Purpose | Nomination
Schedule | Nomination
Form | Previous Winners
* Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 30,
2010
Purpose
Parks College of Engineering and Aviation, St. Louis University
established the Outstanding Alumni Award to bring to the attention
of the community and the nation, in a dignified and dramatic way,
the end-product of the College’s diverse, well-rounded educational
program, namely, distinguished graduates. Through this method
of honoring a selected man or woman each year, the College aims
to showcase the recipient’s contributions and accomplishments;
a) As a source of edification to its alumni and present and future
students;
b) To bring to the attention of parents of current students the
high scholastic, academic excellence of Parks College and the
University; and
c) To emphasize the skill and competence of the faculty in influencing
the lives of outstanding alumni.
Qualifications and Regulations
The award is given each year to a member of the Parks College
Alumni association as is defined in the association constitution
and by laws. The award is conferred only on a graduate who exemplifies,
to an outstanding degree in daily life, the example of Oliver
L. Parks. To be more specific, this graduate shall have achieved
success:
a) In civic leadership or social welfare activities; and/or
b) In professional or business life; and/or
c) In intellectual or cultural pursuits; and/or
d) In personal, home and family life.
Note: “The alumni committee on awards operates on the general
policy that members of Parks College full-time faculty and current
University Trustees are not eligible for the Alumni Merit Award.
This would not apply to faculty members and Trustees who are at
the point of retirement or have already retired. The committee
might occasionally be willing to make an exception to this general
policy…”
Recommending of Candidates
Any person may recommend a graduate for the award. Note, however,
that the award is not given posthumously. The recommendation should
contain a complete biographical sketch or profile of the person,
together with the salient reasons why the nominee qualifies for
this unique recognition. Nominations should be sent to the Office
of Alumni Programs.
Method of Presenting Awards
The award will be presented during the Open House/Reunion Weekend,
which is normally in the fall of the year, or at another suitable
occasion as determined by the Parks College Alumni Association
to achieve the purpose of the award. The recipient must be in
attendance to accept the award at the time of presentation.
