The Recommendation for Emeritus Status Form is used to recommend an emeritus title for a retiring faculty member.

• The form is a Microsoft Word document which may be downloaded and submitted electronically to candaceg@georgiasouthern.edu. Access the form at http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/provost/domain/emeritus.doc on the Provost's website (GSU network access only).

• Date of retirement is always the last day of a month. (Recommended effective date is always the first day of the following month.)
• Title at time of retirement and rank at time of retirement are usually the same, but may be different if the individual holds an administrative position such as department chair or dean.
• Recommended Emeritus Title(s): Depending on the individual's service to the institution, there may be more than one title. For example, it is possible that someone would be recommended as "Professor Emeritus of History and Dean Emeritus of the College of Graduate Studies." Board of Regents policy allows the conferral of the title of "emeritus" on any retired and tenured professor, associate professor, or assistant professor, or Board-approved 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 institution 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.
  *NOTE* gender specific terms for "emeritus" and plural versus single usage:
  • Emeritus - male
  • Emerita - female
  • Emeriti - plural for group of men or group of men and women
  • Emeritae - plural for group of women
• Service to the Institution: List all titles and ranks held, with inclusive dates (including MM/DD/YEAR) beginning with the most recent and working back. If the person held appointment(s) at other University System of Georgia institutions, remember to list that service also.
• Education: Begin with the highest degree and work back.