Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed by the UMass Amherst Alumni Association on alumni, faculty and friends. Recipients of this prestigious award have translated their UMass Amherst experience into distinguished achievement in the public, business or professional realms and bring honor to UMass Amherst and to their field of endeavor.
2015 Award Recipients
Pierre Bushel '84
2015 Distinguished Alumni Award
Sonia Nieto '79 EdD
2015 Distinguished Alumni Award
Beth Davalos '90
2015 Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Rafael Guzman '88
2015 Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Gary Bernice '07,
'10 MA
2015 Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Sally Powers
2015 Distinguished Faculty Award
Distinguished Alumni Award
Honoring alumni with national and/or international distinction who have translated their UMass Amherst experience into distinguished achievement in public, business or professional realms and have shown their commitment to the university through financial, volunteer or advocacy efforts.Submit a nomination for the Distinguished Alumni Award
Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Honoring alumni who have graduated within the last ten years demonstrating accelerated career progression in public, business or professional realms and have used their UMass Amherst education in a quest for excellence.Submit a nomination for the Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Honoring alumni for outstanding and significant contributions of service to a particular community and to the university in the way of financial, volunteer or advocacy support.Submit a nomination for the Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Distinguished Faculty Award
Honoring faculty members who have shown exceptional skill in their professional realm of teaching, research and student involvement. Their work demonstrates the value placed on teaching, credible contributions outside the classroom in research and creative activity, and efforts that significantly enhanced the well-being and reputation of the university within the community at large.Submit a nomination for the Distinguished Faculty Award
Distinguished Honorary Alumni Award
Honoring individuals who have not earned a UMass Amherst degree but have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the advancement of the university through financial, volunteer or advocacy support.
Submit a nomination for the Distinguished Honorary Alumni Award
