The Young Alumnus Award is given to an alumnus/a who is 30 years of age or younger and has shown great promise in his or her professional field and/or volunteered considerable time to TFAS or community service. The recipient of this award embodies the values, ideals and potential of an alumnus/a of one of the TFAS programs.

Criteria:

• The recipient must be an alumnus/a of at least one TFAS program.
• The recipient must be 30 years of age or younger.
• The recipient should show great promise or have identifiable accomplishments in his or her chosen profession or has exemplified a commitment to TFAS through fundraising, recruitment of students or volunteering his or her time to further the mission of the organization.
• The recipient must be able to attend the award ceremony.

Past recipients include:

• Mary Ellen Beatty ’05
• Andrew Christianson ’04, ’05
• Lauren Crawford ’04
• Rodney Hughes ’04, ’05
• Remley Johnson ’11
• Mercedes Stephenson ’02
• Alissa Swango ’00, ’02
• Jessica Taylor ’05
• Will Weatherford ’02
• Kari Travis ’12, Novak ’18
• Aubree Weaver ’11