On Tuesday, May 20th, 2008, Prof. Fernando Sansò, past IAG president, was inaugurated as an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy of the School of Rural and Surveying Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The degree was presented to him by the Chairman of the School of Rural and Surveying Engineering (RSE), Prof. Ilias N. Tziavos, in the presence of the Rector of the University, Prof. A. Manthos and the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Prof. N. Moussiopoulos, who also gave adhesion speeches in his honor.

Recognizing his expertise and contributions in theoretical, satellite and physical geodesy, Prof. Sansò received this Degree before academic staff, undergraduate and graduate students of the School of RSE. The general command of the day was given by Prof. Tziavos, while the commendation speech was given by Prof. Athanasios Dermanis. Prof. Sansò after his acceptance speech of the degree presented his talk on "The Measurement of Everything: From the Shape of the Earth to that of a Statue".

Prof. Ilias N. Tziavos
Chairman of the School of Rural and Surveying Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki