Re: Robin Cockett Doctor Honoris Causa of Tallinn UT

["La Monte H. P. Yarroll" <piggy.yarroll@gmail.com>]

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Congratulations, Robin!

On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 4:34 PM Steve Awodey <awodey@cmu.edu> wrote:

> well deserved - congratulations to Robin!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Steve
>
> > On Jan 26, 2024, at 1:11 PM, Tarmo Uustalu <tarmo@cs.ioc.ee> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Categories,
> >
> > I thought it should be appropriate to share the news here.
> >
> > The Senate of the Tallinn U of Technology has on 23 Jan 2024 decided to
> > bestow on the U of Calgary professor J. Robin B. Cockett the title of
> > Doctor Honoris Causa of the university. This is for his contributions
> > to advancing the study of mathematical foundations of algorithmics and
> > programming in Tallinn.
> >
> > I am very happy for this distinction to Robin, who we have been
> > privileged to have as a teacher and friend for a long time (25 years!).
> > Robin's shining passion for his subject and his
> > uncompromising thoroughness have been particularly inspiring.
> >
> > I am also very pleased to have our field spotlighted at this university
> > on this occasion; it is no small thing for us.
> >
> > Tarmo U
> >
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