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