Office of Origin: Board of Trustees
Responsibility: Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Date Adopted: 08-24-2010
Date Reviewed: 05-11-2012, 10-02-2019, 02-12-2020
Last Date Modified & Approved: 05-29-2012, 02-12-2020

1. Eligibility

   The following criteria must be met to be eligible for appointment to Professor Emeritus status.

   1. At least 15 years’ experience as a full-time Lake Michigan College (LMC) faculty member prior to retirement. (A candidate with fewer than 15 years of experience may be considered at the discretion of the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.)
   2. A consistent record of extraordinary contributions as demonstrated by one or more of the following:
      • A recognized record of exemplary teaching and education contributions;
      • A substantive record of scholarly achievement commensurate with national standards within the specific discipline of the nominee; and/or
      • Clear evidence of service to the community beyond normal expectations.

2. Rights and Privileges of Professors Emeriti

   The following rights and privileges shall accompany appointment to Professor Emeritus status.

   1. Listing in the College directory, with identification as professor emeritus.
   2. The option to participate in the academic procession at commencement exercises and other such official College events.
   3. Full use of the College’s learning resources center.
   4. Faculty parking privileges.
   5. College ID card.
   6. A standing invitation to attend special events, concerts, presentations, or lectures sponsored by the College.
   7. All employee discounts for items and services other than tuition.
   8. A College e-mail account.
   9. Use of College letterhead, upon request, for correspondence directly related to Emeritus status.
   10. Availability of College business cards noting Emeritus status, upon request.

   Individuals named as Professor Emeritus by the Board of Trustees shall be recognized at the College awards program in the year of their nomination’s approval by the College President and the Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees.

3. Nomination Procedure

   The following procedures apply for the nomination of full-time teaching faculty who retire from Lake Michigan College for appointment to Professor Emeritus status.

   1. Any current member of LMC’s full-time teaching faculty may nominate an individual for professor emeritus status using the approved nomination form (Appendix A), which shall be submitted to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs within six (6) months prior to or six (6) months after the nominees official date of retirement. In addition to the cover form, the nomination shall consist of at least three letters of support from current or retired LMC teaching faculty, one of whom must be the person originating the nomination. The letters of support shall address the eligibility criteria per the Professor Emeritus Policy.
   2. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, or her/his designee, shall inform the faculty member that s/he has been nominated for professor emeritus status and ascertain that s/he acquiesces to the nomination. In the event that the nominee declines the nomination, the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, or her/his designee, shall notify the person who submitted the nomination that it will not be considered in accordance with the nominee’s desires.
   3. If the nominee accepts the nomination, the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, or her/his designee, shall convene an ad hoc committee comprised of five full-time teaching faculty selected by the Faculty Association to review nominations for appointment to the status of professor emeritus. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, or her/his designee, will also serve on the committee.
   4. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, or her/his designee, will forward all nominations and letters of support to the committee for review in advance of the committee’s first meeting.
   5. The ad hoc committee shall elect a chair from among its members at its first meeting.
   6. The ad hoc committee shall consider the nominations. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs shall submit the committee’s recommendation to the College President within 60 days of receiving the nomination.
   7. The College President, upon review and approval of the committee’s recommendation, shall forward the nomination to the Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees at its next regular meeting. There is neither an expectation nor requirement for a nomination to be made for this honor each year. Further, no more than one Professor Emeritus award can be conveyed in any given year, although the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, with the approval of the President, may request that the Board of Trustees make an exception.

References:
Professor Emeritus Policy;
Nomination of Teaching Faculty for Professor Emeritus Status form