Alumni Awards

This award was established to honor individuals who are not alumni of Bluefield University. However, they are to be commended and given honorary alumni status due to their significant contributions of service and support to the University and its mission and vision. This person must also be a representation of the values and mission of Bluefield University.

This award will be presented each year at Homecoming to no more than one individual or couple.

The alumnus/alumna selected for this award must meet the following requirements:

• The individual must be a Bluefield University alumnus/alumna, and at least forty years old.
• Throughout their life, they must have reached outstanding accomplishments in their profession, business, community, state, or nation.
• They also must have displayed significant leadership to his/her community through service or profession, and represent the values and mission of Bluefield University.

Recipients must not be a current sitting member on the Association Board of Directions. They must display significant service and contribution to the Alumni Association of Bluefield University.

All Bluefield University Association members are eligible for this award. This award will be given to only one recipient each year at Homecoming.

The alumnus/alumna that is selected for this award must meet the following requirements:

• The individual must be a Bluefield University graduate forty (40) years old or younger, and exhibit the values and mission of Bluefield University.
• Outstanding accomplishments in their profession, business, community, state, or nation will be the criteria used to select individuals.
• Other criteria will include the display of significant leadership to his/her community through service or profession, and the individual must also represent the value and mission of Bluefield University.

Recipients must not be a current sitting member on the Association Board of Directors. He/She must display significant service and contribution to the Alumni Association of Bluefield University.

All Bluefield University graduates are eligible for this award. Alumni that did not graduate from Bluefield University are not eligible for this award. This award will be given to only one recipient each year at Homecoming.

This award is presented each year at Homecoming to an individual, alumnus/alumna, or friend of Bluefield University, who displays service to the University through service. The measurement of service can be identified through fundraising, recruiting, support, or faithful service to the University, and the event should be a significant endeavor. This individual must also be a representative of the values and mission of Bluefield University.

Bluefield University holds service as a core value. It is seen in student activities, the University’s academic programs, and is a way of life for the faculty, staff, and alumni of the University. Therefore in 2004, the Primitivo Delgado Christian Service Award was created.

This recipient should be either a Bluefield University graduate, alumni, faculty member, staff member, or student. The individual should display continual service and compassion in his/her ministry. He/She also must have displayed significant leadership to his/her community through service or profession, and represent the values and mission of Bluefield University. Recipients must not be a current sitting member on the Association Board of Directors. This award will be given to only one recipient or couple each year at Homecoming.

The Bluefield University Athletic Hall of Fame was established to pay tribute and give recognition to former athletes, coaches, and others of meritorious service who have made exceptional contributions to the athletic programs of the University.  Membership shall consist of athletes, coaches, trainers, athletic administrators, and others of meritorious service who fulfilled the purpose of this established award.  Inductees will be selected by a committee of the following individuals:

• Bluefield University Director of Alumni Relations, Chair
• Bluefield University Athletic Director
• Two coaches from the active coaching staff at Bluefield University
• The faculty representative to athletics at Bluefield University
• The Bluefield University Alumni Association Vice President
• A Bluefield University Alumni Association member

Athlete Criteria:

• One must have been an athlete as documented in the College’s records.
• The nominee must have graduated from Bluefield University.

At least two years of the nominee’s intercollegiate athletic competition must have been at Bluefield University.