Honorary Degree Committee
2009–2010 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

David Lampe
Vice President for Communications

Jerry May
Vice President for Development

Teresa Sullivan
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)

Samuel Epstein
Professor of Linguistics
Term Expires: June 30, 2011

Monroe Keyserling
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Term Expires: June 30, 2011

Margaret A. Leary
Director of Law Library and Librarian
June 30, 2010

Homer A. Neal
Director, UM-ATLAS Collaboratory
Samuel A. Goudsmit Professor of Physics
Term Expires: June 30, 2010

Steven M. Whiting
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Musicology
Term Expires:June 30, 2011

Dearborn Campus (1)

Jacqueline Vansant
Professor of German
UM Dearborn – Language, Culture and Communications
Term Expires: June 30, 2012

Flint Campus (1)

Thomas A. Wrobel
Professor of Psychology
UM Flint – College of Arts and Science
Term Expires: June 30, 2012

Student Members (2)

Sarah Banco
Graduate Student, Law and Social Work
Term Expires: June 30, 2010

Alex Serwer
Undergraduate Student Business Administration
Term Expires: June 30, 2011

Alumni/ae Representatives (2)

Twink Frey
Grand Rapids, Michigan
June 30, 2010

John "Joe" Henry Schwarz
Battle Creek, Michigan
June 30, 2011

Committee Staff

Lisa Connolly
Project Manager
Office of the President

Homer Rose
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies