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Honorary Awards committee

terms of reference

  1. To consider and recommend to Council on matters such as:
          1.1 suitable candidates for the honorary awards of:
                 a) Honorary Degree
                 b) Fellow of the University
                 c) Fellow of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
                 d) Emeritus Professor
          1.2 the suitability of the existing suite of honorary awards described at 1.1, and proposals
                 for new honorary awards
          1.3 policy and guidelines governing the honorary awards described at 1.1, including but not
                 limited to:
                 a) selection criteria and eligibility
                 b) nomination and selection procedures
                 c) immediate award benefits (including format of testamurs)
                 d) use of postnominals
                 e) on-going entitlements of award holders

  2. To liase with appropriate officers of the University with a view to maximising positive publicity opportunities resulting from conferral of the honorary awards described at 1.1.

  3. To ensure that full lists of recipients of the honorary awards described at 1.1 are maintained in an appropriate publicly accessible place (usually the University internet site).

  4. To review from time to time all policies pertaining to the honorary awards described at 1.1 and to recommend amendments to Council as appropriate.

composition and membership

Chancellor The Hon Hendy Cowan
Pro Chancellor Mr Steve Abbott
Vice-Chancellor Professor Kerry Cox
Chairperson of the Academic Board Professor Ron Oliver
One other member of the Council Ms Helen Charlesworth

Two members nominated by the Academic Board

Professor Mark Hackling
Professor Rhonda Oliver

For more information please view the Honorary Awards Policy, the Procedures for Honorary Awards or contact the Committee Secretary, Kathryn Clarke or phone (6304 2109).