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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:13:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> unitheads-cales@list.arizona.edu <unitheads-cales@list.arizona.edu>; Martin, Edward C - (ecmartin) <ecmartin@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Stowe, Jamie - (jstowe) <jstowe@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Honorary Degree Nominations/Internal Deadline for ALVSCE is Thursday, December 11</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Good </span>afternoon,<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If your faculty wish to make an honorary degree nomination this year,
<b>please have the two required elements to Interim Dean Staten with a cc: to Bethany Rutledge (<u><a href="mailto:rutledge@arizona.edu">rutledge@arizona.edu</a></u>) no later than</b>
<b>Thursday, December 11</b>. I’ve been advised to plan for a January 10, 2026, university deadline and need to ensure we have time for the ALVSCE Faculty Council to vote on any nominees, ideally before the end of finals.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The university has made several revisions to their procedures this year (attached and
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Please be sure to maintain absolute confidentiality about any nominations you are preparing</span></u><span style="color:black">.</span></b><span style="color:black"> There will need to be faculty and
perhaps some staff involved in the process of preparing </span>a<span style="color:black"> nomination, but it is</span> very<span style="color:black"> important that the nominee and any others outside your unit don’t hear about an honorary degree that may
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you,</span></p>
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