Honorary Degree Committee
2012–2013 Membership

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Committee Chair

Janet A. Weiss
Dean, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs - Graduate Studies

Ex-Officio Members

Sally Churchill
Vice President and Secretary of the University

Mary Sue Coleman
President

Lisa M. Rudgers
Vice President for Global Communications and Strategic Initiatives

Jerry May
Vice President for Development

Philip J. Hanlon
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Cynthia H. Wilbanks
Vice President for Government Relations

Note: The following members are appointed by the Board of Regents.

University Senate Members (7)

Ann Arbor Campus (5)

Bruno J. Giordani
Director, Neuropsychology Department
Term Expires: June 30, 2014

Silvia Pedraza
Professor of Sociology
Term Expires: June 30, 2014

John E. Tropman
Professor, School of Social Work
Term Expires: June 30, 2013

Peter Ward
Godfrey D. Stobbe Professor of Pathology
Medical School
Term Expires: June 30, 2013

David S. Potter
Francis W. Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Professor of Greek and Latin
Term Expires: June 30, 2014

Dearborn Campus (1)

Carolyn Kraus
Professor, Journalism and Screen Studies
UM Dearborn -- College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
Term Expires: June 30, 2015

Flint Campus (1)

Thomas A. Wrobel
Professor of Psychology
UM Flint – College of Arts and Science
Term Expires: June 30, 2015

Student Members (2)

Faheemah Mustafaa
Student
Term Expires: June 30, 2014

Christopher Stevens
Student
Term Expires: June 30, 2013

Alumni/ae Representatives (2)

Twink Frey
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Term Expires: June 30, 2014

Craig Ruff
Okemos, Michigan
Term Expires: June 30, 2013

Committee Staff

Lisa Connolly
Project Manager
Office of the President

John Godfrey
Assistant Dean
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies