Alumni Achievement Awards Nomination form

1. Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award
   1. As the highest honour presented by the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association (USAA), this award recognizes an alumnus/alumna for an outstanding lifetime of personal and professional accomplishments and contributions to the social, cultural, and economic well-being of society in their field(s) of endeavor.
2. Outstanding Impact Award
   1. This award recognizes an extraordinary alumnus/alumna who is currently making significant personal and professional contributions in society, demonstrating exceptional leadership in their field(s) of endeavour, maintaining a standard of excellence that inspires their colleagues and peers, with promise of future achievement and resulting in a demonstrable betterment of their community
3. One to Watch Award
   1. This award recognizes a young alumnus/alumna who is making significant personal and professional contributions in society, resulting in a demonstrable betterment of their community, and setting an example for fellow and future alumni to follow. Nominees and recipients must be 35 years of age or younger and must have graduated within 10 years or less as of the nomination deadline.

Step 1: Biographical summary

(1,500 characters maximum = approximately 200 words)

Please introduce the nominee:

• Your relationship with the nominee
• Their background
• Their education
• Their career/vocation thus far

Step 2: Outstanding Accomplishments

Clearly explain the nominees outstanding accomplishments which have had a transformative impact in their field of endeavor/expertise. (3,000 characters maximum = approximately 450 words)

 Consider:

• What awards and recognition has the nominee received?
• What is the nominee's record of leadership in their personal and/or professional community?
• How has the nominee set a high overall standard of personal and professional excellence?

Step 3: Community Contributions

If applicable, clearly explain any outstanding philanthropic contributions they have made, including volunteer accomplishments, that have benefited the social, cultural, and economic well-being of society. (1,500 characters maximum = approximately 200 words)

Consider:

• How has the nominee engaged in acts of volunteerism and community service in their personal and professional community?
• How do they inspire peers and the broader community through their leadership in their spheres of influence?

Step 4: Reflection of USask Values

Describe how the nominee’s personal and/or professional pursuits and achievements reflect the values of USask. (1,500 characters maximum = approximately 200 words)

Consider:

• Does the nominee embrace manacihitowin (Cree/Michif for “let us respect one another”) and embody a spirit of inclusive diversity in their work?
• Does the nominee uphold the University of Saskatchewan's values of integrity, honesty and ethics, and commitment to Be What the World Needs?

Please send your letters of support to alumni.awards@usask.ca or mail to the Advancement Office at the address located below.

To assist you in requesting letters of recommendation, please see the template requesting a letter of support. 

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