Baylor Alumni Awards

Kick off Homecoming by celebrating the 2026 Alumni Award recipients — Each year, Baylor University honors a group of alumni who live out the mission of the University through their professions and their lives. 

This year’s honorees include Alumnus of the Year, John David Rainey (B.B.A. ’93, M.B.A. ’95), of Bentonville, Arkansas, who is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walmart. Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service recipient Kenyatta Gilbert (B.A. ’96), Ph.D., is Dean and Professor of Homiletics at Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, D.C. The Pro Texana Medal of Service is awarded to Brenda Snitzer (B.S.Ed. ’85, M.S. Ed. ’86), who serves as Executive Director of the Stewpot, a community ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Dallas. This year’s awards also include the inaugural Pro Mundo Medal of Service that is awarded to Biak Nu Sung (M.S.W. ’12) who is a Child Protection Specialist with UNICEF in Myanmar. To learn more about the 2026 Baylor Alumni Award Recipients, visit our website.

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Know a Baylor graduate who should be considered for next year’s awards? Submit a nomination for the 2027 Alumni Awards.