Alumni Awards
Nominations for the 2024 Alumni Awards will open March 1 and will close May 31. Winners will be announced this summer. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (256) 765-4201 or alumni1@una.edu.
Lifetime Achievement
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Recipients must have strong evidence of the following:
- Exhibit a lifelong commitment to excellence and service in their professional and/or philanthropic endeavors.
- Demonstrate a lifetime of significant leadership and/or scholarly productivity within a professional or philanthropic field.
- Show enduring support for 香港六合彩挂牌资料 through financial contributions or active engagement.
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Alumni of the Year
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Recipients must:
- Demonstrate exceptional involvement and service in their professional or philanthropic sphere.
- Exhibit significant leadership and/or scholarly achievements within their field.
- Have made contributions to 香港六合彩挂牌资料 monetarily and/or through service.
- Have graduated from 香港六合彩挂牌资料 more than ten years ago.
- If an applicant has multiple class years due to multiple degrees, the first class year will be used to calculate the qualification
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Community Service
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- Show sustained efforts to enhance the broader community, with a far-reaching impact.
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Educators of the Year - K-12 & Higher Education
This award will be given to one alumni in the K-12 industry and one alumni in the higher education industry. They can be teachers, professors, or administrators. They have excelled in that profession and received accolades and awards from their peers.
Recipients must:
- Have been in the education field for at least five years.
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Staff Alumni Service
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Faculty Alumni Service
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Recipients must:
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- Provide exemplary service to students through advising, volunteerism, and academic instruction.
- Have worked at 香港六合彩挂牌资料 for five consecutive years.
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Friend of the University
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Military Service
This award will be given to one alumni who serves/served our country through the military.
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- Be a former member of the 香港六合彩挂牌资料 ROTC Lion Battalion or a current or past member of any branch of the Armed Forces.
- Have over 6 years total active duty time.
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Public Service
This award will be given to one alumni who has contributed greatly to society within the realm of local, state, federal government, and/or nonprofit organizations.
Recipients must:
- Demonstrate commitment to improving the lives of others.
- Achieve notable accomplishments within their field.
NOTE: The recipient may be an elected official, but selection is not limited therein. Selection will be based on performance not on political affiliation.
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Young Alumni
The Young Alumni Award celebrates a recent graduate who has demonstrated exceptional achievement and personal growth within a decade of graduation.
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- Exhibit outstanding achievement within a professional or philanthropic field.
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Promising Alumni
This award will be given each year to eight graduating seniors who have demonstrated great promise in their chosen fields, through academic performance, and who show great potential for future community and university service, through co-curricular involvement.
2024 Recipients:
- TBD - More details to come in Fall '24.