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Special awards have been created to recognize members of the Allegheny community annually for their significant accomplishments, and we value your suggestions of deserving individuals at any time. The award descriptions are listed below.

To Submit a Nomination

There are three ways to submit a nomination:

Click on the “Nomination Form” link located beneath each award description to submit a nomination online.
Email your nomination to alumni@allegheny.edu.
Send a letter via the U.S. Postal Service to Phil Foxman, Associate Vice President of Development and Director of Alumni Affairs, 520 North Main Street, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335.

If you have any questions about the nomination or the selection process, please contact the Alumni Office by email or by telephone at (814) 332-5384. Thank you for your help.

Alumni Awards

Alumni Medal

The College’s oldest and most prestigious recognition, awarded for steadfast loyalty and many years of distinguished service to Allegheny.

Nomination Form

Alumni Metal Recipients – Past Award Winners

2024: Dag J. Skattum ’84 and Julie Grosjean Skattum ’85
2023: Nancy Newton Smith ’74 and Rob Smith ’73
2022
- Gary Elliott ’72
- Peggy Toman Siegle ’70
- Jim Wible ’71 & Norma Klaus Wible ’73
2019: Barbara Pelander Hanniford ’69
2018:
- Dr. Jonathan Helmreich H’18
- James Linaberger ’59 P’84/’91 and Sandra Kenyon Smith Linaberger ’62 P’93
2017: Ann Holmes Areson ’67
2016: Hayes C. Stover ’62 and Patricia Dolan Stover ’62
2015:
- Gladys Mullenix Black ’54
- Jonathan “Jed” Miller ’69
2014: Gary Brost ’74 and Willow Wilcox Brost ’74
2013: Christine Scott Nelson ’73, P’14
2012: Mary E. Sceiford ’54
2011: Don Covill Skinner ’54
2010: Arthur Tepper ’58
2009: Linda Allison Palmiero ’66
2008: Jack Mandel ’58
2007: Willard Tillotson, Jr. ’52
2006: President Richard J. Cook ’06 and Teresa M. Lahti ’06
2006: Patricia Bush Tippie ’56
2005: Ann Simakas Degenhart ’71
2004: David H. Hoag ’60
2003: M. Peter Scibetta ’54
2002: Gustave Rylander, Jr. ’49
2001: J. Lewellyn Davies ’40
2000: Herb ’38 and Cora ’40 Ransford
1999: Dick Stewart ’56
1998: Carol Fetcko Barndollar ’64
1997: James F. Pomroy ’56
1996: Stephen W. Graffam ’53
1995: John Corcoran ’35
1994: Helena Mumaw Schwartz ’36
1993: Samuel Hellman ’55
1992: John J. Werle ’32
1991: William K. Mohney ’40
1990: Thomas M. St. Clair ’57
1989: William J. Cramer ’44
1988:
- Marilyn Muckinhoupt Snyder ’49
- Class of 1938
1987: Silas R. Mountsier III ’52
1986: William C. Roher ’50
1985:
- George J. Barco ’30
- John C. Phillips, Jr. ’56
1984: Robert T. Sherman ’41
1983: Henry B. Suhr, Jr. ’55
1982: Ben Raskin ’38
1981:
- George S. DeArment ’36
- William A. DeArment ’37
1980: Raymond P. Shafer ’38
1979: Robert M. Evans ’29
1978: Theodore G. Thoburn ’60
1977:
- Paul E. Hill ’17
- Marion E. Russell ’22
1976:
- Paul B. Cares ’32
- Harry R. Pore, Jr. ’33
1975: Ralph H. Demmler ’25
1974: Ralph A. Clark ’24
1973: Virginia Grenelle ’23
1972:
- D. Armour Hillstrom ’37
- Arthur H. Bartlett ’26
1971: J. Mylan Harvey ’38
1970
- Marian Whieldon Bell ’26
- Nancy L. Sutton ’44
1969: Gordon D. Patterson, Sr. ’19
1968: Robert L. Kirkpatrick ’28
1967: Gerald D. Prather ’23
1966:
- Grace H. Miller ’10
- Paul H. Younger ’31
1965:
- William J. Armstrong ’16
- E. Alexander Hill ’26
1964: Bruce L. Middaugh ’27
1963:
- Marguerite Shelmadine ’12
- Charles S. Miller ’13
1962:
- Forest G. Moorhead ’00
- Horace T. Lavely ’12
1961: Edwin P. Kennedy ’11
1960: Robert S. Bates ’31
1959:
- Sterling G. McNees ’09
- Theodore Thoburn ’14
1958:
- Julian L. Ross ’23
- Martha Petersen Bartberger ’03
1957:
- Ben F. Miller, Jr. ’07
- Paul Sturtevant, Class of 1899
1956:
- Leo H. McKay ’16
- Charles F. Lewis ’09
1955:
- Robert W. Thomas ’12
- Albert G. Curry ’16
1954:
- Edith Rowley ’05
- Frank Wilbur Main ’04
1953:
- Sumner E. Nichols ’12
- John R. McFarland ’38
1952: Paul W. Johnston ’14
1951: C. Sidney Burwell ’14
1941: Andrew W. Robertson ’06
1940: Frank P. Miller ’07
1939: Andrew A. Culbertson ’01
1938: Clarence F. Ross, Class of 1891
1937:
- Ida M. Tarbell, Class of 1880
- Lewis Walker, Sr., Class of 1877

Blue Citation

Awarded to an Allegheny graduate in recognition and appreciation of outstanding service to the College.

Nomination Form

Blue Citation Recipients – Past Award Winners

2024: Greg Ward ’94
2023: Tim Reeves ’83
2022
- Dr. John Anderson ’65
- Devone McLeod ’13
- Barbara Marvin Mize ’71 & Michael A. Mize ’71
2019
- Richard Stenberg ’69
- Robert Woodworth ’69
2018: Megan Murphy ’88
2017
- Antoinette “Toni” Swain Marwitz ’66
  Bruce H. Rockwell ’85
2016: Alice Sturgeon Bierer ’59
2015
- John Brook ’60
- Carole Barnes Williams ’65
2014: Francis “Ric” Rivette ’74
2013
- John “Jack” Lehman ’54, P’87
- Carrie Richardson Reeves ’73
- Keith Steiner ’73
2012
- Peggy Toman Siegle ’70
- Philip L. St. Moritz ’61
- Hayes C. Stover ’62
2011
- Gail Howe Fahrner ’56
- John Herbert Niles ’59
- John F. Sutphen ’78
2010
- John Kelso ’66
- Lloyd Segan ’80
- Bobbie Heller Watson ’60
2009
- Barb Pelander Hanniford ’69
- Jim “Dutch” Linaberger ’59
2008: John M. Kutz ’83
2007: Paul Roese ’53
2006
- Gary A. Mitchell ’60
- John D. Wheeler ’61
2005
- Carol Darnell Freund ’54
- Bill Owen ’74
2004: Frank E. McElree, Jr. ’47
2003
- Louis P. Scibetta ’57
- Ruth Ann Peterson Verell ’57
2002
- Scott D. Hefren ’76
- Jonathan E. Miller ’69
- Diane Sutter ’72
2001
- C. Dake Gull ’36
- James Lewis ’51
- Darrell S. Park ’91
- Suzanne Dougall Sweeney ’55
2000
- Ann Holmes Areson ’67
- Tom Frampton ’70
- Barb Rimer ’52
- Chuck Rimer ’50
- Steve Weirich ’81
1999
- Stephen K. Gauly ’68
- Howard E. R. Hutton, Jr. ’64
- Isabelle R. Moss ’67
- Gustave W. Rylander, Jr.
1998
- Chris W. Brussalis ’87
- Charles E. Butters ’60
1997
- Elizabeth Lawler Conboy ’71
- David F. Johnson ’47
1996
- Ann DiTullio ’60
- Lynn C. Smith ’66
- Robert K. Smith ’65
1995
- William P. Faloon ’41
- Eliot P. Green ’80
1994
- Willow Wilcox Brost ’74
- Ellinor Kistler Hamilton ’40
- Pamela Schmitt O’Brien ’70
1993
- Joan Jaeckel Corderman ’67
- George M. ’43 & Kathryn Hill ’42
- Don Covill Skinner ’56
1992
- Roberta McKenry Miller ’73
- Barbara Orwig ’65
1991
- Carleton J. Anderson III ’76
- James B. Drake ’63
1990
- Terrence Darrow Kelly ’68
- Joseph M. Dickey ’50
1989
- Ann Simakas Degenhart ’71
- Carol Fetcko Barndollar ’64
1988: Marilyn Muckinhoupt Snyder ’49
1987
- John B. Harrison ’27
- John J. Werle ’32
1986
- Thomas N. Slonaker
- Deborah Lynn Wijnberg ’78
1985: Jack K. Mandel ’58
1984
- Thomas A. Myers ’71
- Cora Kraus Ransford ’40
- John D. Smith ’49
1983
- Sandra McLaughlin Byers ’58
- Silas Rush Mountsier III ’52
- Chester L. Sceiford ’66
- Ernest J. Schwarz ’56
1982
- Stephen W. Graffam ’53
- Marjorie Kirk
  Thomas M. St. Clair ’57
1981
- Blair Hanson
- Paul A. Knights
- Richard K. Naum ’67
- John C. Phillips, Jr. ’56
- Anne Gilmore Stewart ’31
1980
- Ruth Williams Knights
- Herbert E. Ransford, Jr. ’38

Gold Citation

Awarded to an Allegheny graduate in recognition and appreciation of honor reflected upon the College by virtue of professional or volunteer activities.

Nomination Form

Gold Citation Recipients – Past Award Winners

2024
- Stephen R.Kaufman ’81
- Timothy R. Walmsley ’91
2023: Patricia Dawson ’71
2022
- Dr. Ernest E. Moore, Jr. ’68
- Jonathan R. Spencer ’79
2019
- Kyle Shenandoah ’09
- Stuart Armstrong ’81
- Cynthia Natali Potter ’79
2018: Gregory Peoples ’73
2017: John M. Kelso, Jr. ’66
2016: Eli Silverman ’60
2015: Yvonne “Candy” Hobbs Allen ’72
2014
- Richard “Dick” Fulton ’61
- Nancy Morse Parker ’72
- Linda “Lin” Jeffreys Wilensky ’70
2013: John Vanco ’68
2012
- Michael M. Alch ’78
- W. Peter Peterson ’59
2011
- Nancy Jane McCune Edelman ’50
  Thomas J. Sadvary ’75
2010
- James Mellinger ’59
- Randi Weaver ’83
2009
- Gladys Haddad ’52
- Carol Reardon ’74
- Yvonne Reed Chapelle Seon ’59
2008
- Chris Allison ’83
- John H. Aldrich ’69
2007
- Edward Hodgson, Jr. ’47
- Arnold Lewis ’52
- Mary Sue Sweeney Price ’73
2006
- Nedzad Ajanovic ’95
- Timothy M. Hoffman ’88
- Michael J. Ryan ’93
2005
- Henry Drucker ’64
- Earl Stockdale, Jr. ’70
2004: Thomas D. Gladden ’54
2003
- Carol A. Travis Alonso ’63
- William H. G. Cross ’90
- M. Roy Wilson ’76
2002
- Robert O. Blomquist ’52
- George C. Bradley ’61
- Q. Todd Dickinson ’74
2001
- Donna Bowman ’67
- Margaret S. Burns ’61
- David R. Hurst ’74
  Victoria N. Luine ’67
2000
- Walter Greenleaf ’50
- Gary Kelsey ’76
- Jim Lyons ’54
- Christine Scott Nelson ’73
- Jim Sheridan ’50
1999
- Arthur L. Pressley ’72
- Sharyn A. Lenhart Price ’70
- Crawford R. Thoburn ’54
1998
- Antonio J. Chiroldes ’84
- Robert A. Marchman ’80
- Maron Calderwood Mays ’64
- Martha D. Mills ’49
1997
- Michael J. Baxter ’77
- J. Lew Davies ’40
- Becky Myton ’63
1996
- Richard Browdie ’69
- Brian J. Hill ’81
- Doris Larsen Snell ’46
1995
- Arthur S. Blank ’57
- W. LeRoy Schneck ’41
- Lynne M. Shuster ’61
1994
- William Erbey ’71
- Jean Merrill ’44
- James Trippi ’75
1993
- Howard Alliger ’52
- Bill Crofut ’58
- Robert McVey ’41
1992
- Richard Murphy ’71
- David A. Reed ’55
1991
- Virginia L. Crowthers ’41
- Eugene V. Wolsk ’48
1990
- Cris L. Groenendaal ’70
- Linda C. Smith ’71
- Tina Thoburn ’47
1989
- Harry C. Blaney III ’59
- C. Milo Connick ’39
- Morris P. Fiorina ’68
1988
- Paul R. Zavarella ’53
- M. Peter Scibetta ’54
1987
- Barbara Hotham Iglewski ’60
- J. Arvid Klein ’54
- Mary-Blair Matejczyk ’71
- Richard F. Smith ’50
1986
- Daniel Lindsay Bratton ’54
- Julian Krainin ’62
- Barbara Webb Robinson ’48
- Theodore F. Shaker, Jr. ’72
- Robert A. Sherman ’40
- Arthur David Steffee, Jr. ’56
1985
- Harry W. McCurdy ’40
- Samuel T. Pees ’50
1984
- Jacob Kolff ’61
- Alton A. Lindsey ’29
- William H. Muir ’49
- William M. Wells ’53
- David H. Hoag ’60
- Arthur L. Lowrie ’55
1983
- Robert B. Appleyard ’40
- J. David Barnes ’51
- Arthur B.R. Colley ’30
- Wilbert F. Koehler ’33
- Melvin Guy Mellon ’15
- Gertrud Bauer Pickar ’57
- Mary Elizabeth Sceiford ’54
- J. Robert Zuberbuhler ’51
1982
- R. Budd Dwyer ’61
- Robert H. Gray ’50
1981
- George J. Barco ’30
- George R.D. Braun ’27
- Mary Brock Duffy ’41
- Donna M. Guenther ’60
- Walter M. Small ’11
1980
- Benjamin P. Burtt ’70
- Betty Boltz Dearing ’39
- Arthur H. Gratz ’40
- Leonell C. Strong ’17

Young Alumni Award

Awarded to an Allegheny graduate from the past 15 years who embodies the values espoused by Allegheny College. Through exceptional professional accomplishment, significant contributions to their community, and/or dedicated service to Allegheny, the recipient reflects honor upon the College and serves as an inspiration to current students, alumni, and future generations of Gators.

Nomination Form

Young Alumni Award – Past Award Winners

2024
- Dr. Marla Sacks ’13
- Christopher Seeley ’10
2023
- Katie Fleet Shipp ’09

Teaching Awards

Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching

Presented to a faculty member who has been at Allegheny College for 10 years or less. Before submitting your nomination, please review the list of eligible professors.

Nomination Form

Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching – Past Award Winners

(Prior to 2002, this award was the Thoburn Educational Foundation Award for Innovative Teaching.)

2024: Matthew P. Betush ’06
2023: Jennie Votava
2022: Beth A. Choate
2021: Angela Keysor
2020: Heather Moore Roberson
2019: James Niblock ’97
2018: Lydia Eckstein
2017: Russ Ormiston
2016: Rebecca Smullin Dawson ’00
2015: Brad Hersh
2014: Sarah Conklin
2013: Aimee Knupsky
2012: Stephen Z. Onyeiwu
2011: Gregory M. Kapfhammer ’99
2010: Dan Shea
2009: JW P. Heuchert
2008: Ishita Sinha Roy
2007: Catharina Coenen
2006: Eric Boynton
2005: Jennifer Hellwarth
2004: Ron Cole ’87
2003: Andrey Meleshevich
2002: S. Shaun Murphree
2001: Craige Champion
2000: Mike Maniates
1999: Joshua Searle-White
1998: Beth L. Watkins
1997: David E. Anderson
1996: Laura L. Quinn
1995: Eric T. Pallant
1994: Earl W. Adams, Jr.
1990: Bill Bywater

Julian Ross Award for Excellence in Teaching

Presented to a faculty member who has been at Allegheny College for more than 10 years. Before submitting your nomination, please review the list of eligible professors.

Nomination Form

Julian Ross Award for Excellence in Teaching – Past Award Winners

2024: Betsy Getschman ’86
2023: Rich Bowden
2022: M. Soledad Caballero
2021: Rodney Clark
2020: Eric Pallant
2019: Shannan Mattiace
2018: Glenn Holland
2017: Howard Tamashiro
2016: Jochen Richter
2015: Eric Boynton
2014: Lloyd Michaels
2013: Lowell Hepler
2012: William G. Bywater, Jr.
2011: Bruce Smith
2010: Terry Bensel
2009: Robert Seddig
2008: Robert K. Schwartz ’66
2007: Robert Cupper
2006: Sue Buck
2005: Earl Adams, Jr.
2004: Janyce J. Hyatt ’84
2003: Deborah Dickey
2002: Stephen Casler
2001: Bruce L. Clayton
2000: Jim Bulman
1999: Ward M. Jamison
1998: James O. Palmer
1997: Mary P. Bivens
1996: Paula A. Treckel
1995: Giles Wayland-Smith
1994: Brian C. Rosenberg
1993: Glen E. Rodgers
1992: Diane B. Goodman
1991: Jeffrey D. Cross ’73
1990: Stephen M. Lyons
1989: Jeanne Braham
1988: Anthony J. Lo Bello
1987: Dieter P. Lotze
1986: Richard E. Kleeman
1985: Christine M. Nebiolo
1984: Samuel S. Harrison ’63
1983: Charles B. Ketcham
1982: Irwin N. Gertzog

Employee Awards

Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award

Given to an Allegheny staff member (see above for faculty award nomination categories) who has provided exceptional long-term support to College programs or activities and/or contributed to the College in areas not required by their job description. The recipient’s performance should exceed expectation, and they should embody excellence, service and dedication to Allegheny. The recipient must be a current or retired non-teaching employee (having completed a minimum of five years of service).

Nomination Form

Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award

2024: Kathleen A. Copeland
2023: Wendy Kedzierski
2022: Elizabeth J. Caskey
2021: Debbie Zinz
2020: Kelly Mack Boulton ’02 and Audrey Onspaugh
2019: Tricha Young
2018: Scott Schlosser P’06
2017: Ruth Donaldson Andel ’85
2016: Kathleen A. Roos
2015: Linda Wetsell P’09
2014: Saundra “Sandy” Snow
2013: Gordon Van Cise P’95
2012: Melissa C. Mencotti
2011: Sherry Proper ’98
2010: Marty Ahl P’98 P’01 and Ken Hanna
2009: Marian Sherwood
2008: Robert M. Tuttle P’06
2007: Jacquelyn Kondrot
2006: Marilyn Stallard P’90
2005: David McInally
2004: Maureen Hunter Hager
2003: Scott Choffel ’72
2002: Jonathan E. Helmreich
2001: David P. Roncolato ’79
2000: Nancy Sheridan
1999: John C. Reynders ’75
1998: S. Wayne Schlosser
1997: Richard A. Stewart ’56 P’84 P’87
1996: Paula Coyle ’80
1995: Linda A. Palmiero ’66 P’92

Athletic Hall of Fame

Athletic Hall of Fame Nominees may include athletes, teams, coaches, trainers, or any other people who have made outstanding contributions to varsity athletics at Allegheny. The nomination information should include the sport(s) played; collegiate accomplishments; and special contribution to the College, its athletic program or the community. An individual, team, or coach may be nominated anytime beginning 10 years after graduation.

Nomination Form Past Award Winners