The college is expanding the awards for alumni and external partners this year to include a new award honoring recent graduates.

The college hopes to honor one or two early career professionals who received a CALS degree within the past 20 years at the fall Honorary Recognition ceremony. Many past honorees are late in their careers, and we want to showcase the impact more recent alumni have in their professions.

The nomination process is simple: please complete this online form with your nominee’s degree and professional title, along with a brief description of their contributions to their professions and their community. No support letters or other materials are necessary. You may nominate more than one candidate.

Please submit your nominations by July 1. Recipients will be selected in July, giving the honorees enough time to plan to attend the awards program on Thursday, Oct. 10.