Capitalization

Q. Is “professor emerita” capitalized when used as a part of the signature?

A. It’s traditional to uppercase such titles next to a signature. Chicago’s preference for lowercasing titles applies to their use in running text (“The office of professor emerita Julia Ramirez was being painted”), not in display contexts like signatures, directories, and business cards. Please see CMOS 8.19 and 8.20.

[This answer relies on the 17th edition of CMOS (2017) unless otherwise noted.]