Young Alumnus Award

The Young Alumnus Award is presented at the Homecoming Banquet to recognize a younger alumnus who is distinguishing him/herself through community involvement, profession, or service to Southern Utah University.

Past Recipients

2022 Whitney Mulaj ('07)
2021 Whitney Johnson ('18)
2020 Not Awarded
2019 Timian Yoshimoto Godfrey ('10)
2018 Rhett Guter ('10)
2017 Crystal Sekaquaptewa ('10)
2016 Brooke Ulrich ('04 & '07)
2015 Micah Paul Keith ('06)
2014 Grant Smith ('05)
2013 Jasen Wade Nielsen (’01)
2012 Jamie Shaw (’96)
2011 Thomas Burr (’02)
2010 Justin Harding (’00)
2009 Nate Esplin (’98)
2008 Jill Stevens Shepherd (’07)
2007 Garrett Gunderson (’02)
2006 Mechelle Mellor (’94)
2005 Sandra Lord Thomas (’98) & Kristian J. Olsen (’00)
2004 Steven Messer (’94) & Natalie Coombs Pfleger (’92)
2003 Mark Russell (’74)
2002 Darin Bird (’89)