Award Criteria for the Young Trojan Award
Purpose:The Young Trojan Award is the Association’s newest alumni award. This award was established to recognize younger members who have graduated from VSU less than 10 years and have demonstrated outstanding and distinguished achievements in their personal endeavors, professional careers, and/or in their community.
Criteria:
To be considered for the Young Trojans Award, a nominee must meet the following criteria:
- Nomination must be made by a financial member in good standing with the Virginia State University Alumni Association. All nominations are confidential and must be forwarded to the Alumni Association’s Awards Committee for consideration.
- The nominee must be a graduate of Virginia State University (10 years or less).
- The nominee must be a member of the VSU Alumni Association in good standing (at-large member) or affiliated with an active chapter in good standing.
- Nominee must demonstrate accomplishments in their personal endeavors, professional careers, and/or work in their community.
- Only nomination forms distributed or posted online by the Association are acceptable for submission. In addition to the nomination form, other documentation supporting the nomination should also be submitted. A photograph -preferably head and shoulder- 300 dpi or higher must accompany the application.
Nomination forms and any supporting materials should be received by the Alumni Association Awards Committee no later than the third week in March of the year the person is being nominated. Nomination forms are due March 21, 2025.
Selection Methodology:
The Alumni Association Awards Committee will review the nominations and determine the recipient. The decision of the awards committee is final. The award recipient will be officially announced during the Alumni Association’s annual meeting on Saturday of the University’s Alumni Weekend & Commencement celebration.
