noun. One who confers or consults.

noun. One who bestows.

noun. One who confers; one who converses.

noun. One who bestows; a giver.

noun. A person who confers or bestows something

noun. someone who converses or confers (as in a conference)

noun. person who makes a gift of property

"Although my second middle name, Apostolides, is on every diploma I have ever received, and I always provided a phonetic transcription of it, every graduation of my life has been exactly the same: the degree-conferrer looks down at my diploma, pales visibly, looks up at me helplessly – and then announces me as only Anne Mini."

communicator  

giver