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Alumni Association and Awards

Alumni Awards

Alumni with their awards

What Are They?

The Alumni Association recognizes the outstanding service and accomplishments of its members annually at the Founders Day Luncheon & Awards Ceremony held in early February. The Distinguished Alumnus/a Award, Distinguished Young Alumnus/a Award, the Samuel Orr Honorary Alumnus/a Award and the Edie Bates Alumni Volunteer Service Award are presented at that time.

Who Are They?

Our award winners are exceptional and active alumni who have been nominated by friends and classmates just like you. Is there a fellow classmate or alumnus who you know is doing worthy things in their hometown community, professional field and in service to their alma mater? We encourage you to nominate them today!

The individual award guidelines are listed below with the past recipients of each award. Look them over and think carefully about alumni you know who are doing good things where they are.

How To Nominate

E-mail your nomination of a fellow alumnus who shows exemplary service to their community and to UE. Send an e-mail to alumni@evansville.edu including the following information with your nomination: your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, name of the award, name of the person you are nominating, and a brief explanation of why you feel he/she is deserving of the award (including their known community activities and their UE service or volunteer activities).

To nominate someone by mail for an Alumni Award, please write the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 1800 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, IN 47722. You may also fill out the following PDF format nomination form and return it to our office.

Past Recipients

Distinguished Alumni Award - The Distinguished Alumni Award was established by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1990. This is the highest honor which the Association can bestow upon an alumnus/a. The award recognizes an individual's achievements in his/her professional field, service to his/her community and exceptional leadership and service to the University.

Distinguished Alumnus/a Award Recipients:

Distinguished Young Alumni Award - The Distinguished Young Alumni Award was established in 1997. This honor is presented to an alumnus/a under the age of 40 who has made significant strides in his/her personal and professional development and who has demonstrated service to the University and his/her community.

Young Alumnus Award Recipients:

Samuel Orr Honorary Alumni Award - This award was established in 1971 as the Honorary Alumni Award; in 1997, the award was renamed in honor of Dr. Samuel Orr. Dr. Orr served the University as a trustee for 59 years. This award recognizes a non-alumnus/a for his/her personal and professional accomplishments and service to the University. It is the highest honor the Association can bestow upon a non-alumnus.

Samuel Orr Honorary Alumnus/a Award Recipients:

Edie Bates Alumni Volunteer Service Award - The Edie Bates Alumni Volunteer Service Award was established in 1998. The award is named in honor of Edie Bates'42, a University trustee. This award was established to recognize an alumnus/a for his/her exemplary volunteer service to his/her community and the University.

Edie Bates Alumni Volunteer Service Award Recipients:

We honor all our outstanding alumni award recipients and thank them for their service to their communities, their professions and to UE.

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