ABOUT THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award is awarded annually to an alumni from Woodland Hills who has made an impact on our current students and/or community. The ideal winner will have not only achieved excellence in their career but also has volunteered or given of themselves and their time in an exemplary way.
When making your nomination, you should consider nominees on the following criteria:
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Outstanding level of professional achievement
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Service to the community
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Service to the Woodland Hills School District
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Special recognition or honors
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Other special efforts or success
The honoree will be asked to attend the 2025 Starry Night Gala at Edgewood Country Club at 6 PM on Saturday, March 8, 2025. There, the awardee will be celebrated for their achievements with the opportunity to address Gala guests.
Once nominations are closed, a committee consisting of our Host Committee (community members representing the District, parents, business owners, Rotary clubs, etc.) as well as Woodland Hills Foundation board members, will choose the 2025 Alumni of the Year, using a predefined rubric.
The committee will choose the winner based on a rubric to award points to the top alumni nominee based on, but not limited to the following:
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The nominee has displayed exemplary achievement in the nominee’s area of specialization
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The nominee has received recognition, honors, and/or awards on the local, regional, national or international level
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The nominee was nominated by another alumni
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The nominee has demonstrated service to the community in which they live or have lived
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The nominee currently lives in, works in or has a business located in Woodland Hills School District
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If the nominee has children, the children live in Woodland Hills School District
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The nominee has been actively involved in the Woodland Hills Foundation or has provided support for the Foundation (either through volunteerism, financial support, in-kind support or other acts of charity or guidance).
Before beginning, please review the nomination form in FULL. You will NOT be able to save your work and if you lose your internet connection or something else goes wrong, you will not be able to start again. We recommend downloading all questions to a word document and saving your work to your computer. Then, once you are ready, return to fill out the below form, using answers from your Word document.
Please note: the nomination form is best viewed on a PC.