Boise State Honorary Doctorate

About

Honorary doctoral degrees are awarded by Boise State University to recognize individuals of outstanding accomplishment in scholarship, creativity, public service, education, or contributions to human welfare.

Recipients of honorary doctoral degrees exhibit careers of extraordinary and lasting distinction that inspire students and promote values esteemed by the university. Their contributions to the community and world at large are unparalleled, and because of this, Boise State confers this rare achievement on a select few.

Honorary doctoral degrees can only be awarded at a university commencement ceremony, and are not necessarily awarded each semester.

For more information on selection, procedure, and nomination guidelines, visit the Honorary Doctoral Degrees Policy.

Nomimations

Provost Buckwalter invites nominations for honorary doctorate recipients at any time.

For consideration for the degree to be awarded at Winter Commencement, nominations must be submitted by October 1. For consideration for Spring Commencement, nominations must be submitted by February 1.

To submit a nomination, please email the following materials (to the extent possible) to the Office of the Provost (provost@51jiyangshi.com).

1. A resume summarizing the nominee’s education, career, honors, and awards, with the items in each major section listed in chronological order.
2. A brief discussion of the nominee’s accomplishments, the impact of those accomplishments, and their relationship to either or both the university and the State of Idaho.

The nominations will be reviewed by the Professional Standards Committee of the Faculty Senate, and all qualified nominations will be forwarded to President Tromp for consideration.

Nominees from previous years who were not selected can be re-nominated for consideration in subsequent years.

Boise State Honorary Doctorate Recipients