CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Honorary Degrees – 2015
The Board of Trustees has authorized the award of honorary degrees according to the criteria found in the link below. Nominations will be reviewed by the Committee on Honors and Awards, which is chaired by the President of the University and includes members of the Board of Trustees, senior administrators, faculty, and students. The Board of Trustees is responsible for final approval of the award of honorary degrees.
Nominations may be made by any member of the University community, including alumni and friends of the University. An individual may not nominate himself or herself. All nominations should be made and kept in strictest confidence.
For further information and to download a nomination form, go to the following link:
Honorary Degree Criteria, Nomination Procedures and Nomination Form
Nomination materials should be sent to the Office of the President (honorarydegree@uconn.edu) and are due by Friday, October 3, 2014.
These may, also, be faxed to (860) 486-2627 or mailed to
University of Connecticut
Office of the President
352 Mansfield Road, Unit 1048
Storrs, CT 06269-1048
For a history of the University of Connecticut’s past Honorary Degree Recipients, go to http://www.commencement.uconn.edu/history/honorary/index.html
Thank you for your help in assuring that deserving individuals are brought to the Committee’s attention.
For more information, contact: Joanne Fazio at joanne.fazio@uconn.edu