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Honorary Conferring - 10 May 2006
General Manager of Intel Ireland, Jim O’Hara was one of four distinguished individuals conferred with Honorary Doctorates at a colourful ceremony held on campus on Wednesday 10 May. Mr O’Hara, who is also Vice-President of the Technology Manufacturing Group at Intel Corporation, heads a workforce of over 5,000 at Intel Ireland’s Leixlip campus. He was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Science.
One of the world’s leading social scientists,
Doreen Massey, Professor of Geography at the
Open University, received the Degree of Doctorof Literature. She is author of 24 books and is
recipient of the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society.
Also conferred was Sir David Davies, the wellknown British banker and businessman, who is
a member of the Foundation for the Wexford Opera
Festival. He received the Degree of Doctor of Laws.
Finally, Professor Peter Townsend, Professor of
International Social Policy at the London School
of Economics who has written extensively on the
economics of poverty, health, social policy and
old age, became a Doctor of Literature
.
Pictured at the event are the Honorary Doctorate recipients and their introducers along with the Chancellor and Registrar of the National University of Ireland. Front row (l-r): Sir David Davies; Professor Peter Townsend; Dr Garret FitzGerald, NUI Chancellor; Professor Doreen Massey; Jim O'Hara. Back row (l-r): Professor Vincent Comerford; Dr Mary Corcoran; Dr Attracta Halpin, NUI Registrar; Professor Rob Kitchin; Professor John Hughes, President.
Intel General Manager, Jim O'Hara, with three of his daughters, Niamh, Kate and Gail, after he was conferred with a Doctor of Science degree at NUI Maynooth.
President, Professor John Hughes pictured with Jim O'Hara, General Manager of Intel Ireland and his grandsons Joshua and James.
Professor Peter Townsend, Honorary Doctorate recipient and his wife Baroness Jean Corston.
Dr Terence Dooley, History Department; Sir David Davies, Honorary Doctorate recipient and Professor Vincent Comerford, History Department.