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.
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:
Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A)
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