Peer Emeritus
UC Davis and University of Missouri-Columbia are included on the Benchmark list
Colorado State University
Link: http://www.provost.colostate.edu/index.asp?url=Office/site_faq
“Academic faculty members who have completed ten (10) years or more of regular
full-time or regular part-time service as a faculty member of Colorado State
University shall be eligible at the time of their retirement for an emeritus/emerita
title equivalent to their highest professorial rank. Academic personnel who have
held administrative positions (including department heads) for five (5) years or
more shall be eligible for the emeritus/emerita title for both positions. The
procedures and conditions applying to emeritus/emerita status are: a) A member of
the academic faculty may request emeritus/emerita status from the department at
the time of retirement from the University. The department head and the dean of
the college shall forward the request to the Provost/Executive Vice President. If the
requirements for eligibility are met, such forwarding is pro forma. The final decision
on granting emeritus/emerita status will be made by the Board of Governors, b)
Privileges associated with this appointment are issuance of a permanent faculty
identification card; listing on the faculty mailing lists; full library privileges; and, if
possible, office or lab/office space and clerical support provided to each
emeritus/emerita faculty member who continues to do scholarly work.”
Iowa State University
Link:
http://facultyhandbook.provost.iastate.edu/faculty/handbook/current/section6.ht
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“6.4 Emeritus Professor
Approved by the Faculty Senate on 5/07/91.
The emeritus designation is a recognition of service to Iowa State University.
The privileges enjoyed by emeritus faculty include the following:
being listed by title in the University Catalog
being maintained on university mailing lists
being afforded regular faculty privileges with respect to all events, activities, and
services sponsored or provided by the university
being provided limited office space when such space is available.
6.4.1 Eligibility
The following faculty are eligible for this award:
A tenured faculty member who has attained the rank of professor and who retires
immediately following ten or more continuous years of employment by Iowa State
University, upon such retirement, automatically will be given emeritus designation
at the rank of professor.
Retired faculty members who do not meet the above criteria but who have
distinguished themselves through meritorious service to the university and the
profession also may receive the emeritus designation at the last rank held. These
nominations must be initiated by the faculty of the individual's department(s) and
approved by the college and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Persons retiring from administrative duties, at the discretion of the president, may
retain their administrative title with emeritus designation added. A president, upon
retirement, may be given the title "president emeritus" by the Board of Regents,
State of Iowa.”
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Link: http://gradlsu.gs.lsu.edu/files/item51163.pdf
“A faculty member who holds full membership on the graduate faculty may be
named as graduate faculty emeritus upon retirement provided that the faculty
member has been approved for emeritus status through the LSU System per PM69.
Emeritus graduate faculty status allows these faculty to continue to work with
graduate students on master’s and doctoral committees as chairs and members.”
Oregon State University
Link: http://www.passosshe.uoregon.edu/admin/hr/sites/default/files/jobs/model-letters/emerpl-1.doc
“Policy
The "Emeritus" title may be recommended for a faculty member who:
1.
retires from Oregon State University, and
2.
has held a position with indefinite tenure, generally on an active full-time
basis, for at least five years immediately prior to retirement, and
3.
has demonstrated professional competence and provided effective service to
the programs of the institution.
Procedure
1.
Submit nomination to the Office of Academics Affairs at least two months
prior to retirement (refer to sample letter on page 2).
2.
Dean/Director will solicit nominations from departments prior to the actual
retirement/ tenure relinquishment of faculty who may be eligible for Emeritus
status.
3.
Dean/Director will present each recommendation in the form of a letter,
addressed to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, providing a brief description
and evaluation of the services the faculty member has rendered to the University,
including dates of employment and date of retirement or tenure relinquishment.
This letter will become part of the faculty member's permanent personnel records
file in the Office of Human Resources. It is important that the faculty member’s
post-retirement mailing address is included in the letter.
4.
Each faculty member receiving the title "Emeritus" will be advised of the
action by the President and Vice Provost through a letter. A copy of the letter will be
provided to the faculty member’s department/unit.
5.
Upon receipt of the department copy of the Emeritus letter from the
President, if the Emeritus form will be prepared by the department/unit
representative, log into OSCAR (https://oscar.oregonstate.edu), go to the
Recruit/Appoint section, and complete the online task to appoint the Emeritus
faculty member. The resulting form is attached to the following documents and sent
to the Business Center human resources staff in order to begin the appointment in
Banner.
•
•
Copy of the recommendation letter from the Dean/Director
Copy of the President’s letter granting Emeritus status
6.
If the Emeritus form will be prepared by the Business Center human
resources staff, the department/unit sends the documents listed above to the
business center.
Use of Emeritus Title
The title "Emeritus" will be added to the academic rank (held at the time of
retirement) for faculty members whose services have been principally in teaching
and research (such as Professor Emeritus of History, or Associate Professor
Emeritus). Faculty members whose principal duty is as an academic executive
administrator may have the title "Emeritus" added to the administrative title held at
the time of retirement. The five approved academic executive administrator titles
are: President Emeritus, Provost Emeritus, Vice President Emeritus, Vice Provost
Emeritus and Dean Emeritus. In such cases, the title may also be added to their
academic rank (such as Dean Emeritus of the College of Science and Professor
Emeritus of Chemistry).
Emeritus Title Reflected in Banner
The title “Emeritus” will be recorded in Banner. Senior administrators granted
Emeritus status, however, will have the title of their administrative position at time
of retirement plus the Emeritus indicator (President Emeritus, Dean Emeritus, etc).
Those with Emeritus status must be affiliated with an active academic department
or unit. Data extracted and included in the OSU Directory, OSU Catalog, or other
university publications will be reflected accordingly.
Benefits
Emeritus status is to be effective for life of the faculty member. Emeriti faculty
members granted use of the library, may take courses at staff rates, receive parking
permits at a reduced rate, and may retain their faculty ID card. As with all other
retired faculty and staff, they may also purchase athletic season tickets at
faculty/staff rates and participate in the Faculty/Staff Fitness program. Emeriti
faculty members are not eligible for employee health benefits, vacation leave, or sick
leave.”
The University of Utah
Link: http://medicine.utah.edu/facultyadmin/policy/retirement.htm
“Emeritus appointments must be approved by 2/3 majority DAC
Request must be made in writing to the Dean from the department chair.
Letter should include summary of DAC vote, effective date of formal retirement, and
subsequent effective date Emeritus Award.
Attach current CV to chair's letter of recommendation.
Request must be approved by the Dean of the School of Medicine and is sent to the
Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Board of Trustees for final approval.
Benefits for Retired Faculty with Emeritus Status
Emeritus ID card entitling the holder to
all privileges regularly available to holders of faculty ID cards
discounts on purchases at the University bookstore and University of Utah Press
reduced prices for season tickets to athletic events and Pioneer Memorial Theater
programs
faculty privileges relating to participation in the campus recreation program
golfing privileges on the University golf course on a reduced fee or limited
complimentary basis
complimentary admissions to the Museum of Natural History
membership without charge in the University of Utah Faculty Club
enrollment in University classes without payment of tuition or fees, except as
provided in University P. & P. 2-45, section H2
campus parking privileges without charge
admission without charge to dress rehearsals of Pioneer Memorial Theater main
stage productions
reduced price tickets, not to exceed two per game, for individual football and
basketball home games, subject to availability of unsold seats
complimentary tickets, not to exceed two per event, to University travel club
programs, and discounted admissions to other programs presented by the lectures
and concerts office of the division of continuing education
listing in the University general catalog and the University directory, and receipt of
monthly publications of the University office of public relations
eligibility to apply for and receive faculty research grants from the University
research committee
invitation to attend annual faculty breakfast preceding autumn quarter
Use of office and laboratory facilities, but only to the extent such facilities can be
made available by the cognizant department chairperson or dean within the limits
of approved space allocations to the department or college.”
University of Georgia
Link: http://provost.uga.edu/index.php/policies-procedures/academic/academicaffairs/1-faculty/117-emeritus-status/
“The University of Georgia may confer, at its discretion, the title of "emeritus" on any
retired and tenured professor, associate professor, or assistant professor, or Boardapproved non-tenure track faculty of equivalent rank, who, at the time of
retirement, had ten years or more of honorable and distinguished service in the
University System. Also, the University of Georgia may confer, at its discretion, the
title of "emeritus" on any Board-approved, retired administrative officer who, at the
time of retirement, had ten years or more of honorable and distinguished service in
the University System.”
University of Kentucky
Link: http://www.uky.edu/regs/files/ar/ar2-1-1.pdf
“Upon retirement, tenured faculty members shall retain their titles with the
designation of “emeritus” or “emerita” (e.g., Professor Emeritus). Faculty employees
with emeritus/emerita status are entitled to the following rights and privileges: to
be included in faculty lists in University bulletins and, upon request, to be provided
a mailbox in the appropriate educational unit; to be assigned office and/or
laboratory space and furnished supplies for creative work (upon request, subject to
availability and approval of the concerned educational unit); to have faculty library
privileges; to apply for research grants and publication subsidies funded by the
Office of the Vice President for Research; to receive University identification cards;
to receive parking privileges as specified in University parking policies; to
participate, upon invitation by the respective unit faculty, as non-voting members of
departmental or college faculties; to use University recreational facilities upon
presentation of suitable identification; to purchase tickets to athletic events with
previous priority status; to hold membership in the University of Kentucky Federal
Credit Union; to make purchases at the University Bookstore at the employee
discount rate; to participate in academic processions; to be appointed to represent
the University at academic ceremonies at other institutions; to receive notices of
University events; and to take part generally with the faculties in all social and
ceremonial functions of the University.”
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Link: http://hr.utk.edu/policies/emeritus-procedure/
“Objective:
To recognize retiring faculty members or administrators for distinguished service to
the University of Tennessee over an extended period of time.
Who is affected:
Retiring faculty members who are professors at the time of retirement and
administrators retiring with the rank of president, dean, vice chancellor or provost
with a long and distinguished career with the University.
Procedure:
For faculty members and administrators of a campus or institute, the Dean or
Department head of the college or the Vice President of the institute, has the
authority to request emeritus status.
For administrators in the University system, the authority for requesting emeritus
status rests with the President.
The Chancellor, Vice President or President confers emeritus status by writing a
letter to the retiring employee, with a copy to the Human Resources office.
If the employee is retiring and will not return to paid status. Human Resources will
change the tenure info type in IRIS to emeritus after the letter is received.
If the employee will be rehired, the department will need to create a position with
the title of emeritus by processing an electronic position create/change form. Once
the position is created, the department can either process a record friend electronic
form, if the retiree will not be paid, or process the initial hire/rehire paper form.
For reporting purposes the emeritus status will need to be recorded on the tenure
info type. The person running the report should request information on active and
inactive employees to get an accurate count of all holders of emeritus status.
Note: Emeritus status is an honorary title for which no formal privileges are
available.”
University of Virginia
Link: https://policy.itc.virginia.edu/policy/policydisplay?id=PROV-018#Eligibility
1. “Eligibility:
Emeritus rank is conferred upon retiring academic faculty following
nominations made to the Board of Visitors by the president for the following
categories of employees:
•
tenured associate or full professors retiring after at least ten years of
service;
•
chair holders retiring with five years of continuous service;
•
former tenured associate or full professors who have previously retired
after ten years service; and
•
non-tenured academic faculty who hold associate or full professorial rank
who are retiring after at least ten years of service and are approved by
the provost through a special request from their school.
Emeritus status is an honor; membership in one of the above categories does not
automatically qualify a faculty member for emeritus status. The faculty member
must be recommended by his or her department and school in accordance with the
procedures below.
Department determines that a faculty member should be recommended for
emeritus status.
 The faculty member’s department chair submits a personnel action to their
dean’s office, notifying them of the faculty member’s retirement and
requesting approval of the appropriate emeritus title. Request should include
a brief letter of recommendation that stipulates the faculty member’s
qualifications for emeritus status.
 The dean submits a list of those retiring faculty being nominated for emeritus
status to the vice provost for administration in the Office of the Executive
Vice President and Provost.
 The Provost’s Office forwards a list of nominated faculty to the Office of the
President for review and submission to the Board of Visitors.
 If recommended by the president, the retiring faculty member’s name is
submitted to the Board of Visitors for consideration and approval at its next
regular meeting.
 The faculty member receives notice from the Board of Visitors that he/she
has been awarded emeritus status.”