Young Alumni Award Nomination Form

Thank you for your interest in completing a nomination for the Wartburg College Young Alumni Award. Below you will find the information about the selection process and criteria, as well as the form to complete the nomination process. Please read through this information carefully.

Wartburg College Mission Statement
Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.

Mission Statement Pillars
Leadership, Service, Faith, Learning

Eligibility

Graduates from 2010 to 2024 are eligible for this award.
The following categories of people are NOT eligible for the Young Alumni Award:

Members of the current Wartburg College Board of Regents
Members of the current Wartburg College Alumni Board
Members of the current Young Alumni Award Committee
Alumni who graduated before 2010 — these alumni are eligible for the Alumni Citation Award.

Selection Criteria

When selecting recipients for the Wartburg College Young Alumni Award, the Award Committee will consider how the nominee is living out the four pillars of the Wartburg College Mission Statement, both personally and professionally.

While nominations that are particularly strong in one or two of the pillars will warrant consideration, those nominees who are strong in all four areas will have the greatest chance of selection. Nominators should specifically address and acknowledge the nominees’ contributions in the four pillar areas when submitting nomination materials.

Nomination Process

Nomination deadline: Nov. 15
Supporting documentation deadline: Dec. 1

Nomination requirements:

"Basic Information" (see below)
"Supporting Information" — choose one of the following:

a. Letter of support from nominator — 1,000 words or less
b. Complete "Supporting Information" portion of the nomination form (see below)

Example of supporting materials include:

Vita/resume
Newspaper/internet articles
Additional letters of support

While the items above are all that is required, nominators should understand that additional letters and supporting materials are highly encouraged to be submitted. These additional materials are helpful for the committee during the selection process and can be sent to the Alumni Office by email.

Confidentiality

In order to be respectful of the nominee, we have found that keeping the nomination private is best for the process and the nominees. Therefore, it is preferred that the nomination remains confidential and the nominee not be informed of their nomination.

Nomination Form

Please complete the information below, beginning with your contact information, followed by basic information about your nominee. Please contact the Wartburg College Alumni Office with questions by email or calling 319-352-8491.

First Name Required Field

Last Name

Graduation Year (if applicable):

Primary E-mail Required Field

Email

Address 1: Required Field

Address 2:

City:

State:

Zip:

Home Phone Number:

Cell Phone Number:

Basic Information

Please complete the following information about your nominee for the Wartburg College Young Alumni Award. This portion of the nomination form is required.

Nominee's Title (i.e. Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Rev., etc.)

Nominee's First Name Required Field

Nominee's Last Name Required Field

Nominee's Class Year

Nominee's Degree from Wartburg

Nominee's Address

Nominee's City

Nominee's State

Nominee's Zip

Nominee's Phone Number

Nominee's Current (or most recent) Occupation

Nominee's Current (or most recent) Employer

Supporting Information

You, as the nominator, can either (1) continue completing this form or (2) you can choose to submit a letter of support.

If you prefer to submit a nomination letter, please scroll to the bottom of this form and click submit. Instructions for submitting your letter will be sent to you via email shortly after completing the form.

If you prefer to provide supporting information for your nominee via this form, please provide brief summaries stating accomplishments and/or your rationale for nominating this person related to each of the following categories. We recommend typing these summaries in a word processor and copying them into this form to avoid the form timing out.

Overview (Please limit to approx. 150 words)

Leadership (Please limit to approx. 150 words)

Service (Please limit to approx. 150 words)

Faith (Please limit to approx. 150 words)

Learning (Please limit to approx. 150 words)

Additional information you would like the Young Alumni Award Committee to be aware of (please limit to approx. 150 words)

When you have completed this form, please click the "NEXT" button below. You should receive an email within a few minutes with further details and instructions for submitting additional materials, if you so desire.

Thank you for submitting this nomination and for your support of the mission of Wartburg College.