Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton Guidelines

• The Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton has been established for the purpose of recognizing outstanding service contributions to Princeton by any member of the Princeton family, with special emphasis on those who serve significantly, but inconspicuously.
  
  
• Eligibility for the award is almost unlimited. Any alumnus, employee, student, parent or friend of Princeton who has served, or is serving the best interests of the University may be nominated. The award may be made posthumously, but preferably only in the event that the individual selected to receive it had been notified, but died before the date established for presentation.
  
  
• Nominations for the award shall be in writing and may come from any source. Nominations will be solicited by an annual letter from the chair of the selection committee to alumni and University leaders. Nominations are welcome from other sources, such as students, faculty and the general public.
  
  
• The chair of the Alumni Council will appoint a special standing committee of the Council to receive nominations and select annually those to receive the award. The chair of the Alumni Council shall designate the chair of the selection committee. In consultation with the chair of the selection committee, the chair of the Alumni Council shall designate the balance of the selection committee, which shall be composed of nine members, with alumni in the majority, who shall serve in three 'classes,' each for a term of three years. A committee member may not succeed himself and not more than one member of each 'class' shall represent a special constituency.
  
  
• The chair of the selection committee will convene the committee so as to complete the selection process by April 1. The committee will be assisted by the Alumni Council staff, who will help the committee gather detailed information on candidates. No more than four individuals will be selected to receive the award, of which one award should be designated for a recipient from among the 20 youngest alumni classes or that age group.
  
  
• The Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton shall consist of both a gift and a citation. A copy of the citation shall be kept on permanent display at the John Maclean House. Presentation of the awards will normally take place during Reunions.