Awards

1955 - Glenn Miller Wise, M-D 1917
1956 - Florence Byerly, M-D 1927
1957 - Virginia Kahl, M-D 1940
1958 - Dr. Ruth E. Church, M-D 1929
1959 - Ada Deihl Neess, M-D 1928
1960 - Henrietta McNary, M-D 1927
1961 - Margaret Kaser, M-D 1933
1962 - Gertrude Puelicher, M-D 1915
1963 - Fern V. Kruse, M-D 1932
1964 - Gertrude Breithaupt Jupp, M-D 1918
1965 - Virginia M. Schroeder, M-D 1942
1966 - Mildred Hollman Smith, M-D 1912
1967 - Lt. Col. Myra L. McDaniel, M-D 1944
1968 - Anee Barman Caldwell, M-D 1935
1969 - Dorothy E. Wiley, M-D 1931
1970 - Dr. Ethel M. Barber, M-D 1934

1956 - Norton E. Masterson, 1924; Carl R. Swartzlow, 1924; Elizabeth Wilson, 1890
1957 - Andrew S. Gebaroff, 1906; Elmer F. Ott, 1928; Anne Marie Smith, 1909
1958 - Edward J. Aeschliman, 1914; Frances D. Radford, 1902; John P. Reeve, 1934; George F. Reynolds, 1898
1959 - Marjorie Mehne Culmer, 1933; Herbert M. Peck, 1904; Orvis A. Schmidt, 1933; Laura Maud Wheeler, 1896
1960 - George B. Christensen, 1926; Gordon R. Clapp, 1927; Howard T. Lewis, 1910; LaVahn Maesch, 1926
1961 - Delbert G. Lean, 1901; Charles F. Marsh, 1925; John Zussman, 1926
1962 - Karl L. Trever, 1923; Elsie May Smithies, 1910; Roy J. Sund, 1927; Adela Klumb, 1919
1963 - Marshall B. Hulbert, 1926; Dr. William H. Bickel
1964 - Miss Oleda Schrottky, 1915; Dr. Erwin Shaver, 1913; Henrietta Hafermann (Mrs. Frank) Miller, 1925
1965 - Everett A. Bauman, 1938; John G. Strange, 1932
1966 - James H. Straubel, 1937; John E. Dever, 1947
1967 - Dorothy Richardson Buell (Mrs. James H. Buell), 1911; Elmer W. Herold, 1917
1968 - Edwin R. Bayley, 1940; George B. Walter, 1936
1969 - Mrs. Donald Neverman (Barbara Plank Neverman), 1945; Dr. Ralph W. Colvin, 1942
1970 - Marcus L. Plant, 1932; Russell G. Wichmann, 1934
1971 - Norman Clapp, 1937; Kenneth Laird, 1931
1972 - Dr. Conrad E. Ronneberg, 1916; Dr. Lois Kremer Sharpe, M-D 1927; Sister M. Carola (Celia) Towne, 1946
1973 - Betty Ren Wright (Frederiksen), M-D 1949; Dr. David S. Hathaway, 1957
1974 - Rev. Betty Schoonmaker Martin, 1941; Dr. Elizabeth A. Steffen, M-D 1942; John M. Willem, 1931
1974, Conservatory Centennial - Catherine F. McHugh, 1937; Richard D. Westenburg, 1954; Elwyn A. Wienandt, 1939
1975 - E. Paul Kozelka, 1932; John Arnold Van Hengel, 1944; Sally Armbruster Weaver, M-D 1930
1976 - Chriss Larsen, 1926; Dorothy H. Draheim, 1931; Louise E. Murphy, M-D 1942
1977 - Russell C. Flom, 1924; David H. Stevens, 1906; LaVerne Wegner Miller, M-D 1938
1978 - Wu-Chi Liu, 1928; Elizabeth A. Plowright, 1932; Helen Cofrin Roberts, M-D 1928
1979 - Ruth Patterson Kuemmerlein, M-D 1929
1980 - Margaret Rood, M-D 1932; Gordon Bubolz, 1932

1981 - Dr. Virginia Hartridge, M-D 1941; Russell L. Danburg, 1931
1982 - Herbert A. Wander Bloemen, 1932; Esther Berlowitz Weiss, M-D 1932
1983 - Lloyd C. Nielsen, 1950; Colleen Dewhurst, M-D 1946
1984 - Raymond H. Herzog, 1938; Howerde E. Sauberlich, 1944; Berenice E. Hess, M-D 1932
1985 - Gerald F. Webers, 1954; Maude Steene Malick, M-D 1943
1986 - Jean Kraft Elias, 1948; Theodore H. Runyon, Jr., 1952
1987 - Joan Stidham Nist, 1947; Barbara J. Allen, M-D 1964; David R. Challoner, 1956

1981 - Marvin "Shorty" H. Keil, 1925; Barbara Gray Spoerl, M-D 1944
1982 - Arthur E. Schade, 1941; Clarmarie White Voss, 1935
1983 - Emery J. Ansorge, 1933; Phyllis Weikart Greene, 1947
1984 - Elmer A. Otte, 1936; Joan Poppert Jacobs, M-D 1953
1985 - Ruth Barnes Elston, 1939; Myrtle Schuerman Lucht, M-D 1925; Daisy Estes Tucker, M-D 1939
1986 - Mary Mackay Riemenschneider, M-D 1936; William J. Sievert, 1951; Audrey Lund Sievert, 1951
1987 - Patricia Webb Thomas, 1962; Peter J. Thomas, 1962; Jane Cornell Smith, 1937; Evangeline Fisher Conway, M-D 1927

1988 - Dale L. Duesing, 1967; Henry J. Dupont, 1949; Mary P. Edmonds, M-D 1943; John F. Horn, 1963
1989 - Florence Vaccarelo Dunkel, M-D 1964; Robert Y. Moore, 1953
1990 - Ashley T. Haase, 1961; Anton R. Valukas, 1965
1991 - Robert R. Janes, 1970; Catherine Anne Tatge, 1972
1992 - Robert P. McIntosh, 1942; William H. Sharp, 1973
1993 - Tomas Baer, 1962; Dr. Paul H. Lange, 1963
1994 - Dr. Thomas M. Baer, 1974; James H. Merrell, 1975; Dr. Elmer Pfefferkorn, Jr., 1954
1995 - Ronald H. Jensen, 1960; Theodore L. Steck, 1960
1996 - Alfred Lerdahl, 1965; David Strand, 1971
1997 - James Sattizahn, 1942; Cynthia Furber Cooley, 1953; Edward B. Smith, 1957
1998 - Allen R. Bonde, 1958; Roger A. Nicoll, 1963; Margaret Peil, M-D 1951
1999 - Robert Nagan, 1944; Jefferson Riley, 1968
2000 - Mary C. Dinauer, 1975; H. Michael Hartoonian, 1960; David L. Sackett, 1956; Henry A. Spille, 1954
2001 - Jane Tibbetts Schulenburg, 1965; James B. Sinclair, 1951
2002 - Bob Landis, 1962; Bonnie M. Morris, 1972; Thomas A. Steitz, 1962; Frederick I. Sturm, 1973
2003 - Terry P. Moran, 1982
2004 - David R. Hawkanson, 1969; Jean Bragg Schumaker, 1968
2005 - Kathleen M. Krull, 1974
2006 - Arthur D. Ullian, 1961
2007 - Virginia L. Danielson, 1971
2008 - Robert E. Spoo, 1979; John Holdridge, 1977
2009 - David Mulford, 1959; Michael Lepawsky, 1959; Robert Mac West, 1963
2010 - Joel Blahnik, 1960; Paul Schmidt, 1970
2011 - Douglas Powell, 1956; Rick Rothschild, 1971
2012 - Marcia Duin Mentkowski, M-D 1961; David Gray, 1966; Alice Peacock, 1992
2013 - Sara Quandt, 1973; Jose Luis Romero Hicks, 1979
2014 - Peter Betzer, 1964; Richard G. Fessler, 1974
2015 - Christopher Murray, 1975
2016 - Nancy Mattson, 1976
2017 - Richard Price, 1962
2018 - Bill Baer, 1972

1988 - Janet Aronberg Hersh, 1978
1989 - Susan T. Chandler, 1979; Cynthia Arneson Eddy, 1979
1990 - Ellen Sander, 1985
1991 - Bryan A. Torcivia, 1981; Linda Voegelin Torcivia, 1981
1992 - Andrew W. Hazucha, 1982
1993 - Patricia L. Quentel, 1983
1994 - Katherine Schwartz-Strei, 1984
1995 - Susan Merbach Palm, 1980
1996 - Charles Newhall, 1986
1998 - Elizabeth Sheridan Rammer, 1984
1999 - Stephanie Samuel, 1989
2001 - Stephen L. Albrecht, 1985
2004 - Gina Perri Jaeckel, 1994; Kelly Carroll Rhodes, 1989
2005 - James Spofford Reeve III, 1995
2007 - Ryan L. Tarpley, 1993
2008 - Steve J. Tie Shue, 2004
2009 - Kathleen Callaghan, 1999
2010 - Andrea Powers Robertson, 1994; Erin Stahowiak, 1994
2017 - Stephanie Kliethermes, 2007
2018 - Christine Benedict, 1999

1988 - Joan Stebbins Des Isles, M-D 1938; Jane Paulson Gregerson, 1969
1989 - Henriette Scheele Kneevers Henning, M-D 1934; Ann Leverenz Keckonen, 1964
1990 - Marcia Duin Mentkowski, M-D 1961; J. Frederic Ruf, 1959
1991 - Chris A. Bowers, 1970; Harold J. Luedeman, 1946; Elaine Johnson Luedeman, 1947
1992 - Kenneth K. DuVall, Jr., 1952
1993 - Paul C. Manz, 1962
1994 - Patricia Hamar Boldt, 1948; Marijean Meisner Flom, 1950; Jane Kuoni Hand, M-D 1944
1995 - Marlene Crupi Widen, M-D 1955
1996 - Esther Currie, M-D 1931; Natalie Schroeder Kloehn, 1956; Richard Haight, 1971
1997 - Earl Miller, 1932; Betty Brown Ducklow, 1942; Joseph Hopfensperger, 1952; Charles Merry, 1957; Gregory O-Meara, 1972
1998 - Katherine O'Neill Anderson, M-D 1933; Phyllis Peter-Mallard, 1973; Susanna Fortney Walby, 1958
1999 - Colleen Held-Messana, 1968
2000 - Andrea Stephenson Bletzinger, 1940; Helen Buscher Franke, 1960
2001 - Jan Voss Holroyd, 1961
2002 - Frank J. Hammer, Jr., 1942; Kristen Olson Lahner, 1973; Betty Thompson Messenger, 1947
2003 - Jonathan W. Bauer, 1983; Michael P. Cisler, 1978; Priscilla Wright Hausmann, 1953
2004 - Barbara Ives Isaac, 1964; Walter J. Isaac, 1964
2005 - Stephanie Howard Vrabec, 1980
2006 - Margaret Banta Humleker, 1941; Kathleen Karst Larson, 1960; Peter G. Kelly, 1987
2007 - Richard K. Weber, 1957; Mary L. Carlson-Mason, 1972
2008 - Jo Howarth Noonan, 1978
2009 - Bonnie Laird, 1964; Susan Voss Pappas, 1969
2010 - J. Thomas Hurvis, 1960; Joseph Kortenhof, 1950
2011 - Arlene Attwood Trettin, 1961; Margaret Carroll, 1961
2012 - Hugh Denison, 1968; Marian "Kirk" Kirkpatrick Torian, M-D 1944; George M. Chandler, 1951
2013 - Elizabeth Kortenhof Kumbalek, 1978; Harry Jansen Kraemer, Jr., 1977
2014 - Ruth Legler Qualich, M-D 1918; Cynthia Liebich Reff, 1963
2015 - Sue Pepper Joys, M-D 1951; Susan Nelson Goldsmith, 1965
2016 - Betty Barrett, M-D 1955; William Hockhammer, 1966
2017 - Carolyn King Stephens, M-D 1962; Charlot Nelson Singleton, 1967
2018 - Betty Domrose Brown, M-D 1947; Linda Laarman, 1973

1989 - Robert J. McDonald, 1973 (presented June 1990)
1990 - Gregg D. Jacobs, 1980; Robert J. McDonald, 1973
1992 - Eric R. Simonson, 1982
1993 - Emily A. Copeland, 1983
1994 - Carol Arnosti, 1984
1995 - Peter M. Copeland, 1979
1997 - Laura Van Nostrand Caviani, 1984
1998 - Campbell Scott, 1983
2001 - Stephen J. Edwards, 1985; Amy R. Thiel, 1985
2002 - Mark W. Uhlemann, 1996
2004 - Mary Louise Knutson, 1988
2005 - Heidi R. Stober, 2000
2006 - Catherine A. Statz, 1996
2007 - Jennifer Baumgardner, 1992
2011 - Cindy Regal, 2001
2014 - Garth Neustadter, 2010
2016 - Curien Kurrien, 2001
2017 - Alexandra Kunath, 2012
2018 - Peter Kolkay, 1998

1997 - A. John Van Hengel, 1944; K. Ann Dempsey, 1959; Alice Heath, M-D 1940
1998 - Martha Valentine Bresler, 1962
1999 - George Larsen, 1949; David Toycen, 1969
2000 - A. Jack Hafner, 1950; Jeannette Schmidt Hess, M-D 1960
2001 - Cecilia M. Goetz, 1985; Christopher J. Laing-Martinez, 1987
2002 - Wilhelmine "Billie" Harms Pollard, 1937; Constance "Connie" Pfitsch Vanderhyden, 1972
2003 - Austin J. Boncher, 1963; David L. Hoffman, 1957
2004 - William D. Mittlefehldt, 1968
2005 - James M. Auer (posthumous), 1950; Richard B. Snyder, 1965
2006 - Jose Hernandez Ugalde, 1996
2007 - Margarita Thompson Oliver, 1942; Rev. Martin Deppe, 1957; Nancy J. Rigg, 1972; Duffie A. Adelson, 1973; Thomas A. Oreck, 1973
2008 - Farnham Jarrard, 1958; Judy Huffman Sutherland, 1958
2009 - Elizabeth Cole, 1963
2011 - Louis Jost, 1980; Cheryl Orgas, 1982
2012 - Robert VanDale, 1957
2013 - Javier Arau, 1998
2014 - Renee Goral Boldt, 1985; Judy Frater, 1974
2015 - James Lace, 1970
2016 - Timothy Anne Burnside, 2002
2017 - Anne Pelizzoni Lanier, 1962
2018 - Frances Siekman de Romero, 1974

2009 - J Gilbert Swift III, 1959
2012 - Richard Boya, 1952
2013 - Overton Parrish, Jr., 1955; Marlene Crupi Widen, M-D 1955
2015 - Dale Schuh, 1970
2017 - Bob and Bonnie Buchanan, 1962
2018 - Thomas Kayser, 1958; J. Terrence Franke, 1968

1996 - Lisle Blackbourn ’25; Sal Cianciola ’55; Gene Davis, coach (1956-1991); James Fieweger ’43; Eric Griffin ’86; Bernard Heselton, coach (1938-1964); Peter House ’68; Charles McKee ’68; Mary Heinecke Poulson, coach (1964-1993); Claude Radtke ’50; Scott Reppert ’83; Dick Rine ’57; Ron Roberts, football coach (1963-1992); William Simon ’80; Ron Wopat ’78
1997 - Pat Schwanke ’83; Gary Hietpas ’68; Bruce Bigford ’53; Harold “Pete” Briese ’27; Althea Heimbach, coach (Milwaukee-Downer, 1919-1964); Arthur Denney, coach (1923-1964)
1998 - Richard C. Flom ’48; Daniel J. Galante ’87; Debra L. Jaryszak ’82; Kenneth G. Laird ’31; Dr. Ralph Landis; Katherine Leventhal Latorraca ’83; Peter J. Thomas ’62
1999 - Donald W. Boya ’50; Edward L. Grosse ’54; Gerard J. Hecker ’36; Thomas G. Hughes ’77; Joseph F. Patterson, Jr. ’69; Julie Wick Sonneborn ’86; Kenneth B. Urbanski ’82
2000 - John R. Davis ’76; Richard W. Gast ’55; Carl F. Giordana ’48; David C. Mulford ’59; James O. Schulze ’61; Tracie A. Spangenberg ’90
2001 - Frank J. Bouressa ’79; Paul J. Gebhardt ’78; Tad. B. Pinkerton ’60; Donald Strutz ’49; James L. Webers ’52; Laurence P. Wilson ‘66
2002 - Mark Catlin, Lawrence Coach, 1909-1927; James D. Miller ’80; Richard G. Miller ’47; Sarah O’Neil ’92; James R. Petran ’80; Robert Smith ’61
2003 - Paul V. Elsberry, Jr. ’51; Joel F. Ungrodt ’64; Steven A. Newman ’76; Robert E. Eddy ’79; Christopher H. Lindfelt ’88; Gina Seegers Szablewski ’92
2004 - Bruce O. Larson ’49; Carl G. Schwendler ’59; Lincoln Y. Saito ’70; Graham M. Satherlie ’82; Joel C. Dillingham ’93; Jiayi (Diana) Ling ’94
2005 - George B. Walter ’36; William E Lawson ’47; Joseph B. Lamers ’61; Mark S. Frodesen ’71; Robin Chapman Linnemanstons ’83; Steven M. Jung ’90
2006 - 1981 Football Team
2007 - Vincent C. Jones ’41; Fredric R. Flom ’63; Richard C. Agness ’67; Martin J. Johnson ’88; Rebecca A. Wagenaar-Miller ’96
2008 - Carl G. Stumph ’54; Daniel D. Browdie ’86; Jacklyn A. Huss ’97; Tracy Maschman Morrissey ’97; Joel T. DePagter ’98; Michael H. Hoskins ’98; Bradley J. Olson ’98
2009 - Albert E. Zupek ’44; Patrick L. Kenney ’68; J. Douglas Gilbert ’72; Kristen M. Jahn ’92; Scott J. Sprtel ’97; David Novickis, wrestling coach (1993-2009)
2010 - Damian LaCroix ’91; Matt Miota ’91; Brian Murphy ’99; Sara Schye Sechen ’00; Alyssa Bonine Summers ’00
2011 - Ross Mueller ’01; Mindy Rueden ’00; Toby Kinsler ’99; Steve Skelcy ’96; Susan Beckwith ’87; Lance Alwin ’71; Al “Obbie” Novakofski ’39
2012 - Amy Proctor, women’s basketball coach (1988-2007); Andy Kazik ’02; Tom Conti ’02; Daniel Hurley ’02; Megan Tiemann ’02
2013 - Hans Hartwig ’35; John Bill ’79; Dan Dreyfus ’87; Maggie Phillips Reeve ’96; Mark Smrecek ’00
2014 - Jenny Burris Paramski ’04; Doug Fyfe ’76; Don Kersemeier ’63; Zach Michael ’04; Kim Tatro, softball coach (1994- ) and volleyball coach (1993-2000); John Tharp, men’s basketball coach (1994-2007) and golf coach (1995-2004)
2015 - Steve Blomberg ’74; Courtney Miller Cameron ’04; Kurt Kirner, swimming coach (1991-2007); Shannon Arendt LaRoux ’04; Shelley Ebert Navis ’03; Felice Porrata ’05
2016 - Kolade Agbaje-Williams '06; Chris Braier '06; Claire Getzoff '06; Lis Pollock '03; Stan Preston '55; Katie Wilkin '03
2017 - 1967 Football Team

1964 - Chandler Rowe, professor of anthropology
1965 - Arthur Denney, director of physical education
1966 - [not listed]
1967 - John Stanley, assistant professor of religion
1968 - John Dreher, assistant professor of philosophy
1969 - Thomas Wenzlau, professor of economics
1970 - Bernard Rutten, technical assistant in biology
1971 - Emily Bayer, Memorial Union staff
1972 - Dennis Chasteen, assistant professor of chemistry
1973 - Morton Schwartz, instructor of economics
1974 - William Bremer, assistant professor of history
1975 - Parker Marden, associate professor of sociology
1976 - Harry Kisker, director of career planning and placement
1977 - George Smalley, associate professor of Slavic languages
1978 - Ardys Kurey, Memorial Union staff
1979 - Thomas Lonnquist, acting associate dean for campus activities
1980 - Chuck Lauter, dean of student academic life
1981 - Frederick Gaines, assistant professor of theatre
1982 - Chuck Lauter, dean of student academic life
1983 - John Dreher, associate professor of philosophy
1984 - Chuck Lauter, dean of student academic life
1985 - Chuck Lauter, dean of student academic life
1986 - Fred Sturm, associate professor of music
1987 - Marjory Irvin, professor of music
1988 - Noel Michael Phillips, head resident of Plantz hall and coordinator of intramurals
1989 - Shirley Anders, poet in residence, instructor in English
1990 - George W. Smalley, professor of Slavic languages and literature
1991 - Helen Klebesadel, assistant professor of art
1992 - Timothy Spurgin, assistant professor of English
1993 - Nina Dorrance, assistant professor of English
1994 - Timothy Rodgers, curator and instructor in art history
1995 - Joe Horihan, residence hall director and coordinator of multicultural affairs
1996 - Timothy Spurgin, assistant professor of English
1997 - Karen Harpp, assistant professor of chemistry
1998 - Nancy D. Truesdell, dean of students
1999 - Timothy Gibson, Jr., assistant dean for campus organizations
2000 - David A. Frye, residence hall director and first-year programs coordinator
2001 - Elia J. Armacanqui-Tipacti, assistant professor of Spanish
2002 - Hilda Mysliwiec, Downer Commons employee
2003 - Timothy Spurgin, associate professor of English
2004 - Matthew Ansfield, assistant professor of psychology
2005 - Paul Shrode, associate dean of students for activities
2006 - Robert Beeman, director of athletics
2007 - Paul Shrode, associate dean of students for activities
2008 - Phillip Swan, assistant professor of music and associate director of choral studies
2009 - Timothy Spurgin, associate professor of English and Bonnie Glidden Buchanan Professor of English
2010 - John Paul Ito, assistant professor of music
2011 - Curt Lauderdale, assistant dean of students for campus life
2012 - Jason Brozek, assistant professor of government and Stephen Edward Scarff Professor of International Affairs
2013 - Timothy L. Schmidt, director of International Student Services
2014 - Curt G. Lauderdale, assistant dean of students for campus life
2015 - Kevin P. Goggins, security night shift supervisor
2016 - Helen Boyd Kramer, lecturer of gender and Freshman Studies
2017 - Leah McSorley, Director of International Student Services
2018 - Helen Boyd Kramer, lecturer of gender and Freshman Studies