The search begins for our next School of Management Alumni Award winners

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the School’s most prestigious alumni award and recognises those individuals who have achieved significant success within their industry and sector while upholding the highest standards in business practice. In selecting the Distinguished Alumnus/a of the Year, the Selection Panel will consider the following:

• Sustained professional achievement at the highest levels, preferably extending in to the year of selection. Professional achievement may be viewed in terms of:
  • Staff and budget management.
  • Contribution to company profitability.
  • Job creation.
  • Other factors.
• Significant impact on their industry and sector, beyond their own role and organisation.
• International influence/experience working across different geographic regions.
• Regarded as a role model for leadership.
• Innovation and creativity.
• Other awards and recognitions.
• Contribution to charitable or community organisations/not-for-profit work.

The Entrepreneur Alumni Award recognises alumni who have achieved outstanding entrepreneurial success while upholding the highest standards of business practice. This award acknowledges the importance placed on entrepreneurship teaching, research and practise at the School. In selecting the Entrepreneur Alumnus/a of the Year, the Selection Panel will consider the following:

• Solvency and profitability of company.
• Sustained high level of business performance over a period of 3-5 years with firm growth and value creation.
• Ethical conduct/standards of business practise.
• Profitability of the business model, or in the case of social enterprises, a self-sustaining business practise.
• Impact on the market and the consumer.
• Innovation.
• Contribution to the economy and society, including job creation and exports.
• International reach/impact.

The Excellence in Achievement Award for Recent Graduates recognises those who have made significant progress in their careers within ten years of graduating from the School. This award recognises those who have the potential to reach the highest levels of business success in the future.

In selecting recipients of the Excellence in Achievement Award, the Selection Panel will consider the following:

• Early career impact on sector/industry.
• Demonstrable achievement beyond individual position and company.
• International experience and impact.
• Role model behaviours/highest standards of business practice.

The Alumni Service Award recognises those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the School in a volunteer capacity. The Alumni Service Award acknowledges the vital role that alumni have to play in Cranfield’s continued strength and success in the future.

In selecting recipients of the Alumni Service Award, the Selection Panel will consider the following:

• Level of voluntary service rendered to the School over a sustained period of time.
• Impact of volunteer activities in terms of increasing alumni engagement, marketing and student recruitment, and fundraising.
• International impact of volunteer activities.