The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee of the Faculty considers nominations from the faculty for five major awards each year:

226th University Day celebration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2019 Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Award recipients: James Delany, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Jill McCorkle, and Robert Newman with Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award recipient, Giselle Corbie-Smith (center).
(Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)

Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards, presented each fall on University Day
O. Max Gardner Award (UNC System-wide award), presented by the Board of Governors
Edward Kidder Graham Award, presented each fall on University Day
Honorary Degrees, awarded at Commencement each May
Thomas Jefferson Award, presented at a fall Faculty Council meeting

You will find information about each award, including instructions on submitting nominations and a list of past winners, at the links below.

Nomination deadlines

The deadlines for receiving nominations for these awards are as follows:

Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Awards (for 2021): September 21, 2020 (new date)
Edward Kidder Graham Award (for 2021): October 12, 2020
O. Max Gardner Award (for 2021): Local campus deadline: November 30, 2020 (new date)
Honorary Degrees (for 2022): February 15, 2021
Thomas Jefferson Award (for 2021): March 22, 2021

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Members of the HDA Committee may access secure materials and documents related to committee work and award nominations through Sakai (Onyen login required).

AWARDS

Nomination deadlines

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