Award Nominations Sought The Alumni Association of Montana State University is seeking nominations for both the Blue and Gold Award and the Alumni Achievement Award. Nominations for these awards can be made by Montana State University alumni, faculty, friends and students. These prestigious awards will be presented to selected honorees at the awards ceremony during Homecoming weekend. The Blue and Gold Award honors an individual who has rendered great lifetime service or who has brought national or international distinction to MSU or to the state of Montana. The person must have achieved prominence through service to one or a combination of profession, family, country, world, university, philanthropy or humanity. The Alumni Achievement Award goes to alumni who have distinguished themselves through professional achievement, or who have an outstanding record of service to community, state or humankind, or who have provided great service to MSU. The award was initiated in 1999. If you would like to nominate someone who deserves to be honored by Montana State University and the Alumni Association, please visit www.montana.edu/alumni/awards, or request a nomination packet from the Alumni Association at alumni@montana.edu or by calling 1-800-842-9028. We will be happy to send you the information. The 2004 Alumni Awards Ceremony and Champagne Reception is scheduled to be held on Friday of Homecoming weekend, October 8. The nominations deadline is August 15.