The Daily Bulletin

I am pleased to announce that the following faculty and staff members will serve on the 2018–2019 Honorary Degree Committee:

Co-chair: Maryruth F. Glogowski, Associate Vice President, RITE

Mary-Jo Jagord, Director, Alumni Engagement Office
Drew J. Kahn, Distinguished Service Professor, Theater
Kimberly A.Kline, Chair and Professor, Higher Education Administration
Alexander J. Means, Assistant Professor, Social and Psychological Foundations of Education
John P. “Jack” Mack, Senior Counselor, Weigel Wellness Center
Gary W. Pettibone, Professor, Biology
Nancy S. Weekly, Head of Collections, Burchfield Penney Art Center; Lecturer, History and Social Studies Education Department
Kathy L, Wood, Associate Dean, School of Education

Bonita R. Durand, chief of staff in the President’s Office, will provide staff support to the committee.

The Honorary Degree Committee is charged with identifying candidates for the State University of New York honorary doctorate, 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.

Names of suggested nominees for SUNY honorary doctorates should be forwarded to Maryruth Glogowski, Cleveland Hall 516, or any other committee member.