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Nominations for
honorary degrees
October 15, 2008
NORFOLK, VA — The Honorary Degrees Committee is now accepting
nominations for honorary degree candidates.
To propose a candidate for this honor, please send your letter of
recommendation, a CV and letters of support to:
Minnie A. Stiff, M.D., Chair
Honorary Degrees Committee
C/o President’s Office
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Post Office Box 1980
Norfolk, Virginia 23501-1980
To assist you in your nomination, please consider the following excerpt
from the EVMS Honorary Degrees Policy and Procedures:
The most important single guideline
determining eligibility for consideration is implied in the fact
that the recipient of the degree is forever associated with EVMS,
and must, therefore, be of sufficient stature and character so as to
honor EVMS by receiving an honorary degree from it. The recipient
must be chosen with special concern for the person’s eminent
scientific stature and/or for broadness of contributions to society.
Candidates should have qualities
and records of achievement that make it particularly appropriate for
recognition by an educational institution. Moreover, there generally
should be something that makes it especially appropriate for
recognition to come from EVMS.
There are a number of people who
will not normally be considered for honorary degrees. First among
these are members of the Board of Visitors and present employees of
the Medical School. In addition, retired or former employees,
including but not limited to former faculty members, and former
members of the Board of Visitors should only be considered for
Honorary Degrees on an exceptional basis. In such event, recipients
have usually continued to maintain an active association with the
School after departing from the School. Finally, actual benefactors
of EVMS and especially prospective benefactors should be excluded,
unless they clearly meet the other criteria for being included for
degree consideration. There should be no suggestion that an
individual is being awarded an honorary degree because of his or her
past or possible future financial contributions to EVMS.
Nominations must be received by January 16, 2009. |
