Alumni and Emeriti

Term	Description/Definition	Example
Alumna	Singular female i.e. a female graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university	Jane is an alumna.
Alumnus	Singular male i.e. a male graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university	John is an alumnus.
Alumnae	Plural female i.e. female graduates or former student of a particular school, college, or university	Jane and Mary are alumnae.
Alumni	Plural male and plural when both men and women are included	John, Jane and Mary are alumni.
Emerita	Singular female i.e. a female professor having retired but allowed to retain her title as an honor	Jane is an emerita.
Emeritus	Singular male i.e. a male professor having retired but allowed to retain his title as an honor	John is an emeritus.
Emeritae	Plural female i.e. female professors having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor	Jane and Mary are emeritae.
Emeriti	Plural male and plural when both men and women are included.	John, Jane and Mary are emeriti.