Mon 1 Oct 2007
My mistakes! I initially assumed that Bicentennial Medal winners were selected by the Honorary Degree Committee of the College. I talked to a former member (more on that later); he reports that they only do actual Honorary Degrees. I then assumed it was the Nominating Committee of the Society of Alumni (responsible for things like members of the Executive Committee of SoA along with candidates for Alumni and Tyng Trustee). After all, Bicentennial Medals are important and this is, as far as I can tell, the only other formal College committee that might claim jurisdiction. Yet having communicated with a former member of that committee (a different Eph from the first), I now know that this is wrong too. So, apologies for my mistakes!
But that still leaves us with a mystery. Who selects Bicentennial Medal winners? It would be shocking to me if there weren’t a formal committee behind this important decision. Surely, one would not want to let just anyone pick the winners, with no process or accountability. Right?
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'91 says:
Maybe it’s not as important as you want it to be? I know, no reasonable person could possibly think…grave injustice…empirical level of achievement…QED…sticking it to the man, etc., etc. Rave on.
October 1st, 2007 at 7:14 pmAidan says:
in a truly just world (in which everyone got exactly what they deserved), David Kane would somehow find himself responsible for Bicentennial Medal awarding.
This would solve all the problems herein: David would have to find a way to stomach female applicants. He would have to find a way to recognize Ephs in finance (according to their merits, of course). And he could make the process transparent, as rigorous as beaten steel.
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:31 pmfrank uible says:
One should not witness the making of sausage, legislation or the winners of Bicentennial Medals.
October 2nd, 2007 at 7:38 pm