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March 1.2010

Dr. Alan FreitagFaculty President

Dear Alan:

In accordance with the faculty policy concerning awarding degrees posthumously, I haverequests to award two undergraduate degrees at the May Commencement.

Mr. Brandon Edwards, Bachelor of Arts degree

Mr. Dustin Mapes, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree

As outlined in the Faculty Council approved procedures, the College of Liberal Arts andSciences approved granting a posthumous degree to Mr. Brandon Edwards, and the Belk Collegeof Business approved the granting a posthumous degree to Mr. Dustin Mapes. Therefore, Iforward these recommendations with my concurrence.

Joan F. LordenProvost and Vice Chancellor

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cc: Dean Nancy GutierrezDean JosephMazzolaMr. Christopher Knauer, Registrar

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TO: Joan LordenProvost and Vice Chancellor

FROM: NancyA.Gutierrez 'V%"e. fureDean, College of Ans and Sciences

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: February L6,2OLO

SUBJECT: Recommendation to award a posthumous degree in Political Science to BrandonEdwards

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l$on r:ecommendation of the Department of Political Science and the endorsement of the CLAS FacultySouncil, I recommend Brandon Edwards be granted a Bachelor of Arts degree posthumously at the Maygraduation. Mr. Edwards successfully completed 108 hours as of the end of the spring 2009 semester, inwhich he was registered as a fulltime student. At the time of his death, he was taking a full load oftwelve hours. He had an overall GPA of 2.1. The CLAS faculty in the vote of the Faculty Council certifieshis qualifications for the degree, and I concur.

Please let me know if you require further information. Thank you.

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February 10,2010

MEMORANDUM

To: Nancy A. Gutierrez, Deanand Members of the Faculty Council,College of LiberalArts & Sciences

Fr: Robert S. KravchukProfessor and ChairDepartment of Political Science

Re: Posthumous Degree Request

Dear Colleagues:

I am writing to make a formal request that the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences andthe CIAS Faculty Council endorse our petition that the university grant Army ROTCCadet and political science student Mr. Brandon Edwards a posthumous Bachelor ofArts degree. Mr. Edwards, a Political Science major, died tragically on January 23,2010.

Mr. Edwards had successfully completed 108 hours at UNC-Charlotte as of the end ofthe spring 2009 semester, in which he was registered as a fulltime student. At the timeof his death, he was registered for a full load, 12 hours. Further, his GPA for his finalsemester at UNC Charlotte was 2.70 with an overall GPA of 2.1, so that his recordmeets both departmental and university minima for the award of a degree. Further,Cadet Edwards had completed his ROTC coursework, and would have beencommissioned this May a second lieutenant in the United States Army.

The Department of Political Science finds that Mr. Edwards is fully deserving of theaward of a posthumous baccalaureate degree, according to established universitypolicy.

We urge the CLAS Faculty Council to move expeditiously in certifying his qualificationfor the degree. We hope that this action will please the family that Mr. Edwards leavesbehind.

lf you have any questions, or require further information, please do not hesitate tocontact me. Thank you very much for your consideration of this request.

Robert S. Kravchuk

Cc: Mary Pat Young, Academic Affairs

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From: JosephB. Mazzola If ,4 ,Dean

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Re: Reque*t ru Posthumouslv Award tlegree to Dustin yincent lv{apes

This is to request that Dustin vincent ivlapes (lD # 80il3s?S98), a major in Finance who recentlypalsed away' be pasthumously a*'arded the degree of Bachelor r:f Scilnce in BusinEssAdministrati*n.

:fccarding t<r LINC Charlotte poliey lbr granting a posthumous degree, "Any student whet at theri*rc aJ'his deutiT v'115 duly enral{*d and h*tl utrnpleted g0 ssrnestir hoars tolard.s a degrw ar{iN{:{: sl'tull, up*n recttrnmendutian *.f tfu fucztiy oJ"his *tllege. he awarded htis r}rtgreutrtostht'nnou"rfu'" h{r. Mapes was rnajoring in }inance at the time otlhis d*ath. uas duly erur:lledand had cornpleted 105 hours ti:wards his degree. He had eanred a ?,s {ipA.

The ftrculty of the Selk College of llusines$ m€t r:n Friday, Feb.ruary !6, ?010, and votedunanimously to posthurnously arvard the d*gree (o Dustin Vinsent Mupes. Jhe criteria fbrawarding the degree have been met,

Please let me kncw if'you need additional infbrmation.

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