Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee

The Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee is a body with a representative from each of the five schools (Business, Communications, Health Sciences, and Human Performance, Humanities and Sciences, and Music). Each representative shall be selected by their unit. Terms are for three years, originally staggered by lot.

THE FOLLOWING HONORARY DEGREES ARE DESIGNATED IN THE ITHACA COLLEGE CHARTER:

Ithaca College embraces the privilege and opportunity to recognize outstanding leadership, scholarship, and/or personal achievement through the granting of honorary degrees. To safeguard the high character of such a degree and the name of Ithaca College, the candidates should be so distinguished in their own fields that the College, by honoring them, brings credit to itself.

Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A)
Doctor of Music (Mus.D.)
Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)
Doctor of Commercial Science (D.C.S.)
Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.)

To submit a nomination, complete the form below:

Honorary Degree Nomination Form

HONORARY DEGREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2023-2024

SCHOOL NAME TERM
Business Hormoz Movassaghi, Professor/Finance and International Business 2021-24
Communications Mitch McCabe, Assistant Professor/MASS 2023-26
H&S Brooks Miner, Associate Professor/Biology; Committee Chair 2021-24
HSHP Kimber Kurr, Clinical Assistant Professor/Physical Therapy 2023-26
MTD Paula Murray Cole, Associate  Professor/Theatre & Dance Performance 2022-25
Faculty Council Jessye Cohen-Filipic  
Staff Council Clint McCartney  

Student Gov. Council

Carli McConnell  
Provost Rep. Brendan Murday  
Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee Policy