The Class of Merit Award
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Is your class the "best of the best"?
Established in 1957, to honor an "outstanding class", this award is presented annually at the Alumni Award of Merit Gala event held on Homecoming Weekend — an event attended by the University President. Historically, the Award has focused on the most visible alumni event—Reunion or Alumni Weekend. Today, however, for the interested alum, there is no need to wait five years to be connected to Penn.
Recognizing that there are so many more opportunities today to connect with Penn, not only in Philadelphia, but elsewhere as well, the focus of the Award is evolving towards a "5 year ongoing achievement". This is intended to encourage:
· Classes to develop more continuity of activities
· A Greater spirit of competition for the Award each year
While the reunion will remain a major factor in the award — and each class will have a 5 year reunion in its profile — other elements will be considered, including: specific class events beyond reunions, participation in other University events at the local and regional levels, participation in class giving over time, and maintaining communications with classmates.
Class Award of Merit Nomination Guidelines
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Please include the following information with your nomination. Please keep your nomination submission to no more than 3 pages.
Class Year Being Nominated
Nomination Submission Date
Submitter's Name
Submitter's Relationship to class
Class President
1. Overall: Describe why you think the Class deserves this Award?
2. Reunion: What was done to make your most recent reunion a success?
3. Fund Raising: What has been done to encourage participation in class fund raising efforts?
4. Communication: What has been done to stay in touch with classmates, and keep them informed and involved about the University and its events?
5. Organization: When was the last time that that the class had an election for class officers? Has there been a change in presidents in the past 5 year? 10 years? How has the class developed its organization and made plans for reaching out to classmates? What, if anything, has been done to get others involved in "leadership"?
6. What, if anything, has been done to encourage participation in participating in class community service efforts?
The award will be based on the following criteria:
Major Reunion
· Participation
· Events - creativity/content
Fund Raising - participation
· Reunion year
· Other years
Organization
Communication
Continuity of efforts/programs
Class Participation in (non-reunion) University events
Community Service
How to Submit Nominations
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1. EMAIL submissions to reunion@dev.upenn.edu
2. MAIL:
Classes and Reunions
Penn Alumni Relations
3533 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6226
3. FAX: 215-898-5383
All submissions must be received by 5:00pm EDT on May 22, 2009.
