New categories have been added for the 2012 awards. Deadline is March 2, 2012. You can now nominate deserving alumni, faculty, organizations and students for the allnew Alumni Awards, which will be announced at a gala event May 12, in the Walter & Myrtle Powers Reading Room of Hargreaves Hall. The Alumni Awards Gala is a formal ceremony to celebrate the professional successes and community contributions of EWU alumni. It is an opportunity to enjoy an elegant evening that includes dinner, music and an awards program, while seeing the impact EWU graduates have on the world. The highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award. As the highest honor bestowed by the Alumni Association, the recipient will be celebrated with a private reception following the awards ceremony. The evening will conclude with initiation of senior students, as new incoming alumni. The nomination process will take place online at alumni.ewu.edu/alumniawards. Nominations opened on Jan. 20, and will be accepted until midnight, March 2. The criteria for each category is listed on the website. Award recipients will be selected through a fair and open process, by a committee comprised of past award winners, EWU Alumni Association board members, current EWU senior students, EWU faculty and various community members. Award semifinalists will be notified prior to the event and the final award winners will be announced at the event itself.
Lifetime Achievement Award This is the highest honor bestowed by the Alumni Association. It recognizes alumni who have achieved exceptional success in their professions; have been leaders in their community; have exemplified him or herself as a mentor and role model; demonstrated a lifetime of service to their community and to EWU during his/her lifetime.
Inspirational Young Alumni Award This award is designed to recognize up-and-coming leaders among EWU’s young alumni (graduates in the past 15 years or less). Recipients demonstrate a commitment to excellence in post-academic life and a significant or ongoing commitment to extraordinary work, research or volunteerism.
Alumni of Service Award This award recognizes an alumnus/a who contributes significantly in the area of community or educational service.
Exceptional Military Service Award This award recognizes an alumnus/a who contributes significantly through their military service.
Distinguished Faculty Award Selected by popular vote by the alumni body, this award recognizes a distinguished EWU faculty member (does not need to be EWU alum). This award is presented as the voice of our community to the faculty member (current or past) of their choosing. In the event of a tie vote, there will be an additional process to determine a clear winner.
Organizational Excellence Award This award recognizes a business or organization that has furthered the success of EWU and/or a division within the university.
The Office of Alumni Advancement and the Alumni Association are excited about this new addition to our events and the opportunity it presents to recognize and celebrate our alumni. For more information contact the Associate Director of Alumni Relations, Leah Mow, lmow@ewu.edu, 509.359.4553.
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