GVSU Distinguished Alumni Award Nomination Form

We are accepting nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to a GVSU graduate who excels in their chosen profession and reflects favorably upon themselves, their community, and Grand Valley.

The Alumni Awards Committee 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
Be graduated for a minimum of 10 years
Be available to attend the award ceremony
Not be a current member of the GVSU Board of Trustees or Alumni Association Board of Directors
Not be a current GVSU staff member, full-time faculty member, or those that teach more than 12 credit hours per year

* denotes a required field

Information for the person you are nominating

First Name *

Last Name *

Graduation Year *

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Nominee's employer, organization or profession *

Please share how you feel that the nominee exemplifies the characteristics of the award criteria (is distinguished in their career, possesses integrity/stature, supports GVSU programs or activities) *

Nominee's special achievements, awards or recognitions *

Additional supporting documentation (optional)
Please upload a file with the extension .csv, .xls, .ppt, .doc, .pdf, .rtf, .pages, .docx, .odt, .pptx, .xlsx, .pub, .zip, .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .txt, .mp4, .qt, .wma, or .wmv with a maximum size of 10 MB (10240 KB)

Your information (kept confidential)

First Name *

Last Name *

Country *

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

State/Province *

Zip/Postal *

Phone *

Graduation Year (if alumnus of GVSU)

Email *

Human Verification *

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