Hope Palmer Bramhall '56, Alumni Council Awards Committee chair, reminds Colby readers that the committee meets three times a year to select deserving alumni and friends of the College to receive Alumni Association awards.

Any alumni can submit nominations for the following:

Ernest C. Marriner Distinguished Service Award: Given periodically to a member of the Colby family for exceptional dedication to the College (2002 recipient: Earl Smith).

Colby Brick Award: awarded annually to three to five members of the Colby family who have demonstrated outstanding loyalty to the College through consistent and dedicated service (2002 recipients: William Alfond '72; Stephen Roy '77 and Valerie Jones Roy '76; Leland Potter '67 and Linda Mitchell Potter '66; Douglas Shair '76; James E. Fell '32).

Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award: awarded periodically at Alumni Reunion Weekend to an alumnus/alumna who has achieved unusual distinction in his or her profession or avocation (2002 recipient Allan van Gestel '57).

Edson V. Mitchell Distinguished Service Award: awarded periodically to an alumnus/alumna, within 25 years of graduation, who has demonstrated sustained dedication and leadership in support of the College (2002 recipient: John B. Devine Jr. '78).

Special consideration is given to candidates in their reunion years, Bramhall said. She noted that nominations can be made on the Colby Web site, with the form in Colby magazine, and directly to Alumni Relations staff.