Alumni Association Awards
Every year the Graduate School of Management Alumni Association recognizes three GSM graduates who embrace the School’s core values of passionate and energetic leadership, and who demonstrate a commitment to team building and service.
***2024-25 Alumni Award Nominations Open Now through January 24, 2025***
Distinguished Achievement Award
Honors alumni who have distinguished themselves in their professional and personal lives.
Outstanding Service Award
Honors alumni who have displayed exemplary support of the GSM by giving their time, expertise and/or financial support.
Rising Star Award
Honors alumni who have contributed to their profession or to the GSM and larger UC Davis community during the early or mid-portion of their career.
Alumni Awards Selection Committee
The GSM Alumni Awards Selection Committee is composed of 10–12 alumni volunteers and convenes each fall to review nominations and select winners in three categories: Distinguished Achievement, Outstanding Service, and Rising Star. If you are interested in joining the Alumni Awards Selection Committee, please contact Christopher Marshall, Director of Alumni Relations and Network Strategy.
Other Alumni Awards
In addition to hosting its own annual awards, the Graduate School of Management welcomes nominations for the UC Davis Alumni Awards, which are announced at an annual event hosted by the Cal Aggie Alumni Association each spring.
At this event, six alumni and one friend of the university are honored in seven categories:
- The Jerry W. Fielder Award
- Outstanding Alumnus
- Distinguished Achievement
- Young Alumnus
- Emil M. Mrak International Award
- Aggie Service
- Distinguished Friend of the University
For more information about the UC Davis Alumni Awards, contact development@gsm.ucdavis.edu.
