Iron Thistle Award Form for 2025

Thank you for taking the time to nominate someone for the Iron Thistle Award. Nominees will be
evaluated based solely on the information you share with us. Please be thorough in your nomination
and do not leave sections blank; the more information you provide, the better. Keep in mind that
current staff and faculty are not eligible. In addition, if the alumna/us is deceased, they must be
nominated in the same year of their death. Nominees are not informed of their nomination, though you
are welcome to tell them that you nominated them.

Nominee First and Last Name

Nominee phone number

Nominee email

Nominee's most recent mailing address

Nominee's Class year

Nominee's Church affiliation

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Describe the nominee's involvement in his/her local church. Does he/she serve in a ministry? If so, which one(s) and for how long? If known, how long has he/she been a member of this church?

Describe the nominee's character when interacting with friends and family. How do those closest to the
nominee describe this person? What evidences of humility do you see if this person’s life (provide
examples)?

State the nominee's calling/career and how he/she seeks to make Christ preeminent in his/her
calling/career. How long has this person been in this calling/career? Describe the successes he/she has
achieved in this calling/career. What are some tangible ways in which he/she makes Christ preeminent
in that calling/career?

Describe the nominee's involvement in his/her community. (Include leadership positions in the local
community, service organizations he/she volunteers with, awards received for service done, etc.)

Describe the nominee's investment, whether it be time, talent, or treasure, in the Covenant College
community. Examples might include but are not limited to: volunteering to serve on a panel discussion,
presenting as a guest speaker/lecturer, mentoring students, referring students to CC, sending their own
students to CC, monetarily supporting the college. How long has this person engaged with the college in
this way?

Share any further thoughts on how the life of the nominee identifies with Covenant College's mission,
"In all things Christ preeminent."

Your information

Legal First Name

Last Name

Preferred Name

Birthdate

Class Year

Phone Number

Email Address

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code