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UOAA Distinguished Alumni Award

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Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

UOAA Distinguished Alumni Award

Purpose: The highest award of distinction for UO alumni. Bestowed upon UO alumni who have served the nation, state, or university, or who have distinguished themselves by personal endeavor.

Eligibility:

  • UO alumni

  • Those who have served the nation, state, or university

  • Those who have distinguished themselves by personal endeavor

    • Past Recipients Include:

  • Walter Brattain, MA '26 (1956 Nobel Prize winner)

  • Bill Bowerman, BS '34, MEd '53 (legendary track coach and NIKE cofounder)

  • Phil Knight, BBA '59 (NIKE cofounder)

  • James Ivory, BA '51 (film producer and cofounder of Merchant Ivory Productions)

  • Ken Kesey, BS '57 (author and counterculture figure)

  • Edith Green, BS '40 (legendary politician, introduced bills leading to Equal Pay Act and Title IX)

    • Administration: University of Oregon Alumni Association

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