2025 Alumni Celebration Awards Nomination Form

2025 Alumni Celebration Awards Nomination Form

The UC Alumni Association recognizes and celebrates the many contributions and overall excellence of UC alumni in countless fields of endeavor, throughout the world.
We are now accepting nominations for UC’s highest alumni awards, including our unit based Outstanding Alumni Awards.

Please nominate by Wednesday, July 17.

We strongly encourage nominations that personify the power of philanthropy and the history, spirit, voices and connections that propel our university and community.

The honorees will be recognized spring 2025.

Questions? Contact Cynthia Miller.
Nominee Name*

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Nominee Email
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Nominee Phone #
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Nominee Grad Year(s) or Years Attended UC
We are accepting nominations for four alumni awards:
- William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement
  The William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement is the highest honor the UC Alumni Association bestows, and is dedicated to the memory of William Howard Taft, Law 1880, Hon 1925, twenty-seventh president of the United States and tenth chief justice. Over the award’s 60-year history, Taft Medalists have personified excellence in a broad range of professions, shared a passion for helping others, and proudly expressed appreciation for the role their alma mater played in their success.
- Robert E. Dobbs Distinguished Service Award
  The Robert E. Dobbs Distinguished Service Award recognizes a dedicated alumnus who, through their deep commitment and voluntary service, elevate their alma mater and the UC community. The award is in honor and memory of Robert E. Dobbs, Bus ’76, ’88, past president of the UC Alumni Association.
- Marian A. Spencer Mosaic Award
  The Marian A. Spencer Mosaic Award honors an alumnus who has demonstrated leadership while enhancing our shared community through cultivating collaboration, fostering inclusiveness, championing the cause of the underrepresented, and promoting greater equity and opportunity for all. This award is in honor and memory of Marian A. Spencer, A&S '42, Hon '06, a revered champion of civil rights.
- Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award
  The Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award is presented to a UC graduate on the basis of significant professional achievement in his or her field of endeavor, and continued service and involvement with the university and community. This award is in honor and memory of Jeffrey Hurwitz, Bus '72, '73, past president of the UC Alumni Association.
- Outstanding Alumni Awards
  Recipients of these awards represent 13 colleges, plus the unique training ground of UC Athletics. They are selected based on their contributions and achievements as alumni. 
Which award(s) should this individual be considered for? Select all that apply.

William Howard Taft Medal for Notable AchievementRobert E. Dobbs Distinguished Service AwardMarian A. Spencer Mosaic AwardJeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement AwardOutstanding Alumni Award (College or UC Athletics)
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