Alumni Awards

Call For Nominations

MCLA 2011 Alumni Award Recipients
Recipients left to right:  Jane Allen '61, Service to the College; Cynthia J. Borek Nomandin '76, Distinguished Alumnus; Mollie Drohan and Marsha G. Landry representing Glenn Drohan, Humanitarian Award

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts takes pride in recognizing our distinctly honorable alumni, those who have made outstanding contributions in public or community service or in service to the College and/or its alumni. This year's Alumni Awards luncheon and recognition ceremony will be on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Please take a few moments to consider nominating former classmates who have strongly represented the College, and made you feel proud to share the same alma mater. Nominees should have matriculated for one or more semesters at the College at least five years before the award is to be received.

The awards for consideration are:  

Distinguished Alumnus
The individual must have demonstrated a history of achievement in one or more of the following:  community, state, regional or national service, and/or the individual must have made a significant leadership contribution to a state/regional/national organization that does not come under the purview of his/her profession.

Humanitarian
The nominee must have demonstrated a record of service to his/her community and to the world at large.

Service to the College
The nominee must have demonstrated a record of service to the Alumni Association and/or the College.


Please provide detailed supplemental information (newspaper articles, publications, resume, etc.) relevant to your nomination that will allow the Awards Committee to review each candidate thoroughly and to make its selections fairly. Material submitted on behalf of nominees will be the only criteria the Awards Committee will consider in making its decisions.

In your submission, please include the following information: full name of nominee (including former name while a student), address, present employment, advanced degree information (degree, name of school and year of graduation), honors, publications, memberships and organizations, a summary of the candidate's achievements, and your reasons for nominating. Please also include your name and contact information.


Nominations must be received by September 2, 2012
Please return to:
Alumni Office
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247
or email to:  alumni@mcla.edu

The Awards Committee embraces the following definition of the term Distinguished Alumni:  individuals who, because of superior and extraordinary achievements, have brought credit to themselves and their alma mater.