Alumni and Community Awards

Peru State College honors alumni and friends for their work in their communities and their support of Peru State. There are a variety of awards available to recognize these contributions.

DSA_VrtiskaDistinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is conferred upon an outstanding person who, or organization that, has made a significant contribution to Peru State College or to an alumnus who has achieved distinction and recognition which reflects favorably upon the Nebraska State College System.

Nominees are to be graduates of the college or they must be persons who are making or who have made significant contributions or person who have been previously associated with the college who have gained regional or national prominence.  The award recognizes the capstone of the individual’s contributions to their career or community.

Alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the College may nominate alumni for this award using the below online registration form.

  • This award is approved by the Nebraska State College System.
  • Nominations must be submitted by October 1 each year.
  • Once an individual has been nominated their nomination stays active for subsequent years.

Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form

Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Award

The Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Award was established in 2018 with the inaugural awards awarded in 2019.  These awards recognize outstanding alumni from the School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Programs, School of Professional Studies and School of Education.

Recipients must have demonstrated exceptional service to the College or community and/or demonstrated outstanding achievement in their career or their community.

Alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the College may nominate alumni for this award using the below online registration form.

  • Nominations are reviewed by the deans, alumni ex-officio members, Foundation staff and the President.
  • Nominations must be submitted by October 1 each year.
  • Once an individual has been nominated their nomination stays active for subsequent years.

Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Award Nomination Form

 

2022 Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Award recipients:

Jack Moles ('80) - School of Education

Lori (Vrtiska) Seibel ('84) - School of Arts and Sciences

The late Pat Haverty ('08) - Graduate Programs

Alec Gorynski ('07) - School of Professional Studies

The 2020 ceremony was not held due to COVID-19. There was no ceremony on 2021. The 2020 recipients were honored in conjunction with Peru State's Research and Creativity Expo on Thursday, April 14, 2022.  The awards ceremony was held in the Performing Arts Center.

Next year's event will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. 

Athletic Hall of  Fame

The purpose of the Peru State College's Athletic Hall of Fame is to foster an appreciation of the past, an enjoyment of the present and an anticipation of future memories to be made by the Bobcat's flourishing nine-sport athletic program.  Nominations are due by April 1 each year.

Click here for additional information on the history of the Athletic Hall of Fame and how to nominate individuals or teams.