Alumni Awards

Julius E. Babbitt Memorial Alumni Volunteer Award

Julius E. Babbitt MPA 2001 (1969-2006), former Director of Alumni Programs, was a passionate supporter of the Harvard Kennedy School. Before joining the HKS staff, he was active in the New England Alumni Association, eventually serving as Chair for two years. During his tenure, Julius instituted such programs as an annual dinner, a negotiations class, a partnership with the United Nations Association of Greater Boston to bring the annual UN traveling film series to New England, and a partnership with a Harvard Business School alumni group to work with HKS alumni each year to mentor a selected nonprofit organization. As a member of the Kennedy School Alumni Board, he took the lead to set up a program to match students with alumni mentors. He also volunteered for the Harvard Alumni Association. As Director of the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Programs Office, Julius envisioned a large and vital corps of alumni volunteers working across the globe to connect alumni with each other and with the School.

This award was created to acknowledge an alumna/us whose passion, energy, and effectiveness as a volunteer for the School and the alumni community is inspirational.

Think of your nomination as “testimony” for the person you are nominating. The quality of information you are able to provide will be important to the Committee; and you should make a case for your nominee. Degree program alumni and executive education alumni are all eligible for this award.

Please provide the following information:

Person Submitting Nomination

Name:
HKS degree and class year or Harvard affiliation:
Email address:
Phone number:

Nominee

Name:
HKS degree and class year or Harvard affiliation:
Email address:
Phone number:

In addition, please submit as many of the following items as possible. Label each with the nominee’s name, as well as your own name, degree, and class year. Depth of information is most helpful to the Committee.

• Brief statement of nominee’s distinctive contribution or accomplishments on behalf of the School and/or the alumni community.
• Others who would be able to provide information on the nominee’s service (provide name, job title, organization, Harvard Kennedy School affiliation, phone number, email address)

Deadline for Submissions: June 15, 2008

Nominations may be submitted by email, fax, or mail.
Email: ksgalum@harvard.edu
Fax: 617-496-4511 [Attention: Julius E. Babbitt Memorial Alumni Volunteer Award Committee]
Mail: Julius E. Babbitt Memorial Alumni Volunteer Award Committee
Alumni Programs Office
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street, Box 123
Cambridge, MA 02138