They received the degrees at the first of 31 commencement ceremonies held by NUS for its new graduates.
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and URA chairman Peter Ho receive their certificates during the NUS commencement ceremony on July 11.
The honorary degrees are the university’s highest form of recognition for outstanding individuals whose service have impacted Singapore and globally. In a citation, Professor Andrew Simester, the dean of the NUS Faculty of Law, said that Chief Justice Menon’s life is a story of leadership. As attorney-general, he improved the rules of criminal procedure, especially in the law governing disclosure of evidence to defendants, he added.
URA chairman Peter Ho and Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon at the ceremony held at University Cultural Centre on July 11. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG He advised the graduates to engage in issues and imagine solutions that will benefit Singapore and the world.
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