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Alumni Awards

celebrating alumni from every era

Our 2026 Alumni Award recipients are Alan Overbey ’86, DePaul Mittman ’78, Angie Polk-Jones ’89, ’07 MSA, Kathy Foster ’84, ’92 MSN, Wayne Foster ’01, Preston Blakely ’17, Cordara Harper ’20 MM, ’21 PMC, Clinton Wilson ’07, and Anjan Basu.

The Alumni Awards honor alumni for exceptional achievement and significant contributions to their profession, community, society, or university. Awards are presented annually at an event during Homecoming weekend. This year, the awards ceremony will place on Friday, October 2.

Alumni Award Descriptions

The UNCG Alumni Association established the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 to recognize extraordinary accomplishments by an alumna/nus of UNCG. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon an alumna/nus of UNCG, and recognizes those who have made significant professional achievements or have distinguished themselves through service to others.

The WC Legacy Award is given to alumni of either Woman’s College or UNCG. Emphasis is placed on characteristics that were important during the WC era, which included service, social or political activism. Each year, there will be a minimum of one recipient who attended Woman’s College 1934-1963.

The Minerva Award for Distinguished Service recognizes alumni who have given devotion, service, and visionary leadership to UNCG, the UNCG Alumni Association, academic colleges, or the Greensboro community at large.

The Young Alumni Award recognizes exceptional achievement and significant contributions made to the recipient’s profession, community, society, or the University. This award is given to UNCG alumni who are 40 years or younger when nominated.

The Professional Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement in any professional field. The award is given to alumni with records of notable career accomplishments and histories of outstanding contributions to their professions. These achievements have brought distinction to themselves, credit to the University, and benefit to their communities.

The Honorary Alumni Award is a special consideration bestowed on friends of UNCG who embody the Spartan spirit and have made significant contributions to the University’s welfare through loyal service and support. To discuss this opportunity, please contact us at alumni@uncg.edu.

See Nominating Criteria Here

Submit a 2027 Nomination

The deadline to submit a nomination is February 1, 2027. See the award nominating criteria here »

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