Alumni in the Spotlight: Waring Prize Nomination Form

The Waring Prize is the highest honor that Western Reserve Academy can bestow on a past student of the school. This prize is not just about success, however. As was made clear in the charter for the Waring Prize back in 1972, this prize is awarded to "an alumnus or alumna of Western Reserve Academy who, by his or her way of life and achievements, whether at the beginning, middle or near the end of his career, represents the human and individual values the Academy strives to foster, as well as the many graduates known or unknown who have similarly made their contribution to society." The Waring Prize is about contributing to the world through courage, decisiveness, leadership, and hard work. It is about making something significant happen that impacts lives and that fosters a lasting change.

We're excited that you would like to nominate a candidate for this prestigious award. In making your nomination, please consider the values that Western Reserve Academy tries to instill in its students. As one of the world's leading preparatory schools, WRA is teaching much more than just academics and sports. The school has always had a mission of instilling principles and standards of behavior that command respect, establish trust, and promote compassion and understanding into tomorrow's leaders and visionaries. The caliber and impact of past Waring Prize recipients demonstrates just how successful WRA has been over the years in helping to mold the values of accomplished and humane leaders.

Accordingly, nominees for the Waring Prize should have demonstrated these values through concrete and well-documented accomplishments that are part of the public record, and be role models for today's students in understanding how an individual's service to society can create a lasting legacy. In nominating a candidate for the prize, we ask you to provide some specific information regarding his or her qualifications and the reasons for your nomination, below.

To nominate an alumnus or an alumna for the Waring Prize, please provide the following information:

Your Name: * A value is required.
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Nominee's Name: * A value is required.
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Your reasons for this nomination. Please be as detailed as possible. Describe the candidate's specific accomplishments in bettering society, and how his or her own personal and professional conduct and values have contributed to these accomplishments. *

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Please provide a personal recollection or anecdote about the candidate, either from your memories of him or her while at WRA or later in life.

Please provide three references of people who know the candidate and his or her contributions to society, and who would be able to specifically address the candidate's qualifications and consideration for the Waring Prize through their personal and/.or professional connection with the candidate. The best references are those you have contacted yourself, to verify that they are comfortable with and able to back up your nomination.

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Please provide contact information for the nominee's spouse or significant other, if known:  
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Additional comments or special considerations with this nomination:

By pressing "Submit Nomination," you understand that the information you provide in nominating someone for the Waring Prize will be treated as confidential by Western Reserve Academy. This information will be used solely for the purpose of evaluating the candidacy of the person you have nominated for the prize. Because there are no guarantees that someone nominated will win the prize, it is important that your nomination be kept confidential from the candidate.

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