Presidential Alumni Recognition Gala

Do you know Boise State alumni who are worthy of recognition for their career or personal accomplishments? The Boise State Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award is an outstanding form of recognition. You are invited to submit a nomination and help to grow the impressive list of honorees.

The Alumni Association selects Distinguished Alumni Award winners who bring honor and glory to Boise State based on a record of outstanding accomplishments in their chosen profession. The award recipients are honored at an awards ceremony and gala during Homecoming week.

Distinguished Alumni Awards 2012

The Alumni Association has announced recipients of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni and Alumni Service and Honorary Alumni awards. Honorees will be recognized at the fourth annual Presidential Gala at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Stueckle Sky Center.  The campus community, alumni, students and the general public are invited to attend. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling the Alumni Association at (208) 426-1698 or registering online at alumni.boisestate.edu.Tickets are $60 for members and $70 for nonmembers. A portion of the proceeds generated from this event will support Alumni Legacy Scholarships.

In addition to being honored at the gala, recipients will be recognized during halftime of the Oct. 20 Homecoming game against UNLV.

Distinguished Alumni honorees are:

·     Mark Dunham (communication, BA, ’84) –  former executive director, Idaho Association ofGeneral Contractors

·     Rob Perez (communication, ’79) – CEO, Western Capital Bank

·     Maryann Reese (nursing, BS, ’91) – president and CEO, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital,Belleville, Ill.

·     Mark Urness (business, BA, ’88) – president, mybullfrog.com

Alumni Service Award winners are:

Pat Allaire (autotech art,’79; construction management, ‘94) and Bobbie Allaire (instructional andperformance technology, MS, ’94)

Eric Uhlenhoff (accountancy,’86)