Honorary Associate Degree Nomination Form | NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Honorary Associate Degree Nomination

NWACC's Board of Trustees periodically grants honorary associate degrees to recognize and celebrate outstanding service to the College and/or the community. The honorary degree is awarded to individuals who, beyond their normal occupational pursuits, exemplify a high caliber of service to enhance the quality of life. Anyone in the community is welcome and encouraged to make a nomination.

Nominee submission deadline is March 15, 2024. The honoree will be recognized at NWACC’s commencement ceremony at the Walmart AMP on May 13, 2024.

NOTE: If you have submitted a nominee in the past and they were not chosen, feel free to resubmit your nomination.

Awarded in Six Areas

Educational Service - Recognizing outstanding service that enhances educational opportunities for the region or contributes to the success of individuals in higher education.

Humanitarian Service - Recognizing outstanding cultural, scientific, or social impact that enhances the quality of life for others in the region.

Servant Leadership - Recognizing outstanding service through volunteerism to serve others in any area of leadership and that benefits others or enhances their leadership capabilities.

Arts and Letters - Recognizing outstanding contributions to language arts, visual arts, performing arts, multimedia, or philosophy that enhances the quality of life in the region.

Entrepreneurial Leadership - Recognizing outstanding contributions to business and industry through creative start-ups of new enterprises or through innovative management of business or industry.

Community Enhancement - Recognizing excellence in social innovations leading to enhanced connectivity amongst community members in the region.

Selection Criteria

The following will be considered by the board when selecting nominees for the honorary associate degree:

The nominee should be considered outstanding in his or her field and should be held in high esteem among those of the same profession.
The nominee should have given extraordinary service to the college or to the community (local, state, and national).
The nominee should wear the degree with dignity and distinction.
The less frequently honorary associate degrees are conferred and the fewer, the more significant will be the honor when it is given. In no case will there be more than two honorary associate degrees awarded in a year.
In every instance, the conferring of an honorary associate degree should be an acknowledgement and recognition of a history of loyalty to and support of the goals and objectives of the college on the part of the individual so honored.
Honorary associate degrees cannot be awarded to college faculty, staff, administration or sitting board members.
In absentia and posthumous honorary associate degrees shall be made only in exceptional circumstances.

Nominee submission deadline is March 15, 2024.

Form:

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Your first name*

Your last name*

Your phone number*

Your email address*

Nominee's first name*

Nominee's last name*

Nominees phone number*

Nominees mailing address*

Nominee's email address*

Please choose the honorary associate degree applicable to this nominee.

Educational Service

Servant Leadership

Entrepreneurial Leadership

Humanitarian Service

Arts and Letters

In 500 words or less, please describe and give examples of nominee’s professional achievements.*

In 500 words or less, please describe and give examples of the nominee’s record of service to or support of NWACC and/or the NWA community.*

Feel free to attach documents that support your nomination. (optional)

You may also email supporting documents to PublicRelations@nwacc.edu. Please include the name of your nominee in the subject line.

The selection committee may contact you for additional information about your nomination.

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