The Daily Bulletin

I am pleased to announce that the following faculty and staff members will serve on the 2016–2017 Honorary Degree Committee:

Co-Chair: Ann Colley, SUNY Distinguished Professor, English
Co-Chair: Maryruth Glogowski, Associate Vice President, RITE

William Benfanti, Associate Vice President for Government Relations and Alumni Affairs
John Cabra, Associate Professor, Center for Studies in Creativity
Kathy Doody, Assistant Professor, Exceptional Education
Krista Vince Garland, Assistant Professor, Exceptional Education
Charles Kenyon, Associate Vice President; Dean of Students
Lawrence Maheady, Horace Mann Endowed Chair, Exceptional Education
Kathleen O’Brien, Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism; Director, Campus House
Gary Pettibone, Professor, Biology
Nancy Weekly, Head of Collections, Burchfield Penney Art Center
Amy Wilson, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration

Bonita R. Durand, Chief of Staff, 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.

Please forward names of suggested nominees for SUNY honorary doctorates to Maryruth Glogowski, Cleveland Hall 511, or any other committee member by Monday, October 24.