Mandate
- In line with KPU Policy and Procedure AD5 Honorary Degrees and Awards
- Invites nominations from the KPU Community for Honorary Degrees, Distinguished Awards and Emeritus/Emerita designations and other awards
- Evaluates and recommends candidates for Honorary Degrees, Distinguished Awards and Emeritus/Emerita designations and other awards
- Develops operational procedures to be followed by the Committee for the selection and recommendation of candidates
- Recommend to Senate that an award be rescinded or an Emeritus/Emerita designation be terminated should the individual bring KPU into disrepute
- Review KPU Policy and Procedure AD5 Honorary Degrees and Awards per the Policy review schedule or as required
- From time to time recommend to Senate modifications to criteria and qualifications for awards or changes to the categories of awards KPU confers
- Make recommendations to Senate on other matters concerning forms of recognition which may be referred to the Committee
- Other duties as assigned by Senate
Membership Composition
Voting Members
- Chancellor
- President
- Senator
- Three faculty representatives*
- Dean or designate
- Provost and Vice-President, Academic or designate
- Associate Vice-President, Research or designate
- Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning or designate
*faculty representatives must be chosen from different Faculties
Non-voting Members
- Vice-Chair of Senate
- University Registrar or designate
- University Secretary
2026–2027 Membership
| VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
|---|---|---|
| Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
| Diane Purvey | President, pro tem | Ex officio |
| David Burns | Provost and Vice-President, Academic, pro tem | Ex officio |
| Cristina Neigel | Designate, Dean | August 31, 2029 |
| Amit Shukla | Associate Vice-President, Research | Ex officio |
| Leeann Waddington | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
| Michael Cober | Senator | August 31, 2027 |
| THREE FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES | FROM DIFFERENT FACULTIES | |
| Tara Lyons | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2027 |
| Carlos Calao | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2028 |
| NON-VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
| Catherine Schwichtenberg | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
| Nadia Henwood | University Registrar | Ex officio |
| Keri Spindler | University Secretary | Ex officio |
2026–2027 Meeting Schedule
Location: Online - MS Teams
Nominations for Distinguished Scholarship and Distinguished Teaching are due by October 12, 2026.
Nominations for Honorary or Emeriti are due by the submission deadline for the November, February or April meetings.
NOTE: All SSC Tributes meeting are closed to guests and observers.
| SUBMISSION DEADLINES | MEETING DATE |
|---|---|
| Monday, September 21, 2026 | Monday, October 5, 2026 (in person) |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Monday, November 9, 2026 |
| Monday, February 1, 2027 | Monday, March 1, 2027 |
| Monday, April 5, 2027 | Monday, May 3, 2027 |
Click this link for forms under Honorary Degrees and Awards
Recipient Lists
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients
Distinguished Scholarship Award Recipients
Administrative Support: Senate Office