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
• Chawne Kimber, Dean of The College
• Robert Straughan, Dean of the Williams School

Advisory Committee Members:

Elizabeth Denne, Professor of Mathematics - 2024-2025 (one year leave replacement for Lisa Greer, Professor of Geology - 2022-2025)
Andrea Lepage, Professor of Art and Art History - 2022-2025
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