UNK Graduate honored with CBT Distinguished Alumnus Award

KEARNEY – Bill Albin has been selected as the 2024 UNK College of Business and Technology Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient.

He will be honored at the 44^th Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards luncheon on Friday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. in the Gala Room in the Regional Engagement Center, 2204 University Drive, Kearney. Tickets are $25 per person ($30 starting Sept. 30), $15 for children ages 12 & under, and can be purchased until Oct. 2 at unkalumni.org/homecoming or by calling the UNK Alumni Association at 308-698-5271.

“In many ways, Bill Albin’s story is like that of so many humble kids that grew up in rural Nebraska, pursued a degree from UNK, and then went on to a successful business career,” said Tim Jares, dean of the UNK College of Business and Technology. “Bill is exceptional, however, in what he has accomplished in his 33-year career with Deloitte & Touche LLP. He has worked with some of the largest, most recognized companies in the world, yet he finds time to mentor our students each time he is back to campus for CBT Dean’s Leadership Council meetings.”

College of Business & Technology Distinguished Alumnus

Bill Albin (1990)

Bill Albin of Elmhurst, Illinois, has had a 33-year career with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he is a partner.

After graduation, Albin started his career with Deloitte & Touche in Lincoln, moving in 2006 to Deloitte & Touche in Chicago. He works with clients in the financial services industries and is one of Deloitte & Touche’s professional practice directors.

Albin is a member of the UNK College of Business and Technology Dean’s Leadership Council, a trustee for the University of Nebraska Foundation and serves as the treasurer for Gilda’s Club in Chicago. During his time in Lincoln, he graduated from Leadership Lincoln, was a Lincoln Business Journal 40 Under 40 award recipient and was the treasurer for Junior Achievement.

Albin earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with an accounting and finance emphasis from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1990. He is a Guide Rock, Nebraska, native and Guide Rock High School graduate.

To purchase tickets and see a complete list of weekend activities, visit unkalumni.org/homecoming contact the UNK Alumni Association at 308-698-5271.

Additional alumni award recipients will be announced through August 21.

2024 Homecoming Alumni Events

Friday, October 11

10:00 a.m. Loper Gridiron Club Golf Tournament (Kearney Country Club)

11:30 a.m. Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon (Regional Engagement Center, Gala)

2:30 p.m. Chemistry Department’s Dr. Don Fox Lecture (Copeland Hall, Room 131)

5:30 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet (Regional Engagement Center, Gala)

6:00 p.m. ROTC Alumni Social (American Legion)

6:00 p.m. UNK Volleyball vs. Emporia State (Health & Sports Center)

Saturday, October 12

10:00 a.m. Homecoming Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Noon Loper Alumni Tailgate (Cope Stadium, Foster Field near Mantor Hall)