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NOMINATIONS
GUIDELINES AS USED BY PASTOR GODWIN BOOYSEN-
Guidelines and Procedures for Award of Honorary Degrees from
Degree Bible and Community-
School and New World Mission Dunamis Online University for 2005
1. Categories of Honorary Degrees
In order to be nominated for an Honorary Degree, a prima facia case must be
made that the
nominee has made an outstanding contribution in one or more of the following categories:
I. Intellectual achievement in any field of endeavor;
II. Community service;
III. Service to the University
2. Guidelines
I. The categories of community services and to New World Mission University
must contain
some measure of intellectual achievement as well. Service per se is not a sufficient
justification for
the award of an Honorary Degree. No person employees or serving the University
from 2006
through membership of a major committee is eligible for an Honorary.
II. There shall be no discrimination, either against or in favour of a nominee on
the grounds of
age, sex, religion or race.
III. Notwithstanding (ii) above, the award of an Honorary Degree to a non-
South African living
overseas will be rare. People from overseas will be considered only if they have
acquired a truly
international reputation. A very strong case would be needed to award an Honorary-
Degree to
anyone overseas.
IV. Honorary degrees will be awarded only to those candidates who are worthy
of honor in their
own right. No award will be made in the expectation that the University will gain
material or political
advantage. Honorary degrees are awarded to those who have given service to
the University,
rather than to reflect hopes of the future service.
V. Parliamentarians and paid political office-holders might be nominated for an
Honorary Degree
while holding office. As well those who have been out of the political arena for a
sufficient period
of time to be isolated from current political life will be considered.
VI. Persons active in business who have made an outstanding personal
contribution to either
technology or community service will be considered for Honorary Degree.
However, acquisition
of wealth is not by itself a sufficient reason for nomination for the honor.
VII. A major donation to the University shall not by itself be sufficient grounds
for the award of an
Honorary Degree.
VIII. All things being equal, those with links to the University or its activities will
be preferred to
those without. The committee gives less weighting to individuals who are unlikely
to have any future
association with the University. However, being worthy of honor is the-over-riding
consideration.
Assessment for honorary awards based on
your achievements
All honorary awards, after assessment and recommendation by N.W.M.D. College,
are validated and
awarded by N.W.M.D International Online University and are overseas, non-UK and
non-US awards.
(DEGREES)
Honorary Degrees and Special Privileges
Honorary Masters and Honorary Doctorates:
Master of the University- M.Univ.
Doctor of the University- D.Univ.
Honorary Ph.D.- Ph.D. (h.c.)
Doctor of Science – D.Sc. (applicants must normally hold a doctorate to apply)
Doctor of Letters- D.Litt. (Applicants must normally hold a doctorate to apply)
Honorary D.D. (Doctor of Divinity) (Theological,
Bible experience)
D.D. (h.c.)
Honorary awards are limited to exceptional candidates who can demonstrate
genuine achievement.
An Honorary award is not an academic degree or earned degree-it is an honor.
It does not indicate
that you have studied a particular subject to higher degree level.
Other honorary degrees might also be available-please see our catalogue (prospectus)
for full details
or enquire at Cell. 072 127 4327 giving brief details of what you require.
The Honorary Doctorate has a long history and practically and practically every
university in the world
has awarded Honorary Doctorates to celebrities, politicians, members of the business
community
and philanthropists. The Honorary Doctorate requires no academic work and entitles
the recipient
to use the title ‘’Doctor”, though this is optional and will depend on the local custom
or etiquette.
Traditionally the Honorary Doctorate was a Ph.D., though the practice of awarding
the M.Unuv
and D.Univ degrees arose to avoid confusion with the academic Ph.D. The M.Univ
and D.Univ
degree titles are universally recognized by their titles alone, and normally do not need
the
description ”honorary’’.
The honorary Ph.D.-formally called a Ph.D. honoris causa-is correctly abbreviated
Ph.D. (h.c.)
It should never just be abbreviated Ph.D., which would indicate an academic
doctorate.
The honorary Ph.D. used to be a popular award given by many universities.
For a time, honorary
Ph.D. awards from state-recognised universities became rare and degree was
virtually only
awarded by private institutions. N.W.M.D. did not award the honorary Ph.D.
during this time.
In recent years honorary Ph.D. awards have become popular again and have
been made by
local, regional, state and private universities around the world including many
world-famous
universities. In view of the rising international acceptability of the honorary Ph.D.,
DEGREE BIBLE SCHOOL Department
, by arrangement with NWMD, is now making
these
awards available to a strictly limited number of deserving individuals who have made a
genuine contribution to their respective fields of interest or endeavor.
A query we often have is whether PhD or Ph.D. is correct. In contemporary British style,
full-stops (periods) may be omitted-PhD-though in American style they are included-Ph.D.
either style may be used according to preference. Both are correct.
No transcript is issued for honorary degrees. No academic subject is mentioned on the
M.Univ or D.Univ degree certificate, though mention may be made of the graduate’s
contribution to a particular field of endeavor, e.g. ‘’in recognition of services to the
local community’. The honorary Ph.D. is awarded in a particular field, normally for
contributions to that field or for supporting it in a notable way.
The Honorary Doctorate may be used by business and organizations to reward
high-performing
individuals.
Guidelines and Procedures for Award of Honorary Degrees from Degree Bible and
Community School and New World Mission Dunamis Online University for 2005
1. Categories of Honorary Degrees
In order to be nominated for an Honorary Degree, a prima facia case must be made
that
the nominee has made an outstanding contribution in one or more of the
following categories:
I. Intellectual achievement in any field of endeavor;
II. Community service;
III. Service to the University
2. Guidelines
I. The categories of community services and to New World Mission University
must
contain some measure of intellectual achievement as well. Service per se is not a
sufficient justification for the award of an Honorary Degree. No person employees
or
serving the University from 2006 through membership of a major committee is
eligible for an Honorary.
II. There shall be no discrimination, either against or in favour of a nominee
on the grounds of age, sex, religion or race.
III. Notwithstanding (ii) above, the award of an Honorary Degree to a non-South
African living overseas will be rare. People from overseas will be considered only
if
they have acquired a truly international reputation. A very strong case would be
needed to award an Honorary Degree to anyone overseas.
IV. Honorary degrees will be awarded only to those candidates who are worthy
of
honor in their own right. No award will be made in the expectation that the
University
will gain material or political advantage. Honorary degrees are awarded to those
who
have given service to the University, rather than to reflect hopes of the future
service.
V. Parliamentarians and paid political office-holders might be nominated for an
Honorary Degree while holding office. As well as those who have been out of the
political arena for a sufficient period of time to be isolated from current political
life will be considered.
VI. Persons active in business who have made an outstanding personal contribution
to either technology or community service will be considered for Honorary Degree.
However, acquisition of wealth is not by itself a sufficient reason for nomination
for the honor.
VII. A major donation to the University shall not by itself be sufficient grounds
for the award of an Honorary Degree.
VIII. All things being equal, those with links to the University or its activities
will
be preferred to those without. The committee gives less weighting to individuals
who are unlikely to have any future association with the University. However,
being
worthy of honor is the-over-riding consideration.
3. Number of Honorary Degrees Awarded each year
The number of Honorary Degrees awarded each year shall not normally exceed one
per degree ceremony, and may be less than this. Honorary Degrees might be
awarded
by mail at any time during the year without ceremonies.
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(i |
Nominations may come from the Community, Churches, Schools,
the State,
Convocation,
the Guild or the Honorary Awards and Ceremonial Committee, and
the latter shall
have
the responsibility for ensuring that it receives nominations from each group.
All staff and Media shall be emailed (or mailed) an invitation to submit
nominations.
This email shall include information on the criteria and administration
cost for awarding
honorary degrees. |
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(ii) |
Nominations shall close with the Secretary of the Honorary Awards
and
Ceremonial Committee on 30 April and 30 September of each year. |
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(iii) |
Each person nominating someone for an honorary degree is required
to provide an A4
sheet
of information containing biographical details and the main arguments
for proposing that
person (addressing the selection criteria), using the standard template
available from the
secretary of the Committee. |
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(iv) |
Nominations should be accompanied by sufficient supporting documentation
to make a strong
case. If the supporting documentation is not at least equivalent to an extract
from Who's Who,
the nomination will not be considered. |
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(v) |
All nominations shall be treated confidentially by the nominating group and
the Honorary Awards
and Ceremonial Committee. |
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5. Selection of Honorary Graduates
Some method of assessment which is, as far as possible, objective is required to determine whether
any person nominated is of sufficient calibre to be awarded an Honorary Degree. This same method of
assessment
should also allow the best candidates to be selected from a group of more than two if all of the group
are of
sufficient calibre.
The best approach would seem to be to ask the following questions of each nomination. While some
of these questions might not be applicable to each candidate, it is expected that those who are
awarded
Honorary Degrees would score well in most areas. |
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(i) |
How significant is the contribution? Would others in the same position
have made it? |
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(ii) |
Is there evidence of a sustained contribution? |
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(iii) |
How lasting is the contribution already made likely to be? |
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(iv) |
Of what value is the contribution to the community? |
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(v) |
Would experts in the field be happy with the nomination?
(In order to determine the answer
to this question,
the Committee reserves the right to seek confidential advice from
experts outside the
Committee.) |
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(vi) |
How well is the nominated person known to the University community?
What links do they
have with
University activities? |
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(vii) |
What special contributions have been made to the University by the
nominated person? |
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(viii) |
Is there a balance of Honorary Graduands between categories and
discipline areas etc? |
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(ix) |
Has the nominee received a similar honour or honours already? If so,
then other things being
equal a person who has not been so honoured shall be preferred. |
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6. A Rolling List of Prospective Graduands
If there are more deserving people nominated for Honorary Degrees than can be honoured in any
one year, it would
seem worthwhile to establish a rolling list in order of merit which can be reviewed from year to year.
The arguments in favour of such a rolling list are:
(i) people who are worthy of an Honorary Degree one year are also likely to be worthy the next
and should be reconsidered;
(ii) it will provide continuity to a Committee whose membership changes from year to year and
so expedite the Committee's business, and
(iii) t will reduce the need for ad hoc nominations.
The Committee should not be bound by the list since nominations of other people better qualified
than those on the list may arise from time to time. Nevertheless,
it should be an important working document of the Committee.
7. Review Process
The Guidelines and Procedures should be reviewed every three years and modified where necessary
in the light of experience.
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