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February 24, 2003 Volume 27, Issue 25 |
Nominations for honorary doctoral degrees to be awarded by Mississippi State at the spring commencement ceremony are being accepted until Feb. 25.
Nominations, including supporting materials, should be sent to Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs George Verrall, who chairs the Honorary Degree Committee.
The Board of Trustees, State Institutions of Higher Learning authorized state universities to begin awarding the degrees in 1999 and generally allows each institution to award up to two each year. At present, Mississippi State has awarded eight honorary degrees.
Under IHL guidelines, persons eligible for the doctor of laws, doctor of science, doctor of humane letters, doctor of creative and performing arts, or doctor of public service must have demonstrated nationally recognized sustained achievement in scholarship, public service, creative and performing arts, or professional activity. Faculty, staff and administrators of the university and elected or appointed public officials are ineligible for an honorary degree until one year after leaving their position. Candidates for public office also are ineligible. Degrees may be awarded posthumously.
For more details, access http://www.ur.msstate.edu/news/announce/honorarydegrees.asp .