Cleveland State University’s 20th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards will salute nine outstanding graduates for their service, leadership and career achievements. This year’s recipient of the CSU Distinguished Alumni Award for the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs is John J. Boyle III.

The awards ceremony will be held Saturday, June 5 at the InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center, 9801 Carnegie Ave. Tickets are $65 each; sponsorships and tables are available. The evening includes a reception and wine pull at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards program at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Alumni Association’s Student Leadership Scholarship fund and alumni programs. For reservations, call 216-687-2078 or visit www.csuohio.edu/alumni by Friday, May 21. Photos of the honorees are available from Cleveland State’s Department of University Marketing at 216-687-2290.

Tom Norris, Dean's Distinguished Alumni
Award recipient, 2008 and Senator Grace Drake.

Each year the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs honors and celebrates the achievement and public service record of one of its alumni. These alumni have been selected by a committee consisting of Levin College alumni, faculty and staff for their career excellence and demonstrated dedication to community service. Together, the Distinguished Alumni represent and symbolize the commitment made by each and every alumnus. In many respects, they also represent the College itself, for they serve as national ambassadors for our mission of public service.