From the President
Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016Request for Nominations: SUNY Honorary Degree
The Honorary Degree Committee is charged with identifying candidates for the State University of New York honorary doctorates, SUNY’s highest academic honor, and preparing nomination portfolios. Honorary degrees are awarded to recognize excellence that exemplifies the mission and purpose of the State University of New York in the following fields: public affairs, the sciences, humanities and the arts, scholarship and education, business and philanthropy, and social services.
Honorary degrees also can honor meritorious or outstanding service to the university, the state of New York, the United States, or humanity at large, or people whose lives serve as examples of the university’s aspirations for its students.
Please forward the names of suggested nominees for SUNY honorary doctorates, along with a brief rationale, to Maryruth Glogowski, Cleveland Hall 515A, or to any other committee member by Friday, November 11.
