Administrative Leadership

Jon (Joe) Hendricks, dean

Jon (Joe) Hendricks, is dean of the University Honors College and professor of sociology at Oregon State University. Prior to joining the OSU faculty, Dr. Hendricks held a joint appointment in the School of Medicine and the Department of Sociology at the University of Kentucky.

Hendricks is a past president of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), has served as chair of both the sociology of aging and life course section of the American Sociological Association and of behavioral and social sciences for the Gerontological Society of America.

He is the recipient of the AGHE 2004 Clark Tibbitts Award for outstanding contributions to gerontology and has been recognized with the 1994 Distinguished Career Contribution Award and the 1998 Kalish Innovative Publication in Social Gerontology Award from the Gerontological Society of America.

As an active member in the Corvallis Community, Hendricks has been recognized for his leadership with the Community Diversity Award, from the American Red Cross Mid-Willamette Valley Chapter in 1995. He served as judge for the M.L. King Jr. Citizenship Award; on the board of directors for Community Outreach; on the steering committee of Community Alliance for Diversity (Chair, 1995); and as chair of the OSU Minority Affairs Commission, 1993-95.

Hendricks is author or editor of over three dozen books, including three in 2006 and a like number in 2007. He is editor for Society and Aging series, Baywood Publishing Co., and previously co-edited the Foundations of Gerontology series for Little, Brown. Hendricks has authored or co-authored over 135 articles, chapters, and other periodic publications in gerontology. He was associate editor (co-editor) of the International Journal of Aging and Human Development for nearly 20 years and is presently co-editor-in-chief of the Hallym International Journal of Aging.

University Honors College

The University Honors College provides an enriched educational environment for students who want to be active participants in their own learning. UHC classes are designed to be interactive, intercultural, and interdisciplinary.

The UHC strives to offer both cumulative and cooperative learning experiences and to provide models of instruction for the entire campus while respecting the diversity of student characteristics that affect learning.

The college offers the honors baccalaureate degree and is open on a competitive basis to undergraduate students in all majors.