The Recent Alumni Award
RAA Nomination Deadline: 11/15/2024
Established in 2013, the CU Engineering Recent Alumni Award recognizes one recent alumnus/a each year for professional achievements, continued service to the college and/or university, and outstanding personal characteristics within 10 years of graduation from the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Alumni who have graduated from the college with a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree within the last 10 years, as counted from the year of graduation for the most recent degree, are eligible. (Example: A May 2013 BS and May 2013 MS graduate would have eligibility through December 2023; a December 2013 graduate would have eligibility through December 2023.)
The award selection process is based on the following weighted criteria:
Career accomplishments and professional development (50%): Nominee has made a significant or distinct contribution(s) to organization, business, or cause since graduation from the college. This may include demonstrated experience or knowledge of field. Examples: formal recognition/awards, patents, innovations, key projects; active membership and involvement in professional organizations; leadership roles in professional groups or boards, or in the company/industry in which they are employed; training and certifications, advanced education, and licenses.
Continued involvement with CU and CEAS (25%): Nominee actively participates in university or CEAS-sanctioned/organized events or activities and/or gives back to the college/university in the form of time or money. Examples: student mentorship, senior design project involvement, departmental engineering boards, engineering societies, freshman projects, alumni events, financial contributions, speaking engagements, industry recruitment, etc.
Character, growth, and service (25%): Nominee exhibits exemplary personal qualities and development, as seen through some or all of the following: proven leadership skills or qualities, passion for interests, demonstrated integrity and ethical decision-making, and commitment of time, experience and/or recurring involvement with volunteer, nonprofit, or outreach work.