Television Academy, eat your heart out. In September, the academy gave actress Uzo Aduba a second consecutive Emmy Award for her performance as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. And yet, when Aduba (CFA’05) received an Inspiring Young Alumni Award on September 26 from the College of Fine Arts, it was clear where her heart lay. “I can say without question that this is easily the best thing that has ever happened to me,” Aduba said.

The former voice major and track star was one of three graduates honored by CFA during Alumni Weekend. Broadway actor Greg Hildreth (CFA’05) and David Delmar (CFA’06), a designer and founder of volunteer-based Resilient Coders, also were given the award.

It was a weekend of celebrations. At the Best of BU Luncheon & University Alumni Awards two alums received the Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor the University presents its graduates: Robert K. Jackler (MED’79), an otologist-neurotologist who specializes in complex ear diseases and who founded the group Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising, and Sarah Degnan Kambou (SPH’84, UNI’94), president of the International Center for Research on Women and a recipient of the Perdita Huston Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area. Lisa A. Wong (CAS’00, GRS’00), who is serving her fourth term as mayor of Fitchburg, Mass., was presented with the 2015 Young Alumni Award. “I try to honor the BU alumni every day in the work that I do,” said Wong, who was first elected to the office at age 28.

The weekend, which featured more than 100 events, gave alums the opportunity not only to celebrate fellow Terriers, but also to reminisce and reconnect with one another. At 100 Years of Braves/Nickerson Field, Fred Rapoport (CAS’71), Arnold Baker (SED’72), and Gary Capehart (SED’71) met to catch up and remember their days on the BU football team. They toured the field with fellow alums, imagining the cheers when the Boston Braves played baseball here decades ago. The Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953 and to Atlanta in 1966.

Back at CFA’s Inspiring Young Alumni Awards, harpist Amelia Cook (CFA’18, CAS’18) played Bach as a crowd of elegantly attired guests mingled in the 808 Gallery. Eager fans flocked to Aduba. Jade’ Davis (CFA’16) said that as an African American and aspiring actress, she was especially excited to hear Aduba speak: “She’s someone for me to look up to.”

But it’s more than celebrity, or even classmates, that keeps the BU community coming back for the festivities. For some, it’s tradition. Joanna Couto said she attends almost every time. “It just makes the year complete,” said Couto (Questrom’81), an SAP developer at BU. “It’s almost like another holiday. You wouldn’t skip Thanksgiving, right?”

Julie Butters can be reached at jbutters@bu.edu.

Alumni Award Recipients

College of Communication

• Corinne N. Brinkerhoff (’04), television writer and producer. Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Thomas M. Cibrowski (’90), senior vice president of programs, news gathering, and special events, ABC News. Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Audrey A. Cooper (’99, CAS’99), editor in chief, San Francisco Chronicle. Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Lewis G. Curtis (CGS’53, COM’55), major general, US Air Force (retired). Lifetime Achievement Award.
• Walter T. Middlebrook (’76), assistant managing editor, Detroit News. Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Michelle A. Sullivan (’95), senior director of corporate communications and external relations, Boston Beer Company. Distinguished Alumni Award.

College of Engineering

• Christopher Brousseau (’91), global commercial director, procurement BPO, Accenture. Outstanding Alumni Award.
• Vanessa Feliberti (’93), partner, general engineering manager, Microsoft. Outstanding Alumni Award.
• Girish Navani (’91), chief executive officer and cofounder, eClinicalWorks. Outstanding Alumni Award.

College of Fine Arts

• Uzo Aduba (’05), Emmy Award–winning actress. Inspiring Young Alumni Award.
• David Delmar (’06), designer and founder, Resilient Coders. Inspiring Young Alumni Award.
• Greg Hildreth (’05), Broadway actor. Inspiring Young Alumni Award.

College of General Studies

• Linda Sloane Key (’81, COM’83), executive vice president, Century Bank. Distinguished Alumni Award.

Goldman School of Dental Medicine

• Shadi Daher (’90,’94), member, BU Board of Overseers, SDM Dean’s Advisory Board. Distinguished Alumni Award.

Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

• Andrea Cayer (’70), retired health teacher. Professional Achievement Award.
• Carolyn Cohen (’65), retired physical education teacher. Dudley Allen Sargent Service Award.
• Ruth Farley Massey (’45), retired. Twiness Award.
• Rosemary DeKoning Mayo (’65), Special Recognition Award.
• Ruth Santos Moore (’67), self-employed owner, real estate. Special Recognition Award.
• Elizabeth L. Remillard (’07,’09), occupational therapist; cofounder, Empower Spinal Cord Injury. Emerging Leader Award.

School of Education

• Ben Bahan (’87, GRS’96), professor of deaf studies, Gallaudet University; ASL advocate. Ida M. Johnston Award.
• Ali Jabareen (’07), proponent of tolerance and diversity in Israel. International Alumni Award.
• Barbara Krol-Sinclair (’82,’96), director, Intergenerational Literacy Program, Chelsea, Mass., public schools. Dean Arthur Herbert Wilde Society Award.

School of Hospitality Administration

• Javier Rosenberg (’94), chief operating officer, executive vice president, Managed Hotels, Americas, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. Alumni of the Year Award.
• Carla Shah (’05), corporate revenue manager, Liberty Group of Companies. Young Alumni of the Year Award.
• Punit Shah (’02), president and COO, Liberty Group of Companies. Young Alumni of the Year Award.

School of Law

• Robert P. Chatham (’99), staff judge advocate, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Silver Shingle for Service to the Community.
• Delida A. Costin (’95), former general counsel, Pandora Media, Inc., and lynda.com. Silver Shingle for Service to the Profession.
• Veronica Serrato (’88), executive director, Project Citizenship. 2015 Victor J. Garo Public Service Award.
• Christopher D. Strang (’05), partner, Strang, Scott, Giroux & Young. Young Lawyer’s Chair Award.

School of Medicine

• K. Sophia Dyer (’93), medical director, Boston EMS, Police and Fire; associate medical director, Boston Medflight; co-medical director, Boston Marathon. Distinguished Alumna Award.
• Robert Jackler (’79), Sewall Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, professor of neurosurgery and surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine. Distinguished Alumnus Award.

School of Public Health

• Vivian Cabral (’97), consultant, Innovate LA Program. Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Khalil Memon (’99), president, DK Healthcare Services, Inc. Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Lois Simon (’83), president, Commonwealth Care Alliance. Distinguished Alumni Award.

School of Social Work

• Courtney Carey (’03), chief clinical services officer, Domus. Hubie Jones Urban Service Award.
• Marylou Sudders (’78), secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Outstanding Career in Social Work.
• Holly Zwerling (’76), president and CEO, Fatherhood Task Force of South Florida. Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Social Work.

School of Theology

• Alex Froom (’12), executive director, Rez Refuge Ministries. Emerging Leader Award.
• William “Bobby” McClain (’62,’77), Mary Elizabeth McGehee Joyce Professor of Preaching, Wesley Theological Seminary; founder, Multi-Ethnic Center for Ministry, Drew University. Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Lallene J. Rector (’78, GRS’86), president, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Alexander Veronis (’60), president emeritus, Orthodox Christian Mission Center; founder, Orthodox Missions in the United States. Distinguished Alumni Award.