Carol J. Evans of Mishawaka recently received the Indiana University Alumni Association President’s Award during the alumni association’s Executive Council meeting in early December.

The President’s Award is the highest honor bestowed by the IUAA to alumni volunteers for their service to IU and their local communities.

The award announcement in the early fall was a wonderful surprise, she said. “I’ve enjoyed my work with the alumni association. I’ve made friends, connected with faculty and attended cultural events. It makes for a well-rounded life. I enjoy giving back any way I can to the university.”

Evans serves as vice president for strategic planning on the board of directors of the IU South Bend Alumni Association, chair of the student recruitment committee, and the IU South Bend alumni scholarship selection committee. She also is the alumni liaison to the faculty senate.

Evans also serves on a number of community boards such as the Community Foundation, Scholarship Foundation of St. Joseph County and the George Swiatowy Education Foundation.

In 1993, Evans was named Indiana Women in Business Advocate of the Year by the United States Small Business Administration.

She and her husband, Richard, live in Mishawaka, and she is president and owner of Monogram Organizational Development, a consulting company.

She graduated from Washington High School in 1960 and enrolled as a non-traditional student at IU South Bend. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1973.