The University of Natal has announced its honorary graduands for 2003. The honoris causa awards will be conferred at the various graduation ceremonies to be held in Pietermaritzburg and Durban during the first semester.

Included in the list is architect, designer, academic, writer-critic and sociologist Prof Alan (DArch) Lipman who has brought a unique interdisciplinary approach to architecture that has had a substantial impact on architectural education and on the built environment.

Other graduands are activist and lawyer Zackie Achmat (LLD); conservationist William Bainbridge (LLD); Dr Ela Bhatt (DSocSc) who is well-known for her work in advancing the position of poorer women; Trevor Manuel (DEcon) who is South Africa’s Minister of Finance.; distinguished academic Prof Edith Raidt (DEd) and Keith Henry Cooper (LLD) who has made a substantial contribution to conserving SA’s biodiversity.