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emeritus

[ih-mer-i-tuhs] / ɪˈmɛr ɪ təs /




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In September, both astronauts are transitioning to emeritus status at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

He will remain on the board and become chairman emeritus, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

At 96, the world-famous investor will move into an advisory role as chairman emeritus and remain on the company board to offer his "judgement and perspective", according to a letter to shareholders, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Harvey K. Rosenbaum, an emeritus clinical professor of anesthesiology at UCLA’s medical school, thanked Frenk for his “forthright statement” during public comment at this week’s UC regents meetings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The invocation was pronounced by Dr. Cyrus Northrop, president emeritus of the State University.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Ida Husted Harper

Since 2004, the Ballards, both professors emeriti of pediatrics at UC San Francisco, have been piecing together ways to restore the creek, one small project at a time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

The five additional honorary Cardinals — Archbishops and bishops emeriti, who are over the age of 80 and therefore unable to vote in papal elections — are:

From Time ● Jan. 4, 2015

She was also a director emeriti of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and had previously worked as a television producer.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2011

A relatively low-profile member of the Kennedy family, she served on the advisory board of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and was also a director emeriti of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

From Reuters ● Sep. 17, 2011

Baseball's commissioner loves to kid Milwaukee reporters about their perceived infatuation with the , but he long has been on the Packers' board, currently listed as a director emeriti on the team's masthead.

From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 5, 2011




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