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TOMA AWARDS 2024 General Information and Guidelines

Posted on : October 15, 2024

This year, during the Grand Alumni Homecoming 2024, the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø gives recognition to alumni achievers, as follows:

  • The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT Distinguished Alumni Awards are conferred on alumni who have demonstrated exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions in their chosen field of endeavor.
  • The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT Distinguished Service Awards are given to individual alumni and/or alumni organizations which have rendered exceptional service in the pursuit of the goals of the University.    

Nominations for these awards may be made by any ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT alumnus or alumna.  Evaluation of nominees and selection of awardees will be made by the TOMA Committee on Alumni Awards and affirmed by the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT Management.  

The guidelines for these two types of awards are detailed below. 

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT Distinguished Alumni Awards are conferred on alumni who have demonstrated, in their chosen field of endeavor, exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions that bring about substantial benefits to society and distinct honor to the University.  Recognition is given to achievements and contributions that impact the community in which the alumni are or have been active at the local, national or international level. 

General Criteria for the Awards:

Evaluation of nominees for the Distinguished Alumni Awards will be based on the following general criteria:

SERVICE ORIENTATION – the nominee’s work has clearly benefited other people, groups, and society at large, and not merely private or personal interests;

LEADERSHIP – the nominee has demonstrated effective and inspiring personal leadership in accomplishing the work for which the award is being given; i.e., achievements can be attributed more to the person than to the official position/job/title held;

IMPACT – the nominee’s work has had a substantial impact on the people, geographic area, or sector covered by the award, both qualitatively (how deep, lasting or transformative) and quantitatively (how many people or groups benefited within the area or sector);

INTEGRITY – there is no serious concern about, or challenge to the nominee’s personal integrity.

Award Categories:

The categories for the Distinguished Alumni Awards are delineated in thematic terms rather than along professional lines, and may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Community empowerment
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Culture and the arts
  • Educational innovation
  • Entrepreneurship and employment creation
  • Environmental conservation and sustainable development
  • Gender equality or women empowerment
  • Good governance
  • Peace and social cohesion
  • Poverty alleviation and human development
  • Public health promotion
  • Public service  
  • Science and technology

Awards need not be given in all the categories listed above if there are no deserving nominees for the year.  Other fields or areas of award may be considered as defined by the achievements of a deserving nominee.  The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT Distinguished Alumni Awards are meant to be a cut above those given to alumni who have achieved successful professional careers. Over and above their achievements, they must deserve the award by meeting the criteria as described above.     

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT makes a special effort to identify for nomination those unsung alumni whose achievements in far-flung places in the Philippines or in other countries are exceptional but have remained unrecognized.

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS 

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT Distinguished Service Awards are given as a special recognition to individual alumni and/or alumni organizations which have rendered exceptional service in pursuit of the goals of the University (particularly ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT) and the alumni in general.  In addition to the merits of their contributions, the integrity of nominees shall also be considered.

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT Distinguished Service Award for an alumni organization may be conferred on an in-country or foreign-based alumni organization, accredited by ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT, for its meritorious and exceptional activities, projects, and other services which benefit not only the organization’s members, but also the University, and the alumni in general.

THE NOMINATION PROCESS

Nominations for the different awards are accepted by the TOMA Committee on Alumni Awards of the Grand Alumni Homecoming 2024.  

INSTRUCTIONS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR NOMINATORS

  • Nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Distinguished Service Award for an Alumna/Alumnus, be made by accomplishing and submitting the corresponding nomination form attached below. 
  • For the Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Service for Alumna/Alumnus Awards, documentation in support of the statement of achievements, such as copies of diplomas, certificates, citations, news articles, photographs, etc., and the nominee’s recent 2”x2” photograph should also be submitted.   
  • For the Distinguished Service Award for an Alumni Organization, there is no need to fill out a nomination form.  Instead, the nominator should prepare a statement on the work, achievements, accomplishments, or performance of the chapter or group, all of which form the basis and justification for the nomination.  Supporting documents such as copies of citations/awards, news clippings, photographs, and other materials should also be submitted.
  • Nomination forms, recent 2”x2” photographs (at least 300dpi), and supporting documents should be sent in electronic or digital version through email at santiagojr.evasco@g.msuiit.edu.ph and addressed to:  

TOMA AWARDS COMMITTEE
Grand Alumni Homecoming 2024
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    • Nominations should be received at the TOMA Committee on or before Monday, October 28, 2024.   Only complete and properly accomplished forms shall be accepted as valid.  
    • The Grand Alumni Homecoming 2024 Committee on Alumni Awards will deliberate on the nominations and may request additional information or documents from the nominators.  The Committee’s decisions are final and are submitted to the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø-IIT management for affirmation. 
    • Awards may not be given in all categories every year.  Sometimes there are no nominees in a certain category, or the nominees may not meet the standards for granting the award.  For the Distinguished Alumni Award, other fields or areas of award may be considered as defined by the achievements of a deserving nominee.  
    • The Committee on Alumni Awards will immediately notify the alumni who have been selected for their respective awards. The awardees must confirm their acceptance of the award and their attendance at the awards ceremony by submitting the signed conforme.  
    • All Alumni Awardees will attend the Awards Ceremony on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 6:00 pm, during the Grand Alumni Homecoming Night to personally receive their award, otherwise a designated proxy  will receive it.

 

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