Distinguished Alumni
UH Hilo’s Alumni and Friends Association will hold its Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards banquet on February 26, 2010 at UH Hilo’s Dining Hall to honor selected individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions.
Each year, the Association grants one or more Distinguished Alumni Awards to individuals based on the nominee’s professional accomplishments, service to the community, and service to the university. Nominees for the Distinguished Alumni Award must have completed at least 50% of his/her educational program at UH Hilo, or at least one year at UH Hilo for those who attended the institution prior to 1973 when UH Hilo was a 2-year college.
The Distinguished Service Award is given to those whose contributions to UH Hilo (financial or service) has benefited the University in numerous and significant ways. Nominees of the Distinguished Service Award must have demonstrated consistent contributions to the University over a reasonable period of time, and whose contributions have had positive impact on the students and/or the University.
Included in the evening’s program is a silent auction to raise scholarship funds for students attending UH Hilo. Applicants of the alumni scholarship must be or have an immediate family member who is an alumnus of UH Hilo. To date, the Association is proud to have awarded a total of 17 scholarships.
Get the current nomination form 
here.