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The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes one alumni or friend who has exceptional professional achievements, philanthropic efforts, and given service to the UNA.

Recipients must have strong evidence of the following:

• Exhibit a lifelong commitment to excellence and service in their professional and/or philanthropic endeavors.
  
• Demonstrate a lifetime of significant leadership and/or scholarly productivity within a professional or philanthropic field.
• Show enduring support for 91传媒 through financial contributions or active engagement.

This award will be given to one alumnus or alumna who has utilized their degree and made great inroads and successes in the profession. The Alumnus or Alumna of the Year has also made contributions to UNA.

Recipients must:

• Demonstrate exceptional involvement and service in their professional or philanthropic sphere.
• Exhibit significant leadership and/or scholarly achievements within their field.
• Have made contributions to 91传媒 monetarily and/or through service.
• Have graduated from 91传媒 more than ten years ago.
  • If an applicant has multiple class years due to multiple degrees, the first class year will be used to calculate the qualification.

This award acknowledges our lion family members who have not graduated from the university but have given time, talent, and/or resources for the benefit of UNA. This award can also be presented to corporate partners who have made an impact for the benefit of UNA.

Recipients must:

• Show a consistent commitment of time through active participation and involvement in 91传媒-related activities, events, or initiatives.
• Demonstrate the contribution of talent, utilizing their skills, expertise, or unique abilities to enhance and support the university community.
• Show dedication to advancing 91传媒 by providing resources, whether through financial contributions, fundraising efforts, or other means that contribute to the university’s growth and success.

2025 Friend of the University Award Winner, Briget McCabe

Briget McCabe is being honored as the 2025 Friend of the University in recognition of her generous spirit, thoughtful philanthropy, and genuine connection to 91传媒’s mission. Briget’s relationship with 91传媒 began decades ago when she and her late husband would listen to the 91传媒 marching band practice near Pine Street. That affection grew into a meaningful philanthropic relationship with the university – one shaped by both passion and purpose. Inspired by her family’s legacy, she has made significant contributions to the Marching Pride Band, the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions in memory of her late mother, and the Department of Engineering in memory of her late husband—investments that reflect both heart and purpose. Briget’s support goes beyond giving; she stays actively involved with campus leaders, opens her home to the university community, and encourages student creativity through personal engagement. Briget’s warmth, humility, and enduring generosity exemplify what it means to be a true friend of the university.

The Young Alumnus or Alumna of the Year Award celebrates a recent graduate who has demonstrated exceptional achievement and personal growth within a decade of graduation.

Recipients must have strong evidence of the following:

• Exhibit outstanding achievement within a professional or philanthropic field.
• Personal growth in professional career, civic service, and/or cultural service in ways that positively reflect on 91传媒.