{"id":17,"date":"2019-05-28T21:07:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T21:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.se.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:03:41","slug":"distinguished-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/alumni\/distinguished-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b039a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75b039a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ae9cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ae9cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><a class=\"c-btn c-btn--alt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/2026\/06\/southeastern-announces-2026-class-of-distinguished-alumni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information on the Class of 2026 Distinguished Alumni<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-text-intro\">The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have attained outstanding achievements and success in their professions and\/or have attained outstanding service to their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees must be graduates or former students of Southeastern. There is a Call for Nominations each fall after which an Awards Committee will review the active nominations and make a recommendation to the President of the Alumni Association, who then presents the names to the Board of Directors for approval.<\/p>\n<p>Recipients receive notice by the University President and are asked to accept the award. The recipients are announced and honored as part of the Homecoming festivities with official recognition during the Homecoming and Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>To make a nomination, please see the nomination guidelines and the nomination form at the link below. 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