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The ASIJ Alumni Awards

ASIJ’s diverse and talented alumni community is a meaningful part of what makes our school special. With a 120+ year legacy of graduates embodying character, courage, and compassion as they step out into the world empowered to make a difference, it’s no wonder ASIJ boasts accomplished alumni. To recognize the impressive efforts of our alumni, ASIJ presents two annual awards: The ASIJ Alumni Impact Award and ASIJ Young Alumni Changemaker Award.

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The ASIJ Alumni Impact Award

The ASIJ Alumni Impact Award is presented annually to recognize distinguished alumni from the wide and diverse community of 10,500+ ASIJ alumni living around the globe. The award recognizes and honors alumni who have made a significant positive contribution in their field or pursuit, such as sustainability, community service, scientific/technological advancement, or the arts.

2024-25 Recipient: Ken Fukuda ’89

For many of us, the path from high school to a fulfilling career follows a relatively linear trajectory. For Ken Fukuda ‘89, it was anything but.Ken spent more than a decade finding his purpose before becoming a decorated wildland firefighter and a leader in hazardous fuels reduction. Today, as a task force leader with the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Ken is on the front lines of one of the most urgent environmental issues of our time. It was for this work that Ken was selected as the recipient of the 2025 ASIJ Alumni Impact Award.
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The ASIJ Young Alumni Changemaker Award

The ASIJ Young Alumni Changemaker Award is presented annually to recognize the outstanding and impactful accomplishments of alumni who graduated in the last 15 years. The award recognizes and honors young alumni who have brought about a significant positive change to a community or institution—for example, through service work or through a role in policy, advocacy, or the nonprofit sector.

2024-25 Recipient: Rachael Fuchs ’17

When Rachael Fuchs graduated from ASIJ in 2017, she carried with her not just a high school diploma, but the seeds of leadership, community building, and a global perspective that would shape her path through MIT and into the heart of New York City’s tech industry. Those seeds have since begun to sprout and flourish,
leading to Rachael’s nomination for the Young Alumni Changemaker Award.
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Nomination and Selection Criteria

Nomination Criteria

1. Any member of the ASIJ community can make nominations. Self-nominations are welcome.
2. Nominations should be submitted through . Only complete forms will be considered.
3. Those who attended ASIJ for more than one semester are considered alumni and are eligible to be nominated.
4. Nominees for the Young Alumni Changemaker Award must have graduated from high school (at ASIJ or another school) during the past 15 years.

Selection Criteria

1. Awards will be given annually to one or more alumni who have exemplified our mission and whose accomplishments fit the award descriptions.
2. Consideration will reflect the diversity of the ASIJ alumni community and the many fields of endeavor, avenues of achievement, and methods of expression represented amongst our alumni.
3. Volunteer service or financial contributions to ASIJ are not considered factors. 
4. Candidates for whom ASIJ does not have contact information or who are not responsive to contact from ASIJ may be removed from consideration.
5. Current members of the ASIJ Alumni Council are not eligible for consideration.