UIC Alumni Awards

Description

The highest honor bestowed upon alumni by the University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Association. The award is presented to those alumni who have attained outstanding success and national or international distinction in their chosen profession or life’s work, and whose accomplishments reflect admirably on or bring honor to their alma mater.  Up to three honorees will be selected for this award annually.  Nominations will remain active for five years from the date of the initial submission.

Criteria

Nominees must:

• Hold an earned degree from the University of Illinois Chicago
• Be an individual living at the time of nomination
• Be of such stature, demonstrated ability, and renown that alumni, students, faculty, and staff of the University of Illinois Chicago will take pride in and be inspired by his/her recognition

Those not eligible:

• Previous recipients
• Current members of the UI Board of Trustee, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alumni Association, University of Illinois – Springfield Alumni Association or University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Board, the Awards and Nominations Committee members, relatives, employers, or employees thereof
• Current faculty and staff of the University
• Persons currently holding or running for elected state or federal public office in Illinois

Complete and submit your nomination here.

Description

Bestowed upon alumni, faculty, staff, and friends by the University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Association. The award is presented to individuals or couples whose consistent, exceptional, and meritorious service to the University has made a significant impact on the institution’s overall welfare and the advancement of its mission.  Up to one honoree will be selected for this award annually.  Nominations will remain active for three years from the date of the initial submission.

Criteria

Nominees must:

• Be an individual living at the time of nomination
• Nominee must hold an earned degree from University of Illinois Chicago
• Be of such stature, demonstrated ability, and renown that alumni, students, faculty, and staff of the University of Illinois Chicago will take pride in and be inspired by his/her recognition

Those not eligible:

• Previous recipients
• Current members of the UI Board of Trustee, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alumni Association, University of Illinois – Springfield Alumni Association or University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Board, the Awards and Nominations Committee members, relatives, employers, or employees thereof
• Current faculty and staff of the University
• Persons currently holding or running for elected state or federal public office in Illinois

Complete and submit your nomination here.

Description

This award is presented to those alumni who, through their outstanding involvement and dedication, have made a significant contribution of leadership or service which has improved or enriched the lives of others and the welfare of humanity, and whose accomplishments reflect admirably on, or bring honor to, their alma mater.  Up to one honoree will be selected for this award annually.  Nominations will remain active for five years from the date of the initial submission.

Criteria

Nominees must:

• Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination
• Nominee must hold an earned degree from University of Illinois Chicago
• Nominee must be an individual who is highly distinguished for his/her humanitarian contributions to society in her/her chosen business, profession, or philanthropic life’s work.
• Nominee must be a person of such stature, demonstrated ability, and renown that alumni, students, faculty, and staff of UIC will take pride in and be inspired by his/her recognition.
• Nominee must be an individual who, in deed or action, reflects the importance of his/her education at UIC.

Those not eligible:

• Previous recipients
• Current members of the UI Board of Trustee, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alumni Association, University of Illinois – Springfield Alumni Association or University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Board, the Awards and Nominations Committee members, relatives, employers, or employees thereof
• Current faculty and staff of the University
• Persons currently holding or running for elected state or federal public office in Illinois
• The award may not be conferred in absentia; however, it may be awarded posthumously.

Complete and submit your nomination here.

Description

The Rising Star Leadership Award is designed to acknowledge rising and future leaders among UIC’s recent alumni community.  Those individuals who are qualified for this award have demonstrated exemplary leadership capabilities and orchestrated meaningful change as influential in their profession or in their communities (local, regional, national, global).  The recipient of the Rising Star Leadership Award represents the ideal of a committed, industrious, and ambitious individual to whom the UIC community may look as personifying the University’s mission.  Up to two awards can be selected annually, while nominations will be considered active for three years.\

Criteria

Nominees must:

• Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
• Nominee must hold an earned degree from University of Illinois Chicago.
• Nominee must be an individual who, in deed or action, reflects the importance of his/her education at UIC.

Those not eligible:

• Current members of the UI Board of Trustee, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alumni Association, University of Illinois – Springfield Alumni Association or University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Board, the Awards and Nominations Committee members, relatives, employers, or employees thereof
• Current faculty and staff of the University
• Persons currently holding or running for elected state or federal public office in Illinois
• The award may not be conferred in absentia; however, it may be awarded posthumously

Complete and submit your nomination here.

Nominations are open to all UIC alumni

Advancement colleges/units are asked to submit at least one nomination.

Alumni may self-nominate, if they choose.

Members of the UIC community (faculty, students, staff) are also encouraged to submit nominations.

The UICAA Awards and Nominations Committee will review all nominations and offer final recommendations to the Chancellor for review.

The Chair of the UICAA Awards and Nominations Committee will contact the selected awardees to communicate the award honor and confirm his or her attendance at the ceremony (The honoree should be present to receive the award.) Following the acceptance, an official communication will be sent to the awardee.

Please be prepared to provide the following information when you begin a nomination:

• Nominee’s preferred contact information, address, and UIC graduation year
• A summary of why the nominee should be considered for the award
• Nominee’s civic activities and/or philanthropic endeavors which support the nomination
• At least one letter of recommendation for the nominee.
• Once you begin the nomination form, you must complete it as the platform does not allow users to save and return to an unfinished form.

If you submitted a nomination during a previous awards cycle, and your nominee was not selected for an award, he or she will automatically remain in the nomination pool for the upcoming awards cycle (dependent upon the designated award and unless they no longer meet the criteria for the award).  If you would like to revise the previous nomination, you have two options for resubmission:

1. To submit additional attachments to supplement the existing nomination (résumé, CV, letters of recommendation, etc.), please forward the materials to Ashley Spell at aspell@uic.edu. They will be attached to the previous nomination form and submitted to the committee for review.
2. To amend anything submitted in the previous nomination, please complete the online form again. Please check the box on the form to indicate that you are resubmitting an existing nomination.

If you need a copy of the nomination and/or supporting documents submitted previously, please contact Gina Ragland at ginar3@uic.edu.