Alumni Award Definitions and Criteria

Distinguished Alumni Award

Exceptional professional achievements partnered with the use of talents/skills in volunteer service to community and St. Olaf College
50+ year historyAward Presentation: NovemberCandidates: Alumni (graduates and former students)

Exceptional Professional Achievements (60%)

• Excellence in their profession, with professional competencies that lead to unusual success or contribution(s) in a field
• Innovation or research that leads to advancement of a profession or field
• Extraordinary contributions and achievements that improve the quality of life for a segment of society

Exceptional Volunteer Community Service (30%)

• Use of talents or skills, in or beyond profession, to benefit community

Significant Volunteer Service to St. Olaf (10%)

• Dedication to the advancement of the programs and mission of St. Olaf College through significant volunteer service and consistent loyalty to the college