Alumni Awards Nominations

Each year the UAB National Alumni Society presents very special awards to individuals at its Alumni Awards and Recognition Luncheon. Please save the date for our luncheon, Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the UAB National Alumni Society House.

The National Alumni Society is now accepting nominations for the Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Life Membership, Honorary Alumni, and the Outstanding Young Alumni Awards. 

Nominations for Outstanding Young Alumni and Distinguished Alumni Awards require both a letter of recommendation and a completed nomination form.  A letter of recommendation is all that is required to nominate someone for the Honorary Life Membership and the Honorary Alumni awards. 

The descriptions for each award are listed below as well as the required applications. Please mail or email your nominations to the UAB Alumni Affairs Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2013. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Cork at 205.934.3555 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .



Honorary Life Membership Award
The Honorary Life Membership Award is the Society's highest award bestowed on an individual whose contributions to UAB benefit the entire university community. 

Honorary Alumni Award
The Honorary Alumni Award is traditionally presented to a member of the UAB family who has made exceptional contributions to UAB and its programs. 

Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to a UAB graduate whose professional and community accomplishments are outstanding.  The recipient must be one who is distinguished in his/her profession or other worthy endeavors, has demonstrated a continual interest in UAB, and who is a member in good standing of the UAB National Alumni Society.

Distinguished Alumni Award Nomination Form

Outstanding Young Alumni Award
The Outstanding Young Alumni Award is presented to a UAB alumnus/na who has graduated in the past ten years. The recipient has shown outstanding achievement in his/her career/profession, demonstrated notable service to the community, shown commitment to UAB, and is a member in good standing of the UAB National Alumni Society.

Outstanding Young Alumni Award Nomination Form


Ellen Gregg Ingalls/UAB National Alumni Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching 
The award is presented annually to a full-time, regular UAB faculty member who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to teaching throughout his or her career at UAB. It is considered the highest annual prize for teaching presented by the university. To be eligible, faculty members must be past recipients of the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and have taught at UAB for 20 or more years.

The 2012 Awards Repients are as follows:

 
Honorary Life Membership Award - The Honorable William A. Bell, Sr.

Honorary Alumni Award - Dr. Sarah Parcak

Distinguished Alumni Award - Ms. Phyllis Norton DePiano

Outstanding Young Alumni Award - Mr. Joshua Carpenter

Ellen Gregg Ingalls/UAB National Alumni Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching - Dr. Alan W. Eberhardt