CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Penn Alumni is seeking nominations for the following positions and awards:
Qualifications and criteria are listed below:
2009
Alumni Trustee
Alumni are invited and encouraged to suggest Alumni Trustee candidates, who must be degree holding alumni, for the three At-Large Alumni Trustee positions.
The successful Alumni Trustee candidates will begin their five-year terms on January 1, 2010. The Penn Alumni Nominations Committee, chaired by Penn Alumni President Lee Spelman Doty, W'76 and made up of current and former Alumni Trustees, will evaluate and recommend candidates for trusteeship based on evidence of leadership; involvement in alumni activities; record of achievement professionally, civically/socially, and for Penn; representation of the alumni body in terms of geography, gender, school/college, and personal background; record of financial support to Penn relative to capacity; and evidence of "trustee caliber." Please provide supporting documentation for why a candidate should be considered for alumni trusteeship at this time.
The deadline for Alumni Trustee nominations is Friday, January 9, 2009.
2009 Alumni Award of Merit
Each year, Penn Alumni presents the Alumni Award of Merit to alumni volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the University. Community service, professional achievements, and other such accomplishments are considered but
are only secondary to University service. The awards will be presented during Homecoming Weekend 2009 at the Alumni Award of Merit Gala, a celebration for all alumni volunteers. Attendance at the ceremony, to be held November 6, 2009, is a prerequisite for receiving the Award.
2009 Young Alumni Award
The Young Alumni Award recognizes outstanding leadership and service to the University prior
to one's 16th reunion year. Community service, professional achievements, and other such accomplishments are considered but
are secondary to five to 15 years of varied University service. The Young Alumni Award will also be presented during Homecoming Weekend 2009. Attendance at the ceremony, to be held November 6, 2009, is a prerequisite for receiving the Award.
The Penn Alumni Awards and Resolutions Committee, chaired by Peter V. Shoemaker, C'86 and made up of previous alumni award recipients, will give consideration to suggested candidates for the Alumni Award of Merit and the Young Alumni Award. In addition to the online nomination form, documentation supporting why a candidate should be considered for the Award of Merit or the Young Alumni Award should be submitted at this time. Please
note: the strongest recommendations are those that are accompanied by one
or more letters of recommendation from classmates, colleagues, University
staff, and others who know the candidate well in his/her service to Penn.
The deadline for Alumni Award of Merit and Young Alumni Award nominations is Friday, February 6, 2009.
If you are not submitting nominations via the online forms available at the above links, please forward your nominations and supporting materials to Elise Betz, Director of Penn Alumni, by e-mail at ebetz@upenn.edu, by fax at (215) 898-5383, or by mail at the address below:
Elise Betz
Director, Penn Alumni
E. Craig Sweeten Alumni House
3533 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6226
