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Distinguished Alumni Awards
 The 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented on Friday, January 11, to five exceptional Baylor graduates--Steven Browning '71, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda; Dr. James Shelhamer '69, Deputy Chief of the Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health; Virginia Cannaday DuPuy '56, MA '62, Mayor of Waco; Mark Hurd '79, Chair of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard; and Abelardo Valdez, JD '70, International lawyer and former U.S. Ambassador and Chief of Protocol for the White House.
The presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Awards--the most prestigious of the alumni association's tributes--has been an annual tradition for more than forty years. Each year at a black-tie banquet, the Baylor Alumni Association recognizes Baylor graduates for outstanding achievements in their respective fields.
The first class of recipients in 1965 included businessman Earl C. Hankamer and Texas Instruments researcher Gordon Teal. Many Baylor graduates have followed in their footsteps to earn the award, representing excellence in finance, science and technology, law, politics, and education.
However, the scope of honorees is not limited to traditional professions. In 2004, linguist Betty Boyd Welch was honored for her work as a Bible translator, and California actress Carole Cook received the award in 1995. Mike Singletary accepted the honor for his career as a professional athlete-turned-motivational speaker in 2000.
These names and the dozens of others that grace the roster of Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are a testament to the diversity Baylor graduates' gifts and talents.
Click here for a list of past recipients: Distinguished Alumni Award
NOTE: The 2009 Distinguished Alumni Banquet is scheduled for January 16, 2009. For more information about the event, or to submit a nomination for 2010, contact shari_downing@baylor.edu.
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