The UMBC Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its 2004 Alumni Awards, which will be presented at a ceremony on April 21 in the UniversityCenter Ballroom.

The Alumni Association's Board of Directors has made some significant changes to the award categories and criteria. The awards now represent acombination of professional, personal and community-minded accomplishments and give the opportunity to recognize outstanding alumni fromdifferent academic areas.

Alumna/us of the Year Awards will be given to graduates who have brought distinction to UMBC through personal and professional achievement. An award may be made in each of the following academic areas: Engineering and Information Technology, Humanities, Life Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts. Also, a Distinguished Service Award will recognize an alumna/alumnus for exceptional service to UMBC, its students and alumni.

For more information and nomination forms, please call Alumni Relations at ext. 5-ALUM or e-mail alum@umbc.edu. Nominations should be submitted by February 13.