During Homecoming weekend, many alumni were honored by their respective colleges, but two alumni were honored with the University's Distinguished Alumni Award, Jan Huston (MA '74, Psychology) and C. Wesley Smith (BS '61 Chemistry). College Alumni Awards are listed below.
| Dr. Huston established Summit Breast Care to provide comprehensive and affordable medical services to all women, including the uninsured. In 2007, Dr. Huston continued her goal to provide quality care breast care by joining St. Michael’s Medical Center to lead the Connie Dwyer Breast Center. She has consistently been listed a Top Doctor in the New York Metropolitan Area, and one of New York Magazine’s Top Doctors for Women. In 2011, Dr. Huston was named a Top Surgeon in the Nation. She was the only surgeon, out of 32, on the list, who specialized in breast care. | |
| Mr. Smith began his career at Procter & Gamble, holding various positions for 20 years, guiding the construction and startup of a new mill, and progressing to division manager of three mills and the Midwest engineering division. He then joined International Paper (IP) as Director of Manufacturing Technical Services, and was later promoted to President of IP Europe. In 1992, Mr. Smith became Executive Vice President for the entire printing papers business where he was responsible for a corporate staff in six different areas, 18 million acres of woodlands, and a $6 billion portion of IP. |
College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Achievement Award Recipients
Anthropology
Marla Buckmaster, B.A. ‘65
Biological Sciences
Rhonda Snook, B.S. ‘89
Chemistry
Hashem Akhavan-Tafti, M.A. ‘88
Communications
Carleen Crawford,
B.A. ‘74, M.A. ‘99
Comparative Religion
Christine Blakeney, B.A. ‘71
Economics
Carlos Vargas-Silva,
M.A. ‘03, Ph.D. ‘06
English
Tisha Pankop, B.A. ‘94, M.A. ‘11
Environmental Studies
Erich Pica, B.A. ‘97
Gender and Women’s Studies
Rebecca Clyde Hardie, B.S. ‘83
Geography
Ilmars Mezs, M.A. ‘94
Geosciences
Tom Drean, B.S. ‘74
History
Joan Bauer, B.A. ‘71
Mallinson Institute for
Science Education
Drew Isola, M.A. ‘93, Ph.D. ‘99
Mathematics
Larry L. Hatfield, M.A. ‘66
Philosophy
Dylan Schmorrow, B.S. ‘89, M.A. ‘90, ‘93
Physics
Robert Poel, M.A. ‘64, Ph.D. ‘70
Political Science
Erich Pica, B.A. ‘97
Psychology
Henry D. Schlinger, Ph.D. ‘85
Public Affairs and Administration
Daniel J. Hurley, Ph.D. ‘02
Spanish
Rebekah Friesen, B.A. ‘05
Statistics
Asheber (Ash) Abebe, Ph.D. ‘02
World Languages and Literatures
Jeanne Friedman, B.A. ‘92, M.A. ‘04
Haworth College of Business Alumni Achievement Award Recipients
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award
Kim G. Dadlani, B.B.A. ‘77, M.B.A. ‘90
Birgit M. Klohs, B.B.A. ‘83
Outstanding Service Award
Willard A. Brown Jr., B.S. ‘53
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Joel A. Mueller, B.B.A. ‘02
Benjamin M. Levy, B.B.A. ‘04
Aaron J. Vronko, B.B.A. ‘06
Accountancy
Gregory T. Durant, B.B.A. ‘80
Business Information Systems
Paul A. Bertoldi, B.B.A. ‘84, M.B.A. ‘92
Finance and Commercial Law
Richard M. Fosmoen, B.B.A. ‘91
Management
Keith C. Valentine, B.B.A. ‘90
Marketing Hall of Fame Award
Greg T. Gerfen, B.B.A. ‘83
Michael J. Gerfen, B.B.A. ‘87
Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Adrian Trimpe
Distinguished Service Award
Stephen Holdiman
ROTC Wall of Fame
Colonel Lewis E. Burchard, B.B.A. ‘65, M.A. ‘70 (retired)
College of Education and Human Development Alumni Society Golden Apple Award Recipients
John Mark Rainey, Ed.D. ‘07
Kali Lightfoot, B.A. ‘67
Kimberly A. English Davis, B.S. ‘87
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Alumni Excellence Academy
Dr. Richard R. Hartman, B.S. ‘77
C. Wesley Smith, B.S. ‘61
Charles P. Klass II, B.A. ‘62
Brian A. Mack, B.S. ‘90
David F. McGorrin, B.A. ‘80
College of Health and Human Services Alumni Achievement Award Recipients
Blindness and Low Vision Studies
Duane R. Geruschat, Ph.D., M.A. ‘76
B.S. Interdisciplinary Health Services
Dorothy Bennett, R.N., M.B.A., B.A. ‘02
Center for Gerontology
Ellen Page-Robin, Ph.D., Emerita, Honorary
Integrated Holistic Health and Wellness
Charlene Brown, Graduate Certificate ‘91
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Ph.D
Janice Long, Ph.D., Ph.D. ‘08
Occupational Therapy
Theodore King, II, Ph.D., M.O.T. ‘78
Amy Wagenfeld, Ph.D., B.S.O.T. ‘84
Casey Pawell, B.S.O.T., ‘03, M.O.T. ‘06
Physician Assistant
Susan Hicks, D.O., B.S. ‘81
School of Social Work
Dale Hein, M.S.W. ‘83
Specialty Program in, Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Gregory A. Blevins, Ph.D., Graduate Certificate ‘75
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Jackson Roush, Ph.D., B.S. ‘75, M.A. ‘76
Lee Honors College Alumni Achievement Award Recipient
Chris Bassett, B.F.A. ‘00