Now’s your chance to nominate a candidate for an honorary degree
The Honorary Degree and Convocation Committee (HDCC), a joint Board/Senate committee, is asking members of the Concordia community to nominate potential honorary degree recipients.
All nominations for honorary degrees are screened by the HDCC and approved by the Board of Governors upon recommendation of Senate.
Nominations are welcome throughout the year, but in order to be considered by the committee this winter, completed nomination forms must be received by February 22, 2016.
A nominee should have sufficient stature and recognition to ensure that the awarding of an honorary degree brings credit to Concordia, to the academic community as a whole and upholds the values that lead to the advancement of learning and to the pursuit of greater knowledge.
HDCC will review the nominations to ensure the candidates meet one or more of the following criteria: eminence in a field of activity or profession, outstanding public or community service, significant connection or benefaction to the university.
Honorary degrees will not be given to current members of the Board of Governors; their family members; current members of the Board of Directors; employees of the Concordia University Foundation, eConcordia or KnowledgeOne; or to current members of the Concordia community. Honorary degrees are not usually given to holders of public office.
Recent recipients of honorary doctorates include France Chrétien Desmarais, businesswoman and philanthropist; Nancy Neamtan, social economy advocate; and Barbara Steinman, multidisciplinary artist.
Before submitting a nomination, please read the Guidelines for the Awarding of Honorary Degrees (BD-15).
The complete and signed form should be sent to Danielle Tessier, HDCC Secretary, preferably as an email attachment, to danielle.tessier@concordia.ca or by regular mail to:
Danielle Tessier
HDCC Secretary
Room GM-801-43, Guy-De Maisonneuve Building
1550 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Sir George Williams Campus
Download the nomination form.