Past Years Outstanding Alumni Winners

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2024 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Peter Cooley S ’62; Judith Brown El-Amin ’69, JD; Major General Stacy Jo Huser ’94, Air Force; Rick Guzman ’99, JD
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Allison Beckham ’09 Davila, M.D.; Ben Youel ’09, D.D.S.  
  • Wall of Witness Award: Rev. Kris Krause ’01 Androsky

2023 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Pablo Araya '83; NeAngela Marshall '04 Dixon; James Lenz '53; Dr. Maureen Ryan '83; Jayne Baron Sherman S '68
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Peter Sipla '07
  • Wall of Witness Award: Nadia Ruth Kanhai '89

2022 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Dr. Wonhee Anne Joh ’88; Dr. Kevin Klauer ’87; Kam Kniss ’07; Sandra Simmons ’77 Matthews; Steve Zolno S’71
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Alexis Morgan ’11 Fraser
  • Wall of Witness Award: Richard Peacock ’69 & Janis Fellers ’69 Peacock

2021 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Karl Brooks ’90; Deborah Crown ’81; Dennis Gage ’75; Robert Keohane S’61; Paul Rewerts ’71; Jackie Mochel ’72 Rewerts; Laurie Spiegel S’67; John Stolz M’90; Yulander Wells ’01/M’05; William Wylie-Kellermann ’71
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Alexandria Rios ’07 Taylor
  • Wall of Witness Award: Paul Stiffler ’50

2019 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: David Stuart ’59; Edwin Eichler ’69; William Naumann Jr. ’74; Rowena Felix ’84 Salas 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Alyssa Allgood ’14 

2018 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: James ’63 & Patricia Brady '63 Bambule; Marc Browning ’88; Evie Craig ’75; Jon DeSouza ’98 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Kenton Skarin ’04 

2017 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Howard Sprecher ’58; John Hancock ’67; Gerald McCadd ’92; Lara Masullo ’97 Ellison
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Robert Kryzyanowski ’07
  • Wall of Witness Award: Rev. Dr. Lynn Pries ’67

2016 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Hudson Hickman ’71; Peter Jones ’76; Dr. InSun Ho ’81
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Wayne Randazzo ’07
  • Wall of Witness Award: Rev. Joseph Agne ’66

2015 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Joseph Mallon ’80; Rachel Louise Snyder ’92
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Nathan Montgomery ’00
  • Wall of Witness Award: Rev. Toshio Ota ’50

2014 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: William Gossell ’54; Becky Anderson ’82 Wilkins; Jeff Swallow ’94
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Wade Hicks ’02
  • Wall of Witness Award: Tom Babler ’69

2013 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Charles Bartsch ’73; John Giannini ’84; Steven Hoeft ’73; Tracy Smith Malone ’90; William Soper ’68
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Josh Stumpenhorst ’03
  • Wall of Witness Award: Wilber C. Harr ’30

2012 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Maria E. Wynne ’77; Priscilla Ferch ’80 Gallagher; Fredric Janzen ’85; Eric McLaren ’86
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Matthew S. Brill ’97
  • Wall of Witness Award: Wayne Duehn ’61

2011 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: J. Charles Eldridge ’65; Stephen P. Taylor ’75; Esther T. Benjamin ’90
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Ryan Dowd ’00
  • Wall of Witness Award: James Will ’49

 2010 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Dane T. Scag ’41; Katheryn Agne Dutenhaver ’60; Richard L. Easterday ’60; Richard J. Honer ’75
  • Wall of Witness Award: Robert J. Harman ’59

2009 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Richard Tholin ’49; John Novak ’64; Donald Wolfensberger ’64; Holly Humphrey ’79
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Gwendolyn Graff ’94
  • Wall of Witness Award: Mironda Heston ’02

2008 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Dale Grantman ’50; K. Darrell Berlin ’55; Beth Thomas ’63 Zimmerman 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Satyan Devadoss ’93
  • Wall of Witness Award: Tallulah Fisher ’74 Williams 

2007 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Shige Masaki Nagamura ’54; Jane Koten ’55
  • Alumni Recognition Award: James McDermet ’92
  • Wall of Witness Award: Sheldon Trapp ’57

2006 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Ray Noerenberg ’51; H. Robert Holmes ’66
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Scott Wehrli ’91
  • Wall of Witness Award: Dante J. Germanotta ’51

2005 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Jean M. Oliver Henning ’41; Mimi Flickinger Rolland ’55; John Tworoger ’65
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Jeremy Schmutz ’95

2004 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Donald Moravec ’69; Eliza Keating ’68 Moravec; Kenneth Pohly ’45
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Dan Iverson ’94

​​​​​​​2003 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Elfrieda Soeffker Patton ’48; Robert Schroeder ’58; Myron Wentz ’63
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Obrad Kesic ’88

​​​​​​​2002 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Dorcas Mae Lepien Toenniges Pearcy ’47; Al Benedetti ’48; Barbara Schroeder ’57 Rehn; Joseph E. Birkett ’77
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Peter Hallam ’87 & Suzanne Erzinger ’87 Hallam 

2001 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Rolland "Rollie" French ’41; Leota Buss ’51 Ester; Janice Van Den Berg ’66 Byrne; William "Bill" Davis ’71; Barbara Wildemuth ’71
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Eric Bartel ’86

2000 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Robert "Bob" E. Koehler ’40; Dwight L. Freshley ’50; Floyd A. Thompson ’50; John W. Kalas ’55; Donald R. Pletcher ’65
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Esther T. Benjamin ’90

1999 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Helen “Herbie” Gamertsfelder ’46 Naumann; H. William Rumsfeld ’49; Marilyn Kubly Freitag ’54 Workman; Paul Schmitt ’54; Jerry de St. Paer ’64
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Timothy Ogan ’94; Mona Bea Martin ’89

1998 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Wilbert Snyder ’26; Robert Stephen Jr. ’48; Marguerite Veh ’53 Lueptow; Howard Mueller ’58
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Ric Federighi ’88

1997 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Ruth Johnson ’52 Fawell; Charles D. Bueche ’52; Elmer A. Sundby ’52; Ruben A. Roca ’62
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Ed Mathey ’86

​​​​​​​1996 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Emil Hospodar ’48; John Bramsen ’60; Nicholas Hood ’46; Sharon Zimmerman ’61 Rader 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Nancy Carlstedt ’81 Smith 

​​​​​​​1995 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Nancy Henninger ’65; Roger F. Hruby ’58; Jeffrey J. Oesterle ’76; Arthur Rikli ’39
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Karen J. Solomon ’84

​​​​​​​1994 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Gordon Streib ’43; John Daniels ’69; George Picha ’59
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Debra Falduto ’81 Novack 

​​​​​​​1993 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Michele Tozer ’73 Kenaga; Robert Russell ’43; Russell Wilson ’63
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Mark E. Henze ’78

1992 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Charlotte Roederer ’65; Richard Wilkey ’62; Robert Wislow ’67
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Donna Jucius ’80 Hartl; Steven E. Johnson ’81 

​​​​​​​1991 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Joan Thompson ’61 Uebele; Bertram M. Lee ’61; Susan Kohn Eddins ’70; 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: ArLynn Leiber Presser ’81; David J. Rivait ’82

1990 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Clyde "Peck" Erwin ’50; Mary Ritzman ’51 Ebinger; Dennis K. Wentz ’57
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Sally Flemming ’77 Hartmann; Ronald Lueptow ’81

​​​​​​​1989 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Dwight Busacca ’46; David C. Harr ’66; Richard G. Norenberg ’55; William Warden ’54; 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Cheryl Long ’80 Kuppler; Karl Kuppler ’78; William H. Naumann Jr. ’74

​​​​​​​1988 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: George St. Angelo ’43; Lowell C. Berger ’48; G. Ward Stearns ’56; 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Susan Lloyd ’78; Sandra L. Simmons ’77 Matthews

1987 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Andrew Kurth ’23, W. Harrison Mehn ’40; Harold Pletcher ’52
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Holly Humphrey ’79; Timothy D. Zager ’76

​​​​​​​1986 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Grant V. Graver ’38; Evangeline Klee ’28 Poling; Ward J. Larson ’48
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Nancy Henninger ’65

1985 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: C. Wesley Eisele ’28; Beatrice Givler ’32 Gates; Merrill Gates ’32; Torrey A. Kaatz ’29
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Phillip E. Callighan ’74; William H. Robinson ’68

1984 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Carl B. Althaus ’21; Ruth Dissinger ’22 Althaus; Ralph M. Holdeman ’30; Norma Kolthoff ’43
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Sherry Henderson ’67; Camille Conforti ’66; William D. Soper ’68

1983 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Paul Schwab ’53; Warren Ebinger ’51; Everett Schaeffer ’39; Roberta Fry ’38 Schaeffer 
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Gerald E. Bisbee Jr. ’67

1982 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Nathan N. Bartel ’37; Alvin C. Eurich ’24; Haldon Leedy ’33
  • Alumni Recognition Award: Robert Holmes ’66; Sam Sumwalt ’74 

​​​​​​​1981 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Herdis L. Deabler ’31; Ella Schroeder ’27 Dute; Vernon S. Hoesch ’48

1980 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Gertrude Bloede ’32; Clare E. Oesterle ’39; George W. Yenerich ’47

​​​​​​​1979 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Frederick W. Luehring ’05; Genevieve Brayton  ’28 Towsley; Paul Washburn ’36

1978 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Charles Dailey ’43; Daniel Ruge ’39; Clair Schroeder ’37; Lucille Erffmeyer Schroeder ’36

1977 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Lawrence A. Gregory ’51; Milford D. Schulz ’31; Donald Deetjen ’66; Richard F. Wehrli ’56

​​​​​​​1976 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Isaac H. Einsel ’19; Ruth N. Gamertsfelder ’15; Raymond M. Veh ’23; William Abe ’50

​​​​​​​1975 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Margaret Stevenson ’46 Briles; Carl C. Gamertsfelder ’35; Harold White ’35

​​​​​​​1974 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: John W. Bischoff ’34; B. Lowell Jacobsen ’34; David P. Rall ’46

​​​​​​​1973 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: W. Lloyd Graunke ’40; Harold E. Kohn ’45; J. Guy Woodward ’36; Harris W. Fawell ’50; John A. Koten ’51

​​​​​​​1972 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Quentin "Cue" Nolte ’27 

1971 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Lincoln V. Domm ’21; Harold M. Riebel ’38

​​​​​​​1970 - 1966 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Paul Hunsinger ’41; Doretha Zehnder ’26 Seder; Herbert Heilman ’38; Wilmert H. Wolf ’26; Paul V. Grambsch ’41; Anton Senty ’29; Harvey E. Melhouse ’28; Lester Schloerb ’19

​​​​​​​1965 - 1961 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Paul Uebele ’26; Clifford Wall ’22; Reuben H. Miller ’19; Harold Zahl ’27; Harold W. Henning ’41; Leona Brandes Yeager ’29; Howard K. Bauernfeind ’21; Walter C. Bornemeier ’23; Walter E. Rilling ’22; Clarence Erffmeyer ’18; Gertrude Hildreth ’20

​​​​​​​1960 - 1954 Recipients

  • Outstanding Alumni Award: Clarence Faust ’23; Mildred Rebstock ’42; Paul Zahl ’32; Harry Oberhelman ’16; Paul Mayer ’07; Thomas Finkbeiner ’94; John Stamm ’09