{"id":5233,"date":"2017-09-14T15:52:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T20:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=5233"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:46:48","slug":"award-definitions-and-criteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/alumni-awards-2019\/award-definitions-and-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Award Definitions and Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nomination Timeline<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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.)
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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.<\/p>\n

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Distinguished Alumni Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Exceptional professional achievements partnered with the use of talents\/skills in volunteer service to community and St. Olaf College
<\/em>50+ year history
<\/em>Award Presentation:<\/strong> November
<\/em>Candidates:<\/strong> Alumni (graduates and former students)<\/p>\n

Exceptional Professional Achievements (60%)<\/h5>\n
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  • Excellence in their profession, with professional competencies that lead to unusual success or contribution(s) in a field<\/li>\n
  • Innovation or research that leads to advancement of a profession or field<\/li>\n
  • Extraordinary contributions and achievements that improve the quality of life for a segment of society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Exceptional Volunteer Community Service (30%)<\/h5>\n
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    • Use of talents or skills, in or beyond profession, to benefit community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Significant Volunteer Service to St. Olaf (10%)<\/h5>\n
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      • Dedication to the advancement of the programs and mission of St. Olaf College through significant volunteer service and consistent loyalty to the college<\/li>\n
      • \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Alumni Achievement Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n

        Exceptional professional achievements that advance a profession\/field and improve the quality of life for a segment of society
        <\/em>First awarded in 2005
        Award Presentation:<\/strong> November
        Candidates:<\/strong> Alumni (graduates and former students)<\/p>\n

        Professional Achievements<\/h5>\n
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        • Excellence in their profession, with professional competencies that lead to unusual success or contribution(s) in a field<\/li>\n
        • Innovation or research that leads to advancement of a profession or field<\/li>\n
        • Extraordinary contributions and achievements that improve the quality of life for a segment of society<\/li>\n
        • \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Outstanding Service Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n

          Distinguished and meritorious volunteer service to the Community and St. Olaf College<\/em>
          First awarded in 2006
          Award Presentation:<\/strong> November
          Candidates:<\/strong> Alumni, parents, or friends of the College<\/p>\n

          Exceptional Volunteer Service to their Community and to St. Olaf College<\/h5>\n
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          • Lifelong volunteer service using talents or skills, in or beyond profession, to the benefit of community through involvement and philanthropic efforts which seek to better the quality of life for a segment of society<\/li>\n
          • Dedication to the advancement of the programs and mission of St. Olaf College through significant volunteer service and consistent loyalty to the school<\/li>\n
          • Adherence to a high ethical standard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            Nomination Timeline 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4424,"featured_media":0,"parent":227,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5233","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4424"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10835,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5233\/revisions\/10835"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}