Alumni Awards

Outstanding Alumni and Honorary Alumni Awards

The James Madison College Alumni Association Board of Directors sponsors two annual awards to honor distinguished alumni. The Distinguished Alumnus and Honorary Alumnus awards have been established to acknowledge those individuals who have positively represented the college or have significantly contributed to the progress of the college. Distinguished alumni are nominated by fellow alumni and members of the college faculty and administration.

JMCAA accepts non-alumni nominations for its Honorary Alumni award. Award recipients are selected by the selection committee appointed by the JMCAA Board of Directors.

Nominations

JMCAA encourages alumni, faculty, staff and friends to submit nominations of qualified candidates at any time.

Past Award Recipients:

Distinguished Alumnus Award

Michael McConnell, 1997
Bryce Sandler, 1998
Paul Long, 1999
Richard Cordray, 2000
Wallace Jefferson, 2001
Steven Webster, 2002
Nell Hennessy, 2003
Teresa A. Sullivan, 2004
Celia Vlasin Martin, 2005
Jeffrey Cummings, 2006
Marilyn Darling, 2007

Honorary Alumnus Award

Barbara Sawyer-Koch, 1996
Herbert Garfinkel, 1997
Gordon Guyer, 1998
David Porteous, 1999
Dixie Platt, 2000
Louis Hirsh, 2001
Barbara Steidle, 2002
Burton L. Gerber, 2003
Michael Rubner, 2004
Ronald Dorr, 2005
Jack Paynter, 2006
Robert Banks, 2007

Recipient Selection Criteria:

Distinguished Alumnus Award

• Must be an alumnus of James Madison College.
• Must have achieved prominence in his or her field
• Must have demonstrated service to James Madison College through its alumni organizations, its academic divisions, its committees, or in other capacities.

Honorary Alumnus Award

• Non-graduates of James Madison College whose efforts have significantly contributed to the progress and development of the college.

Conferring of Awards:  The alumni awards are presented at the James Madison College spring commencement.

The deadline to make a nomination is January 30 of each year.

Email Kim Allan to make a nomination.  Please provide a letter(s) of recommendation, evidence of their dedication to James Madison College and include the nominee’s professional and personal accomplishments.  Feel free to contact Kim with questions.