CLA Community Members Honored at U of M Alumni Association Event

October 8, 2018

Portrait: Gabriella Granada receiving Zander Award at U of M Alumni Association ceremony

Gabriella Granada (B.A. ‘19) and recent alumna Monica Delgado (B.A. ‘18) earned the Donald R. Zander Alumni Award for Student Leadership. Gabriella (center) spoke on behalf of all 2018 Zander Award honorees at the event and is photographed with (left to right) U of M Alumni Association National Board Chair Doug Huebsch, University President Eric Kaler, U of M Regent Randy Simonson, and UMAA President & CEO Lisa Lewis.

Alumnus Paul Taylor receives award from Prof. Andrew Elfenbein

Alumnus Paul Taylor is joined onstage by Department of English Chair and Professor Andrew Elfenbein. Paul is speaking and U of M Alumni Association National Board Chair Doug Huebsch, University President Eric Kaler, U of M Regent Randy Simonson, and UMAA President & CEO Lisa Lewis are seated onstage.

Group of CLA staff receive U of M Alumni Association Award for alumni video series

CLA alumni and staff earned a Program Extraordinaire for the We Are Liberal Arts and We Are Liberal Arts: Career Readiness films. L to R: David Ullman (LATIS), Judy Anderson (UGE/Readiness), Sarah Knoblauch (LATIS), Erica Giorgi (Institutional Advancement), and CLA dean John Coleman

On October 4, 2018, alumni, staff, and students of CLA and other University of Minnesota groups were recognized at the U of M Alumni Association’s annual Alumni Awards Affair.

CLA alumni and staff earned a Program Extraordinaire award for the We Are Liberal Arts and We Are Liberal Arts: Career Readiness video series where alumni touted their pride in their liberal arts studies and described how they gained and use the 10 Core Career Competencies of a CLA education.

CLA students Elliot Fleck (BA '18, anthropology), Gabriella Granada (BA ‘19, English), and recent alumna Monica Delgado (BA ‘18, political science) earned the Donald R. Zander Alumni Award for Student Leadership.

Additionally, alumnus Paul Taylor (BA ’61) earned the UMAA’s Advocate of the Year Award for his efforts to secure legislative support for the renovation of Pillsbury Hall.