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, 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
The Alumni Awards Celebration is on Friday, October 2, 2026. The Homecoming tailgate and football game is on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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