Regents’ Distinguished Alumni Award Committee
Function
Accepts and screens the names of those nominated for the award and recommends prospective candidates to the president, who makes recommendations to the Board of Regents.
Composition and Tenure
Committee member terms are based on the academic year appointed as of August 15th of the year. Committee member recommendations will be made by the WSUAA and approved by the President’s Office.
The committee is comprised of:
- Chair, Faculty Senate (appointed annually)
- Executive Director, Alumni Association (standing member)
- Awards Committee Member, Alumni Association Board of Directors (appointed annually)
- WSU Foundation Advocate Representative appointed by VP, Advancement (appointed annually)
- Vice President, Advancement and CEO, WSU Foundation (standing member)
- Representative, ASWSU (appointed annually)
- Committee Secretary, Alumni Association (ex officio)
Regents’ distinguished alumnus website
Committee membership
Martinez, Jerry
Awards Committee Member, Chair
Alumni Association Board of Directors
Appointed Annually
Alumni Association Board of Directors
Appointed Annually
Connell, Mike
Vice President, Advancement
CEO, WSU Foundation
Standing Member
CEO, WSU Foundation
Standing Member
Klein, Tracy
Chair-elect, of the Faculty Senate
Appointed Annually
Appointed Annually
Little, Ed
Alumni Association, Past President
Appointed Annually
Appointed Annually
Maki, Mariah
Executive Director
Alumni Association
Standing Member
Alumni Association
Standing Member
Minick, Mandy
WSU Foundation Advocate Representative
Appointed Annually
Appointed Annually
Grindle, Sierra
ASWSU, Representative
ASWSU Global
Director of Promotions
Appointed Annually
ASWSU Global
Director of Promotions
Appointed Annually
Vandolah Ekberg, Jamaica
Alumni Association
Committee Secretary
ex officio
Committee Secretary
ex officio