• Home
• About Us
• Capital Program
• Compliance & Operations
  • Accessibility
  • Environmental Health and Safety
  • Public Safety
  • Major Repair and Renovation
• Codes & Policies
• Contracts & Services
• Planning
• Real Estate Services
• Real Estate Ventures
• Contact Us

Home » Compliance & Operations » Naming Policies

Dalton State College Naming Guidelines

Policy on Naming of Facilities and Streets

1. Introduction and Definitions

   The faculty and staff of Dalton State College consider the naming of a College facility or street in honor of an individual, corporation, foundation, or organization, or in memory of a deceased individual to be one of the highest distinctions they can bestow. The naming of a Dalton State College facility or street publicly exhibits the judgment and standards of the College and signifies approval of the actions of the honoree. Understanding that named facilities and streets may be on display for decades, the College will carefully consider each name, seek advice, and use the utmost discretion in ensuring that those upon whom such an honor is bestowed are truly worthy. When honored with the naming of a College facility or street, the honoree must have demonstrated a record of outstanding and distinguished service to the institution, the community, the state, or the nation. In determining outstanding and distinguished service, the College will endeavor to ensure that the proposed naming is consistent with the interests of the institution and the University System of Georgia, and that the value of the honoree's service merits the naming honor.

   This policy will apply to the naming of all facilities and streets on all property owned or leased by the College including facilities constructed, owned, or leased by affiliated organizations of the institution. In this policy, "facility" will include all buildings and permanent structures, including athletic venues, as well as identifiable areas of the campus landscape such as quadrangles, gardens, recreation fields, walking trails, etc. The College acknowledges the Board of Regents' authority to approve namings of buildings, streets, and identifiable areas of the campus landscape whether to honor an individual, corporation, foundation, or organization, or to memorialize a deceased individual. "Facility" will also include interior spaces such as classrooms, laboratories, auditoriums, conference rooms, and office suites within buildings. These interior spaces do not require Board of Regents approval and may be named at the discretion of the president of the College. However, the same consideration of the appropriateness of the honor will be applied to these spaces as though they were governed by this policy.

   Namings which require new or revised signage on campus will be governed by the standards of the Dalton State College Physical Master Plan and by Board of Regents' Policies 908.03 and 917.

2. Namings for living persons

   When a naming is to honor a living person for outstanding and distinguished service as a public servant, the individual must have been disassociated from employment by the College or from state or federal government employment for at least two years prior to the naming.

3. Namings for deceased persons

   Namings in memory of deceased persons will adhere to the standard of outstanding and distinguished service but the two-year waiting period may be waived upon the person's death.

4. Namings to honor monetary gifts

   The naming of facilities or streets may recognize a significant gift or financial commitment to the institution or one of its affiliated organizations. Guidelines for these types of naming opportunities are attached to this policy and labeled "Exhibit A."

   When a naming is to honor a living person for a significant financial gift to an affiliated organization of the institution, no lesser standard may be placed on the honoree's actions and reputation than that for a naming honoring an individual demonstrating outstanding and distinguished service.

   When monetary gifts result in the naming of streets and facilities on the Dalton State College campus, the president's recommendation to the Board of Regents for approval of the naming will not be forwarded until the donor has executed an "unconditional promise to give" document. In the case of a deferred gift, no recommendation for approval will be forwarded to the Board of Regents until the donor has executed a document stipulating that the gift is irrevocable. These policies will also be followed for namings that do not require Board of Regents approval.

5. De-Naming / Name Removal

   The act of de-naming or of name removal is one the College takes equally as seriously as that of naming. Only in extraordinary circumstances should de-naming or name removal take place. These circumstances include but are not limited to the College's discovery that the honoree's service, actions, or reputation were misrepresented during the discovery phase prior to the announcement of the honor; actions by the honoree that discredit the named facility or street and therefore the institution; or the donor's refusal to honor a financial commitment corresponding to a naming opportunity. The process for de-naming or name removal will use the utmost discretion in ensuring that the honoree's actions or failure to fulfill a financial commitment have had a detrimental effect on the institution or its affiliated organizations before determining that a de-naming or name removal would be in the institution's best interest.

6. Administrative Authority

   In carrying out this policy and related guidelines, administrative authority at the institutional level will reside with the president of Dalton State College. The president will also serve as final arbiter of the policy.

   The Dalton State College Policy on Naming of Facilities and Streets will be reviewed every five years by a committee appointed by the president.

Exhibit A

DALTON STATE COLLEGE
Guidelines for Naming Opportunities

Introduction

Recognizing that the naming of facilities and streets on the Dalton State College campus often occurs in recognition of a significant gift or financial commitment to the College or its affiliated organizations, Dalton State College has developed guidelines for naming opportunities covered by Board of Regents' Revised Policy 912. That policy is attached and provides definitions and procedures for naming.

These naming opportunities reflect the College's facilities and streets as of July 2005 that are available for naming. The College reserves the right to revise and add to the guidelines whenever new naming opportunities arise.

Naming Opportunities