Honorary Degrees (created by the Board)

The By-laws define the duties and composition of the committee as follows: "The President's Advisory Committee and the Rector of the Board shall constitute a Committee on Honorary Degrees which shall be chaired by the Provost. The Board, on its own initiative or upon recommendation of the Committee, may from time to time grant such honorary degrees as it deems proper, and must approve honorary degree recipients."

Lena Hill, Chair

Ex Officio Members:

• Wali Bacdayan, Rector of the Board of Trustees
• Lena Hill, Provost and Professor of English and Africana Studies
• Melanie Wilson, Dean of the School of Law
• Paul Youngman, Dean of The College
• Robert Straughan, Dean of the Williams School

Advisory Committee Members:

• Art Goldsmith, Professor of Economics - 2023-2026
• Bill Hamilton, Professor of Biology - 2023-2026
• Elliott King, Professor of Art and Art History - 2023-2026
• Dayo Abah, Professor of Journalism - 2024-2027
• Aliaa Bassiouny, Professor of Accounting and Finance - 2024-2027
• Caleb Dance, Associate Professor of Classics - 2024-2027
• Josh Fairfield, Bain Family Professor of Law - 2024-2027
• Mohamed Kamara, Professor of Romance Languages - 2025-2028
• Jeff Rahl, Professor of Earth and Environmental Geoscience - 2025-2028