1955

Achievement: Lincoln LaPaz ’20, mathematician, meteoritist

Recognition: B. Warren Beebe ’35; Lester Rosen ’49; Gifford Booth, Jr., ’36

1956

Achievement: Arch N. Booth ’27, business administrator

Recognition: Jacquetta M. Downing ’21

1957

Achievement: Dwane L. Wallace ’33/82, aviation industrialist

Recognition: Hazel E. Branch; Thurlow Lieurance

1958

Achievement: Paul I. Wellman ’18, historian and novelist

Recognition: Bliss Isely ’06

1959

Achievement: Jesse W. Beams ’21, physicist

Recognition: Walter A. VerWiebe

1960

Recognition: Lloyd McKinley

1961

Achievement: Garner E. Shriver ’34, legislator

1962

Achievement: Leslie H. Warner ’35, business executive

Recognition: M. Alice Isely; William F. Crum ’32

1963

Achievement: Marion L. Conrow ’18, educator

Recognition: Hugo Wall; Ralph Miller

1964

Achievement: Harry F. Corbin ’40, educator

Recognition: George D. Wilner; Marie Graham

1965

Recognition: Worth Fletcher; John Rydjord ’50/53; Beulah O. Mullen ’35/71

1966

Achievement: John A. Morgan ’37, civic, cultural and business leader

Recognition: Martin F. Palmer

1967

Achievement: James Lyndon Beebe ’17, lawyer

Recognition: Laura Cross ’25; S. Carnot Brennan ’17/17; Kathleen Edmiston ’33

1968

Recognition: Laura Cross ’25; S. Carnot Brennan ’17/17; Kathleen Edmiston ’33

Recognition: Dr. D. Cramer Reed ’37; Grace Wilkie

1969

Achievement: Dr. Vincent L. Gott ’51, cardiac researcher

Recognition: Glen Gardner; Rene Gouldner; Robert Morton

1971

Achievement: Harrison B. Summers ’17, broadcaster

Recognition: Dorothy A. Harmon ’46; Fran Jabara; Martin Umansky

1972

Achievement: A. Price Woodard Jr., public service leader; Wayne E. Coulson ’30, civic leader,

Recognition: Arthur W. Kincade; Gordon W. Evans; Walter Duerksen ’31; Robert V. Christian, Jr. ’40

1973

Achievement: Malcolm H. Myers ’40, artist

Recognition: Josephine Fugate; Howard Fullington ’30; James Robertson

1974

Recognition: John J. Conard; William C. Farmer; Paul R. Wunsch

1975

Achievement: Lawrence M. Jones ’53, business executive; Walter W. Orebaugh ’31, diplomat

Recognition: Geraldine E. Hammond ’31; Donald W. Pray ’35

1976

Achievement: William E. Cooper ’48, business executive

Recognition: Ray E. Dillon, Sr.

1977

Achievement: Linwood Sexton ’48, civic leader, university supporter; Lloyd McBurney ’25, business executive

Recognition: A. Dwight Button; Samuel Marcus; James Winters ’39

1978

Achievement:Barbara J. Uehling ’54, educator

Recognition: Emory Lindquist; Charles V. Jakowatz

1979

Achievement: Dr. Charles L. Christian ’49, physician, educator;

Recognition: Bentley Barnabas ’29; Eugene Savaiano; James J. Basham ’33; M. Prudence Hutton ’67

1980

Achievement: Frank L. Carney ’00, business executive

Recognition: Floyd T. Amsden; Sheldon Coleman; Roberta Watkins Adams ’36

1981

Achievement: Terence Scanlon ’56, business

Recognition: Rowena Ahlberg ’38; Harry Litwin

1982

Achievement: William Fine ’38, business executive

Recognition: Martin H. Bush; George and Brenda Farha; Jordan L. Haines

1983

Achievement: William R. Tincher ’53, business executive

1984

Achievement: William R. Tincher ’53, business executive

Recognition: Rosalyn Gore; J. Kelley Sowards ’47

1985

Achievement: Thomas C. Farrar ’54, scientist

Recognition: Margaret A. Glades ’39; Gordon B. Terwilliger

1986

Achievement: George ’50 and Virginia ’50 Ablah, entrepreneurs

Recognition: Richard C. Welsbacher

1987

Achievement: Harold W. Beams ’25, scientist; Dr. D. Cramer Reed ’37, physician

Recognition: John B. Breazeale; Lee H. Cornell ’26

1988

Achievement: John F. Jonas, Jr. ’54/67, humanitarian and entrepreneur; Dr. Russell A. Nelson ’41, pediatric physician

Recognition: Karla A. Burns ’81/16, opera performer; James J. Rhatigan

1989

Achievement: Samuel E. Ramey ’68, international opera performer

Recognition: Daniel E. Foley ’59; Dr. N. Henry Pronko; Frederick Sudermann ’58/60

1990

Achievement: Dr. Daniel Ferrell Rex ’40, scientist

Recognition: Joann Kallail Kamas ’52; Roger D. Lowe; Mildred “Milly” Marcus

1991

Achievement: Oliver Elliott ’42, business executive

Recognition: W. Frank Barton ’87; David Farnsworth ’53

Distinguished Service: Laura M. Cross ’25

1992

Achievement: K.T. ’36 and Mary Inez ’89 Woodman, WSU supporters

Recognition: Donald K. Stephan ’59; Dr. Glen Zumwalt

Distinguished Service: Howard Ellis

1993

Achievement: Gifford Booth, Jr. ’36, businessman

Recognition: Mickey Armstrong ’45; William Wilhelm

Distinguished Service: Geraldine E. Hammond ’31

1994

Achievement: True H. Knowles ’60, business executive

Recognition: Phillip D. Thomas; Dr. Donna E. Sweet ’70/72/15

Distinguished Service: Bernice B. Hutcherson

1995

Achievement: Bill C. Parcells ’64, National Football League coach

Recognition: J. Robert Berg; K.C. “Buck” and Gladys ’75 Alley

Distinguished Service: John B. Breazeale

Young Alumni: Ray B. Wills ’82

1996

Achievement: Edward W. Armstrong ’42, business executive

Recognition: E. George Fahnestock ’69; Michael P. Tilford

Distinguished Service: Lavona I. Spencer ’71/71/74

Young Alumni: Brian L. Wells ’87

1997

Achievement: Robert L. Dryden ’59, corporate aircraft executive; Robert A. Geist ’64, business executive; Capt. Riley L. Pitts ’60, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous)

Recognition: George M. Platt; Daniel J. Taylor ’67

Distinguished Service: Laura M. Cross ’25

Young Alumni: Prince E. McJunkins, III ’86

1998

Achievement: Judith M. Bell ’61, professional golfer and administrator; Thomas R. Devlin, entrepreneur; Arneatha K. Martin ’75, nurse, educator, health-care advocate

Recognition: J. Katherine “Kaki” Jackson ’39; Dr. Melvin H. Snyder ’50

Distinguished Service: H. Joan Kahn

Young Alumni: John L. Rolfe ’85

1999

Achievement: Lachlan M. Beatson ’66, corporate aircraft executive

Recognition: Max ’57 and Lois ’56 Hubbard; Phillip T. May

Distinguished Service: Wanda M. Maltby Young

Young Alumni: Sheryl Wohlford ’82

2000

Achievement: Stephen L. Clark ’65, business and real estate executive

Recognition: Stephen L. Clark ’65, business and real estate executive

Distinguished Service: Dorothy “Dot” McNicol

Young Alumni: Jeff P. DeGraffenreid ’88

2001

Achievement: Jeffrey L. Turner ‘73/77, corporate aircraft executive

Recognition: Gerald H. Graham; David ’68 and Susan ‘72/75 Anderson

Distinguished Service: Gordon F. Vadakin ’82

Young Alumni: Jeffrey C. Gates ’89

2002

Achievement: Daniel M. Carney ’53, entrepreneur and business executive

Recognition: Christopher S. Shank ’69; Dharma deSilva

Distinguished Service: Julia E. Lee

Young Alumni: Eric L. ’87/92 and Kathleen B. ’88/89/92 Sexton

2003

Achievement: Jerry W. Bittle, illustrator and creator of GEECH (posthumous); B. Roberto Cruz ’64, educator; Ruth A. David ’75, engineer and defense analyst

Recognition: Michael C. Burrus ’77; Gregory J. Meissen ’77; Velma L. Wallace

Distinguished Service: Roland L. Banks Young

Young Alumni: Sam N. Cohlmia ’89

2004

Achievement: Jim Mann ’56, business executive

Recognition: Mary Herrin ’72/76; Ron Baldwin ’75

Distinguished Service: John Davis ’75

Young Alumni: Ann Konecny ’91

2005

Achievement: Nicholas J. Mork ’71, philanthropic executive

Recognition: Dr. Elizabeth H. King; Joe J. Palacioz ’71/76

Distinguished Service: William H. Smith Young

Young Alumni: Brian A. ’96 and Joy N. ’00 Heinrichs

2006

Achievement: Bob White ’71/76, business executive

Recognition: Ron Kopita; Paul Allen ’70

Distinguished Service: Ginger Cox

Young Alumni: Joyce DiDonato ’92

Distinction: Harold and Ruth ’48 Scheer

2007

Achievement: Ronald Holt ’77, corporate and local-government executive

Recognition: Deltha Colvin ’72; Sheryl Wohlford ’82

Distinguished Service: Phillip Bowers ’86/91

Young Alumni: Karen Countryman-Roswurm ’05/06/12

Distinction: David Nygaard ’73/74

2008

Achievement: Marilyn Pauly ’72, banker

Recognition: Charles and Liz Koch; Dean Headley ’82

Distinguished Service: Ruth Matz

Young Alumni: Kaye Monk-Morgan ’93/96/21

Distinction: The Hon. Wesley Brown

2009

Achievement: Sarah Robinson ’86, philanthropic executive

Recognition: Mike Kennedy ’71; David Alexander

Distinguished Service: Pat Campbell

Young Alumni: Delia Garcia ’02

Distinction: KPTS Channel 8 for “Black & Gold: Remembering the WSU Plane Crash”

2010

Achievement: Mark Parkinson ’80/19, Kansas governor

Recognition: Barry and Cindy ’77/85 Schwan; Celia Goering ’63

Distinguished Service: Jesse Torres

Young Alumni: Collin Stieben ’00

Distinction: WSU Volleyball Coaches: Chris Lamb, Shannon Lamb, RJ Abella, Jeff Sanders

2011

Achievement: Bernard Nichols ’61, businessman and financial manager

Recognition: Dr. Sam and Jacque Kouri; Les Anderson (posthumous)

Distinguished Service: Ginger Cox

Young Alumni: Linda Matson ’84/88

Distinction: Joe Hand ’99 Shocker Tribute: Shirley and Don Beggs

2012

Achievement: Cleo Littleton ’55, Shocker basketball great and businessman

Recognition: Dave Dahl ’71/74; Lynn Stephan ’64/92

Distinguished Service: Connie Kachel White

Young Alumni: Alex Kanelakos ’07

Shocker Tribute: WSU Alumni Association administrative leaders

2013

Achievement: Steve Feilmeier ’85, business executive; Linda Brantner ’74/90, business executive

Recognition: Rhonda Kay Lewis ’89/91; Terri Moses ’80/90

Distinguished Service: Linda Harris

Young Alumni: Julius Thomas III ’05

Distinction: Harry Shuler ’13/30 (posthumous)

2014

Achievement: Mark Wentling ’70, foreign service professional

Recognition: Ted Ayres; Connie Dietz ’68/71

Distinguished Service: Deborah Buller

Young Alumni: Laura Bernstorf ’04/19

Distinction: Larry Hatteberg

2015

Achievement: J. Robert Young ’61, banking executive

Recognition: Joyce Cavarozzi; Junetta Everett ’79

Distinguished Service: Jim Erickson

Young Alumni: Joan Wagner ’99/04

2016

Achievement: Mark Finucane ’76, health-care industry and public health administrator

Recognition: Jackie Williams; Ron Matson

Distinguished Service: Esther ’79/80 and Dean ’82 Headley

Distinction: Mickey Armstrong ’45

2017

Achievement: M. Lee Pelton ’73/17, educator and university president;

Recognition: Mike James ’71; Cindy Claycomb ’79/91

Distinguished Service: Kaye Monk-Morgan ’93/96/21

Young Alumni: Lisa Teachman ’02

Distinction: Dorothy and Bill Cohen

Stocker Tribute: Robert Gutschenritter ’70

2018

Achievement: Frederick “Freddy” Simon ’49, World War II veteran and businessman

Recognition: Rodney Miller ’83; Cindy Carnahan ’73

Distinguished Service: Rhonda Hicks ’95

Young Alumni: Kyle ’17 and Ricki ’09/16 Ellison

2019

Achievement: Ed Pavey ’88, criminal justice professional

Alumni Recognition: Bill Walsh ’71

University Recognition: Bobby Berry ’11/13/21

Distinguished Service: Bobby Gandu ’02/06

Young Alumni: Alicia Sanchez ’07

Distinction: Bruce Conner ’55, David Haselwood ’53, Michael McClure ’53

2023

Alumni Achievement: Alicia Thompson ’15

Social Impact: Jessica Provines ’01/04/06

Young Alumni: Roy Moye, III, ’15

WSU Board of Trustees Award: Tom Winters