Alumni Awards

2023 Alumni Awards, presented by the Columbia College Alumni Association

BY KEVIN GRAELER | PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL WADE & KACI SMART ’09

» A Christian College alumna who serves on the Board of Trustees. A longtime professor of Political Science who led as interim president. An adult graduate who oversaw not one but two state agencies. And an advisor who makes an indelible impact at his alma mater.

The Columbia College Alumni Association honored four worthy individuals with 2023 Alumni Awards on Thursday, May 18, during a banquet in Dulany Hall on main campus.

This year marks 60 years since the inception of the Alumni Awards in 1963, when world-class performer Jane Froman Smith ’26 accepted the first Distinguished Alumni Award. The awards recognize members of the college community who display the ideals of the college and serve as ambassadors for the institution. Their examples set the standard for generations of Cougars to come.

Nominations for the 2024 Alumni Awards and a list of past recipients are available at my.ccis.edu/Awards.