Update to initial post: The nomination deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 15 Dear Faculty Colleagues, I’m writing to you as the chair of the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee to encourage you to consider nominating … Read more

Call for Nominations: 2023 Oliver Max Gardner Award The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the UNC-Chapel Hill nominee for the 2023 Oliver Max Gardner Award. The nomination deadline is September 12, 2022. The award was … Read more

The deadline to submit nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in spring 2023 has been extended to Monday, February 21, 2022. These prestigious awards will be conferred at May 2023 Commencement to recognize individuals who have rendered … Read more

The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee requests nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in spring 2023. The deadline to submit a nomination is February 14, 2022. These prestigious awards will be conferred at May 2023 Commencement to … Read more

Please note that the deadline to submit nominations is Monday, Nov 22, 2021. The initial message stated an incorrect date. Dear Colleagues, As chair of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, I am requesting nominations for Distinguished Alumna … Read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, On behalf of the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee, I invite your nominations for an important faculty honor: the 2022 Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award. The Edward Kidder Graham Award recognizes a current member of … Read more

  The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, is accepting nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in spring 2022. The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2021. At May … Read more

The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, is now accepting nominations for the 2021 O. Max Gardner Award through November 30, 2020. Please note that the deadline has been extended. The … Read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, is now accepting nominations for the 2020 O. Max Gardner Award through November 25, 2019. The award, established in 1947 by … Read more

              Dear Faculty, The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, is now accepting nominations for the university’s 2019 Thomas Jefferson Award. Established in 1961, this award is … Read more