Awards

The Tepper School Alumni Awards recognize excellence in our alumni community for outstanding career accomplishments or achievements and for impressive service to the school and alumni community.

2026 Alumni Awards Nominations Are Now Being Accepted

The 2026 Tepper School Alumni Awards nomination process is now open. Please submit nominations! The nomination form will be open until Tuesday, January 10, 2026.

The Tepper School Alumni Board Awards Committee will review the pool of nominations submitted by the Tepper School community. The awards will be presented at the Tepper Reunion weekend celebration in 2026.

Submit Your Nominations

Deadlines, Selection, and Candidate Status

All nominations must be received by the Alumni Association on or before the deadline.
Alumni Award Honorees are selected each year by members of the Tepper School Alumni Association Board Awards Committee.
Selected Award Honorees are informed of their nominations and selections by the President of the Tepper School Alumni Association Board, and their acceptance of the awards is then confirmed. Nominees must agree to attend the official award ceremony to receive the award.
Once all Award Honorees are confirmed, nominators are informed of their candidates' status.

Eligibility

All living, degreed alumni of the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University are eligible for consideration. This includes undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. alumni of the Tepper School (GSIA).
Only alumni, faculty and staff of the Tepper School of Business may nominate other alumni for awards.
Nominations will remain active for three award selection cycles. If a candidate is not selected, nominators will have the opportunity to add supplemental and/or updated information to the individual's nomination packet before the next deadline.

Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award

The Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award is intended to recognize both the longevity and consistency of professional achievement of the highest caliber over one's professional lifetime. These distinguished graduates have contributed significantly to their industries, companies, and communities and brought honor to the Tepper School of Business by upholding the highest values and traditions of the school.

Alumni Achievement Award

The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes the nominee's outstanding accomplishments and leadership in his or her profession, which brings honor to the Tepper School of Business upholding the highest values and traditions of the school. Alumni may be nominated for contributions such as industry innovation, significant impact in one's field or substantive value creation.

Alumni Service Award

This award recognizes volunteer service to the Tepper School community or its alumni organizations, including active participation in alumni or university affairs; faithful and continued effort in maintaining class, chapter, interest group or other alumni organizations; or assistance in expanding the influence and prestige of the Tepper School and Carnegie Mellon University. Breadth, length and impact of volunteer service to the school will be considered.

Recent Alumni Awards for Achievement or Service

The Recent Alumni Award is intended to recognize either outstanding professional accomplishment and/or service to the Tepper School community by those who have graduated within the last 10 years.

The committee will award both a Recent Tepper Graduate Alumni Award and a Recent Tepper Undergraduate Alumni Award.