Effective Date:December 1968

POLICY AND PROCEDURE MEMORANDUM FACULTY 5 (University Policy)

SUBJECT: Emeritus Status

A committee of University faculty recommended to the Provost the following policy with regard to bestowing the title "Emeritus." It was approved by the Provost in December 1968. "Like other universities, The Johns Hopkins University gratefully bestows the title "Emeritus" upon those who through teaching, or in other capacities, have made important contributions to the University before reaching the age at which the rules of the University require that they no longer hold the posts to which they had been appointed. The adjective "Emeritus" is to be bestowed upon these members of our academic community by the Trustees, upon recommendation of the appropriate body of the faculty to which the member belongs or, in the case of non-teaching members of the University, upon recommendation of the President.

"It is to be understood that such recommendations need not in all cases preclude the possibility of further annual appointments, on a special basis, of those who achieve Emeritus status. However, such arrangements are to be considered exceptional, rather than usual; and in all cases it is to be understood that the various departments will presumably not be able to offer the same privileges to their Emeritus members as those members previously enjoyed.

"In the case of members of the teaching faculties, a tenured position will be assumed to be prima facie evidence that, upon retirement, the title "Emeritus" will be bestowed. Those who hold non-tenured teaching posts may also be recommended for Emeritus standing in those cases in which their affiliation with the University makes it especially appropriate that they be so honored. With respect to those members of the University who have not occupied teaching positions, it is assumed that only those holding principal administrative posts will receive the title "Emeritus," and that the designation will be sparingly used. In the case of those holding both teaching and administrative appointments, either or both titles may be considered as the appropriate designation to which the term "Emeritus" should be attached.

"There may be instances in which, for reasons of ill health, or for other reasons, a member of the University community may retire early, and the appropriate administrative body may consider it fitting to honor that colleague with the designation "Emeritus." The fact that, in most cases, eligibility for the title "Emeritus" coincides with the age of retirement should not be taken as precluding such a possibility.

"In the future, as in the past, The Johns Hopkins University will be honoring those on whom the title "Emeritus" is conferred, recognizing with gratitude that the life of the University depends upon the efforts of those individuals who have chosen to serve it."