Purpose
The President and administrative officers of Saint Louis University established the Alumni Merit Award to bring to the attention of the community and the nation in a dignified and dramatic way the end-product of the University's diverse, well-rounded educational program - namely her distinguished graduates.

Award Criteria
Any deserving alumnus/a who exemplifies in his/her daily life the mission of Saint Louis University. These men and women shall have achieved outstanding success:

• in their civic leadership or social welfare activities; (include offices held in Civic, Fraternal, Political, Labor or Community Groups)

• or in their professional life

• or in their intellectual or cultural pursuits (list memberships in Learned or Cultural Societies, research, articles published, books written, etc.)
  

Note: Full-time faculty are not eligible for the Alumni Merit Award. However, full-time faculty who are at the point of retirement or have already retired are eligible.

Each college recognizes its graduates in a different manner, on their own timeline and has their own set of policies regarding nominations. Visit http://alumni.slu.edu/colleges for links to each school site to learn about the nomination process for individual schools or to find contact information to inquire about the awards process. For questions regarding individual schools, please email a request to alumni@slu.edu and we will be happy to direct it to the right department.

Nominating Candidates
Any person may recommend an alumnus/alumna for the award. The nomination should contain a biographical sketch or profile of the person, together with the salient reasons why the nominee qualifies for this unique recognition.

Download the Nomination Form