University Committee on Naming Honors
Appointed in 2019, the University Committee on Naming Honors (Committee) was charged with reviewing contested names and developing recommendations for leadership. In October 2020, President Fenves and Provost Love reappointed the Committee, expanding its scope and membership to represent a broader range of campus voices.
The Committee’s Charge
Serving in an advisory capacity to the president, the University Committee on Naming Honors will examine new historic names for and review contested historic names associated with buildings, spaces, programs, scholarships, and other celebratory titles that honor individuals.
Furthering work done by previous committees and using as a guide the “Proposed Principles for Bestowing Naming Honors at Emory University,” developed by the Task Force on Legacies, the Committee is authorized to:
- review historic names associated with buildings, spaces, programs, scholarships, and other honors that have become contested. It may conduct historical research on names submitted for review and evaluate the appropriateness of the reviewed names of buildings, locations, named professorships, and other honorific titles; and
- conduct research on potential new names submitted for evaluation.
Timeline
The Committee will submit a report with a summary of findings on each name reviewed, including recommendations for name changes, to President Fenves by April 1, 2021.
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Committee Membership
Chair
- Fred Smith Jr.
Committee Chair and Associate Professor of Law, Emory School of Law
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Members
- Gabrielle Buchbinder 21B
Student - Ronake Desai 21C
Student - Adaora Ede 21N
Student - Dabney P. Evans 98PH
Assistant Professor of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health; Director, Center for Humanitarian Emergencies - Allison Collis Greene
Associate Professor of American Religious History and Director of the Master of Theological Studies Program, Candler School of Theology - Jill Hamilton
Associate Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing - Laura J. Hardman
Trustee Emerita - Daniel LaChance
Winship Distinguished Professor in History, 2020–2023, Emory College of Arts and Sciences - Samantha Lanjewar 2G
Student - Carlton Mackey
Director, Ethics & the Arts and Associate Director, Ethics and Servant Leadership, Center for Ethics; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Film and Media, Emory College of Arts and Sciences - Carolyn Meltzer
Executive Associate Dean, Faculty Advancement, Leadership, and Inclusion; Chair, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences; William Patterson Timmie Endowed Professorship, Emory School of Medicine - Giacomo Negro
Professor of Organization and Management; Goizueta Term Chair, Organization and Management, Goizueta Business School; Professor of Sociology (by courtesy), Emory College of Arts and Sciences - Joshua Newton
Senior Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Engagement - Ronald Poole II 23C
Student - Salmon Shomade
Associate Professor of Political Science, Oxford College - Philip Wainwright 85G
Vice Provost, Global Strategy and Initiatives - Michelle Wright
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet Professor of English, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Staff
- Darlene Berry
Executive Administrative Assistant, Office of the Provost; Administrative Support - Melissa Daly
Assistant Vice Provost and Chief of Staff; Liaison to Office of the Provost - Anjulet Tucker 00C 09PhD
Director of Programs and Engagement; Liaison to Office of the President