UPAA to accept nominees for Distinguished Alumni Awards 2012 until March 31

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) has announced that it will accept nominations for the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards 2012 until March 31 only.

The award ceremonies will be held during the U.P. General Alumni-Faculty Homecoming & Reunion on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Luciano E. Salazar Hall, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, U.P. Diliman Campus, Quezon City.

The categories for the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards are delineated in thematic terms rather than along professional lines, and may include, but are not limited to, the following: good governance, public service, poverty alleviation and human development, peace and social cohesion, gender equality or women empowerment, community empowerment, environmental conservation and sustainable development, entrepreneurship and employment creation, corporate social responsibility, culture and the arts, science and technology, educational innovation, and public health promotion.

The evaluation of nominees for the Awards will be based on the following general criteria: service orientation, leadership, impact and, and integrity

For inquiries, please contact the UPAA Secretariat at 920-6868, 920-6871, 920-6875 or email upalum.awards2012@yahoo.com. Visit the UPAA website http://www.upalumni.ph for complete details and to download forms.