Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees and Other Forms of Recognition
The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees and Other Forms of Recognition considers and recommends to Senate candidates for honorary degrees and advises Senate on the criteria and qualifications for candidates.
Meeting dates and deadlines for 2026/27:
| Deadline for Agenda Items | Meeting Date |
| September 2, 2026 | |
| September 4, 2026 | September 22, 2026 |
| Novmeber 27, 2026 | December 15, 2026 |
| March 19, 2027 | April 8, 2027 |
Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference
Annual Reports
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2026
Name Faculty or Department Composition
| Marion Buller (Chair) | Chancellor | Chancellor, Chair (ex-officio, voting) |
| Anita Prest (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Education | 6 members, at least 2 of whom must be members of Senate*, who are either faculty members, a professional librarian or a continuing sessional instructor (voting) |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2029) |
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| Jonathan Bengtson * (term ends June 30, 2028) |
University Librarian | |
| Adam Con * (term ends June 30, 2028) |
Fine Arts | |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2029) |
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| Andrew Weaver * (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Science | |
| Jonah Arnold (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Student Senator | 1 student member of Senate (voting) |
| Farzana Himani (term ends June 30, 2029) |
1 Alumni Association representative (voting) |
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Elizabeth Croft |
Acting President and Vice-Chancellor | President or nominee (ex-officio, voting) |
| Jennifer Vornbrook | Associate Vice-President University Relations (ex-officio, non-voting) |
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| Ada Saab | Associate University Secretary | Secretary |