Alumni association awards  

Every Homecoming, the Northern Arizona University Alumni Association bestows awards on alumni who have:

  • distinguished themselves through excellence in their careers
  • performed extraordinary community service and volunteerism
  • embodied and promoted the spirit of the university
To make a nomination, please complete the Alumni Awards Nomination Form (Word Doc). Please submit form as an attachment via email to Rosanne.Burton@nau.edu.
Deadline for nominations is May 31, 2014. Winners will be notified prior to the public and will be asked to join us during Homecoming Weekend for the official public announcement. We look forward to reviewing the nominations!

2012 Alumni Award Recipients

Dwight Patterson Alumna/Alumnus of the Year

Mitchell Ettinger, '80 BS

Cliff Harkins Distinguished Citizen of the Year

Beverly Anderson, '81 BS

Jeff Ferris Volunteer of the Year

Joy Gaeraths, '98 BS & '05 MED

NAUAA Joe and Marie Rolle Spirit of NAU Award

Larry Schnebly, '52 BS, and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, '87 BS

Recent Graduate Award

This is a new award for 2013, so there was no recipient in 2012. 

Read more about the 2012 Alumni Award winners by clicking their names above!

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Past award recipients