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Chapter I Contents: [ I.1 The L&S Mission ] [ I.2 L&S Academic Planning Council ] [ I.3 L&S Curriculum Committee ] [ I.4 L&S Faculty Senate ] [ I.5 L&S Administrative Structure ] [ I.6 Academic Associate Deans ] [ I.7 Units within the L&S Administration ] [ I.8 Current L&S Administrative Staff ] [ I.9 Paper and Request Flow ] [ I.10 Calendar: Projected Dates & Deadlines ] [ I.11 Committees ] [ I.12 Preferential Balloting ] [ I.13 Quorum and Parliamentary Procedure ] [ I.14 Resources for Dept. Chairs ] [ I.15 Open Meetings ] [ I.16 Public Records ] [ I.17 Honorary Degrees ] [ I.18 University & College Policy Documents ] [ I.19 E-Mail Protocol ] [ I.20 Employee Political Activities ] [ I.21  Statement on Restructuring, Creation, or Discontinuance ]

I.17 HONORARY DEGREES

The University of Wisconsin-Madison typically awards an honorary degree in recognition of a career of extraordinary accomplishment. In many cases, there will be some single, supreme achievement for which a candidate is best known; but an honorary degree is not given to celebrate a deed alone or upon the simple meeting of a set of minimum standards. Because the honor is conferred upon a person, the Committee on Honorary Degrees looks to sustained and characteristic activity as its warrant--uncommonly meritorious activity, exhibiting values that are esteemed by a great university.

For more information about UW-Madison's Committee on Honorary Degrees, please refer to the following websites, which are managed by the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty (http://www.secfac.wisc.edu/index.htm):

Committee on Honorary Degrees - Contact information and links

Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.41. - Committee on Honorary Degrees (Faculty legislation)

Standards and Procedures for Honorary Degrees (effective March 11, 2004)

Annual Call for Nominations

List of UW-Madison Honorary Degree Recipients

Updated August 7, 2006.

 

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