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Julius E. Babbitt Memorial Alumni Volunteer Award
Created and endowed in 2007, this award recognizes an alumna or alumnus who has made an exceptional contribution to the HKS community by volunteering time, creativity, and energy and by advancing the spirit of volunteerism and service to the School. It honors the memory of Julius Babbitt MC/MPA 2001, a member of the HKS Alumni Board of Directors who served both as director of HKS Alumni Programs and chair of the HKS New England Alumni Association.
Nominee Criteria
- At least five years of volunteer activity in service to Harvard Kennedy School. Current volunteers or regional leaders are eligible for this award. Current HKS Alumni Board members are not eligible.
- Self-nominated or nominated by a fellow alumnus/a or Harvard faculty or staff member.
- Nominee has distinguished him/herself by volunteering his/her time, creativity, and energy to the HKS community.
- Nominee has demonstrated uncommon commitment to advancing the spirit of volunteerism and service to HKS and its alumni community.
- Volunteer activities include, but are not limited to, organizing events, leading regional activities, planning class reunions, securing class gifts, researching “lost” alumni lists, networking for jobs for their peers and current students, referring candidates for admission to degree and executive programs, or contributing in other powerful ways not currently envisioned.
Previous Award Winners
2012
Joseph A. Rieser Jr. MPP 1974
As a member of Harvard Kennedy School’s first Executive Council, Joseph A. Rieser Jr. MPP 1974 helped expand the Council by opening up elections to all alumni. He has made significant contributions to rewrite the bylaws and identify nominees, and chartered initiatives to expand alumni giving, create local chapters, connect alumni, grow the alumni board, and bridge the professional gap between students and alumni. His actions, which were foundational to building the HKS Alumni Association, represent a significant contribution to the HKS alumni community worldwide.
2011
Akiteru Maruta MC/MPA 2003
2010
Robert Xie MC/MPA 1994
Mr. Xie’s foundational work to organize the HKS China Alumni Association, providing information about China’s culture, governance, industries, and markets, as well as his efforts in organizing major events and supporting networking activities have greatly expanded the HKS community and the School’s outreach.
2007
Lisa-Joy Zgorski MPP 1993
Elected in 2004 as president of the HKS Washington DC Alumni Network, which serves the largest concentration of HKS alumni in the world, she served in that position until 2007. Previously she had been an active volunteer with the DC alumni group and a two-term member of the HKS Alumni Board, serving three years on the board’s Executive Committee.
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