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ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Awards 2014 - who will it be... Annette Willemse The NWU is very proud of its alumni and has decided to publicly recognise them for their personal and career accomplishments and for exemplary contributions to society with the Alumni Awards. Therefore, the NWU Convocation invites all office-bearers of the NWU, alumni, permanent staff members and members of the NWU Council and Board of Donors to submit nominations for the Alumni Awards. Exception: Current members of the NWU ‘s Council , the executive committee of the Convocation, as well as members of the Institutional Management, may not be nominated for the awards. From the nominations received for the Alumni Award, the Convocation might choose to award the Lifetime Achievement Award to an exceptional nominee. This award will only be made on rare occasions where the candidate(s) have truly demonstrated exceptional and meritorious service to society. Criteria To qualify for the Alumni Award, alumni must meet the following criteria: - They must have obtained a degree or a diploma from the NWU or its predecessors - They must have achieved distinguished personal and career accomplishments - They must have made exemplary contributions to society - They must have shown significant leadershing in the above-mentioned areas - They must demonstrate ongoing commitment to the NWU Enquiries Enquiries about the nomination process can be directed to Ms Therina du Pisani in the office of the Director: Development and Alumni Relations at tel 018 285 2595 ortherina. [email protected]. To nominate Click here to complete the electronic nomination form. Remember to complete all fields of the form, keeping the criteria in mind and supply proper motivation where requested. Follow the instructions to send and remember to attach all supporting documentation in the email. Completed nomination forms and supporting documents can also be sent to Ms Therina du Pisani, Internal box 213, Institutional Office, NorthWest University, Private Bag x1290, Potchefstroom, 2520 or e-mailed to [email protected] Closing date for nominations The closing date for nominations is on or before 31 March 2014. The 201 NWU’ s 3 Eric . They top te are n a Buk ( l Tyo beka asa Ntu at the b umni o ack) f mba Dr , M T , Mnr Zyl heuns r Maan Dr Bis mar E a k fron nd Mr loff, D s Preto t D r r Prof are Ju e la R Johan ius, s e Mok TT Clo tice Be y Vente van ete a ss N r. In gor nd J k udg abinde e Yv , onn e Student 24/7 - 15