University of Wisconsin-Stout Policy
Policy No. 85-43 rev.
Date: 4/14/86
NAMING OF FACILITIES AT UW-STOUT
1.0 RATIONALE
It is a long-standing practice in higher education to place the names of
distinguished individuals on facilities as a means of recognizing their
accomplishments and of providing suitable memorials as well. UW-Stout has
named numerous facilities in honor of individuals who have played important
roles in the development of the University. Examples include Bowman Hall,
Harvey Hall, Fryklund Hall and Jarvis Hall. Memorials have also been
designated for special uses or areas such as the Rimel Counseling Lab and the
Good Physics Laboratory.
As the Stout campus and the list of individuals for whom facilities might be
named grow, a policy is needed that assures fair and equitable treatment of all
individuals in considering suitable memorials for them. Emotional or popular
movement to designate a facility must not overshadow responsible
consideration of all eligible individuals for all facilities.
2.0 POLICY
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Stout to provide suitable
memorials for the distinguished friends of the University who have contributed
to its development and to treat all individuals as equitably as possible in
achieving this goal.
2.1 Designating Official
All designations of facilities at Stout will be made by its Chancellor. All
nominations should be directed to the Chancellor's attention. The
Chancellor shall refer those nominations to the Memorials and Honors
Committee for its consideration and recommendation for action. After
receiving the committee's recommendation, the Chancellor is
responsible for making a decision to designate appropriate recognition
for a named facility. If necessary, the Board of Regents will be
consulted.
2.2 Eligible Individuals
The following categories of individuals are eligible to be recognized
through named facilities at UW-Stout: students, academic staff,
classified personnel, faculty members, administrators, alumni, business
and industrial leaders, community leaders, national leaders, state
officials (elected, appointed or employed), and financial contributors.
An individual becomes eligible for a named facility designation one
year after that individual's retirement from Stout or one year after the
individual's death. Exceptions to this rule shall be with concurrence of
both the Chancellor and a majority of the Memorials and Honors
Committee.
It has been the general practice of the Board of Regents not to name
buildings for living individuals, although there is no written policy with
such a restriction.
2.3 Eligible Facilities
Examples of facilities which may be named for individuals include: a
complete building, the wing of a building, laboratory, foyer, outside
area, foodservice area, park, sculpture, or other piece of art, walkway,
trees, pool or fountain, recreation facility, lounge, reading room, library,
conference or meeting room, auditorium, an area of campus, gallery,
theater, office, classroom or a complex of related offices or classrooms.
3.0 QUALIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED
Nominations for facility designation are evaluated on a variety of criteria,
including the following:
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Service to the University
Service to Stout faculty and staff
Service to Stout students
Service to professional organizations
Service to the community
Leadership positions
Outstanding accomplishments in a career
Significant financial contributions or bequests to Stout (at least 51% of
the cost of a facility is a necessary gift for naming purposes)
4.0 NOMINATION PROCEDURE
Any individual or group may nominate a person for a named memorial.
Nominations should be directed to the Chancellor of UW-Stout.
5.0 PROCEDURES FOR CHANGE OR REMOVAL OF FACILITY NAME
Despite the care and consideration given to naming a facility, circumstances
occasionally suggest that the name of the facility be changed. If the functions
within a facility change, making its name no longer appropriate, special
consideration should be given to moving the name to suitable space in the same
building or to another building.
Changing a facility's name is a serious step and requires the same careful
review procedure followed in naming a facility. An individual or group
proposing the change or removal of a name shall first present a written rationale
to the Chancellor, who shall refer it to the Memorials and Honors Committee.
The Memorials and Honors Committee shall discuss the proposal and
recommend an action to the Chancellor.
The Chancellor shall consider the recommendation, consult the Board of
Regents, if necessary, and make a decision which shall be final.
6.0 COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
The Memorials and Honors Committee will be responsible for the initial
consideration of nominees and name changes. In an effort to gain the broadest
possible information, the committee will seek recommendations, where
appropriate, from the nominated individual's immediate supervisor, department
chair, dean, students, and building supervisor of the facility in question. The
committee also will take into consideration regulations of the UW System
Board of Regents.
The committee will examine all available information and will recommend
action to the Chancellor. A two-thirds majority vote of the committee is
required for a facility designation to be recommended to the Chancellor.
If you have questions or comments, email bpa@uwstout.edu
Updated July 2000