2024 ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS

St Olaf Alumni Award Winner 2024

2024 Recipients

 

Distinguished Alumni Award

    • Sylvia Strobel ’88

Alumni Achievement Award

    • Lazarus Letcher ’14
    • Ward Sutton ’89

Outstanding Service Award

    • Cal Husmann ’90
    • John Hegg ’63

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The Board of Regents of St. Olaf College and the St. Olaf College Alumni Association, in recognition of outstanding achievements, bestow the St. Olaf Alumni Awards on those alumni whose accomplishments have brought honor to self and to the college; whose service and leadership have exemplified its ideals; and whose concern for St. Olaf has supported and strengthened its program.

The Alumni Awards serve several purposes
  • To honor alumni who exemplify the fulfillment of the college mission
  • To inspire students and alumni through alumni achievement and volunteer service
  • To engage or re-engage alumni through the Alumni Awards process
  • To exhibit and publicize the success of the college program as reflected by its alumni
  • To encourage support of the college program from alumni and parents, through achievements of alumni that exemplify the strengths and benefits of St. Olaf’s liberal arts program
St. Olaf bestows the following awards
  • Distinguished Alumni Award
  • Alumni Achievement Award
  • Outstanding Service Award
Award Details
Timeline FOR alumni Awards

Nominations Due: February 24
Final Selection: May
Award Ceremony: November

Submissions received between February 25 (current year) and February 24 (following year) will be considered. (Example: The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2026 Alumni Awards is February 24, 2026. Any submissions received between February 25, 2025, and February 24, 2026, would be considered.)

The Board of Regents confirms the award winners in May, and both winners and their nominators are notified in June. The awards are presented annually in November.

Questions

Please email alum-office@stolaf.edu or call 888-865-6537.