Guilford College Honorary Degree Nomination Form
Members of the Guilford College Community can use this form to submit a nomination for a Guilford College Honorary Degree. Please submit a separate form for each nominee. To ask a question about honorary degrees, please email president@guilford.edu or provost@guilford.edu.
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Name of Nominee

Please note that confidentiality is crucial to the nomination process. Under no circumstances should the nominee be informed that his or her name has been put forward. Not all excellent candidates can be recognized, and knowledge of a failed nomination can be embarrassing and harmful. Further, the nominator should not solicit letters of support on behalf of the nominee from people outside of Guilford College. Official notification of the college’s wish to confer an honorary degree upon an individual is made by the President on behalf of the Honorary Degree Committee and the Board of Trustees.


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Provide a summary statement of the nominee’s career and appropriateness for the degree

Not to exceed two single-spaced typed pages, this should include information on the nominee's career and achievements, and appropriateness for an honorary degree. The statement should present clearly a case indicating the profound impact that the nominee's career has made. The following questions should be answered:

What is the specific content of the nominee’s contribution?

What is original about that contribution?

Of all possible contributors to the field, why is this nominee of exceptional merit?

Why is the contribution of the nominee especially appropriate for bringing acclaim to Guilford College?

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Include a proposed draft of the citation to be read by the President or his/her designee

For example: “For her/his outstanding contributions towards bringing food, medical care and supplies to Haiti following the devastation of the 2010 earthquake, Guilford College bestows its highest award, the Doctor of Letters, on Jane/John A. Doe.”
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Any member of the Guilford community can make a nomination, including Guilford trustees, members of the board of visitors, faculty, staff, students in good standing and alumni. The Honorary Degree Committee considers only nominations received from the college community that include the following information about the Nominator:

Name

Relationship to the College (Faculty, Staff, Student, Alumni, Trustee, or Board of Visitors)

Mailing Address

Phone Number
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(optional) Up to two co-proposers from the Guilford College community can endorse this nomination.  

Provide information about co-proposer 1: 

Name

Relationship to the College (Faculty, Staff, Student, Alumni, Trustee, or Board of Visitors)

Mailing Address

Phone Number

Email
(optional)  Provide information about co-proposer 2: 

Name

Relationship to the College (Faculty, Staff, Student, Alumni, Trustee, or Board of Visitors)

Mailing Address

Phone Number

Email
Degree Proposed
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