1/19/10
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nominations are now open for the 52nd Alumni Awards, which will be presented on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at the new Ohio Union.
Awards will be presented in eight categories:
- Alumni Medalist Award for national or international achievement
- Josephine Sitterle Failer Award for volunteer service to students
- Dan L. Heinlen Award for university advocacy
- Professional Achievement Award for career achievement
- Robert M. Duncan Alumni Citizenship Award for community service
- William Oxley Thompson Award for early career achievement
- Ralph Davenport Mershon Award for service to Ohio State
- E. Gordon Gee Spirit of Ohio State Award
The award nomination period is open until Mar. 31.
For more information on the awards or to download a nomination form, visit the Association's Alumni Award home page here: http://www.ohiostatealumni.org/Awards.
The Alumni Association's awards program celebrates more than 50 years of excellence by honoring alumni and others who have brought extraordinary credit to Ohio State.
The Alumni Association is a dues-supported organization of graduates, former students, and friends of the university with more than 120,000 members. For more than 125 years, the Alumni Association has been dedicated to connecting alumni, friends and students to enhance and strengthen the traditions and reputation of The Ohio State University.