak
Grace Louise Lelliott
Amy Rose Lighton
Johnathan Love
Lani Kate Marshall
Sarah Elizabeth Martin
Melanie Kay McLaughlan
Constance Elizabeth Moreland
Leah Petrie
Sophie Louise Pilny
Saskia Rayner
Amelia Hope Renshaw
Giles Robinson
Amy Margaret Saunders
Megan Elise Shires
Adam Shorthouse
Georgia Simcock
Hannah Fay Sivyour
April Jayne Stewart
Clare Kathleen Strain
Georgia Stronach
Alexander Louis Terry
Molly Josephine Celia Walsh
Amy Jane Wearmouth
Katie Ann Wells
Samantha Jayne Whitby
Amelia Wink-Simmonds
Languages and English Language
Hannah Stacey Nicole Ainsworth
Peter Austin
Ellen Rose Baccino
Jessica Jade Crane
Harvey William Fitzgerald Helmer
Katy Rachel Smith
Amy Victoria Spooner
Languages and English Literature
Danielle Cope
Jack Glidewell
Grace Emily Jagger
Charlotte Francesca Wright
Linguistics and TESOL
Jayvan Samuel Lean
Helen Rose MacDonald
Luz Carolina Mella Munoz
Christopher James Ransley
Ellen Susan Rita Sebunya
Lucy Rose Urwin
TESOL and French
Emma Lewis
Annabel Smith
TESOL and Japanese
Liam Joel Balkwill
Christopher James Alexander Bartolo
Jonathan Stephen Bentham
Ashley David Bowron
Ryan Butler
David Andrew Ian Christian
Darryl James Elliott
Thomas Jefferson Ellis
Sean Michael Graves
Brandon Jon Hurlock
Ewelina Irena Ksiazkiewicz
Ocean John Martinez
Jordan Ashley Miller
Jacob Sonny Slack
TESOL and Spanish
Abegail Need
School of Art, Design and Computer Science
Master of Arts
Design
Ed James Poxon
Fine Arts
Rata Aksornthong
Nick Booth
Rebecca Mary McNamee
Emma Jayne Swanton
Collette Young
Postgraduate Diploma
Fine Art
Lana Grabinskis Sherwood
Bachelor of Arts
Design: Graphics
Chloe-Louise Baird
Hannah Mary Bell
Georgia Victoria Bentley
Kayleigh Marie Burton
Stacey Louise Chapman
Lauren Kay Constantine
Shane Joshua Dunkley
William Fowler
Scott Fraser
Scott William Halewood
Luke Andrew Harrison
Hannah Rachel Ingleby
Stanley James Legg
Alice Harriet Massie
Bethany Louise Masters
Dominic Edward Mattholie
Jack McGregor
Tiffany McIntyre
Emily Katie Mills
Caitlin Mitchell
Jack Francis Oliver Niles
Jason Lee Phillip
Emily Faith Richards
Karl Antony Harry Rowe
Abbie Scrivener
Rebecca Hermione Smart
Eleanor Spencer
Eva Krasteva Tankova
Charlotte Louise Willetts
Design: Interiors
Adil Ali Akhtar
Lucie Olivia Bancroft
Chloe Alice Banton
Beatrice Bellini
Georgia Ann Brunton
Chloe Jade Coopland
Megan Louise Victoria Craven
Bethany Felice Da Forno
Tamasin Lauren Etchells
Danielle Harrison
Katie Sarah Jane Hayman
Martha Moutsipai
Lindsay Piercy
Jessica Mary Robinson
Design: Product
Charlotte May Appleyard
Joel Peter Aspinall
Abigail Bruce
Joseph Pearce Burkinshaw
Elena Eve Casagrande
Peach Collins
Eleanor Olivia Combe
James Dransfield
Antony Duffield
Jack William Gaunt
Callum George
Nicolas Hartley Jones
Madelene Margaret Kearsley
Daniel Lawton
Bradley Mollon
Christopher Harold Norminton
Lucy Elizabeth Rea
Hannah Elizabeth Redding
Matthew John Saywell
Liam Robert Speck
Joseph William Standing
Megan Watson
Fine Arts
Emily Harriet Aiston
Jennifer Lauren Ashworth
Rebecca Asquith
Amy Jayne Bradbury
Natasha Sophie Clementson
Lewis James Cox
Sarah Aime Leanne Davies
Amber Mae Gosden
Danielle Christina Hutchinson
Jack Lauchlan Laycock
Samantha Margaret O'Donnell
Kimberley Clare Pickett
Eva Leigh Priestley
Jessica Alice Smith
Charlie Turner
Katie Woodward
Stella Eve Woolnough
Emerald Young
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Kye Kevin Atkinson
Frederick Jonathan Ayres
Alexander David Hardwick
Kornel Kmiecik
Kristina Kvasnicova
Harry Lee
Jak Anthony Moore
Ben Norton
Aaron Robert Parkes
Marcus Sampson
David Spray
Joseph David Straw
Chloe Marie Taylor
Adam Samuel Worthy
Certificate of Higher Education
(Posthumous Award)
TESOL and Japanese
Raoul Gromocki
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Stuart Murphy
Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Reeta Chakrabarti
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