Alumni Association Awards
The Alumni Association presents prestigious awards to honor deserving graduates, faculty, coaches, and friends of Carolina Day and its predecessor schools.
Call for Nominations!
We’re lucky to have such a vibrant and inspiring alumni community, with so many making a positive impact both professionally and philanthropically. We’d love to celebrate their accomplishments! If you know of a former classmate or fellow alum doing great things, please share their story with us. The Alumni Association Awards Committee will meet in March 2025 to review nominations for the C. Robert Bell, Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award, the Young Alumni Award, the Artists Hall of Fame, and the Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominations are open until May 2, 2025, and the honorees will be celebrated at Homecoming 2025 in October.
Chase Pickering '06 is the 2024 Recipient of the C. Robert Bell Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award.
“Young people are never too young to start pursuing their dreams, and those of us who have the privilege of attending Carolina Day School should seize the incredible chance we’ve been given to learn, grow, pursue a passion, and ultimately find a way to make the world a better place. Also be sure to thank your teachers and administrators along the way—you are surrounded by an encouraging community that believes in the potential of every individual!”
C. Robert Bell Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award
The purpose of the C. Robert Bell Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award is to recognize alumni of Carolina Day School and its predecessor schools who have distinguished themselves, their school, and their community through personal accomplishments and service to others in their business, profession, or vocation and who have demonstrated concern for and service to their community, state, nation, or world. The recipients should also have shown dedication and commitment to Carolina Day School or one of its predecessor schools, and their personal values and achievements should be representative of the School's highest ideals.
Jonathan Glover '93 is the 2024 Recipient of the Athletic Hall of Fame Award.
“Jonathan became a professional soccer player after graduating, also a professional soccer referee who traveled the world refereeing soccer games, a stockbroker, real estate agent, manager of an Asheville-based company, art collector. He was one of the 3 first African American students at the school, given a scholarship. He had a degree from college. He was well loved by his teachers, fellow students, and CDS soccer players. He was charming, smart and engaging as a person as well as a great family man to his daughter, sister, brother, and mother, and he was a loyal friend.” —Lisa Bowen ACDS ’87
Athletic Hall of Fame
The Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes members of the Carolina Day School family who have distinguished themselves as outstanding contributors to athletics at CDS or its predecessor schools, demonstrated good sportsmanship and citizenship character, and left a lasting impression of achievement and excellence on the CDS athletic family.
Stephen Nadeau '10 is the 2024 Recipient of the Artists Hall of Fame Award.
“Bet on yourself. When no one else is willing to affirm that you can do something, do it anyway. Let proving them wrong be part of your fuel to keep putting one foot in front of the other. It’s easy to take the now for granted, especially when we’re young. It’s only with years of experience that I’ve come to realize just how fortunate I was to be a part of the Carolina Day community. So I encourage the current students to try to fully appreciate the community they’re in.”
Artists Hall of Fame
Sponsored by the CDS Alumni Association, the Artists Hall of Fame recognizes members of the Carolina Day School family who have made significant contributions to the arts. The term “arts” includes, but is not limited to, music (instrumental and vocal), dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, industrial design, set design, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, tape and sound recording, the arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of such major arts forms, and the study and application of the arts to the human environment.
NICKY BOOTH '20 IS AWARDED THE YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
“I hope this award inspires current students at CDS to follow their dreams, to do something different, strange, off the beaten path, something that isn't necessarily related to academics, a career, or prestige. Rather, do it in service of others, to prove to yourself that you can do something challenging or nonlinear, and do it because you might never have a window of time, opportunity, or ability to do something like bicycling across the country again.”