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Delta State University Alumni Association Service Awards/Alumni Hall of Fame

By May 6, 2009General

Delta State University’s Alumni Association is currently seeking nominations for its Alumnus Service Awards and inclusion into the Alumni Hall of Fame for 2009. The award recipients and inductees will be recognized at the Alumni Association’s annual luncheon to be held Nov. 7, during Homecoming weekend.

 
The Alumnus Service Awards include:
 
Outstanding Alumnus of the Year
Presented to an alumnus who has made some significant contributions to human or institutional programs in which a situation, an institution or a movement has been materially changed for the better because of that individual’s participation.
 
Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni Service Award
Presented to recognize outstanding service and contributions to Delta State University by an alumnus.
 
Kent Wyatt "Young Alumnus" Service Award
Presented to recognize outstanding service and contributions to Delta State University by a young alumnus (36 years of age or younger).
 
Gladys Castle "Friend of Delta State" Service Award
Presented to recognize outstanding service and contributions to Delta State by a non-alumnus.
 
Legacy Award (first awarded in 2005)
Presented to an alumnus who made an institutional changing impact on the university.
 
 
Alumni Hall of Fame:
Induction into the Delta State University Alumni hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the DSU Alumni Association.  Established in 2007, the Alumni Hall of Fame is extended to alumni and friends who have achieved professional distinction and made significant community service contributions at the local, national and/or international level and who have thus brought honor and distinction to Delta State University.
 
Nominations must be postmarked or delivered by May 31, (for consideration for the 2009 awards) to the DSU Alumni Association-DSU BOX 3104-Cleveland, MS 38733.  Please visit      https://www.deltastate.edu/PDFFiles/Hall%20of%20Fame%202009.pdf  for a printable nomination form.
 
For more information, please contact the Alumni Association at (662) 846-4660 or Delta State University’s Alumni Association is currently seeking nominations for its Alumnus Service Awards and inclusion into the Alumni Hall of Fame for 2009. The award recipients and inductees will be recognized at the Alumni Association’s annual luncheon to be held this fall during Homecoming weekend.

 
The Alumnus Service Awards include:
 
Outstanding Alumnus of the Year
Presented to an alumnus who has made some significant contributions to human or institutional programs in which a situation, an institution or a movement has been materially changed for the better because of that individual’s participation.
 
Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni Service Award
Presented to recognize outstanding service and contributions to Delta State University by an alumnus.
 
Kent Wyatt "Young Alumnus" Service Award
Presented to recognize outstanding service and contributions to Delta State University by a young alumnus (36 years of age or younger).
 
Gladys Castle "Friend of Delta State" Service Award
Presented to recognize outstanding service and contributions to Delta State by a non-alumnus.
 
Legacy Award (first awarded in 2005)
Presented to an alumnus who made an institutional changing impact on the university.
 
 
Alumni Hall of Fame:
Induction into the Delta State University Alumni hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the DSU Alumni Association.  Established in 2007, the Alumni Hall of Fame is extended to alumni and friends who have achieved professional distinction and made significant community service contributions at the local, national and/or international level and who have thus brought honor and distinction to Delta State University.
 
Nominations must be postmarked or delivered by May 31, (for consideration for the 2009 awards) to the DSU Alumni Association-DSU BOX 3104-Cleveland, MS 38733.  Please visit https://www.deltastate.edu/PDFFiles/Hall%20of%20Fame%202009.pdf  for a printable nomination form.
 
For more information, please contact the Alumni Association at (662) 846-4660 or e-mail alumni@deltastate.edu.