I am curious how to go about nominating my grandfather for an honorary
degree. He was born into a farming family and never afforded the
opportunity to go to college. He has always been active in the
agriculture sector, serving on committees and collaborating with land
grant universities running crop trials. He has 60+ years of experience
under his belt, and is well respected in agricultural circles,
especially Cooperative Extension.
1)The degree can either be an honorary bachelor's, master's, or
doctorate
2)A criteria for nomination cannot solely include academic credentials
(since he never went to college) but based on life experiences,
activities, reputation, etc.
3)It must be from a U.S. institution with a solid academic history,
i.e. no distance-learning only schools
3)Ideally it is in agriculture, but general degrees are ok too
4)Name all colleges or universities that apply, with websites and contacts |
Request for Question Clarification by
brettquest-ga
on
29 Oct 2002 20:32 PST
iipicardii-ga:
Greetings. Since it may not be possible to know with absolute
certainty that all colleges and universities offering such degrees
have been included, I was wondering if you had an idea of what number
of programs you had in mind as a satisfactory listing?
Thanks,
Brettquest
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Request for Question Clarification by
larre-ga
on
29 Oct 2002 21:51 PST
With over 9,000 colleges and universities in the U.S., most of them
awarding honorary degrees regularly, or occasionally, a list of all
colleges and universities would be unfeasable, as there is a limit on
the availability of answer space for such a comprehensive listing. To
refine the listing in a way that would be most helpful to you seems to
be the most practical way to address your query. Nomination procedures
are specific to each individual universities. We can certainly provide
links or contact addresses for obtaining that information from the
individual schools. We can prepare a listing of schools that regularly
award honorary degrees in the field of agriculture. We can also refine
a listing by state. Many state colleges and universities award
non-academic (i.e.life experience or contributions) degrees for
contributions primarily within their own state. It would be useful to
know which state(s) your grandfather has lived and farmed. In addition
to a targeted listing (including contact information or link to
nomination guidelines) of perhaps 100-200 schools, we can certainly
provide links to a comprehensive database or directory of U.S.
Universities. Would some of these suggestions meet your requirements?
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Request for Question Clarification by
bcguide-ga
on
29 Oct 2002 22:30 PST
Or perhaps you could provide a short list of schools that you think
would be places that your grandfather would be honored to receive a
degree from and we could work from there.
bcguide-ga
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Clarification of Question by
iipicardii-ga
on
30 Oct 2002 10:17 PST
Perhaps I was a tad too ambitious with my request. All of your points
are well taken. My grandfather resides in New York, and an honorary
degree from Cornell University would be most flattering by far. I was
under the impression that Cornell did not offer these degrees, but
perhaps they offer a "lifetime acheivement" like larre-ga mentioned.
And this degree need not be a doctorate, which may be overkill, a
bachelor's or masters would suffice. I was thinking SUNY schools are
an option too, like SUNY Cobleskill. SUNY in general can be
investigated. Other potential institutions are Rutgers-Cook College
and Long Island University.
1)Include the above schools if applicable along with a listing of
schools that routinely award these degrees in agriculture, with those
in NY, NJ and the northeast first
2) A satisfactory listing would have to include comprehensive
information with contacts, websites, etc. with at least 10 solid
schools you all feel offer the best chances based on the criteria I've
outlined, and maybe 40 more potential options without extensive info
3) I would emphasize the notion of the "lifetime acheivement"
non-academic degrees
4) I would inquire first about a bachelor's or master's from Cornell,
since he's worked extensively with them
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