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Honorary Degrees Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2026-2027 Roster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>Rank<\/th>Department<\/th>Div<\/th>E\/A<\/th>Term Ends<\/th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Susana Antunes<\/td>FAC<\/td>World Languages & Cultures<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2029<\/td>antunes@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Anne Bonds<\/td>FAC<\/td>Earth, Environment, and Society<\/td>SS<\/td>E<\/td>2029<\/td>bondsa@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Kimberly Hassell<\/td>FAC<\/td>Criminal Justice and Criminology<\/td>SS<\/td>E<\/td>2029<\/td>hassell@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Rebecca Shumway<\/td>FAC<\/td>History<\/td>AH<\/td>E<\/td>2029<\/td>shumwayr@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Hillary Vara<\/td>AS<\/td>Nursing<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2029<\/td>hmvara@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Martha Carlin<\/td>FAC<\/td>History<\/td>AH<\/td>E<\/td>2028<\/td>carlin@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Gerlinde H\u00f6bel<\/td>FAC<\/td>Biological Sciences<\/td>NS<\/td>E<\/td>2028<\/td>hoebel@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Richard Popp<\/td>FAC<\/td>History<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2028<\/td>popp@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Anna Schmidt 1<\/sup><\/td>AS<\/td>UWM Libraries<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2028<\/td>schmidag@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Kennan Ferguson<\/td>FAC<\/td>Political Science<\/td>SS<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>kennan@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Cesar Ferreira<\/td>FAC<\/td>World Languages & Cultures<\/td>AH<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>cferr@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Christy Greenleaf 2<\/sup><\/td>FAC<\/td>Kinesiology<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>cgreenl@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Jun Kim<\/td>FAC<\/td>Music<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2027<\/td>kimjy@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Ionel Popa<\/td>FAC<\/td>Physics<\/td>NS<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>popa@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>VC<\/td>(Chancellor Rep)<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2027<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>VP<\/td>UW System rep<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2027<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>Student<\/td>Undergrad<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2027<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>Student<\/td>Grad<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2027<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
< > Yet to be appointed
x-o Ex-officio
o Serves by virtue of office
1 Repl. L. Jones (2028-A)
2 Repl. M. Polfuss (2027-E)
Last updated: 8\/19\/2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2025-2026 Roster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>Rank<\/th>Department<\/th>Div<\/th>E\/A<\/th>Term Ends<\/th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Martha Carlin<\/td>FAC<\/td>History<\/td>AH<\/td>E<\/td>2028<\/td>carlin@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Gerlinde H\u00f6bel<\/td>FAC<\/td>Biological Sciences<\/td>NS<\/td>E<\/td>2028<\/td>hoebel@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Anna Schmidt2<\/sup><\/td>AS<\/td>UWM Libraries<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2028<\/td>schmidag@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Richard Popp<\/td>FAC<\/td>History<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2028<\/td>popp@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Kennan Ferguson<\/td>FAC<\/td>Political Science<\/td>SS<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>kennan@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Cesar Ferreira<\/td>FAC<\/td>Spanish & Portuguese<\/td>AH<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>cferr@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Jun Kim<\/td>FAC<\/td>Music<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2027<\/td>kimjy@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Michele Polfuss, Chair<\/strong><\/td>FAC<\/td>Nursing<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>mpolfuss@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Ionel Popa<\/td>FAC<\/td>Physics<\/td>NS<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>popa@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Susana Antunes<\/td>FAC<\/td>Spanish & Portuguese<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2026<\/td>antunes@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Sunny Brysch<\/td>AS<\/td>Teaching and Learning<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2026<\/td>brysch@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Michael Farrell<\/td>FAC<\/td>Finance<\/td>SS<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>farrell1@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Jeana Holt 1<\/sup><\/td>FAC<\/td>Nursing<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>jmholt@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Maria Gillespie<\/td>FAC<\/td>Dance<\/td>AH<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>gillespi@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Joan Nesbitt<\/td>VC<\/td>University Advancement (Chancellor Rep)<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2026<\/td>nesbitjm@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Johannes Britz<\/td>VP<\/td>UW System rep<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2026<\/td>jbritz@uwsa.edu<\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>Student<\/td>Undergrad<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2026<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>Student<\/td>Grad<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2026<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
< > Yet to be appointed
x-o Ex-officio
o Serves by virtue of office
Students (2)-1G, 1UG
1 Repl. M. Kavanaugh (2026-E)
2 Repl. L. Jones (2028-A)
Last updated: 3\/5\/2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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