By Nadine Moedt (The Cascade) – Email
Print Edition: May 7, 2014
In its 40 years of churning out educated students of all disciplines, UFV boasts over 30,000 graduates. But who of these accomplished alumni should be recognized and congratulated for their success? It’s time to find out who makes the grade as the alumni association’s “Top 40” contest seeks out prestigious nominees with impressive resumes.
Nominees are sought who have succeeded in excelling in various areas. Categories include:
• Community, national, and international contributions
• Commitment to others
• Acted with selflessness and/or courage
• Leadership
• Creativity and innovation
• Career and professional excellence
As long as a person fits the criteria of alumni — that is, has graduated from Fraser Valley College, UCFV, or UFV or completed 30 credits or more before 2004 — he or she can be nominated.
According to Nancy Armitage, manager of alumni engagement, the alumni association wishes to celebrate the extensive network of contributions UFV’s alumni have made.
“In this 40th anniversary year we want to acknowledge their contributions and raise awareness about the impact that they are having both locally and beyond,” Armitage says.
The nomination form, which can be found on the alumni association’s home page, takes about 10 minutes to fill out. A resumé, headshot of the nominee, and paragraph on why you think your nominee should be singled out for distinction is required for a completed application.
According to the alumni association, a “special task force” will be assembled for the job of reviewing applications and judging which UFV grad has succeeded the most in life.
Successful candidates will be featured in the fall issue of Skookum, UFV’s promotional magazine, and will be celebrated again at the annual donor and alumni appreciation event which takes place in October.
If that’s not incentive enough for taking the time to fill out a nomination form, the alumni association is offering a chance to win a pair of return tickets to any WestJet destination.
However, current UFV employees and alumni association board members are exempt from the contest, so nominating your UFV-native instructor won’t get you to Montreal this summer.
According to Armitage, the top 40 campaign is focused on “discovering our talented alumni who are not as immediately connected to the institution.
“Committee members felt that UFV has some other exceptional ways of rewarding the full-time employee talent base here at UFV,” Armitage says. “Full time employees will be honored through employee awards, rather than through the top 40 alumni awards.”
Anyone else is fair game, so get nominating.
