{"id":57764,"date":"2025-03-17T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/?page_id=57764"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:10:53","slug":"distinguished-alumni-nomination-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/alumni\/distinguished-alumni-nomination-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Alumni Nomination Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We take great pleasure in honoring outstanding alumni\/ae with the <span style=\"color: #50bab0;\"><strong>STH Distinguished Alumni Awards<\/strong><\/span>. We seek nominees whose life work and values correspond to the values of the school\u2019s mission statement:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #50bab0;\"><strong>to pursue knowledge of God<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>to cultivate leaders for communities of faith<\/strong>, <strong>to enrich the academy<\/strong>, <strong>and to seek peace with justice in a diverse and interconnected world<\/strong><\/span>. Only living alumni are eligible. To nominate someone, <span style=\"color: #50bab0;\"><strong>please submit a nomination packet by June 1, 2026<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0that includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An essay no longer than 1,000 words about why your nominee should be selected<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 (upload to this form)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Any other relevant documentation, especially information available online (upload to this form)<\/li>\n<li>Answers to the following questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var 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