GVSU Young Alumni Award Nomination Form

We are accepting nominations for the Young Alumni Award.

The Young Alumni Award is presented to a recent graduate who is making outstanding contributions to society, and whose accomplishments and career reflect favorably upon Grand Valley.

A panel of members of the Young Alumni Council then selects the award recipient.

To meet the award criteria, the nominee must:

  • Be distinguished in their career
  • Possess integrity and stature
  • Show a continuing interest in GVSU and have contributed to one or more programs
  • Be a graduate
  • Have demonstrated by their actions the importance of the education they received at GVSU
  • Have graduated within the past 10 years
  • Be available to attend the award ceremony
  • Not be a current member of the GVSU Board of Trustees, Foundation Board, Alumni Association Board of Directors, or Young Alumni Council
  • Not be a current GVSU staff member, full-time faculty member, or those that teach more than 12 credit hours per year

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