The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Dana Milyak, MA Foreign Languages '11, with the 2025 Distinguished Alumni award in Modern and Classical Languages.
Milyak brings more than 25 years of fundraising leadership to her role as campaign manager at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. She is dedicated to supporting strategic initiatives that promote the museum’s mission to explore the natural world and our place within it.
Milyak has also advanced science and conservation through leadership roles at the Amazon Conservation Team, World Wildlife Fund, and the American Museum of Natural History.
Congratulations, Dana Milyak!
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences honors distinguished alumni each fall at Community and Catalysts: Achievements, Awards, and Innovations. This signature event is a celebration of alumni, faculty, and students whose leadership, research, and service have made outstanding contributions to their fields, communities, and to the university.
September 23, 2025