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HONORARY DEGREE NOMINATION FORM

COMMITTEE ON HONORS AND AWARDS

NOTICE TO PROPOSER

The Committee on Honors and Awards currently presents special recognitions of three types:
Honorary Degrees, Trustee Awards and Community Service Awards.

Honorary Degrees are awarded to persons of outstanding character and personality who have (a) distinguished themselves for scholarship or literary achievement, or (b) won professional or other distinction, or (c) rendered conspicuous service in some particular field. A candidate for an honorary degree can be proposed by completing the following Honorary Degree Nomination Form.

Questions may be directed to:
Office of the President, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Box 7163, Hickory, North Carolina 28603
Phone: (828) 328-7334, Fax: (828) 327-9859

The following form can be printed from your computer, completed, and mailed or faxed to the
Office of the President.

Date____________________________________________________________________

Full Name of Nominee _____________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________________

Phone __________________________________________________________________

Present Position __________________________________________________________

(Include the following information on a separate sheet.)

Date and Place of Birth

Education

University, including year of graduation & degree

Graduate Training including Theological Seminary, year of graduation & degree
Academic Honors and Achievements
Former Positions (Give dates if possible)
Service to the Church (local and national, boards, agencies, ecumenical work, etc.)
Community Activities

Professional or Distinguished Service in areas not already specified

Publications and/or Literary Achievements

General Remarks (Use this space to make any statement concerning family, character, personality, attitude, cooperative spirit, leadership, etc.)

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(Supporting testimonials -- not more than five -- should be appended.)

Name and Signature of Proposer _________________________________________________________________________

Official Position
_________________________________________________________________________

Address
_________________________________________________________________________

Please send this information by either of the following methods.

Mail: The President, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Box 7163, Hickory, NC 28603

Fax: (828) 327-9859

Forms must be received by not later than February 1 of the year in which the degree is to be awarded.

Note: Files of nominees not selected the year in which they are submitted remain active and are reconsidered for two subsequent years. Members of the Lenoir-Rhyne University Board and Faculty are not eligible while serving.