The RSM Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA) from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) are presented annually to outstanding alumni of the school, in recognition of excellent contributions to society, business and/or the RSM community. The nominees for these RSM Distinguished Alumni Awards are chosen from our network of almost 40,000 RSM members.

Award categories

Members of the RSM community, which consists of students, staff, faculty members and alumni, can submit nominations in three categories:

• Alumni Achievement Award: acknowledges alumni who are a force for positive change in business or society. This can be as a part of a corporate community, as an entrepreneur, or as an individual whose life mission is to improve the lives of others or to protect or improve the environment.

• Alumni Volunteer Award: recognises alumni volunteers who share their time or resources to contribute to the school’s reputation, research, education and student experience, or help promote alumni relations.
• Alumni Leader in Gender Equality Award: presented to alumni who are accelerating gender equality in their chosen sector.

The nomination process 

Who can be nominated?
Alumni who have received a degree from RSM (and its predecessors, as listed on our website) can be nominated. 

Who can make a nomination?
RSM alumni, students, faculty members and staff members can make nominations through the online nomination form. You cannot nominate yourself, and only completed forms will be accepted. 

Award nominees are asked to accept their nomination. Upon accepting the nomination, the nominees will officially enter the election process and their profiles will be published on RSM’s website and via its social media channels.

The nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards will close 15 August 2019.