Alumni Association Award Descriptions

The University of Indianapolis Alumni Association Honors and Recognition Committee seeks nominees for these annually presented awards. If you would like to nominate an alumna/alumnus, please review the criteria, then go to the Nominate Now link. Nominations are also accepted for the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Deadline for annual consideration is February 1st.

• Honorary Alumni
• Distinguished Alumni
• Distinguished Young Alumni
• Distinguished Faculty / Staff Alumni Award
• Gene and Joanne Sease Award
• Harvey M. Showalter Future Alumni Award
• Certificates of Appreciation
• Previous Award Winners

Honorary Alumni Award

Purpose: To recognize and honor those individuals who, although not graduates of the University of Indianapolis, have clearly demonstrated their commitment to the University over a significant period of time.

Criteria: The individual(s) must have demonstrated a sincere interest and dedication to the university and have served or been involved with the institution in a continuing and significant manner. Nominate Now
 

Distinguished Alumni Award

Purpose: To recognize outstanding professional accomplishments or long standing devoted service in a chosen occupation or profession. The level of accomplishment or service must clearly distinguish the alumnus/alumna among his or her peers.

Criteria: The individual must have rendered service to others in such a direct and profound manner as to have materially improved the quality of life for others over a significant period of time or achieved and sustained a significant regional or national reputation for accomplishments and service in a particular profession. Nominate Now
 

Distinguished Young Alumni Award

Purpose: To recognize and honor an alumnus and/or alumna of the University who, while still relatively young, has made outstanding contributions to his or her community.

Criteria: Nominees for this award shall be graduates of the University, be 35 years of age or younger, demonstrate commitment to the University's mission of "Education for Service," be outstanding in their profession, and/or have made outstanding contributions to their community. Nominate Now
 

Distinguished Faculty/Staff Alumni Award

Purpose: To recognize current faculty or staff who are alumni and who have demonstrated consistent dedication and superior service at the University.

Criteria: Award nominees must be University of Indianapolis alumni currently employed as either faculty or staff--full-time, part-time, or adjunct. They must demonstrate a commitment to the University's mission, "Education for Service," and show a record of outstanding contributions to their profession. These contributions may or may not have come during their University tenure but must reflect highly on the University.

This award is to be given annually and can only be received once per person. Deans and Department Chairs are to provide nominees of distinguished alumni faculty or staff. The Honors and Recognition Committee of the Alumni Association will select the recipient. The award will be presented at the Faculty/Staff Alumni luncheon held in the Spring. Nominate Now
 

Gene and Joanne Sease Award

Purpose: Gene and Joanne Sease have exemplified the type of commitment, as a couple, to the University of Indianapolis that the Alumni Association wants to honor and recognize annually. Over a significant period of time, the Seases, and others like them, have given the University gifts of time, talent, and treasure. The Association has established this award to recognize these contributions.

Criteria: To be a recipient of this award, at least one person in the couple must be a graduate of the University of Indianapolis, with the spouse being a strong supporter of this institution in a significant and continuing manner as outlined above. Nominate Now
 

Harvey M. Showalter Future Alumni Award

Purpose: To recognize one graduating student who embodies the spirit of the late Harvey M. Showalter '41. Throughout his life, Harvey M. Showalter lived the University's motto "Education for Service" in serving the University both as a student and an alumnus and in serving the community in many forms of volunteer leadership.

Criteria: Students nominated for this award should be in good academic standing and eligible to participate in the upcoming commencement. Further qualifications include status as an undergraduate or a graduate student; a GPA of 3.0 or higher; leadership in at least two or more co-curricular activities; and actions that embody the Harvey M. Showalter's legacy of service to his alma mater as an active volunteer and leader.

Students may be nominated by University faculty, staff members, alumnus/a, or fellow students. This award winner will be selected by the Alumni Association Board of Directors and presented at Senior Salute. Nominate Now
 

Certificates of Appreciation

Purpose: To recognize alumni or others who have given outstanding service to the Alumni Association in the areas of alumni, admissions, or fundraising, or through other significant involvement as a University volunteer. Nominate Now
 

Alumni Association Board of Directors

The Office of Alumni Relations also accepts annual nominations for the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Learn more about the Board and nominate yourself or a friend.

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