GEORGIAN COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

HONOURARY BACHELOR OF APPLIED STUDIES DEGREE

NOMINATION FORM

Purpose

The Honourary Bachelor of Applied Studies Degree has been established by the Board
to honour external candidates who meet the criteria below. The candidate’s
background and/or contributions do not necessarily have to correspond to the college
degree areas at Georgian.

The Award

The College may award one honourary applied degree per academic year for each
ministerial consent for an applied degree program in force at the time the Honourary
Degree is awarded (currently 3 per academic year). The award consists of a framed
degree, hood and citation and will be granted at an appropriate convocation. Under
exceptional circumstances, this award will be presented posthumously or in absentia.
Should there be no eligible candidates for this award in a given year, the award will not
be granted.

Eligibility

Note: This criteria has been established by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities.

The recipient of an Honourary Bachelor of Applied Studies Degree must meet one or
more of the following criteria:

• has made a significant contribution to society;

• has achieved noted accomplishments in a particular field of study or applied
education; or
• has enhanced or promoted the college's image and reputation in Ontario or
elsewhere.

Procedure

• The Board will accept nominations from Governors, staff, and students; letters of
support will be accepted from community members;
• Deadline for nominations is the last working day of February;
• Nomination forms must be signed by three (3) people and may include a maximum
of three (3) letters of support; forms may be obtained through the Board Executive
Assistant;
• Nominations will be forwarded by the Board Office to the Recognition Committee
which consists of the Board Executive; internal Governors; President and CEO; VP,
 Administration; and the VP, Academic; the Committee is chaired by the Board
Chair;
• Recipients are notified by the President and CEO; all nominees receive a copy of
their nomination package.