Eligibility
*This degree will not be conferred in exchange for a donation or gift to the college, and will not be conferred with the goal of
garnering influence with an honoree who has political, financial, or media power.
*Normally, honorees will be living.
*Employees of CWC, members of the Board of Trustees, and members of the CWC Foundation Board are not eligible. Employees,
trustees, and Foundation board members who have been separated from CWC for at least three years may be nominated.
*Honorary degrees may not be awarded to currently elected or appointed officials at the local, state or national levels to whom
the College is directly or indirectly answerable. Declared candidates for such offices are also not eligible. Officials who have
been out of office for at least three years may be nominated.
*Normally, CWC will award no more than one honorary degree per academic year.