From Podunk, N.Y., to Metropolis, Turkey, Vanderbilt has more than 120,000 living alumni making an impact on every corner of the globe. To recognize alumni for their contributions to both Vanderbilt and their professions, the Vanderbilt Alumni Association is seeking nominations not only for next year’s Distinguished Alumni Award, but also for five additional awards.
“The Distinguished Alumni Award remains Vanderbilt’s most prestigious honor for alumni, but these new awards provide a way to celebrate the many talents of our alumni,” explains Thomas Conner, BA’88, chair of the Awards Committee.
The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes accomplishments and contributions with a broad impact and positive effect on humankind. Recipients are celebrated for going beyond their successful vocations to bring benefit to the universal community.
The Alumni Volunteer Award recognizes a significant and positive pattern of volunteer service to the university.
The Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award (for alumni age 40 or under at the time of nomination) honors a significant record of career achievement and promise of future professional success.
The Young Alumni Volunteer Award (for alumni age 40 or under at the time of nomination) recognizes a significant, sustained and positive pattern of volunteer service to the university.
The Alumni Public Service Award is for superior service in the public sector, a sustained pattern of volunteer service in the community, or service to the arts that positively represents the university and fellow citizens, and is not political work.
The International Alumni Professional Achievement Award recognizes alumni living outside the United States with distinctive success in their chosen professional fields.
The board welcomes nominations from Vanderbilt alumni, faculty and staff. Details, including a full description of each award, can be found here.