Recipients                   

2010
Grant Evans
Brandon Pasley

2009
Andrea Wood Brock

2007
Amy Brooks Ingram
Paul Mayes

Young Alumni Award

The USAO Young Alumni Award is bestowed by the USAO Alumni Association to alumni and former students who attended USAO within the past ten years.  The award is extended in recognition of professional achievement and service to society and the university, which has thus brought honor and distinction to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. 

Criteria for Selection

1.  Up to three honorees may be inducted annually.  The selection committee may choose also to induct posthumously. At the committee’s discretion, others may be selected for recognition.

2.  Individuals recommended must be graduates or former students of USAO who have demonstrated leadership, achievement and a strong commitment to the university.

3.  Any individual or group may submit a nomination to the USAO Alumni Association Selection Committee by April 1.  Receipt of all nominations will be acknowledged in writing by the Alumni Association.

4.  While not a mandatory criterion, contributions to the advancement of the university and service to the university and/or alumni association may be considered.

5.  Officers of the alumni association or the USAO Alumni Association Board of Directors are not eligible for this award.

6.  The recipient must attend the induction ceremony; the committee will choose an alternate in the event that one of those originally selected cannot attend.  (Exceptions may be made at the committee’s discretion, i.e. illness, infirmity).  In the event the original nominee cannot attend, she/he shall be automatically considered for the following year.  In the event an original nominee is not selected, she/he may be considered the following year.

Selection Committee

1.  The Selection Committee for the Young Alumni Award will consist of three representatives from the USAO Alumni Board of Directors.

2.  Responsibilities of the Selection Committee:

        a. Solicit names for nomination of awards.

        b. Meet as a committee to select the Young Alumni Award winner.

Method of Award

1.  Awards such as commemorative medallions and/or distinctive plaques will be presented during the induction with a ceremony appropriate to the importance and dignity of this honor.

Nomination Form (Please download and print)