Committee Members
- Dr. Jill Drake - Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (Chair)
- Dr. Pauline Gagnon - College of Arts and Humanities and College of Science and Mathematics
- Dr. N. Jane McCandless - College of Social Sciences
- Dr. Dianne Hoff - College of Education
- Dr. Faye McIntyre - College of Business
- Dr. Jenny Schuessler - School of Nursing
- Dr. Andrea Stanfield - Ingram Library
- Dr. Toby Ziglar - Graduate School
- Dr. Janet Donohoe - Honors College
- Dr. Anca Koczkas (2018-2020) - International Languages & Cultures
- Dr. Gregory Payne (2018-2020) - Biology and College of Science and Mathematics
- Dr. Trung Ly (2019-2021) - Economics
- Dr. Cindy Saxon (2019-2021) - College of Education
- Nichole Fannin, Ketty Cusick (proxy) - University Advancement
Policy on Honorary Degrees
Guidelines for Honorary Degrees
Honorary Doctorate Recipients
- May 10, 2018 Mrs. Nellie Dunaway Duke, President and CEO of the Georgia Women's Institute
- May 10, 2018 Mrs. Laura Richards, Founder and Chair of the Friends of Carrollton GreenBelt
LLC
- May 11, 2017 Mr. Steve R. Adams, West Georgia Ambulance
- April 30, 2016 Ms. Melissa "Missy" P. Dugan, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
- April 26, 2014 Mr. Steve Penley, nationally recognized artist
- April 28, 2012 Mr. Bob Stone, founder of Systems and Methods
- May 9, 2009 Dr. J. Willis Hurst, nationally recognized cardiologist, teacher, research,
clinician, and writer – Emory School of Medicine
- May 10, 2006 Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Director of the National Cancer institute
and Acting Commissioner of Food & Drugs, Food & Drug Administration
- May 11, 2005 Mr. Richard H. Glanton, Sr. VP of Corporate Dev. for Exelon Corp. & 1968
alum
- July 31, 2004 Mr. Dan Cathy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Chick-fil-A
- August 3, 2002 Ms. Alice H. Richards, widow of the founder of Southwire, Roy Richards,
Sr.
- May 9, 2001 Dr. Richard Zare, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University
- August 5, 2000 Dr. Nikki Giovanni, Poet & Civil Rights Activist and Professor of English
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- May 8, 1999 Mr. Mallard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International
- Aug. 15, 1998 Howard Hollis “Bo” Callaway (Callaway Gardens)
- June 15, 1997 Dr. Julian C. Stanley, Director, Study of Mathematically Precocious
Youth, Johns Hopkins University
- June 14, 1996 Mr. Roy Richards, Jr., Chairman & CEO of Southwire Company
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