2025 IC Alumni Awards - Deadline Extended through September 16!

By Brett Bossard, September 13, 2024

Help Us Honor Our Spectacular Alumni

The Alumni Award Ceremony is always a high point of each Alumni Weekend. This annual event honors the remarkable accomplishments of members of the IC community—alumni and supporters from all walks of life and from all over the world.

We need YOU to help continue the tradition of celebrating exceptional members of the IC family. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Ithaca College Alumni Awards. Nominations are due by September 16, 2024.

IC Alumni Awards

Members of the Ithaca College community are outstanding and talented individuals who make a difference in their communities. Each year the Alumni Association presents awards to several alumni and friends of IC. The Awards Committee is responsible for collecting nominations from alumni, faculty, and staff, and presenting candidates to the IC Alumni Association Board of Directors.

There are several categories of awards, each with its own criteria for eligibility and selection:

  • Edgar "Dusty" Bredbenner Jr. '50 Distinguished Alumni Award
  • Humanitarian Alumni Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • James J. Whalen Meritorious Service Award
  • Outstanding Young Alumni Award
  • Professional Achievement Award
  • Volunteer Service Award

Please review the criteria for each award and reference the list of past winners before completing your nomination.

2024 Alumni Award Winners

2024 Alumni Award Winners

Back Row (l-r): President La Jerne Terry Cornish; Steven Schopp '66; Bruce Clarke '67; Tanya Hutchins '89; K.J. Hammond '16; Judi Linden '73; Carrie Callahan '02, MS '03; Alumni Association President Sarah Richards '89.
Front Row (l-r): Michelle Struck '07; Nancy Pringle; Donette Samuel '14.

Please note: The Awards Committee receives more than 100 nominations each year. Please take the time to review the criteria for each awardbefore making your nomination. Self-nominations will not be considered. Nominations that do not meet the eligibility requirements will not be considered.

Please send additional suppporting materials to alumni@ithaca.edu. Nominations without supporting details or materials will not be considered. Be as specific as you can with details about your nominee's achievements and contributions to the community and/or to IC.

Nominations for the 2025 Alumni Awards will close on September 16, 2024.