Institute for Honor Advisory Board

Institute for Honor Advisory Board: The Class of 1960, with generous gifts to the university, established the Institute for Honor and endowed a Professorship in Ethics to be held by a distinguished university faculty member. The Institute for Honor Advisory Board has representation from alumni (including members of the Class of 1960 whenever possible), faculty, administrators and EC officers, past and present. The Board helps the Provost and the Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics gain campus, interdisciplinary, and external perspectives on the cogency and promise of projects under consideration and appropriate and needed assistance in completing the project(s) or event(s) proposed by the Professor and funded by the Institute for Honor Endowment. The Advisory Board provides perspectives and guidance with respect to projects that are related to the understanding and practice of honor as an indispensable element of society and the importance of ethics, honor, integrity, and applications of ethical reasoning in addressing contemporary issues.

The initial composition of the board is defined by the memorandum of understanding of May 2012 and by action of the Provost.

Chair

Lena Hill, Provost

Ex Officio Members

Lena Hill, Provost and Professor of English and Africana Studies
Kish Parella, Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and Law
Tom Jennings, Vice President for University Advancement
Gary Kirk, Director of Lifelong Learning Programs
Barton Myers, former Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and History

Members of the Class of 1960

Richard Cohen '60
Bob Feagin '60

Alumni Representative with an Interest in Honor

Helen Hughes Sanders, '04
Bennett Ross, '83

Faculty Representatives Appointed by the Provost

Rebecca Harris, Professor of Politics
Karla Murdock, Director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics and Jo M. and James M. Ballengee Sr. Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science

Current President of the Executive Committee of the Student Body

Martha Ernest '24 - 2023-2024