Alumni Awards
Distinguished. Humble. Accomplished. Centered. Pointers.
UW-Stevens Point honors our alumni biannually with the UWSP Alumni Awards. These different awards are Distinguished Alumnus, Trailblazer, Mary Ann Nigbor Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards. We call upon our Pointer family to nominate those who they believe to be deserving of these awards.
2025 Alumni Award Recipients
Trailblazer Award
Khalif El Amin ’09
Co-Founder & COO Young Enterprising Society
Mary Ann Nigbor Volunteer of the Year Award
Tom Weaver ’94
Volunteer Sports Announcer, UW-Stevens Point
Distinguished Alumnus
Rick Adamski ’80
Conservation Farmer
Distinguished Alumnus
Dr. Gary F. Karner
Retired Commissioner of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
Distinguished Alumnus
Julie Lassa ’93
Presidential Appointee – Wisconsin State Director, US Department of Agriculture – Rural Development
Lifetime Achievement Award
Frank and Kathleen Haeni, ’70
Retired Educators and Philanthropists
Distinguished Alumnus Award
The University bestows the Distinguished Alumni Award on
alumni who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in
their professions.
Brief video interviews with past award recipients can be found by
clicking on the following links:
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a graduate who, over
the course of 20 years or more since graduating from UWSP,
has achieved overall greatness in any given area–professional,
service or personal.
To view some of these outstanding recipients visit the Lifetime Achievement Award recognition page. (Click link to view)
Mary Ann Nigbor Volunteer of the Year Award
The University honors those who have given freely of their resources,
which directly or indirectly benefit the University of Wisconsin Stevens
Point with the Mary Ann Nigbor Volunteer of the Year Award.
To view some of these outstanding individuals, please click here:
Mary Ann Nigbor Volunteer of the Year Award to watch: recognition page.
Trailblazer Award
The Trailblazer Award is bestowed upon an alumnus who, since graduating
fewer than 15 years prior, has achieved outstanding professional accomplishments in his or her area of study, employment, or research.
The award is given as warranted at the discretion of the Alumni Association.
The Trailblazer Award recognition page features brief videos of past award recipients. (Click link to view)
