The following outstanding individuals, selected from a pool of more than 120,000 Wright State alumni, have been recognized for numerous accomplishments in their chosen fields. In addition to possessing high standards of integrity and character, they have also given their time and talent to benefit the Alumni Association. Congratulations to our past Alumni Achievement Award winners.
2024
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Tony Alexander |
1988 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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James Augustine |
1983 |
Boonshoft School of Medicine Outstanding Alumnus |
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Lois and Don Bigler |
|
Honorary Alumni Award |
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Matt Cline |
2018 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Lisa M. Gossett |
1987 |
College of Health, Education, and Human Services Outstanding Alumna |
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Andrea Kunk |
2007 |
Alumna of the Year Award |
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Pablo Luther |
1986 |
Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumnus |
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Tarunjeet “TJ” Mann |
2010 |
College of Engineering and Computer Science Outstanding Alumnus |
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James A. Pearson |
1990 |
College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Alumnus |
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Danielle Rolfes |
1997 |
Raj Soin College of Business Outstanding Alumna |
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Neil C. Thiesing |
1995 |
College of Science and Mathematics Outstanding Alumnus |
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Andy Wilson |
1997 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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TyKiah Wright-Wilson |
2001 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
2023
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Mark J. Espy |
1981 |
Alumnus of the Year Award |
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Stephen R. Hampton |
1980 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Christina E. Knowles |
2014, 2016 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Virginia Krause Hess |
|
Honorary Alumna Award |
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Aurea L. Rivera |
1982 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
2022
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Brian V. Jarvis |
1982, 1997, 2004 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Richard J. Kaiser |
2008, 2010 |
Alumnus of the Year Award |
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Zachary A. Kiehl |
2014, 2015 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Jonah D. Sandler, CFA |
|
Honorary Alumni Award |
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Woody Willis |
1983 |
Volunteer Service Award |
2021
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Jonathan Cowell |
|
Honorary Alumna Award |
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Samantha E. Elder |
2011 |
Graduate of the Last Decade |
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Andre T. Harris Sr., M.D. |
2002 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Gary Lewis LeRoy, M.D. |
1982, 1988 |
Alumnus of the Year |
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Nichol Simmons |
1999 |
Volunteer Service Award |
2020
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Steven F. Adams |
1987, 1989 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Steven Bognar |
1986 |
Alumnus of the Year |
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Carol Graff |
|
Honorary Alumna Award |
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James Helton |
2004, 2007 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Joseph Monda |
2012 |
Graduate of the Last Decade |
2019
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Cameron Holsinger |
2004 |
Alumnus of the Year |
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Dr. Christen D. Johnson |
2013, 2017 |
Graduate of the Last Decade |
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Cynthia Jones |
2005 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Carol and Richard Lundin |
|
Honorary Alumni Award |
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Kip Wright |
1990, 2001 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
2018
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Hannah Beachler |
2005 |
Alumna of the Year Award |
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Samuel J. Bernard |
2011 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter |
|
Honorary Alumna Award |
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Jennifer R. McDermott |
2009 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Jasmine (Easler) Schmenk |
2016 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
2017
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Stefanie Hreha |
2011 |
Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Theadore Hufford |
2008, 2012 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Bruce Kline |
1982 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Karri O'Reilly |
1998 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Colleen Ryan |
|
Honorary Alumna Award |
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Nicole Scherzinger |
|
Alumna of the Year Award |
2016
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Andrew Barlow |
2009 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Trisha Baxter |
2001 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Donnell Gregory |
1998, 2002 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Tom Hanks |
|
Honorary Alumnus Award |
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Deanna Springer |
2004, 2006, 2017 |
Alumni Network Award of Excellence |
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Ann Wall Weisgarber |
1976 |
Alumna of the Year Award |
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Carolyn Wright |
1973, 1978 |
Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
2015
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Ryan Godfrey |
2009 |
Alumni Network Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Erin Hoeflinger |
1990 |
Alumna of the Year Award |
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Brady Kress |
1996 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Amanda Wright Lane |
|
Honorary Alumna Award |
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Edwin Mayes |
1989, 1996 |
Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Amanda Opicka |
2007 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Clifford Rosenberger |
2012 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
2014
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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John Christopher Brookshire |
2011, 2014 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Eric Graham |
1986 |
Alumna of the Year Award |
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James Harris III |
1976 |
Alumni Network Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Brooke Johnson-Leppla |
2005, 2011 |
Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Vercie Lark |
1986 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Sasanka Prabhala |
2002, 2007 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Sarah Twill |
|
Honorary Alumna Award |
2013
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Joyce Beatty |
1975 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Michael Brush |
2002 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Lilah Findley |
2005 |
Social Work Alumni Society |
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Charlotte Harris |
1991 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Satyam Kantamneni |
2003 |
International Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Anthony Keen |
1986, 1993 |
Athletics Award of Excellence |
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Rachel Omolewu |
2010 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Bradley Roediger |
2010, 2012 |
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
2012
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Nina Carter |
2004, 2006 |
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Ding-Jo Currie |
2012 |
International Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Linda Gillispie |
1973, 1976 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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William Marriott |
1991 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Edward McClintock |
1991 |
Athletics Award of Excellence |
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Tarin Mink |
2002 |
Social Work Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Sridhar Ramachandran |
2001, 2006 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Thais Reiff |
1981 |
Volunteer Service Award |
2011
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Javed Abidi |
1989 |
International Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Lindsay Ackley |
2004, 2006 |
American Humanics Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Debra Downing |
1981 |
Social Work Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Patricia Koogler |
1975, 1980 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Tom Koogler |
1971 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Stacey Lawson |
1994, 1996 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Gary McCullough |
1981 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Peter Samborsky |
1998 |
Athletics Award of Excellence |
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Nannette Whaley |
2009 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
2010
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Zachary Allen |
2006 |
Graduate of the Last Decade Award |
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Robert Evans |
1994 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Philip Flores |
1976, 1978 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Marlene Johnson |
1986 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Raj Kantamneni |
2001 |
International Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Elizabeth Cobb Nicholson |
1979 |
Social Work Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Brian Syska |
2000, 2004 |
Athletics Award of Excellence |
2009
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Catherine Crosby |
2002 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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Emad Dahleh |
1992 |
International Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Barbara Keferl |
1978 |
Social Work Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Dean Lovelace |
1982 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Marilyn McCauley |
1989 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Gary Norman |
1997 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Gregory Notestine |
1976 |
Athletics Award of Excellence |
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Michelle VanHuss |
2008 |
American Humanics Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
2008
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Richard Davis |
1978 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Susan Davis |
1984 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Teresa Ditmer |
2007 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Valerie Gray |
1987 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Jon Ramey |
1995 |
Athletics Award of Excellence |
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Harry VanderWal, Jr. |
2002 |
Recent Graduate Award |
2007
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Jennifer Horn-Claypool |
1986 |
Athletics Award of Excellence |
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Shawn Howerton |
2002 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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Bonnie Langdon |
1977, 1979 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Amy Straiko-Howerton |
2002 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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Robert Sweeney |
1977 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Anthony Whitmore |
1980 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
2006
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Christopher Danis |
1982 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Michael Di Flora |
1972 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Alan McGee |
1979, 1982 |
Athletics Alumni Award of Excellence |
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David McSemek |
1982 |
Business Associates Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Michael Wiehe |
1998, 2001 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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TyKiah Wright |
2000, 2001 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
2005
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Doug Boyd |
1971 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Bruce Clapp |
1990 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Ron Cloyd |
1986 |
Business Associates Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Mark Gebhart |
1993, 1997 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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Frank Lickliter II |
|
Athletics Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Brenda Peters |
1978, 1983 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
2004
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Betsy Brown |
2004 |
Volunteer Service Award |
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Hylton Dayes |
1988 |
Athletics Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Mark Green |
1999 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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Vernon Jones |
1982 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Christine Wallace |
1977, 1981 |
Business Associates Alumni Award of Excellence |
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Carolyn Wright |
1973, 1978 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
2003
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Kevin DeWine |
1996 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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William Gillispie |
1970 |
African American Alumni Society Award of Excellence |
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Larry Klaben |
1977 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Chris Murphy |
1978 |
Volunteer Service Award |
2002
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Christopher Barney |
1973 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
2001
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Patricia Torvik |
2001 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
2000
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Robin Moore-Cooper |
1985, 1990 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
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Eric Sedwick |
1995 |
Recent Graduate Award |
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Jerry Stump |
1975 |
Volunteer Service Award |
1999
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Richard Wegmann |
1982 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1998
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Gary LeRoy |
1982, 1988 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1996
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Barbara Bennett |
1970, 1972 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1995
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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William Albery |
1971, 1987 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1994
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Michael Adams |
1970 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1991
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Joyce Sweeney |
1977 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1990
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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James Mountz |
1969 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1989
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Roger Kintzel |
1970 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1988
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Robert Rockwell |
1969, 1971 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1986
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Betty Schmoll |
1975 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1985
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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Dennis Wyant |
1972 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1984
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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David Koverman |
1979, 1980 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
1983
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Name |
Class |
Award |
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David Gutridge |
1969, 1971 |
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
