荣誉学位政策

Submitting a Nomination for an Honorary Degree Award

If you would like to submit the name of an individual to be considered for an honorary degree, 请填写我们的 Honorary Degree Nomination Form. Submit your completed nomination to the Hardin-Simmons大学 Office of the President.

Office of the President – Box 16000
Hardin-Simmons大学
山胡桃街2200号.
阿比林，得克萨斯州79698

Criteria for Honorary Degree Awards

The University may award honorary degrees annually at its two graduation ceremonies. Generally, no more than three may be awarded. They can be divided between the two graduations in any way or could be presented at any one ceremony.

Honorary degrees will be based upon achievement in the individual’s field of endeavor and his/her exemplary Christian witness. Recipients will be selected in light of the fact that they will be representatives of Hardin-Simmons大学 and should thus represent its ideals.

The award of honorary degrees will not necessarily involve a commencement address. A citation will be read by an appropriate university representative, and the recipient may be asked to make a three-minute response.

Honorary degrees will not be awarded to active 工作人员 or 教师 of Hardin-Simmons大学.

Honorary Degree Selection Process

提名

提名 may be made by alumni, 教师, 工作人员, emeriti教员, and members of the 校董会, 发展委员会, 和青年律师协会董事会. 提名 and supporting materials must be submitted in writing to the President’s office by no later than September 15 or January 15. 提名 will automatically be eligible for consideration for three years. After three years, nominations must be re-submitted to remain eligible.

荣誉学位委员会

The 荣誉学位委员会 consists of four Trustees appointed by the Chairman of the Board and three 教师 members appointed by the President of the University. The President of the University will be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.

委员会的建议

The Committee will meet at the Fall Board meeting and at the Spring Board meeting (and/or at any time during the year) and may recommend up to three persons for honorary degrees to be awarded at the May and December commencements.

审批流程

教师 will review candidates submitted by the Committee before the Fall and Spring Board meetings. Candidates endorsed by the 教师 will be voted on by Trustees at their next Board meeting. Candidates not endorsed by the 教师 will be sent back to the Committee for further review. They may or may not recommend these candidates to the full Board.

In all cases, the decision of the 校董会 will be binding. All candidates approved by the 校董会 will be notified by the Office of the President who will schedule the awarding of the degree.

在整个过程中, up to the time of the official announcement, the strictest confidentiality shall be observed in all cases. All discussion regarding candidates should be limited to current 教师 and trustees. The dignity and integrity of the institution and of the candidates should be honored throughout the process.