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Alumni Awards Nominations
Any interested person may submit a nomination for a University of Findlay Alumni Award.
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Award Nomination Process
Any interested person may submit a nomination for a University of Findlay Alumni Award.
General Criteria:
- Current members and families of the Alumni Board of Governors are ineligible.
- Award nominations are reviewed by the Recognition Committee of the Alumni Association Board of Governors.
- Award nominations will be carried over for three years, if not selected the first year of nomination consideration or until relevant age limitation is reached.
- Recipients are expected to return to campus to attend the awards ceremony for which they are being honored.
All nomination forms and materials submitted will be provided to the Recognition Committee of the Alumni Board of Governors.
This year, all nominations must include the following and are due by February 28, 2027, to be considered for Homecoming 2027.
- Completed nomination form by nominator (link below)
- Supporting information:
- Resume or professional vita
- Articles by or about the nominee
- Letter of reference
- Any other documents supporting the nomination
Distinguished Alumni Award
This award shall be presented to members of the Alumni Association who, by their personal example, have exhibited the highest standards of individual achievement in professional and/or personal endeavors; who have demonstrated loyalty and support of this institution and who, through dedicated service, have contributed to the advancement of all humanity. No candidate shall be considered eligible for the award prior to the completion of 10 years’ status as an alumnus/a of this institution.
Click the button below to nominate a Findlay graduate for the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Year Name and Graduation Year
1962 Grace Loucks Elliott ’10†
1962 Glenn E. Stout ’42*
1963 Harold V. Hodnick ’44†
1964 Ivan E. Frick ’49*
1965 Harold P. “Herk” Wolfe ’54
1966 Dr. Tennyson Guyer ’34*†
1967 Dr. Adam D. Beittel ’22*†
1967 James E. Wagner ’21†
1968 Theodore R. Federici ’50†
1968 Tell Thompson ’12†
1969 Dr. Harold H. Loucks ’14†
1969 C. Leslie Updegraph ’23†
1970 Carl E. Bartch ’44†
1970 John J. Trojan ’48†
1971 H. Barkey Hovis ’02†
1971 Rhoda S. Kauffman ’41
1972 Elizabeth Caskey Clopper ’36†
1972 John W. Grimm ’14†
1973 Dr. August C. Mazza ’41
1973 Dr. Richard E. Wilkin ’52*
1974 Neil H. Dishon ’50
1974 Dr. Robert E. Fuller ’22*†
1975 Richard E. Barchent, Jr. ’65
1975 Dr. Larry G. White ’59*†
1976 Odell C. Barry, Jr. ’65
1977 Dr. Herbert O. Now ’27†
1977 Dr. Richard S. Phillips ’35*†
1978 Dr. Esther Cook Leathers ’31*†
1978 Dr. James D. Houdeshell ’53
1979 Horace L. Arment ’26†
1979 I. Fern Wayne Castile ’29†
1980 Ida Hickernell ’08†
1980 Dr. Donald S. Renninger, Sr. ’40*†
1981 Dr. Elza L. Beery ’31*†
1981 Raymond L. Funk ’53
1982 Harry B. Brown ’14†
1982 W. Max Nonnamaker ’51
1983 Dr. Arthur Eakin ’33*†
1983 Dr. Marvin E. Monroe ’42*†
1984 Donna Coffman Crosby ’60
1984 Robert E. Crosby ’61
1984 Maurice M. Sayre ’46†
1985 Donald E. Badertscher ’64
1985 Sara M. Flowers Georges ’46†
1986 Rev. Javan R. Corl ’50†
1986 Kermit R. Hainley ’63
1986 Twila Jean Beery Hainley ’59
1987 Dr. John R. Alberti ’56
1987 John C. Hutson ’48†
1988 Dr. Richard W. Malcolm ’55*†
1988 Dr. Ruthanna Maxwell Weber ’36*
1989 Dr. G. Richard Kern ’54
1989 Dr. Robert Kragalott ’50†
1990 Dr. Victor W. Binkley ’61
1990 Dr. John W. Breneman ’60
1990 Helen O. Reimund ’26†
1991 C. James Grothaus ’57†
1991 Morris A. Now ’50
1991 Garver Oxley ’41†
1991 Dr. C. Darrell Prichard ’55*
1991 Richard L. Wink ’52
1992 Elsie M. Daubert ’46†
1992 Ruth Hudson Frick ’50†
1992 Dal Lawrence ’54
1992 Barbara Eakin Meyers ’63
1992 J. Duane Philipp ’59
1992 Judge Robert D. Walker ’49
1993 Dr. Kenneth E. Boldosser ’41*
1993 Richard M. Carter ’50†
1993 Marilyn Rayle Kern ’55
1993 G. Ronald Philipp ’59
1993 Robert L. Purdy ’48†
1993 Dr. Patrick W. Rooney ’58*†
1994 Dr. Kathleen Child Crates ’69
1994 John A. Dreisbach ’43
1994 Ignatius “Iggy” Mancuso ’45†
1994 Robert D. Yoder ’44†
1995 Dr. A. Gail Dunn ’52*
1995 Marilyn Reames Dunn ’65†
1995 Jeanne Wolfe Kelly ’71
1996 Wayne E. Gosnell ’74
1996 Ann L. Ruscilli ’65
1996 L. Jack Ruscilli ’66
1997 Dr. Thomas B. Donnell ’70*
1997 H. Dean White ’49
1997 William W. Yoder ’51
1998 Richard A. Gross ’83
1998 Robert C. Kitzerow ’42
1998 John W. Neidley ’49
1998 Thomas E. Reynolds ’59†
1998 Oscar C. Schultz ’49
1999 Martha Katzer Grothe ’48
1999 Jim McIntosh ’65
1999 Cam Roberts Taylor ’67
1999 Richard VanHorn ’70
2000 Dr. Jeanne Stuckey ’86
2000 Dr. William H. Reist ’73
2000 O.J. Thompson ’48
2001 Jonathan A. Binkley ’63
2001 E. David Green ’67
2001 Dr. Joseph E. Lewis ’42†*
2002 Donald Creager ’48
2002 Dennis E. Foster ’67
2002 Marjorie (McMahon) Schott ’63
2003 Joseph J. Camillone ’68
2003 Dr. Darrel Linder ’43*
2003 V. Ruth McDowell ’51†
2004 Barbara A. Meyers Binkley ’64
2004 Betty Helwig Biswas ’51
2004 Dennis A. Zahler ’70
2005 Dr. Stanley Swartz ’70
2006 Jerald F. Clark ’66
2006 Dr. Julie McIntosh ’90
2006 Rosaline G. Morgan ’71
2007 Gladys Eakin ’33†
2007 George Tuttle ’36
2007 Joseph E. & Joanne Rockwell ’51
2007 James Taylor ’72
2007 Jerome (Jerry) Kanney ’74
2008 Ron Cable ’64
2008 A.R. Charnes ’66
2008 Deborah (Edinger) Roberts ’71
2008 Michael Mallett ’88
2009 David M. Danhoff ’77
2009 Dr. Larry G. McDougle ’63*
2009 Jeanne M. Rustic ’87
2009 Dr. Raeburn ’56* & Marcelene ’59 Wallen
2010 Keith Mohr ’67
2010 Michael Mumma ’64
2010 Dee Dee Spraw ’00, M ’07
2011 Greg Denecker ’94
2011 Larry Manley ’61
2011 Mary Ann Rohleder ’53
2011 Pastor George Showers ’65
2012 Luke Bartolomeo ’67
2012 Jay Hong ’77
2012 Debra Layport Newman ’74
2012 Luke Levers ’51
2012 Vernon Preston ’72
2012 Michael Smythe ’65
2013 Rear Admiral Edward L. Feightner ’41
2013 Dale M. Gillespie ’59
2013 Jeremy L. Pemberton ’96 M’97
2013 Robert M. Pritts ’57
2013 Benjamin E. Sapp ’93 M’95
2014 Peter Daub ’70
2014 Marian Lowe ’97
2014 Michael “Mike” Murphy ’72
2014 Joji Suzuki ’99
2014 Billy Watterson ’96
2015 Pamela K. Beall ’78
2015 Dr. Jonathan Hauenstein ’03
2015 Paul Worstell M’99
2016 Jacob F. Froning ’64
2016 William McIntosh ’91
2016 Robert Nichols ’61
2016 Bruce Ritter ’90
2016 Ron Tulley M’04
2017 Dale Brougher ’76 Ph.D.
2017 Brenda Collins ’90
2017 Thomas “Tom” Jakubiec ’73
2017 Andrew Sprang ’00
2017 Jerry Szymonowicz ’69
2018 Edward Brandt ’81
2018 JR Haley ’81
2018 Barbara Hibschman ’66
2018 Jennifer Smith DVM ’91
2019 Lt. Col. (Ret.) Kathleen Cannon ’87
2019 Dan Huss ’83
2019 Jane McCleary ’73
2019 Jack Mendes ’73
2019 Jim Steffen ’94
2020 Brent Wise ’04
2021 Dr. Bret M. Bahn ’99
2021 Eugene A. Fernandez ’77
2021 Lieutenant Colonel William J. Layer ’68
2021 Keith H. Lewis ’63
2021 Tonya M. Thorbahn ’06
2022 Angela Brown ’92
2022 Annette Edgington ’93
2022 Craig Aukerman ‘99
2022 Janet Pilvalis ’75
2022 Phil Lawson ’75
2023 Stephanie M. Bishop ‘00
2023 Catherine M. Kisseberth ‘10
2023 Ted M. Haselman ‘17
2023 Joan Smith Edwards ‘69
2023 William E. Rumbold ‘74
2024 Celia Barberena, ‘70
2024 Thomas J. Brungard, ‘98
2024 John F. Givens, ‘62
2024 Charles H. Parker, ‘72
2024 Vincent C. Passaro, ‘81
2025 Robert Brougher, ‘74
2025 Earl Fletcher, ‘75
2025 Jennifer Wilson, ‘78
† Deceased • Awarded posthumously * Honorary Doctorate
The Old Main Award
This award shall be presented to UF alumni who have demonstrated distinctive achievements in a chosen career, civic involvement and/or service to the University of Findlay and have not reached the age of 36. The recipients of this award shall still be eligible to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award at a later time.
Click the button below to nominate at Findlay graduate for the Old Main Award.
Year Name and Graduation Year
1993 Debra Pees Arce ’80
1994 Sue Beth Arnold ’83
1995 Brian Young ’83
1996 Curtis Davidson ’85
1997 Debra Solly Grener ’83
1998 James A. Smarkel ’87
1999 Benjamin E. Sapp ’93
2000 Jennifer Payne-White ’87
2001 Dr. Julie Dean McIntosh ’90
2002 Amy (Hix) Rogan ’94
2003 Marian S. Lowe ’97
2004 Dr. Robert G. Verb ’96
2005 Brant Rhoad ’00
2006 Dr. Jonathan Davis ’99
2007 Candee Ellsworth ’97
2009 Stacy L. Westfall ’97
2010 Ryan Smith ’00, M ’07
2011 Johnnie Jackson ’07, M ’09
2012 Lydia Mihalik ’02
2013 Phillip A. Riegle ’00
2014 Audrey Stoffel ’06 MAE ’07
2015 Scott Grant ’04 M’06
2016 Suzanne (Lifer) Surowiec, Pharm.D. ’13
2017 Amber Kahler ’06
2018 Lauran Glover ’11
2019 Thomas (Tom) Pierson, Pharm.D. ’16
2020 Christina M. (Terry) Muryn ’14
2021 Dr. Kyle G. Dresbach ’14
2022 Laura Abraham ’12
2023 Valerie K. Leskosky ’15, ‘17
2024 Alyse Johnson Wineland, ‘11
2025 Dallas Smith, ‘17
† Deceased • Awarded posthumously * Honorary Doctorate
The Gold Medallion Award
The award is presented posthumously to deceased alumni who had superb records of distinguished career accomplishments and had made outstanding contributions to their profession, to the University of Findlay and/or to their community but have not been appropriately recognized by the University prior to their death.
Click the button below to nominate a Findlay graduate for the Gold Medallion Award.
Year Name
1993 Leo S. Rosencrans ’13 †•
1994 William E. Brown ’59 †•
1995 Ann Morrison Visnic ’49 †•
1996 Richard Cullen ’38 †•
1997 Thomas Mooney ’46 †•
1998 Helen Irene Now ’28 †•
1999 David A. Johnson ’70 †•
2000 Solomon Forest Berry ’31 †•
2001 Wayne I. Pribble ’85 †•
2002 Herman Alexander ’60 †•
2003 Anthony K. Thompson ’88 †•
2004 Stephen J. Loy ’74 †•
2005 Lee Himmeger ’56 †•
2006 Clark L. Fleming ’58 †•
2007 Richard (Dick) Schaefer ’77 †•
2008 Desmond Buford ’90 M ’99 †•
2009 Mark Stanley Green ’70 †•
2010 John Parthemore ’51 †•
2011 William Flanegan ’59 †•
2012 Barbara Ann (West) Brossia ’96 †•
2013 David W. Sterner ’66 †•
2014 Geraldine “Geri” Finn ’90 †•
2015 Dean Butler ’69 †•
2016 Anne R. Bacon ’00, M’13 †•
2017 Jerome “Jerry” Savoy ’66 †•
2018 Robert Ewald ’67 †•
2019 Earl W. DeLong ’48 †•
2020 Frederick Joe Crates ’54 †•
2021 Paul M. Whitson ’91 †•
2022 Odell Barry ’65 †•
2023 Cheryl Miller ‘71 †•
2024 Robert R. Hayden, ‘ 62 †•
2025 Jeanne Wasbro, ‘66
† Deceased • Awarded posthumously * Honorary Doctorate
The Arch Award
This award shall be presented to a member of the University of Findlay community who, by personal example, has demonstrated loyalty and support of this institution. The recipient of this award must have a total of 15 years of service to the University and must not hold a degree from the institution.
Click the button below to nominate a member of the University of Findlay community for the Arch Award.
Year Name
2004 Judith A. Butler
2005 Dr. David Allen †•
2006 Dr. Jerry Mallett
2007 Dr. Dwight L. Moody
2008 Dr. Micheal Anders
2009 Coach Richard Strahm
2010 Barbara McCrory Snyder
2011 Sharon Milligan
2012 Elaine Markon
2013 Jack M. Taylor
2014 Dr. C. Richard Beckett
2015 Dr. Ray McCandless
2016 Diana Montague, Ph.D.
2017 Carole Spurgeon
2018 Linda Peck DVM
2019 George Whitson
2020 The Honorable Jo Ann Davidson
2021 Nondace N. Campbell
2022 Clifford Cook
2023 Chuck Bills
2024 Dennis E. Bishop
2025 William Doyle, Ph.D.
† Deceased • Awarded posthumously * Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Alumni Award
The award shall be presented to individuals who are not graduates of the University of Findlay and who have made significant contributions to the University’s welfare, reputation and prestige. Awards may be granted at any time during the academic year and up to two annually.
Click the button below to nominate an individual for the Honorary Alumni Award.
Year Name
2019: L. Don Manley2019: Dr. C. Richard Beckett
2020: Duane and Kathy Jebbett
2021 Dr. Paul T. Davis
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Contact Us
Are you an alum? Do you have questions about homecoming? Feel free to reach out to our Director of The Wolfe Center for Alumni and Parents!
Email: alumni@findlay.edu
Phone: (419) 434-4589
Location: Stout Alumni House
1015 N. Main St., Findlay, OH 45840