Stanton Community Schools Foundation

Current Recipient

Past Recipients

Eligibility and Criteria

​The eligibility and criteria for the Distinguished Alumni Award are as follows:

• Nominees shall be graduates of Stanton Community School, that is, alumni who have received diplomas from the Stanton Community School District at least 10 years prior to induction year.

• The nominee has gone on after high school to serve their communities and the world through their careers, vocations or service dedication, and/or through a variety of endeavors, including:  professional, athletic/entertainment, science/technology, community/governmental service, and/or entrepreneur/industrial, and/or

• The nominee has made an outstanding contribution to society, and/or

• The nominee is a person of historical significance, and/or

• The nominee has been a prominent local, state, national and/or world figure

These categories are listed to serve as general guidelines in the selection process. It is not mandatory that candidates for induction represent any or each of the above categories. We are not just looking for famous or financially successful people to honor. We are attempting to honor individuals or married couples (both SHS graduates) who have made a difference, people who have succeeded and people who have given unselfishly to make the world a better place. Nominations of posthumous alumni are encouraged.

Presentation of Award

​The Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to the recipient at the Stanton Community Schools annual spring Awards Night held in May of each year.  The recipient will receive one plaque – as a personal remembrance and recipient details will be displayed on the Distinguished Alumni Award wall at Stanton Middle/High School. Recipients will be displayed for one year on the award wall.

Nomination

​The Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be selected based on the nomination process. Outstanding alumni nominations may be submitted by anyone. Significant nominations should be encouraged through appropriate and widespread publicity. Nomination forms will be sent in the fall Stanton Community Schools Foundation letter, published in the newspaper, and an electronic nomination form will be available on the Stanton Community Schools Foundation website.

All nominations will be accepted by the committee and will be considered official upon the receiving of a completed nomination form. The completed forms must be mailed to:  Distinguished Alumni Award, Stanton Community School, c/o David Cunningham, PO Box 749, Stanton, NE 68779 or submitted electronically through the Stanton Community Schools Foundation website.

Supplementary documentation, including letters of recommendation, is encouraged and should be submitted with the completed application form. All nomination forms must be received or postmarked no later than March 1st of each year.

Any individual not selected in a given year will be reconsidered every year for a maximum of three years. The nominator may update submitted materials annually.

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One alumni will be inducted in a given year.

Selection of Award Recipient

​The chairperson will set and announce the meeting date to select the award recipient.  All committee members will receive a copy of each nomination at least one week or more prior to the selection meeting.   In the unusual case that all members cannot be present to vote on the selections, 2/3 of the membership must be present to make the selection of the award recipient. The award recipient will be announced prior to the end of the school year in April. The award will be presented during Awards Night of that same year.

The selection Committee will consist of the following people:

• Superintendent of School

• High School Principal

• Student Council President

• Past Alumni Recipient

• Two Community Representatives – Foundation Member, Foundation President (chairperson)

• Two SCS employees (The most veteran certified staff member will be invited to attend)