University-wide Committee on Awarding of Honorary Degrees
Composition of the University-wide Committee on Awarding of Honorary Degrees:
- The highest elected faculty officer from Ä¢¹½tv A&M, Ä¢¹½tv Alexandria, and Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport;
- The Ä¢¹½tv A&M Vice President of Research & Economic Development;
- A faculty member from Ä¢¹½tv Health Sciences Center New Orleans and Ä¢¹½tv Health Sciences Center Shreveport shall be recommended by the respective Vice Chancellors for Academic Affairs and appointed by the Chancellor;
- The graduate deans of Ä¢¹½tv A&M, Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport, Ä¢¹½tv Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and Ä¢¹½tv Health Sciences Center Shreveport
- The Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost shall serve as ex officio chairman of the Committee.
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Members
- Joseph Messina, Chair, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost, Ä¢¹½tv A&M
- Angela Amedee, Dean of Graduate Studies, Ä¢¹½tv Health New Orleans
- Sibel Bargu Ates, Interim Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School, Vice President and Chief Data Officer, Ä¢¹½tv A&M
- Jason Bodily, Dean for School of Graduate Studies, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Ä¢¹½tv Health Shreveport
- Sanjay Menon, Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor, Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport
- Patricia Molina, Richard Ashman, PhD Professor and Department Head of Physiology Senior Associate Dean of Research, Ä¢¹½tv Health New Orleans
- James Morris, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and VA Affairs / DIO; Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ä¢¹½tv Health Shreveport
- Christof Stumpf, Faculty Senate President, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Ä¢¹½tv of Alexandria
- Daniel Tirone, Faculty Senate President, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Ä¢¹½tv A&M
- Robert Twilley, Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development, Ä¢¹½tv A&M
- Cassandra Williams, Faculty Senate President, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport
last updated 4/7/2026