Honorary Degree Selection Committee
FUNCTION:
Reviews nominations for honorary degrees submitted by the University community on a schedule set by the President’s Office in relation to Board of Trustees’ deadlines. The President’s Office will issue a request for nominations and nomination form to all employees in the fall of each year. Following review and discussion of all nominations, the Committee will make recommendations to the President. Nominations received in the fall are for degrees to be awarded at the Commencement celebrations of the following academic year.
MEMBERSHIP:
(Appointed faculty serve 3-year terms)
- President’s Office Representative ex officio
- Senior Associate Grad Dean ex officio
- Four faculty members (two nominated by the Faculty Senate and two selected by the Provost).
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:
Scott Delcourt, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Senior Associate Dean – Chair
Elizabeth Payne, Lecturer in Technical Communication, Department of English – Faculty Senate Representative
David Barrett, Lecturer in Accounting, Maine Business School – Faculty Senate Representative
Xenia Rofes, Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Provost appointee
Stefano Tijerina, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science – Provost appointee