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Hatter Highlights
Connect with the Office of Alumni Engagement for a short conversation about yourself! What kinds of milestones have you reached in life and your career? How did Stetson play a role in your journey? Your story may offer valuable insight to Current Hatters and other alumni.
Check out our YouTube channel to view all the Hatter Highlights and contact us through the Hatter Highlight form if you’d like to connect or nominate a fellow Hatter to share their story!
Class Notes
Keep the Stetson community apprised of the personal events and/or achievements going on in your life! Whether it's a marriage, promotion or the birth of a future Hatter, let us know by filling out your class notes. Updates you submit will likely make it into the next upcoming Stetson Magazine, published quarterly.
Review Class Notes - Fall 2022 Magazine
Hatter Owned Business Spotlight
We want to give more visibility to the amazing careers and successes of our resilient Hatter alumni network. If you own a business and want to be featured, submit your info now. This will help our community to have a greater Hatter network and establish more opportunities for collaboration.
Alumni Awards
Stetson University is proud to recognize individuals who personify the university's mission of providing an excellent education in a creative community where learning and values meet. These individuals represent qualities of mind and heart that we hope to develop in our students while they reach their full potential as informed citizens of local communities and the world. The university awards are presented annually during the Homecoming celebration to outstanding alumni and other supporters of the university. Award Nominations for 2025 have closed. If you have any questions regarding the awards, contact us at [email protected].
The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented annually to up to two Stetson University alumni who have brought honorable distinction and special recognition to Stetson University.
To be nominated for this award, the Stetson graduate(s) must prove to have made significant contributions of time and/or philanthropy to the university and their community through outstanding success and achievement in their lives and professions.
This award is the highest honor Stetson Alumni bestows on a graduate of the university.
The Outstanding Young Alumni Award is presented annually to an undergraduate or graduate degree holder of Stetson University within the last ten years. The award recognizes honorable contributions to society and their chosen profession through significant accomplishment or promise in leadership; or civic, cultural or charitable involvement. To be nominated for this award, the nominee must demonstrate long-standing meaningful engagement with the university through mentorship, events, philanthropic support, or service.
The The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to a graduate or friend of the university. This award is in recognition of their personal commitment to the values and goals of Stetson University and dedicated service in the areas of personal growth, intellectual development and global citizenship.
To be nominated for this award, a Stetson graduate or friend of the university must demonstrate continual outstanding volunteer service on a local, state, national or international level – including at Stetson, through clubs or service organizations, or through other community involvement.
The Doyle E. Carlton Award is presented annually to a graduate or friend of Stetson University in recognition of devotion to Christian higher education and in appreciation for his/her extraordinary contribution to the life and development of Stetson University, the City of DeLand and the State of Florida.
The George and Mary Hood Award is given in honor of Dr. George Hood, former dean of students, professor and director of the Counseling Center, and his wife, the late Mary Turner Hood, longtime assistant to President and chancellor J. Ollie Edmunds. It is presented annually to a member or friend of the Stetson University community in recognition of his/her passion for, and commitment and contributions to, Stetson University and its core values.
"Networking with alumni was core to my Stetson experience. I am grateful for the guidance and mentorship that came from those relationships and ultimately helped me get to where I am today."
Max Perez-Duel ’20
"Stetson’s community has been around for over a century, and it is our duty to continue the legacy and sense of community we pride ourselves on being a part of."
Nezha Elabbassy ’17