USC Alumni Awards 2021

Each year the Alumni Association has the great honor of celebrating the best and brightest alumni and friends of the university with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Outstanding Black Alumni award, the Outstanding Veteran Alumni Award, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award and the Honorary Life Membership Award. These awards are the highest honors reflecting the ideals cherished by South Carolinians that include service, integrity, character and leadership.

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2021 ALUMNI AWARDS PRESENTATION


2021 AWARD WINNERS

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award

Dr. Dennis Pruitt

Dr. Dennis Pruitt

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, named for the great humanitarian and philanthropist, honors an outstanding graduate demonstrating professional excellence of character and service to humanity and is the highest honor awarded to South Carolina alumni.
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Distinguished Alumni Award

Mark Lee

Dr. Mark Lee

The highly competitive Distinguished Alumni Award honors alumni whose professional and personal lives have exemplified dedication and excellence in leadership, citizenship and voluntarism while offering a lifetime devotion to the University of South Carolina.
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Honorary Life Member

Joe Blanchard

Joe Blanchard

The Honorary Life Membership Award pays sincere homage to friends of Carolina who enthusiastically support and tirelessly serve the University of South Carolina community.
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Outstanding Black Alumni

Dr. Hope Rivers

Dr. Hope Rivers

The Outstanding Black Alumni Award is presented to a graduate who has uniquely distinguished themselves in their professional career, shown remarkable leadership capabilities and positively impacted their community.
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Outstanding Young Alumni

James Wolf

James Wolf

The Outstanding Young Alumni Award honors a graduate under 40 who represents the breadth and scope of new talent, has achieved extraordinary success in a chosen profession and has significantly set themselves apart from their peers.
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Previous Award Winners