{"id":2487,"date":"2025-07-30T09:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/?page_id=2487"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:52:01","slug":"honorary-degrees-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/honorary-degrees-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorary Degrees Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"default\">The Honorary Degrees Committee considers and recommends candidates for honorary degrees. Faculty legislation requires that at least one-half of those presented as candidates for honorary degrees have some connection with the university system, the city or the state. The Committee also considers and recommends candidates to be honored on the Ernest Spaights Plaza marker. These award recipients are honored at the Fall Awards ceremony. The Committee may consider and recommend, in consultation with the University Committee, candidates for a citation for distinguished service or significant contributions to the University. This award is given by the Chancellor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--3 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/honorary-degrees-committee\/call-for-nominations\/\" rel=\"\">Call for Nominations<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/supplement-to-chapter-6-faculty-standing-committees\/honorary-degrees-committee\/\" rel=\"\">Committee Charter<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/honorary-degrees-committee\/rosters\/\" rel=\"\">Rosters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agendas\">Agendas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">2025-26 Agendas<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/april-13-2026-honorary-degrees-committee-agenda\/\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/october-3-2025-honorary-degrees-committee-agenda\/\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">2024-25 Agendas<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2025\/08\/20250415HonDegAgenda.pdf\">April 15, 2025 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2025\/08\/20241004-HonDegAgenda.pdf\">October 4, 2024 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-resources\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/honorary-degrees-committee\/recipients-of-honorary-degrees\/\">Recipients of 51ÁÔÆæ Honorary Degrees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/honorary-degrees-committee\/recipients-of-ernest-spaights-plaza-award\/\">Recipients of Ernest Spaights Plaza Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-p-lg\" id=\"h-contact\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:honorary-degrees@uwm.edu\">honorary-degrees@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Questions may be sent to:<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:secofunv@uwm.edu\">secofunv@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-229-4037\">414-229-4037<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--black uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/honorary-degrees-committee-annual-report-2024-2025\/\" rel=\"\">2024-2025 Annual Report<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/\">Faculty Standing Committees<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/academic-planning-budget-committee\/\">Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/academic-policy-committee\/\">Academic Policy Committee (APC)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/academic-program-curriculum-committee\/\">Academic Program &amp; Curriculum Committee (APCC)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/standing-committees\/admissions-records-policy-committee\/\">Admissions and Records Policy Committee (ARPC)<\/a><\/li><li><a 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