Past Alumni Award Recipients

Award Descriptions

Distinguished Alumni Award

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the Alumni Association's highest honour. The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes the outstanding lifetime accomplishments of alumni who have earned national or international regard or have had significant local impact as a result of their outstanding professional achievements and/or service to society.

Alumni Honour Award

Recognizes the significant achievements and contributions over a number of years by ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ alumni to their profession and/or their community.

Alumni Horizon Award

Recognizes the outstanding professional achievements and/or contributions to community of recent graduates. Nominees must be 40 years of age or younger at nomination deadline.

Alumni Service Award

Recognizes alumni who have demonstrated an extraordinary level of commitment, dedication and volunteer service to the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.

Alumni Innovation Award

Recognizes an innovative program, process or product created, implemented or discovered by a ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ alumnus or group of alumni. The program, process or product has significantly impacted their profession, community, society at large or the U of A. Note: A group or team must have a membership with at least 50 per cent U of A alumni to be considered for this award.

Alumni Award of Excellence (Discontinued)

Recognizes specific accomplishments of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ graduates in the 12 months prior to the nomination deadline.