Willamette University Alumni Citations
Thank you for your interest in nominating someone for one of our alumni awards.
Please use the information and guidelines below to facilitate your submission.
Overview of Awards
Distinguished Alumni Citation
Recognizes Willamette graduates who, in professional achievement and service to their
communities, represent the university in an exemplary manner by embodying its highest ideals as
exemplified in our motto “Not Unto Ourselves Alone Are We Born.”
Lestle J. Sparks Medallion
Recognizes graduates whose lifetime loyalty and service to Willamette reflect the ideals of one of
the university’s most devoted alumni, Lestle J. Sparks ’19.
Young Alumni Leadership Award
Recognizes graduates from the past 10 years for outstanding leadership in their vocation,
community service and service to the university.
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Nomination Process
All alumni, staff and friends of the university are welcome to submit nominations.
Nominations should include a description, written by the nominator, of why the nominee
warrants recognition and how s/he has embodied the priorities of the award(s).
Nominations should include supporting materials, such as a resume of the nominee,
articles by and/or about the nominee or other printed material which would assist the
committee in evaluating the nominee’s eligibility.
Nomination materials are held for three years; if a candidate is nominated but does not
receive the award, the only items needed for re-nomination within this window of time
are a) a new nomination form, and b) any relevant information updates.
The Office of Alumni Relations, reachable at alumni@willamette.edu or 503-375-5304,
manages nominations and the awarding process.
Selection
The Alumni Citation Award Committee, comprised of members of the Willamette University
Alumni Association Board of Directors and university staff, reviews all submissions and makes
final selections for each year’s awards.
EMAIL, MAIL OR FAX COMPLETED NOMINATION FORMS AND SUPPORTING
MATERIALS TO: Office of Alumni Relations, Willamette University, 900 State St., Salem, OR,
97301. Fax: 503-370-6830. Email: alumni@willamette.edu. You can also submit online at
willamette.edu/alumni/recognition/citation_nomination.html.
Nomination forms should be completed with concision and concrete detail. Selection is based on
information received. Materials cannot be returned. Multiple nominations of the same individual
are allowed. Awards will be presented each spring and nominations should be submitted by
January 31 February 28 for consideration for the following spring. All nominees will be
notified regardless of final selection.
For clarification or additional information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at
alumni@willamette.edu or (503) 375-5304.
Alumni Citations
Nomination Form
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Nominator_________________________________________________Class
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Relationship
Nominee___________________________________________________________________
I wish to nominate this person for the following award (check only one):
□ Distinguished Alumni Award
□ Lestle J. Sparks Medallion
□ Young Alumni Leadership Award
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Please include comments or reasons for nomination (attach a separate sheet
if desired):