Alumni Award Nominations
All alumni from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are eligible to be considered for our alumni awards. Nominations must be submitted using our online form by April 1. The alumni awards committee reviews all nominations in the summer and award nominations will be considered active for three years. Awards are given on an annual basis and typically given during the college's signature event, Community and Catalysts: Achievements, Awards, and Innovations.
The awards are given at the discretion of the college and may not be awarded every year. Any interested person may submit a nomination. The awards committee will evaluate nominations solely on the written materials submitted. The awards committee members are impartial evaluators and do not participate in the nominations process. The college maintains confidentiality of individuals nominated.
2023 nominations have closed. Nominations submitted will be considered for our 2024 awards.
Learn about our alumni awards:
Each CHSS department and program awards an alumnus/a who brings honor to George Mason University through their professional or personal achievement, outstanding service to the community, involvement in the life of the university and college, and recognition with awards and honors.
The alumni service award is given to CHSS alumni who, through outstanding leadership or service, demonstrate the values derived from a liberal arts and sciences education by significantly improving or enhancing the lives of others.
The outstanding young alumni award is given to CHSS alumni who have graduated in the last 10 years and have demonstrated the values derived from a liberal arts and sciences education by outstanding achievement, or by significantly improving or enhancing the lives of others through outstanding leadership or service.
All nominations should include:
- Completed online application
- Nominee biography or written description of their work and service
- Resume or LinkedIn profile page
- Letter of recommendation, which describes the nominee's outstanding professional or creative achievements, humanitarian efforts, service to their communities or profession, and their qualities that demonstrate the ideals of a Mason Graduate (defined below)|
Individuals nominated will be considered for all available awards. Please include any relevant work, service, and award history you would like the committee to consider.The Mason Graduate—characteristics we hope all of our graduates will possess:
- The Mason Graduate is an engaged citizen:
- ethically oriented and committed to democratic ideals; respectful of individual differences, rights, and liberties; knowledgeable of important issues affecting the world; focused on the well-being of others; and committed to building a just society.
- The Mason Graduate is a well-rounded scholar:
- thinks critically and creatively and demonstrates professional competence; possesses an inquisitive nature; appreciates science, humanities, and the arts; skilled as a communicator; and committed to lifelong learning.
- The Mason Graduate is prepared to act:
- innovative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial; ready to do or create a job, interested and practiced in working with individuals from other cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives; and equipped to make positive and meaningful changes in society.