{"id":1116,"date":"2019-03-13T17:19:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T17:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost-2019\/?page_id=1116"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:24:49","slug":"alumni-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/honors-awards\/alumni-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of the Provost helps administer two specific alumni awards: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/honors-awards\/alumni-awards\/charles-force-hutchison-and-marjorie-smith-hutchison-medal\/\">Hutchison Medal<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/honors-awards\/alumni-awards\/rochester-distinguished-scholar-award\/\">Rochester Distinguished Scholar award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Rochester also helps alumni stay connected. Visit the <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/alumni\/\">Rochester Alumni website<\/a> and the <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/\">Advancement Office\u2019s website<\/a> to learn more about how we support our alumni.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of the Provost helps administer two specific alumni awards: The Hutchison Medal and the Rochester Distinguished Scholar award. The University of Rochester also helps alumni stay connected. 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