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Alumni AWARDS

The Alumni Achievement Award

The Hanover College Alumni Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed upon alums. The award recognizes alums who have enhanced the reputation of Hanover College by distinguishing themselves with either outstanding professional or personal achievements or those who have loyally dedicated their time and service to their alma mater.

The Distinguished Young Alumni Award

The Hanover College Distinguished Young Alumni Award is the highest honor for alums under 40. It recognizes those who have made outstanding professional achievements, personal accomplishments, or loyal service to their alma mater, enhancing the college's reputation.

Alumni Award Criteria

• Previous Alumni Achievement Award and Distinguished Young Alumni Award winners are not eligible.
• The nominee must be a graduate of Hanover College.
• The nominee must have made significant contributions to their community, state, and nation through professional service, public service, and civic activities.
• The nominee must be living.
• The nominee is not on the Board of Trustees.
• The nominee is not on the Alumni Leadership Council.

Selection Process & Timeline

Each year, nominations are solicited from all alumni and members of the Hanover College Community to find those who should be recognized for their outstanding achievements. A selection committee, comprised of alumni with diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives, reviews the materials submitted for the Alumni Achievement Award and the Distinguished Young Alumni Award and selects those persons whose achievements most closely fit the criteria for each award who are deemed most deserving of recognition. The names of those selected are then recommended to the Alumni Leadership Council and the Hanover College President for action.  

•  NOVEMBER THRU DECEMBER
  Nominations are gathered and prepared for the Selection Committee, which consists of alumni from the Alumni Leadership Council (ALC).
• JANUARY
  The Selection Committee will review the nominee's information electronically. The Director of Alumni Relations will schedule a conference call in the last week of January to determine the shortlist, which will be submitted to the President of Hanover College for approval.
• FEBRUARY
  The ALC will meet in February to approve the award recipients chosen by the Selection Committee. The ALC president will notify winners by phone, and the Alumni Director will inform nominators.
• MARCH
  The Alumni Director will contact the honorees and request their bios, resumes, and headshots by April 1. The director will also provide the recipients' names to the AVP for Communication and Marketing for the summer edition of Hanoverian.
• APRIL / JUNE / JULY
  Alumni award recipients will be recognized digitally monthly via the @hanover newsletter, To The Point Alumni Newsletter, Instagram, and Facebook.
• JULY
  The Hanoverian will share registration information for the Alumni Award Luncheon and a full story. Registration for the Alumni Awards and Homecoming Weekend will also be available.
• AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
  HC will share the achievements of each honoree via social media
• OCTOBER
  Alumni Awards Luncheon 
• NOVEMBER 15
  The AAA and DYA selection process deadline is November 15. Late nominations will be considered for the following year. Nominations are held for two years and require proper documentation. Nominators must complete research on nominees.