Emeritus Professors
In 2023 the University Council awarded Emeritus Professor status to:
14 November 2023
Professor Jeff Smith, College of Education
Professor James Maclaurin, Philosophy Programme
Professor Iain Lamont, Department of Biochemistry
15 September 2023
Professor Richie Poulton, Department of Psychology
11 July 2023
Professor Bridget Robinson, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch
Professor Gillian Abel, Department of Population Health, University of Otago, Christchurch
Professor Julian Crane, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington
13 June 2023
Professor Neil McNaughton, Department of Psychology
Professor David Larsen, Department of Chemistry
9 May 2023
Professor John Dawson, Faculty of Law
Professor Lachlan Paterson, Te Tumu, School of Māori, Pacific & Indigenous Studies
Professor Lisa Houghton, Department of Human Nutrition
14 March 2023
Professor Alison Rich, Department of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences
Professor Murray Thompson, Department of Oral Sciences
In 2022 the University Council awarded Emeritus Professor status to:
11 October 2022
Professor Kath Dickinson, Department of Botany
Professor Russell Frew, Department of Chemistry
12 July 2022
Professor Jon Hall, School of Arts
10 May 2022
Professor Terence Doyle, Medicine
Professor Juergen Gnoth, Department of Marketing
Professor Clive Ronson, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
8 March 2022
Professor Les Toop, Department of General Practice, University of Otago, Christchurch
In 2021 the University Council awarded Emeritus Professor status to:
14 December 2021
Professor Ewan Fordyce, Department of Geology
9 November 2021
Professor Vicky Cameron, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch
Professor Sue Pullon, Department of Primary Healthcare and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington
Professor Pat Cragg, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
13 July 2021
Professor John Horwood (Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch)
Professor Janice Murray (Department of Psychology)
Professor Raechel Laing (Clothing and Textile Programme, Division of Sciences)
8 June 2021
Professor Alison Cree (Department of Zoology)
Professor Graham Wallis (Department of Zoology)
Professor Poia Rewi (Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies))
11 May 2021
Professor Ian Tucker (School of Pharmacy)
13 April 2021
Professor Tony Binns (School of Geography)
Professor Timothy Crack (Accountancy and Finance)
Professor Steve Dawson (Marine Science)
Professor Liz Slooten (Zoology)
Professor Murray Tilyard (General Practice and Rural Health)
10 March 2021
Professor Robert Aldred (Mathematics and Statistics)
Professor Edward Shipton (Surgery and Anaesthesia)
9 February 2021
Professor Inguruwatt Premachandra (Accountancy and Finance)
Professor Jean-Claude Theis (Surgical Sciences)
23 February 2021
Professor Phil Bishop (Zoology)