NMU Alumni Association Awards

Alumni Association Awards are presented annually at Homecoming. They include the Distinguished Alumni Award; Alumni Achievement Award; Outstanding Young Alumni Award and Alumni Service Award. 

Do you know someone who should be nominated? The nomination process is quick and easy.
Nominations can be submitted year-round by friends, family, faculty and staff through the NMU Alumni Association Award Nomination Form. Nominations received by December 31 are considered for the following year award ceremony.

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Award Criteria and Nomination Form

These 2019 Alumni Award recipients will be honored during Homecoming 2019:


 

Introducing the 2019 Alumni Award honorees, pictured clockwise from the top:

 

Distinguished Alumni Award - Dr. Joseph A. Evans '81, '83 MA

Executive VP and Head of Strategy SAAB Middle East and Africa
 
Distinguished Alumni Award - Kristine H. Poole '92 BFA
Internationally Recognized Sculptor
 
Alumni Achievement Award - Dr. Thomas R. Fish '69 BS
Retired, Director of Social Work and Support Services, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center for Excellence in Disabilities
 
Outstanding Young Alumni Award - Nicole S. Weber '09 BA
Senior Specialist at Save the Children
 
Alumni Service Award - Jon C. Mommaerts '91 BS
Co-founder/Owner, Mommaerts Mahaney Financial Services      

 

Past Award Recipients
Alumni Achievement Award
An NMU alumnus/alumna who has notable professional achievements on a regional or local level. Other factors include contributions to their community and documented leadership at the regional or local level. It was awarded for the first time in 2007.
Alumni Community Service Award
An NMU alumnus/alumna whose volunteer service to his/her community has been outstanding for a minimum of 10 years. The recipient shall have made significant contributions to the quality of life in his/her community. This award may be presented in the community in which the recipient resides, during Homecoming Weekend, or at another event determined by the Alumni Association Awards Committee.
Alumni Service Award
An NMU alumnus/alumna whose volunteerism, contributions and/or recruitment efforts on behalf of NMU are above the norm, evidenced by loyal and outstanding service in areas such as the NMU Alumni Association; the NMU Foundation, establishment of a scholarship, serving as an alumni ambassador and/or mentor, or service to school, departmental, or other NMU committees.

Distinguished Alumni Award
An NMU alumnus/alumna who has documented exceptional achievements in his/her profession and has made transformative contributions to society, their discipline or profession. Other factors include demonstrated leadership and/or honors received that clearly sets them apart from their peers; a person who is distinguished by his/her achievements. This is the highest honor the NMU Alumni Association can award.

Outstanding Young Alumni Award
An NMU alumnus/alumna under 36 years of age who has shown endeavors in professional, civic, business, political or similar activities, that set the candidate clearly apart from his/her peers and has shown service and/or honor to NMU through their endeavors.
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