Standing Charge from the Council Bylaws

The Committee on Honorary Degrees solicits nominations from faculty and staff members and students for honorary degrees to be awarded by the University at Commencement and at special convocations and submits a slate of nominees for action by the trustees. It may make recommendations to the president regarding Commencement speakers and the conduct of special convocations.

The Committee shall consist of eight faculty members, two graduate/professional students, and two undergraduate students.

Committee Members

Chair

• Michael Platt

Liaison(s)

• Lizann Boyle Rode

Staff

• Laura Brennan
• Antoine Jones

Faculty

• Gus Aguirre
• Peter Capelli
• Henry Daniell
• Joe Francisco
• Kathleen Hall Jamieson
• Steven Joffe
• Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw

Graduate Students

• Dheepak Gobinath
• Alexey Vladimirskiy

Undergraduate Students

• Ayesha Mallick
• Jaskaran Randhawa

PPSA

• Kris Forest