FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD
What a wonderful first half of the year we’ve had so far! Our Alumni Association Board of Directors is a committed group and has been working to make the alumni experience a terrific one for all. It is a pleasure to participate in all the year’s events, but there is one I have to boast about – the Etiquette Dinner. The quality of current students is remarkable. They are very polished, polite, smart and respectful. What a delight it was to spend an evening with them.
The alumni board continues their efforts in developing handbooks for new chapter activity, enhancing the HandShake career services platform, improving relationships between faculty and students, and putting on engaging events. This year’s homecoming activities were so much fun — the parade, community spirit contest, campus sprit contest, victory dinner honoring some remarkable alums, all culminating with a big win over Dixie State. Hats off to the alumni events committee for their efforts.
As my daughter Meredith (a CMU graduate) says, “How could it get any better?” It can! We just had over 500 graduates in December and for the very first time there will be a split spring ceremony. It will be separated by degrees to make for a more personable experience for graduating students and their families.
The university is our legacy because we will be forever Mavericks. The universal connection and the elite group we belong to means a lot to us. We all need to find a way to return the favor of a top notch education. Let’s do what we can to improve the next generation’s opportunities however that may look. I just urge you to make the effort sooner than later.
Go Mavs!
Douglas Sorter, Class of ‘80 Alumni Association Board President
NOW TAKING NOMINATIONS!
Distinguished Alumni Award The Alumni Association’s most coveted award. Candidates need to have distinguished themselves in their professional career; made large contributions to CMU, their community and nation; and have been recognized in their professional or personal community. Nomination Deadline: March 29, 2019 SupportingCMU.org/ distinguished-alumni
Young Alumni Who’s Who
Candidates should be alumni under the age of 40 and have demonstrated significant professional accomplishment early in their career and have made a commitment to CMU through leadership, volunteering or contributions. Nomination Deadline:March 29, 2019 SupportingCMU.org/ young-alumni
ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Alumni Association is now accepting applications for the Alumni Board of Directors. Board members assist with fulfilling the mission of building and cultivating relationships to benefit the alumni, students and faculty of Colorado Mesa University. The board term is two years with the option to renew three times.
Application Deadline: March 29, 2019
SupporthingCMU.org/alumni-board
