{"id":16083,"date":"2013-02-18T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T20:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=16083"},"modified":"2013-02-28T14:18:13","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T19:18:13","slug":"nominations-open-for-annual-alumni-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2013\/nominations-open-for-annual-alumni-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations Open for Annual Alumni Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) honors at least two graduates from among the more than 19,500 EMU alumni who are sharing Christ\u2019s love around the world in their every day lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominations for the 2013 awards are due March 1, 2013.<\/strong> Award recipients will be honored at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/alumni\/homecoming\/\">Homecoming and Family Weekend<\/a>, Oct. 11-13, 2013. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/alumni\/awards\/nominations\/\">Nominations<\/a> for either the Distinguished Service Award or Alumnus\/a of the Year Award are made by EMU alumni or current members of the EMU community and are reviewed by the alumni association.<\/p>\n<p>EMU will also recognize an \u201cOutstanding Young Alum,\u201d to be presented for the first time in 2013. 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