Committees and Special Task Forces - Honorary Degrees Committee
Purpose:
The Honorary Degree Committee solicits and serves as a screening and review panel for suggestions regarding possible recipients of honorary degrees and nominations for Commencement speakers, and provides the President and the Trustees, timely consultation and advice representing faculty perspectives with regard to proposed recipients of honorary degrees and Commencement speaker nominees.
Revised by faculty at its September 16, 2009 meeting
2009-10 Membership:
Ellis Bell - Chemistry (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2012)
Lester Caudill - Mathematics & Computer Science (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2011), CHAIR
Joanne Ciulla - Leadership Studies (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2012)
Gary Greenfield - Mathematics & Computer Science (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2010)
John Hubbard - Mathematics & Computer Science (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2012)
Dan Murphy - Law (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2011)
2008-09 Membership:
Lester Caudill – Mathematics & Computer Science (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2011)
Daryl Dance – English (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2009); Linda Hobgood will substitute for 1 year
Claudia Ferman – LAIS (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2009); Carol Parish will substitute for 1 year
Gary Greenfield – Mathematics & Computer Science (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2010); Angel Otera-Blanco will substitute for 1 year
Dan Murphy – Law (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2011)
Jonathan Wight – Business (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2009), CHAIR
2007-08 Membership:
Daryl Dance – English (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2009)
Claudia Ferman – LAIS (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2009); Ellis Bell will substitute for 1 year
Gary Greenfield – Mathematics & Computer Science (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2010)
Erling Sjovold – Art (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2008)
Peter Swisher – Law (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2008)
Jonathan Wight – Business (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2009), CHAIR
2006-07 Membership:
Mavis Brown – Education (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2007)
Daryl Dance – English (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2009)
Claudia Ferman – LAIS (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2009)
Erling Sjovold – Art (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2008); Gary Greenfield will substitute for 1 year
Peter Swisher – Law (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2008), CHAIR
Jonathan Wight – Business (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2009)
2005-06 Membership:
Mavis Brown – Education (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2007)
Charles Johnson – Art (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Suzanne Jones – English (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Lit Maxwell – Library (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Erling Sjovold – Art (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2008)
Peter Swisher – Law (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2008), CHAIR
2004-05 Membership:
Mavis Brown – Education (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2007), CHAIR
Joel Eisen – Law (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2005)
Charles Johnson – Art (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Suzanne Jones – English (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Lit Maxwell – Library (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Mark Rhodes – Art (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2005)
2003-04 Membership:
Mavis Brown – Education (3rd of 3 yrs., expiring 2004), CHAIR
Joel Eisen – Law (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2005)
Charles Johnson – Art (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Suzanne Jones – English (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Lit Maxwell – Library (1st of 3 yrs., expiring 2006)
Mark Rhodes - Art (2nd of 3 yrs., expiring 2005)