NGU Alumni Awards

Celebrating Our Heros

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Recognizing Your Epic.

The Office of Alumni Engagement develops relationships and establishes lifelong connections between North Greenville University and its alumni and friends, leading to increased support for its mission and goals. Successful relations result from the strategic and deliberate cultivation of alumni as leaders, volunteers, advocates, and donors for North Greenville University.


Alumni Award Categories

NGU Distinguished Alumni Award

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed by the NGU Alumni Association. It is given in recognition of outstanding lifetime service, which has brought honor to the individual’s alma mater. The honoree reflects the University’s core values through effective servant leadership.

Outstanding Young Alumni Award

NGU Graduate during the past ten (10) years recognized for providing significant service and recognition to the University through their involvement in the University and/or Association.

Alumni Service Award

The nominee has significantly served North Greenville (i.e. volunteer activities, etc.)

Friend of the Year Award

The Friend of the Year Award is presented annually. The recipient is recognized for outstanding service to North Greenville University by one who did not attend NGU.

Alumni Award Recipients 

  • 2023 Recipients

    Distinguished Alumnus Award

    • Camila Pitman (’83)
  • 2022 Recipients

    Young Alumnus Award

    • John Craig Williams, IV (’16)

    Distinguished Alumnus Award

    • Kathie Burgess, (’11 M.C.M)
  • 2021 Recipients

    Young Alumnus Award

    • Hunter S. Conrad (’07)

    Distinguished Alumnus

    • Harvey L. Tankersley, Jr. (’62)
    • Randy D. Bradley, (’78, D.Min.’13) 
    • Karen Clayton Bradley, (’77)
  • 2019–20 Recipients

    Young Alumnus Award

    • Suyash Raiborde (’10)

    Alumni Service Award

    • Carmen Hampton Knight (’93)

    Distinguished Alumnus

    • Dr. Dawn Montgomery Hooker (’02)
    • Rev. Curtis Johnson (’97)
  • 2018 Recipients

    Alumnus of the Year

    • Justin Pitts (’07, MBA ’12)

    President’s Award 

    • Janice Alford (’98)

    Friend of the Year

    • Bea Dillard

    Young Alumnus Award

    • Carl Dukes (’12, MBA ’14)

    Distinguished Alumnus Award

    • Nathan Bramsen (’07)
  • 2017 Recipients

    Alumni of the Year

    • Eddie Fisher, (’03)

    Distinguished Alumni of the Year

    • Chris Brank, (’09)

    Friend of the Year

    • Jack Connors – WLOS/WMYA
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