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Recommender title & degrees

Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:03 pm
by aboo5674
This feels like a silly question, but what do I list as the title for a professor who teaches part time at my university as well as a few others and also practices law? Also, do I list degrees in the suffix field? He has a J.D., an LL.M., and a J.S.D. I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to write and I don't want to offend him or appear ignorant. Does any of this even matter?

Re: Recommender title & degrees

Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:26 pm
by KingJamesLBJ
aboo5674 wrote:This feels like a silly question, but what do I list as the title for a professor who teaches part time at my university as well as a few others and also practices law? Also, do I list degrees in the suffix field? He has a J.D., an LL.M., and a J.S.D. I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to write and I don't want to offend him or appear ignorant. Does any of this even matter?

His first and last name. If he wants the prestigious title he can/will change it himself.

Re: Recommender title & degrees

Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:47 pm
by phillywc
If it is a prof, what do they put on their syllabus? That's how I decided.

Re: Recommender title & degrees

Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:13 am
by guano
aboo5674 wrote:This feels like a silly question, but what do I list as the title for a professor who teaches part time at my university as well as a few others and also practices law? Also, do I list degrees in the suffix field? He has a J.D., an LL.M., and a J.S.D. I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to write and I don't want to offend him or appear ignorant. Does any of this even matter?
The safe answer would be "Professor Smith" or "Professor Joseph Smith", but the right answer is
phillywc wrote:what do they put on their syllabus?