Outstanding Cast/Crew Representative Award 2025

The "Cast/Crew" is the core, the fundamental building block of the Up with People experience. Even after our year(s) on the road, the experiences that we shared are tied to ...

The Samuel Lanham Award – 2025

The Samuel Lanham Award for Extraordinary Service to the UWPIAA recognizes an individual who has devoted time and effort to the growth and support of the Up with People International ...

2025 James E. MacLennan Everyday Hero Awards

The James E. MacLennan Everyday Hero Award recognizes those who have served their communities with countless small, selfless acts of kindness and time commitment, those who’ve, founded, been involved in, ...

2025 J. Blanton Belk Outstanding Alumnus/Alumna Award

The J. Blanton Belk Outstanding Alumnus/Alumna Award recognizes an alumnus or alumna who has made an exceptional contribution to humankind by carrying forward the ideals of UWP. David Lott – ...

Outstanding Cast/Crew Representative

Colleen Dowd – ‘84A The “spirit” of Cast ‘84A is alive and well through the efforts of Colleen Dowd, its long-serving cast rep. The 134 registered members need only look ...

Everyday Hero Honorees 2024

James E. MacLennan Everyday Hero Awards

In Limerick in 2024 the UWPIAA recognized three James E. MacLennan Everyday Heroes for their remarkable achievements in the world. Alexa Bruun Rasmussen, Gavin Lumsden and Blair Overstreet were the ...

2024 Samuel Lanham Award for Extraordinary Service to the UWPIAA

Elaine Crepeau – '68C The narrative, the impact, and the influence of all who traveled in Up with People over its sixty years would be lost without an historical repository ...

UWPIAA Awards Go Live

Would you like to know who, in your cast or crew, has received an award? Do you want to read about all the alumni who received the J. Blanton Belk ...

2023 James E. MacLennan Everyday Heroes

Jill Finnerty Ricardo – '93E What is an Everyday Hero? Meet Jill Finnerty Ricardo, who embodies the spirit of Up with People in all that she does and is an inspiration ...

2023 Outstanding Cast/Crew Representative

Martha "Marty" Elcan - '73A Serving as a Cast Rep requires a diverse set of skills to keep things organized among a cast of 150 alumni that traveled fifty years ...

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