This Committee considers and makes recommendations to Senate on the conferring of honorary degrees, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Honorary Member of the University.
Membership
| Name | Appointment Type | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivek Goel [Chair] | Member, Ex-Officio, President and Vice Chancellor | July 1, 2021 | June 30, 2026 |
| James Rush | Member, Ex-Officio, Vice-President, Academic & Provost | July 1, 2023 | June 30, 2025 |
| Nenone Donaldson | Member, Ex-Officio, Vice-President, Advancement | July 1, 2022 | June 30, 2027 |
| Clarence Woudsma (interim) |
Member, Ex-Officio, Co-Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs | July 1, 2024 | June 30, 2025 |
| Lynn Judge | Member, Honorary Member | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Troy Osborne | Member, Senate AFIW Representative | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Veronica Kitchen | Member, Senate Faculty Representative (Arts) | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| En-Hui Yang | Member, Senate Faculty Representative (Engineering) | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| James Nugent | Member, Senate Faculty Representative (Environment) | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Peter Hall | Member, Senate Faculty Representative (Health) | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Changbao Wu | Member, Senate Faculty Representative (Mathematics) | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Natalie Hutchings | Member, Senate Faculty Representative (Science) | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Jordan Bauman | Member, Senate Undergraduate Representative | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Bilal Ahmed | Member, Senate Undergraduate Representative | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Neela Hassan | Member, Senate Graduate Representative | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Acey Kaspar | Member, Senate Alumni | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2025 |
| Cathy Newell Kelly | Member, Resource | Ongoing | |
| Ashley Day | Secretary (non-voting) |
Terms of Reference
- To consider and make recommendations to Senate for candidates for honorary degrees who meet the established criteria.
- To consider and make recommendations to Senate for the conferring of the title "Distinguished Professor Emeritus" on those candidates who meet the established criteria.
- To consider and make recommendations to Senate for the conferring of the title "Honorary Member of the University" on those candidates who meet the established criteria. Nominations will be forwarded to the Senate Committee from the Honorary Member of the University Committee. The Senate Committee will also be responsible for appointing members to the Honorary Member of the University Committee.
Membership and frequency of meetings:
- the president of the university, chair
- the vice-president, academic & provost
- the vice-president, advancement
- the associate provost, graduate studies
- the chair of the Honorary Member of the University Committee
- one member of Senate from the federated university and affiliated colleges
- one elected faculty member of Senate from each faculty of the university
- two members of Senate from the elected undergraduate student members
- one member of Senate from the elected graduate student members
- one member of Senate from among the alumni members
The committee will normally meet not more often than four times per year.
Amended by Senate, January 15, 1996
Amended February 22, 2010 (title only)
Amended by Senate, November 19, 2012
Amended by Senate, November 18, 2013
Amended by Senate, February 26, 2018
Amended by Senate, January 16, 2023