An honorary trustee is a person who is given a special title or position of trust and responsibility, even if they don't have the same official duties or legal obligations as regular trustees. Full definition
Malin Burnham and Denny T. Sanford, honorary trustees of SBP, kicked off the three - day meeting by emphasizing that advances in medicine require participation and exchange among all stakeholders — scientists, physicians, affected patients and their families, support groups, granting agencies, industry, and philanthropists. (sbpdiscovery.org)
To spread the word on the importance of dental health in animals, he created the Foundation For Veterinary Dentistry in 2002, and served as Chairman for its first four years, becoming a lifetime honorary trustee in 2011. (4seasonsvetspecialists.com)
Mary Kathryn (Kate) Dahlgren has been awarded the Rossano Mind, Brain & Behavior Pre-Doctoral Summer Fellowship, established by honorary trustee Kenneth R. Rossano in 2003, to study the residual effects of marijuana use on driving, in the absence of acute intoxication. (mcleanhospital.org)