Young Alumnus(a) of the Year

This award honors a graduate of UC Davis who has received his or her first degree within the past 10 years and has made outstanding contributions professionally, to the community or to UC Davis. Specific criteria used during the selection process include 1) contributions to profession, 2) UC Davis volunteerism and 3) community and public service.

The 2007 Young Alumna Award recipient is Tracy Caldwell, Ph.D. ’97

Caldwell, a NASA astronaut, is recipient of the Young Alumna Award, which honors outstanding professional contributions to the community or to UC Davis within 10 years of graduation. Caldwell, who earned a doctorate in 1997, served as mission specialist earlier this year on her first space flight aboard the space shuttle Endeavor.

Previous recipients:

2007 Ernesto Sandoval '96
2005 Dawn Imamoto, Cred. '95
2004 Christina V. Kirk Kazhe '93
2003 Tamara Thornell
2002 Christine A. Smith
2001 Paul Chapao Lo
2000 Jennifer L. Fearing
1999 Michael W. Dawson
1998 Elizabeth Nolan Fielding
1997 Daniel E. E. Hayes, Jr.
1996 Mark Stanley Ghilarducci
1995 Darryl Covington Hunter
1994 Melinda Guzman-Moore
1993 Constance Chang-Hasnain
1992 Jeffrey L. Tanji
1991 Kenneth W. Campbell
1990 Cynthia M. Friend
1989 Balazs I. Bodai
1988 Peter K. Thor
1987 Steven Mackey
1986 Sarah Joan Woerner
1985 John Vickery
1984 Jackie Speier
1983 Peggy Sears McLaughlin
1982 Gordon S. Baranco
1981 Rolf J. Benirschke
1980 Dennis L. Vanderpol
1979 Michael L. Campbell

CAAA Awards Nomination Form