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


