Alumni Association Awards

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

JMCAA encourages alumni, faculty, staff and friends to submit nominations of qualified candidates at any time. Please provide a letter of recommendation which includes examples of the nominee's dedication to James Madison College and his/her professional and personal accomplishments. The deadline to make nominations is December 15 of each year for the nomination to be considered for presentation at the next spring commencement. 

Distinguished Alumni Award:

  • Must be an alumnus/a of James Madison College.
  • Must have achieved prominence in their field.
  • Must have demonstrated service to James Madison College.

Honorary Alumni Award:

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

The JMCAA is currently seeking nominations for both awards. Submit your nominations via Google Forms.

2025 Rocky Beckett
2024 Bryan Newland
2023 Thomas P. Boyd
2021 Stephen O. Murray (posthumous) 
2019 Anne Mervenne 
2018 Mary Kay Henry 
2017 Kathleen Romig Krepps 
2016 Frederick Headen 
2016 Derek J. Sarafa (posthumous) 
2015 Terry M. Terry 
2014 Daniel Oginsky 
2013 Mary Norton McConnell 
2012 Charles Kalil 
2011 Mary Lynn Noah 
2010 Dayne Walling & Carrie Booth Walling 
2009 Randall Smith 
2008 Jeff Williams 
2007 Marilyn J. Darling 
2006 Jeffrey Cummings 
2005 Celia V. Martin 
2004 Teresa A. Sullivan 
2003 Nell Hennessy 
2002 Steven Webster 
2001 Wallace Jefferson 
2000 Richard Cordray 
1999 Paul Long 
1998 Bryce Sandler 
1997 Michael McConnell

2025 Connie Hunt
2024 Rod Phillips
2023 Julia Grant
2021 Keelung Hong 

2020 Curtis Stokes
2019 Donna Hofmeister
2018 Robert Green
2017 Rajmohan Gandhi
2015 Kenneth Waltzer
2014 Richard Zinman
2013 Jackie Stewart (Posthumous)
2012 Michael Schechter
2011 Jonas Zoninsein (Posthumous)
2010 Katherine O’Sullivan See
2009 R. William and Claudia Holland
2008 Douglas Hoekstra (Posthumous)
2007 Robert Banks
2006 Jack Paynter (Posthumous)
2005 Ronald Dorr
2004 Michael Rubner
2003 Burton Gerber
2002 Barbara Steidle
2001 Louis Hirsh
2000 Dixie Platt
1999 David Porteous
1998 Gordon Guyer
1997 Herbert Garfinkel
1996 Barbara Sawyer-Koch