The George Washington Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award recognizes volunteer alumni service to the University (both locally and regionally), to the GW Alumni Association, to any of the constituent alumni organizations, and to the community at large. The GWAA Awards Committee is accepting open nominations of individuals who merit consideration for this award.

Additionally, the George Washington Alumni Association has created the Jane Lingo Distinguished Alumni Service Award, which was awarded for the first time in 2008. Jane Lingo, BA ’46, was a lifelong member of the GW family until she passed away in March 2007. Her many years of committed service demonstrated her remarkable love for GW and served as a role model for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the university. The award was created to honor her memory, and is awarded annually to a faculty or staff member who is also an alumnus/a of the University, and who consistently advances the mission of the university through dedicated volunteer efforts.

If you would like to nominate someone for the Distinguished Alumni Service Award, or for the Jane Lingo Distinguished Alumni Service Award, click here for a nomination packet. The 2009 recipients will be honored at a reception on April 23, 2009.

If you have previously nominated alumni who have not been selected as recipients, please feel free to resubmit the nomination with updated supporting information. In order to allow sufficient time to consider nominees, nominations for both awards are due on or before October 24, 2008. Nominations received after this date may not be considered.

Completed nomination forms should be addressed to:
GWAA Awards Committee
1918 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20052

If you have any questions about the Distinguished Alumni Service Awards, please contact Anita Ponchione, director of school alumni programs, at 202-994-9866, or visit our website. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration of nominations.