Nominate an individual for the Distinguished Alumni Award or the Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Award.
Nominations must be received by the end of November to be considered for the following year.
Singing Hoosiers Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Award Nominations
Nomination Procedure: Distinguished Alumni Award
- Any individual or ensemble whose members were performing members of the Singing Hoosiers for at least two years.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as resource persons for the Singing Hoosiers—such as choreographer, arranger, technician, or teaching assistant.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as directors for the Singing Hoosiers.
- Any nominees who have distinguished themselves in any field or public service.
- Any nominees who have shown ongoing support for the Singing Hoosiers or the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council.
- The president of the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council shall appoint the chair of this committee to serve from anniversary reunion to anniversary reunion (five years). The committee chair shall appoint members that have representations from a broad spectrum of alumni. Ex-officio members of this committee shall include the current and former Directors of the Singing Hoosiers.
- The chair shall be a non-voting member of the committee who may vote only in the event of a tie.
- The president of the SHAC, the current director of the Singing Hoosiers, and the current IU Alumni Association liaison shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee. Former directors may be invited to serve as ex-officio.
- Any member of the committee who is also a nominee for the award shall forfeit the committee position.
- The standing committee, appointed at the first annual meeting, on March 15, 1980, shall serve as the initial selection committee. Thereafter, a committee shall be appointed as stated in Article IV, Section A.
- The award shall be presented at the annual meeting of the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council and shall consist of a plaque. The recipient’s name shall also be inscribed on a permanent plaque in the school.
- More than one award may be presented if it is deemed appropriate by the selection committee to do so.
- If no qualified nominee exists in a given year, no award shall be given.
Nomination Procedure: Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Award
- Any individual or ensemble whose members were performing members of the Singing Hoosiers for at least two years.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as resource persons for the Singing Hoosiers—such as choreographer, arranger, technician, or teaching assistant.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as directors for the Singing Hoosiers.
- Candidate(s) must be under the age of 35.
- Candidate(s) must have achieved significant recognition or accomplishment through professional achievement, community service, or university service.
- Recipient(s) will accept the award in person at the Singing Hoosiers Annual Recognition Alumni Awards Banquet when possible.