Emerging Alumni Relations Professional Award

This award recognises the outstanding achievements of an emerging Alumni Relations professional who has made a significant impact early in their career while demonstrating CASE's values, including innovation, professional excellence and collaboration.

 

2024 Winner Announcement

Congratulations to Matteo Lai, Alumni and Supporter Engagement Officer at Durham University Business School. 

 

Eligibility

CASE celebrates the leadership, innovation, and impact of professionals from different lived experiences. As in all its initiatives, CASE values inclusivity, and therefore, the Individual Achievement Awards actively seek the broadest possible set of nominations from institutions and individuals across the globe.

To be considered for this award, nominees must meet the following qualifications:

  • Work in a CASE member institution in any European country.
  • Have worked in alumni relations roles for less than five years.
  • Current members of the CASE Regional Councils are not eligible for nomination.
  • Self-nominations will not be accepted.

 

Nomination details

When to enter

Nomination windows vary by region. 

  • Europe: 1 May to 30 June 2025

 

How to enter

All nomination information and materials should be submitted online by someone at a CASE member institution or Educational Partner. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

The nominator will be asked to submit:

  • Responses to two prompts:
    • Describe how the nominee has demonstrated CASE's values, such as professional excellence, integrity, respect, boldness, agility, collaboration, inclusivity, and embracing diversity, through their work.
    • Describe creative and/or innovative approaches the nominee has taken to:
      • build their institution’s alumni community
      • and/or contribute towards their institution's strategic priorities.
  • Nominee's resume, CV, biography, or a link to similar information, such as their LinkedIn profile.
  • One supporting letter (not from the nominator) endorsing the nomination.

 

Guidance for letters
  • Please reference the name of the award and limit the letter to not more than two pages.
  • Letters can be addressed to the CASE Regional Council Awards Subcommittee.
  • Documents can be in PDF or Word format.
  • Please do not mail any materials directly to CASE.

 

Meet the previous winners

Emerging Alumni Relations Professional Award previous winners

 

Contact us 

You can reach the CASE Awards team at awards@case.org. Please include in your correspondence the name of the award.