Past Distinguished Alumni Awards Recipients

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Distinguished Alumni Awards - Past Recipients

Recipient	Graduation Year(s)	Award	DAA Year
Adams, Carmen R.	’86 BCE/’92 JD	Emerging Leadership	1998
Adams, Gary S.	’83 JD	George B. Davis Award	2009
Ackerman Adams, Patricia A.	’74 MED	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Adrine, Hon. Ronald B.	’73 JD	Civic Achievement	2004
Ahuja, Monte	’75 MBA/’01 D.Bus.Adm.	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Albert, Dr. Nancy M.	’85 BSN	School of Nursing	2011
*Andry, Joseph E.	’74 BBA/’75 BS	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Arneault, Edson R. “Ted”	’78 MBA	Nance College of Business	2006
Avis, Danferd C.	’51 BBA	George B. Davis Award	1991
Baaklini, George Y.	‘80BSCE/’81 MSCE/’91 D.Eng.	George B. Davis Award	2001
Bankaitis-Davis, Dr. Danute	’80 BS/’81 MSCHM	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Barkley, Alvin M.	’42 BBA/’47 JD	Lifetime Leadership	2001
Baxendale, Eugene P.	’77 BSIE	Fenn College of Engineering	2007
Belovich, Steven G.	’83 MS/’87 D.Eng.	Fenn College of Engineering	2005
Bender, Ronald A.	’62 BA	George B. Davis Award	1993
Benford, Sheryl King	’79 JD	George B. Davis Award	2006
Bergant II, Joseph	’84 Med	Emerging Leadership	1992
Bernetich, Edward L.	’72 BS/’78 Med	College of Education and Human Services	2006
Bitterman, Edward A.	’81 BA	Emerging Leadership	1991
Black, Craig A.	’75 BSEE/’76 MSEE	Fenn College of Engineering	2009
Bognar, Rosemary L.	’84 BBAA	Civic Achievement	1996
Boss, Maria Isabel	’77 BA	Civic Achievement	1998
Boyle III, John J.	’02 MUPDD	Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2010
Briley, Tanisha R.	’05 MPA	College of Graduate Studies/Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2010
Brown, Gregory L.	’91 BA/’04 MS	College of Liberal Arts and Scoial Sciences	2008
Gibbs Brown, June	’71 BBA/’72 MBA	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Brown, Keith E.	’89 BA	Special Achievement	2000
Burney, Nona M.	’75 MA/’81 JD/’97 Ph.D.	Civic Achievement	1991
Cain, Hon. Madeline A.	’85 MPA	Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2011
Campbell, Hon. Jane L.	’80 MA	Lifetime Leadership	1993
Suaraz-Caraballo, Lisa	’92 BS/’01 Med	College of Science	2007
Celebrezze, Jr., Hon. Anthony J.	’73 JD	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Centa, William J.	’77 MBA	Monte Ahuja College of Business	2012
Centanni, Dr. Michael A.	’73 BES/’83 JD	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2006
Clifford, Alcillia J.	’83 Med	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Clifford, Hon. Gregory F.	’80 JD	Civic Achievement	1995
Climaco, Michael L.	’71 JD	George B. Davis Award	1995
Compton, William H.	’41 BEE/’97 D.Sc.	Fenn College of Engineering	1990
Conroy, Father Kevin M.	’06 Ph.D.	College of Education and Human Services	2009
Coyne, Anthony J.	’84 MS/’87 JD	Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2007
Howell Crawford, Nicole		Special Recognition	1998
*Crow, Dr. Jack E.	’62 BES	Special Achievement	2003
Crowther, Kathleen H.	’90 MSUST	Special Achievement	1995
Cutietta, Dr. Robert A.	’75 BA/’78 MS	College of Education and Human Services	2008
Daniel, Saji T.	’90 BBA	Nance College of Business	2010
Denihan, William M.	’97 BA	Civic Achievement	2000
DiFranco, Dr. Ralph A.	’73 BA	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	2006
*Drake, Dr. Daniel D.	’71 Med	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Easler II, J. Edward	’72 BA	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Ellington, Aaron T.	’94 BA/’08 Ph.D.	College of Education and Human Services	2011
Emerling, Carol G.	’55 JD	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2009
Emrick, Jr., Charles R.	’58 JD	George B. Davis Award	2007
Feliciano, Jose C.	’75 JD/’84 MBA	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Ferchill, John J.	’65 BEE	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Filarski, Myron	’71 BA	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Finerman, Scott C.	’87 JD	Emerging Leadership	1991
Forbes, George L.	’62 JD/’98 LL.D.	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Ford-Harris, Donna Y.	’84 BA/’88 MA/’91 Ph.D.	Emerging Leadership	1993
Fox, Dr. Christopher	’71 BA	Special Achievement	1998
Friedman, Ian N.	’97 JD	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2011
Froelich, Georgia A.	’80 BA/’84 JD	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	2008
Gariepy, Col. Henry	’72 MS	Lifetime Leadership	1994
Gipson, Linda S.	’92 MBA	Special Achievement	1994
Glasscock, Larry C.	’70 BA	George B. Davis Award	1992
*Gordon, Gerald H.	’71 BS/’72 MA	George B. Davis Award	1994
Grimm, Mary C.	’80 BA/’89 MA	Special Achievement (1992)	1992, 2005
Hagan, Hon. Timothy F.	’75 BA/’99 LL.D.	George B. Davis Award (2012)	1994, 2012
Hakimzadeh, Dr. Roshanak	’87 MS	Fenn College of Engineering	2008
Hall, Kenwood H.	’74 BEE	George B. Davis Award	2003
Moore-Hardy, Cynthia A.	’90 MBA	Nance College of Business	2005
Harmon, James A.	’01 Med	College of Education and Human Services	2008
Hemann, Hon. Patricia A.	’80 JD	Civic Achievement	2003
Hopkins, Thomas E.	’82 MA	College of Sciences and Health Professions	2012
Huber, Erin Dee	’09 BS/’11 MSUS	Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2012
Raub Hunt, Dr. Margaret J.	’80 MAMTH	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Hunt, William J.	’69 MA	College of Science	2005
Hunter, Frances	’88 MA	Civic Achievement	1993
Jackson, Hon. Frank G.	’77 BA/’70 MS/’83 JD	Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2006
James, Larry H.	’77 JD	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2012
Jaquay, Robert B.	’78 MPA/’81 JD	Special Achievement	2004
Jayjack, Sr., Edward J.	’49 BME	George B. Davis Award	1996
Jefferson-Jenkins, Carolyn	’91 Ph.D.	Civic Achievement	2001
Eaton Johnson, Vicki	’92 MPA	Emerging Leadership	2002
Joseph, Charles H. “Chip”	’97 JD	Special Achievement	2004
Julka, Anand “Bill”	’74 MS	George B. Davis Award	2008
Kane, CPA, Linda M.	’79 BBA	Nance College of Business	2011
Kazlauskas, Andrius	’81 BS/’86 Ph.D.	College of Science	2009
Kearney, Benjamin W.	’93 MA/’00 Ed.D.	College of Education and Human Services	2005
Keckan, Maria	’79 BA	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	2011
Keenan, Jr., Ph.D., Daniel J.	’05 Ph.D.	College of Education and Human Services	2012
Kevesdy, K. Mark	’92 BED	Emerging Leadership	2000
Kilbane, Grace	’77 MS/’82 JD	Special Achievement	1997
Kirk, Stephen F.	’79 MBA/’07 D.B.A.	Nance College of Business Administration	2007
Koppelman, Catherine S.	’78 BSN	College of Education and Human Services	2010
Ladanyi, Dr. Dezso J.	’42 BCHE	Lifetime Leadership	2000
Lane, Dr. Deforia S.	’81 Master of Music	Special Achievement	2002
Ledin, Ronald R.	’69 BSME	George B. Davis Award	2004
*Lennox, Ruthanne L.	’89 BA	Special Achievement	1996
Lick, Jr., Fred	’61 JD	Lifetime Leadership	2000
Lipovan, Emily A.	’90 BA	Special Achievement	2000
Lomotey, Dr. Kofi	’78 Med	Lifetime Leadership	2004
Malchesky, Paul S.	’77 MSCHE/’83 D.Eng.	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Machaskee, Alex	’74 BBA/’95 D.H.L.	Lifetime Leadership	1997
MacMillan, James G.	’89 BME	Fenn College of Engineering	2006
Mancuso, Charlene W.	’82 BS/’93 MPA	Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2005
*Marcus, Donald H.	’96 BA	Lifetime Leadership	2001
Mastandrea, James C.	’70 BBA	George B. Davis Award	2000
McCall, Valarie J.	’95 BA/’97 MPA	Emerging Leadership	2003
McCarthy, Sr., Daniel R.	’54 JD	Lifetime Leadership	1999
McManamon, Hon. Ann	’50 JD	Lifetime Leadership	1991
McShepard, Randell	’98 MA	Emerging Leadership	2001
Daiker-Middaugh, Pamela A.	’88 JD	Emerging Leadership	1999
Moravec, Ph.D., Christine S.	’88 Ph.D.	College of Science	2008
Niles, MSN, RN, CS, Sheila A.	’84 BS	School of Nursing	2012
Norton, Robert L.	’73 BBA	Nance College of Business	2009
O’Connor, Hon. Maureen	’80 JD	Civic Achievement	1997
O’Donnell, Hon. Terrence	’71 JD	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2006
Palko, George J.	’88 BCE/’93 MBA	Emerging Leadership (2000)	2000, 2012
Paris, David M.	’78 JD	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2010
Patton, Paul N.	’96 MPA	Emerging Leadership	1997
Percy, Steven W.	’79 JD	George B. Davis Award	1999
Peterson, Dr. Ruth D.	’69 BA/’73 MA	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	2012
Pianka, Hon. Raymond L.	’73 BA/’77 JD	Special Achievement	2001
Solomon Plax, Miriam	’75 BA	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	2010
*Plevin, Leon M.	’57 JD	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Oko Powers, Kathryn M.	’84 BSED/93 Med	Emerging Leadership	1995
Prentiss, Hon. C.J.	’69 BA/’77 Med	Civic Achievement	1999
Puzder, Andrew F.	’75 BA	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	2009
*Rainone, Roland L.	’40 BBA	George B. Davis Award	1997
Reines, David R.	’72 BA/’81 MBA	Civic Achievement	2004
Holyk Rennillo, Irene A.	’83 JD	George B. Davis Award	2010
Richardson, Dr. Elaine B.	’91 BA/’93 MA	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	2007
Ripich, Dr. Danielle N.	’77 BA/’78 MA	College of Science and Health Professions	2007
Robinson, Katie M.	’73 Med	Lifetime Achievement	1996
Roche, Dennis J.	’70 BA/’74 MSUS/’85 MAFIS	Civic Achievement	2002
Rocker, Hon. Linda	’83 JD	Civic Achievement	1994
Rokicky, Dr. Catherine M.	’89 BA/’90 MA	Emerging Leadership	2004
Ronayne, Christopher S.	’97 MUPDD	Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs	2009
*Russert, Timothy J.	’76 JD/’07 LL.D.	Special Achievement	1993
Salem, Dr. Dorothy C.	’72 BA/’73 MA	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Schindler, Richard J.	’63 BEE	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Semelsberger, Kenneth J.	’72 MBA/’02 D.Bus.Adm.	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Brandt Sersig, MD, Beth	’79 BS/’80 MS	College of Science and Health Professions	2011
Sipos, James A.	’83 BA	Emerging Leadership	1992
Sroka, Sr., Dr. Stephen R.	’67 Med	Special Achievement	1995
Stern, Carl L.	’66 JD/’75 LL.D.	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	1990
Stewart, Hon. Melody J.	’88 JD	Emerging Leadership	1994
Stokes, Hon. Louis	’53 JD/’89 LL.D.	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	1990
Stone, Jana V.	’92 MACT	Lifetime Leadership	1998
Stovsky, Richard P.	’83 JD	George B. Davis Award	2011
Strawbridge, Herbert E.		Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters	1999
*Struchen, J. Maurice	’43 BBA/’93 D. Commerce	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Suhadolnik, Hon. Gary C.	’73 BIE/’95 MBA	George B. Davis Award	1998
*Sutula, John J. “Chips”	’53 JD	Lifetime Leadership	1995
Taber, Dr. Margaret R.	’58 BEE	Lifetime Leadership	2002
Thomas, James A.	’63 JD/’09 LL.D.	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2005
Tompkins, P. Kelly	’81 JD	George B. Davis Award	2005
Trotter, Lloyd G.	’72 BBA/’01 D. Bus.Adm.	Special Achievement	1999
Vasil, Hon. Christopher W.	’70 BA/’75 JD	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	2007
Washkewicz, Donald E.	’72 BME/’04 D.Sc.	George B. Davis Award	2002
*Watson, Jr., Thomas S.	’70 BBA/’76 MBA	25th Anniversary/CSU	1990
Watterson, Jr., Dr. David G.	’72 MA	College of Science	2010
Wells, Hon. Lesley B.	’74 JD	Civic Achievement	1992
White, Hon. George W.	’55 JD/’97 LL.D.	Lifetime Leadership	1992
Williams, Joseph A.	’70 BSME	Fenn College of Engineering	2011
*Wolstein, Bertram L.	’53 JD/’06 LL.D.	Lifetime Leadership	2003
Yan, Ellis Z.	’82 BBA/’09 D.B.A.	Nance College of Business Administration	2008
Zama, Nche P.	’82 Ph.D.	Emerging Leadership	1996
Zuk, Terrence V.	’64 BSIET	Fenn College of Engineering	2010

* Deceased

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