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*THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT*
	


	

*November 22, 2019*

	

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From: Suresh V. Garimella, President

To: UVM Faculty, Staff and Students

Re: Honorary Degree Nominations*


Although the 219th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 17, 2020 is a 
number of months away, plans are under way for the 220th Commencement 
Ceremony on Sunday, May 23, 2021. An important aspect of the ceremony is 
the awarding of honorary degrees and the delivery of the Commencement 
address.

Members of the UVM Community are invited and welcome to participate in 
the process by submitting nominations of potential honorary degree 
recipients and persons to be considered to deliver the Commencement address.

Honorary Degree and Commencement speaker nominations may be submitted by 
visiting the Honorary Degree and Commencement Speaker Nominations 
webpage 
<https://www.uvm.edu/president/honorary-degree-and-commencement-speaker-nominations>. 
In addition to information on the process of submitting a nomination, 
the website contains the criteria considered in conferring an honorary 
degree and recommending a Commencement speaker along with areas 
considered when evaluating nominations. Below is a link to previous 
honorary degree recipients.

If you would prefer to mail your nomination, please write to Honorary 
Degree Advisory Committee, c/o Erin Dickinson, Assistant Trustee 
Coordinator, 358 Waterman Building, 85 South Prospect Street, 
Burlington, VT, 05405. The deadline for nominations for Commencement 
2021 is Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Your letter should state how the nominee fits the nomination criteria 
and why the University should honor the nominee in this way. Please also 
include biographical information, whether the nominee has connections to 
UVM or Vermont, and the nominee’s current contact information, as well 
as yours.

Previous Honorary Degree Recipients 
<http://www.uvm.edu/president/honorarydegrees/Past%20Honorary%20Degree%20Recipients.pdf>
	

Honorary Degree Nominations