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The first CAPA Awards of the Philippine Women’s University was held on March 21,
1980, as part of the school’s first Diamond Jubilee in School Year 1979-1980.
The search for the first awardees started exactly a year before, on June 4,
1979. Since then, the awards has been held every five years, the second being
on June 4, 1986. The second came in time for the Centennial of Francisca Tirona
Benitez, one of PWU’s founders and foremost builder.
The
awards, which is
open to an
alumna or
alumnus who has
completed an
educational
level—elementary,
secondary,
tertiary,
graduate—are
given to alumni
who have
contributed to,
achieved for,
and participated
in national
development,
individually and
collectively as
a family or an
organization.
This is why the
acronym CAPA for
Contributing,
Achieving,
Participating
Alumni.
In time, the
scope of
excellence and
service was
expanded to the
global scale,
considering
that, of the
more than
100,000 alumni
of the school,
many have
excelled in
their profession
and in
humanitarian
service in other
parts of the
world.
The criteria for
the screening of
nominees and
selection of the
awardees are as
follows:
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The
alumna/alumnus
must have
contributed
to
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She/he must
have been
recognized
as an
achiever and
for
excellence
in a
particular
field
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She/he must have actively, or
in voluntary capacity, participated in the concern of an institution, community,
or the nation, or in the enhancement of a profession or field of service here or
abroad.
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In the 1980 CAPA Awards, 193 PWU alumni were honored at the PICC Reception Hall.
In 1986, it was held at the Manila Midtown Ramada Hotel with 251 honorees.
This year’s selection came from a field of more than 400. |
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I. Nomination
to CAPA Award |
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Potential CAPA
awardees need to
be nominated.
Nomination forms
are available at
the University
Alumni Relations
Office (UARO),
the Deans’
Offices, or the
CAPA Steering
Committee
Chairman. The
accomplished
nomination form,
picture and
bio-data of the
nominee is
forwarded to the
UARO on a given
deadline. A
list of the
nominees with
documentation is
then forwarded
by UARO to the
Deans and
Department Heads
who serve as the
Screening
Committee. |
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II. Selection
and Screening |
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Nominations are
screened and a
recommendation
is subsequently
made by the
Dean/Department
Head in
consultation
with the
department
alumni
chapters. The
Deans and
Department heads
then endorse and
make the
appropriate
recommendation
to the CAPA
Steering
Committee to
arrive at a
short list. The
short list is
next endorsed to
the Board of
Jurors. |
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III.
Conferment of
CAPA Awards |
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The
Steering
Committee meets
with the Board
of Jurors to
decide on the
final selection
of the CAPA
awardees, who
will receive
their awards
formally during
the scheduled
CAPA Awarding
Ceremonies. The
Steering
Committee Chair
and members are
to be appointed
by the PWU
President. The
Board of Jurors
is composed of
the circle of
Alumni
Presidents. |
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IV.
Categories of
CAPA Awards |
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A.
Achievement
Awards |
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Individual
alumni who have
contributed to
community
development,
achieved
meritorious work
in their
professions, and
participated
with distinction
in national or
local
development, or
in global
concerns, are
given this
University
recognition. |
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Nominations are for outstanding achievers in any or a mix of the following
professions and fields of service: |
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Entrepreneurship, Business,
Finance
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Education, Child Development,
Home Economics
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Apostolic Work, Family
Education
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Nutrition, Hotel Restaurant,
Food Technology
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Public Service, Public
Administration, International Service
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Fine Arts, Culture,
Humanities, Music
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Media, Communication, Public
Relations
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Social Work, Allied Health
Sciences, Community Service
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B.
CAPA
Families
(Founders’
Legatees)
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CAPA
families who
have served the
University but
have not been
included nor
acknowledged
during the
yearly
recognition
ceremonies.
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CAPA parents
who have
sent the
most number
of children
to study at
the PWU
manifesting
their utmost
commitment
to the
University’s
educational
mission.
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CAPA
teachers and
lecturers who
had taught at
PWU and were
essential in
upgrading
the
University’s
quality of
education
and academic
standards.
Included are
those who
now occupy
prominent
positions in
the academic
word or in
communities,
or are
successful
in business.
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C.
Hall of Fame |
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The Hall of
Fame has been
established to
honor past
recipients of
the CAPA Award
who have
received
national and
international
recognition,
citations and
awards. |
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D.
Diamond of
Fame |
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These are
CAPA
awardees
chosen by
the Board of
Jurors to
represent
the various
group
categories
under the
achievement
awards. |
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