Your chance to nominate the university’s next honorands

The Honorary Degree and Convocation Committee (HDCC), a joint Board and Senate committee, is asking the members of the Concordia community to nominate potential honorary degree recipients.

All nominations are screened by the HDCC and approved by the Board of Governors, upon recommendation from Senate.

To be considered, candidates must meet at least one of the criteria set out in the honorary degree guidelines..Those wishing to submit a nomination should consult the Guidelines for the Awarding of Honorary Degrees.

Nominators must complete and sign the Honorary Degree Nomination Form. While nominations are welcomed throughout the year, please note that to be considered by the HDCC this spring, they must be received no later than February 20, 2014.

As stated in the guidelines, nominations must be submitted in strict confidentiality and are not to be discussed with the nominees.

Please submit nominations to:

Danielle Tessier
HDCC Secretary
Room GM-801-43, Guy-Metro Building, 1550 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Sir George Williams Campus

Or via email attachment to Danielle.Tessier@concordia.ca.

Recent recipients of honorary degrees from Concordia include founder of the university’s Creative Writing Program Clark Blaise, principal inventor of space-time codes Vahid Tarokh, renowned social activists Craig and Marc Kielburger, Canada’s senior citizenship judge George Springate, Canada’s Commissioner of Official Languages Graham Fraser and president and CEO of TELUS and Concordia alumnus Darren Entwistle.