Tiwa Savage, Dr. Funke Abimbola, and eight others will be awarded honorary degrees from the University of Kent, during its congregation ceremony at Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals later in July.
Afrobeat star, Tiwa Savage will be made Doctor of Music in recognition of her inspirational and international career in music on the 15th of July in Canterbury, while Dr. Funke Abimbola, MBE; a Healthcare executive, Corporate Lawyer, and diversity, equity, and inclusion leader, will also be made Doctor of Laws on the 14th of July in Cantebury, for her inspirational career as a senior solicitor and her impressive voluntary work as a mentor and campaigner.
Others expected to receive the honorary degree include:
- Kent alumnus and Emeritus Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah. He will be awarded a Doctor of Letters for his distinguished contribution to literature and his reflections and portrayal of the effects of colonialism, the theme of the refugee’s disruption, and the human experiences of a cross-continental journey (Canterbury 11 July)
- Susan Wanless, – Doctor of Music
- Howard Leicester– Doctor of Science
- Professor Kevin Hylton– Doctor of Science
- Mark Lane– Doctor of the University
- Mark Thomas – Doctor of Arts
- Dame Stephanie Shirley – Doctor of the University
- Kent alumnus Kush Kanodia– Doctor of Science
Congratulations to Tiwa Savage, Dr. Funke Abimbola, and others.
