Nominations Committee

Meeting dates 2011-12

Monday 24th October 2011 at 1.00pm
Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 at 12 noon

Terms of Reference

The Nominations Committee reports to Senate.  The Committee receives nominations for Honorary Degrees and the Vice-Chancellor’s Medal from students, alumni, employees, honorary staff or lay members of the Council of the University and makes confidential recommendations regarding the award of such distinctions.

Composition and Membership for 2011/12 

  • Vice Chancellor and Principal - Chair
    Professor D Eastwood (Ex officio)
  • Provost and Vice-Principal - Deputy Chair
    Professor M Sheppard (Ex officio)
  • Registrar and Secretary
    Mr L Sanders (Ex officio)
  • Director of External Relations
    Mrs T Lancaster (Ex officio)
  • Two Heads of College
    Professor M C Press (until 31 July 2014)
    College of Life and Environmental Sciences
    Professor E W Peck (until 31 July 2014)
    College of Social Sciences
  • Four members elected by the Senate
    Dr L Brydon (until 31 July 2012)
    Professor P J Fryer (until 31 July 2014)
    Professor P J Lumley (until 31 July 2014)
    Professor M P Smith (until 31 July 2012)
  • One Lay Member of Council
    Mr J E K Smith (until 31 July 2015)
  • One Public Orator
    Professor R Jackson (until 31 July 2012)
  • President of the Guild of Students
    Mark Harrop (until 31 July 2012)

Contact

For further information about the Nominations Committee, please use the following contact details -

Dr S J L Gower
Assistant Secretary
Email s.j.l.gower@bham.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6373