Ithaca College embraces the privilege and opportunity to recognize outstanding leadership, scholarship, and/or personal achievement through the granting of honorary degrees. To safeguard the high character of such a degree and the name of Ithaca College, the candidates should be so distinguished in their own fields that the College, by honoring them, brings credit to itself.
Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee
The Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee is a body with a representative from each of the five schools (Business, Communications, Health Sciences, and Human Performance, Humanities and Sciences, and Music). Each representative shall be selected by their unit. Terms are for three years, originally staggered by lot.
THE FOLLOWING HONORARY DEGREES ARE DESIGNATED IN THE ITHACA COLLEGE CHARTER:
Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A)
HONORARY DEGREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2023-2024
| SCHOOL | NAME | TERM |
| Business | TBD | 2024-27 |
| Communications | Mitch McCabe, Associate Professor/MASS | 2023-26 |
| H&S | Eric Liebensperger, Associate Professor/Physics & Astronomy | 2024-27 |
| HSHP | Kimber Kurr, Clinical Assistant Professor/Physical Therapy | 2023-26 |
| MTD | Paula Murray Cole, Associate Professor/Theatre & Dance Performance | 2022-25 |
| Faculty Council | Dave Gondek, Associate Professor/Biology | N/A |
| Staff Council | Marilyn Dispensa | N/A |
| Student Gov. Council | Rishabh Sen | N/A |
| Provost Rep. | Brendan Murday | N/A |
Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee Policy