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Each year, the Florida International University Alumni Association honors distinguished alumni and a faculty member at the annual Torch Awards Gala. The Torch Award honors the memory of Senator Ernest R. Graham, the forward thinking champion who helped to create the University. Recipients of the award are recognized for the positive impact on their profession, the community and the university.
The recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards are selected by the Colleges and Schools and the Charles E. Perry Young Alumni Visionary Award, Community Leadership Award and the Outstanding Faculty Member Award are selected by the Torch Awards Committee of the FIUAA. The committee is composed of alumni representatives who represent past Torch Award recipients and the FIUAA Board of Directors.
President Modesto A. Maidique and Jose Perez de Corcho, president of the FIU Alumni Association, will honor the 2008 recipients at the 8th Annual Torch Awards Gala. The gala dinner will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009, with cocktail reception commencing at 6:30pm and dinner and ceremony at 7:30pm at the Graham Center Ballroom at the University Park Campus of Florida International University.
The gala not only honors the outstanding recipients but also serves as a fundraiser for student scholarships.
For further information please contact the FIU Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-FIU-ALUM or Jennifer Restrepo, Assistant Director, Special Events & Outreach at 305-348-0159 or alumni@fiu.edu
Annual Torch Awards
Call for Nominations
In 1972, Florida International University dedicated the Torch of Knowledge, Service and Understanding to the memory of the late Ernest R. Graham, the forward-thinking senator who championed the University’s creation. On FIU’s 25th anniversary, the FIU Alumni Association established the Torch Awards to honor the successful individuals who have had a positive impact on their profession, the community and the University. The alumni and faculty that are selected represent FIU’s finest – they are our Torchbearers.
Recipients are honored at the annual gala scheduled to take place on an annual basis each Spring Semester at the University Park Campus, Miami, FL.
The FIU Alumni Association is calling all alumni and our University family to send in their nominations for the 8th Annual Torch Awards. Nominees must be FIU graduates who have not won previously. Nominees for the Faculty Award do not have to be graduates of FIU.
- Nomination period is July 1 – the Wednesday before Thanksgiving of each year. No paperwork will be accepted before July 1.
- If multiple nominations are received for an individual, the most complete and representative one will be forwarded to the selection committee.
- Nominees must be living at the time the nomination is submitted.
- Nominating statements must be limited to three (3) typewritten, single-spaced 8 ½” x 11” pages.
- Should letters of support be submitted, no more than three will be accepted and each must be limited to one 8 ½” x 11” page. (In each case, a maximum of three pages will be submitted to the selection committee.)
- Curriculum vitae and resumes may be accepted but will be counted in the maximum listed above.
For a list of past recipients and their biographies, please visit http://torch.fiu.edu
All forms must be postmarked, faxed to 305-348-3636 or emailed to alumni@fiu.edu no later than the Wednesday before Thanksgiving of each year at 4pm. For questions email alumni@fiu.edu or by calling 305-348-0159 or 1-800-FIU-ALUM.
Nomination form and supporting documents should be mailed to:
Torch Awards Nominations
FIU Office of Alumni Relations, MARC 510
11200 SW 8th ST
Miami, FL 33199
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