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Alumni Awards

Congratulations to the 2024 Alumni Award Recipients!

Each year the SMSU Alumni Association seeks to recognize alumni and friends who have made significant contributions of time, talent or financial resources to help advance and bring positive recognition to Southwest Minnesota State University. This year's award recipients have been selected and will be recognized during Homecoming at The Southwest Celebration on Friday, October 11.

The evening begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. with an open bar, a formal dinner, and a short program recognizing this year's Alumni Awards winners followed by a Homecoming mixer with a cash bar. The event will be held in the SMSU Conference Center Upper Level with valet parking available.

Tickets are $50 per person and are available for purchase below.

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Alumni Achievement Award

This award is presented to a graduate in recognition of their remarkable professional success and the positive reflection made on the reputation of all graduates of SMSU. 

  • Deborah (Geiver) Norlin '84
  • Steve Klein '75

Past Alumni Achievement Winners

GOLD (Graduate of Last Decade) Award

This award is presented to a graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University. The GOLD Award is to recognize recent graduates with exceptional achievement and significant contribution to the recipient's profession, community/society, or university. The graduate must have graduated within the past ten years. 

  • Doria Drost '19/'21

Past GOLD Award Winners

Honorary Lifetime Membership Award

This award is presented to an individual or couple who are not an SMSU graduate, but give their time, talents, and enthusiasm as if they were.

  • Gary Dahms

Past Honorary Lifetime Winners

John & Kathy Paxton Alumni Service Award

This award is presented to a candidate who demonstrates outstanding service to SMSU. 

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