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Call for Honorary Degree Nominations for Convocations - Fall and Spring 2017

In conferring honorary degrees, Dalhousie University seeks to honour individuals whose accomplishments and achievements demonstrate a standard of excellence that will inspire our graduates and the University community and will reflect favourably on the public reputation of the University. The awarding of an honorary degree honours both the individual and the University and contributes to the recognition and celebration of excellence in society in a manner that reflects the University’s character and values within the community and the world.

The Senate Honorary Degrees Committee would like to encourage nominations from the University community to be submitted to the Senate Honorary Degrees Committee c/o Secretary of Senate by March 31, 2016. Please note that all nominations are kept confidential by the University and, to assure the confidentiality of the process, nominators should keep the nomination confidential from the nominee.

For more information on the Honorary Degree nomination process and to download the Honorary Degree Nomination Form, please visit the Senate website.

All questions should be directed to senate@dal.ca or by calling 494-3715.