University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Fellowships were conferred on: Huw Jones, chief executive of S4C; Steve Jones, professor of genetics at University College London; Wyn Roberts, former minister of state at the Welsh Office; Samuel Waruhiu, board chairman of Barclays Bank of Kenya, lawyer and academic.
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Honorary fellowships: Deirdre Hine, dame of the British Empire, chief medical officer for Wales; Gareth Crompton, director of the centre for applied public health medicine; Vernon Pugh, Queen's Counsel, chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union and the International Rugby Football Board; Stanley Thomas, founder of Peter's Savoury Products and TBI (owners of Cardiff and other airports).