UMM Alumni Association
Distinguished Alumni Award
Please send your nominations for the UMM Distinguished Alumni
Awards
UMM alumni have made noteworthy contributions in their professional
lives, to public service, or in service to the University, thus
reflecting favorably upon UMM. The UMM Alumni Association board
of directors announces it has established annual awards to honor
those alumni who have distinguished themselves. The alumni board
appreciates you taking a few moments to consider those who might
be deserving of these awards. Your nominations and suggestions are
important to celebrate the accomplishments of the UMM community.
Eligibility
Nominees must be UMM alumni and may be nominated by anyone. A selection
committee comprised of UMM alumni will make a recommendation to the
UMM Alumni Association Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
will name the recipients. The Distinguished Alumni Awards will be
announced during Student Honors and Awards Day in May. Presentation
will occur at Homecoming during the annual meeting of the Alumni Association.
Honorees will be invited to visit and speak to classes in the discipline
of their major or a related discipline, if appropriate. Each will
receive a framed certificate.
A record of recipients, including a photo of each, will be kept in
the Office of Alumni Relations. Those making nominations must complete
the nomination form (see below) and include a resume or curriculum
vitae. Nominations should include no more than three letters of recommendation.
A person who is not selected may be nominated again in subsequent
years.
Criteria
Recipient Selection Criteria: Persons seeking to nominate alumni
for this award should describe for the selection committee how the
nominee meets one or more of the following criteria:
1. How has the nominee demonstrated exemplary service to UMM?
2. How has the nominee distinguished himself/herself by making significant
contributions to his/her profession over a long period of time,
thus reflecting favorably on UMM?
3. How has the nominee distinguished himself/herself by making significant
contributions to their community or to public service over a long
period of time thus reflecting favorably on UMM?
4. How has the nominee distinguished himself/herself by making significant
contributions to humanitarian efforts over a long period of time
thus reflecting favorably on UMM?
Process
The nomination process is as follows:
Call for nominations - December 1
Deadline for receipt of nominations - March 1
Nominations forwarded to selection committee - March 10
Recommendations of selection committee to UMMAA Board before April
Meeting
Letter to Honorees and to Nominators - May 1
Nomination Form
Printable nomination
form in PDF format. Download the Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com
In you have any questions please contact Carla Riley, interim director,
Alumni Relations at 320-589-6066 or alumni@mrs.umn.edu
or UMM, 123 HFA, 600 E 4th St, Morris, MN 56267.
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