The Office of the Provost is now accepting nominations of candidates for honorary doctoral degrees at WVU, to be awarded at commencement exercises in May 2018.
The Provost urges all members of the campus community—faculty, staff, students and alumni—to consider nominating exceptional individuals, especially women, minorities and other members of communities often under-represented in the public sphere.
The honorary degree is the highest distinction that WVU bestows. Nominees are evaluated on the basis of the three criteria and need only meet one criterion to be eligible to receive an honorary degree. The criteria are:
Having attained national/international pre-eminence in their field and/or
Having provided distinguished and pre-eminent leadership in society and/or
Having a sustained record of extraordinary philanthropy to West Virginia University and/or having supported the University substantially in various ways.