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Alumni Awards

Alumni Service Award
This award recognizes service as a volunteer to the University, its schools, colleges, departments, or faculty, or to the University of Minnesota Alumni Association or any of its constituent groups.

CDes Recipients: Sandra Morris (2010), Janice Linster (2009), Margot Siegel (2008)

Outstanding Achievement Award
This award may be conferred only on graduates, or former students of the University, who have attained unusual distinction in their chosen fields or professions or in public service, and who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership on a community, state, national, or international level. The candidate's education at the University should represent a significant portion of his or her total postsecondary education. Outstanding Achievement Awards are not awarded to encourage or reward contributions to the University.

CDes Recipients: William Pedersen (2008), R. Randall. Vosbeck (2008), Richard Koshalek (2007)

Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals
The Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals is a University-wide award for alumni, former students, and friends of the University who have distinguished themselves in their post-university work as leaders in their professional careers.This award may be conferred on alumni, former students, and friends of any campus (current or former) of the University. Individuals will have attained unusual distinction as professionals in their careers within institutions or in public service and have either demonstrated sustained outstanding achievement and leadership, or demonstrated promise of such on a local, national, or international level.

CDes Recipients: Hani S. Ayad (2010), Fouzia Saeed (2008)

Honorary Degree
The honorary degree is the highest award conferred by the University of Minnesota. An honorary degree may be awarded to an individual who has achieved acknowledged eminence in cultural affairs, in public service, or in a field of knowledge and scholarship. Honorary degrees are not awarded to encourage or reward contributions to the University. The president of the University or a designated representative on behalf of the University confers the honorary degree.