The 2007 Grand Awards Ceremony was held at the Kellogg Center on Thursday, October 11th during Homecoming Week.

The 2008 Grand Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 2nd.

Check this page for more details as they become available.

2007

• Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
  
• Alumni Service Award Winners
  
• Honorary Alumni Award Winners
  
• Philanthropist Award Winners
  
• Distinguished Young Alumni Award Winners
  

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The Alumni Association would like to congratulate the following individuals as they have been selected to receive the Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni Award, Philanthropist Award, Alumni Service Award, Honorary Alumni Award and the Distinguished Young Alumni Award. (Degrees listed were awarded by Michigan State University).


DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
The DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD is given annually to alumni who have distinguished themselves by obtaining the highest level of professional accomplishments and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.

Ghassem Asrar
Deputy Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Bethesda, Maryland

 

 

 

Rebecca Humphries
Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Lowell, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

Wallace Jefferson
Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Austin, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

Surinder Kapur
Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Sona Group
Gurgaon, India

 

 

 

Andrea Van de Kamp
Consultant, Andrea Van de Kamp Consulting Services
Pasadena, California

 

 

 

 

 

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PHILANTHROPIST AWARD
This award is presented to an individual, family, association, corporation, or foundation with a proven record of providing major, on-going financial support and leadership to MSU. The candidates will have demonstrated outstanding philanthropic responsibility toward MSU; their generosity encourages others to take leadership roles in philanthropy toward MSU.

Grand Action
A non-profit organization stimulating economic growth through public/private partnerships in Grand Rapids, MI.

 

 

 

Russell Mawby
Chairman Emeritus, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Augusta, Michigan

 

 

 

 

Steve and Millie Smith
Television Color Analyst for NBA broadcasts for Fox Sports
Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD
This award is presented to an individual, family, association, corporation, or foundation with a proven record of providing major, on-going financial support and leadership to MSU. The candidates will have demonstrated outstanding philanthropic responsibility toward MSU; their generosity encourages others to take leadership roles in philanthropy toward MSU.

Tom Benner
Associate Director, Sales Support/Finance & Pricing, AT&T
Chesterfield, Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

Myral Robbins
Program Director, Osteopathic Family Medicine, MSU/KCMS
Huntington Woods, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

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HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD
The HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD is given annually to candidates who have demonstrated continuing outstanding volunteer service to Michigan State University on a local, state, national or international level, and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.

Edythe Broad
Community Leader and Philanthropist
Los Angeles, California

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Foster
Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Richland, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

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DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
The Distinguished Young Alumni Award is given annually to candidates who have distinguished themselves by obtaining a high level of professional accomplishment and who possess high standards of integrity and character to positively reflect an enhance the prestige of Michigan State University. These individuals demonstrate a commitment to Michigan State University by continuing outstanding volunteer service on behalf of the University and/or participation and leadership in meritorious public service on a local, state, national or international level.

Navneet Singh Narula
Management Consulting, Executive Financial Services
Lawrenceville, Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff Schmitz
Senior Manager Strategy, The Hershey Company
Lancaster, Pennsylvania