To Submit a Nomination
There are three ways to submit a nomination:
- Click on the 鈥淣omination Form鈥 link located beneath each award description to submit a nomination online.
- Email your nomination to聽alumni@allegheny.edu.
- Send a letter via the U.S. Postal Service to Allegheny Alumni Office, 520 North Main Street, 大象视频, Meadville, PA 16335.
If you have any questions about the nomination or the selection process, please contact the Alumni Office by聽email or by telephone at (814) 332-5384.
Alumni Awards
Alumni Medal
The College鈥檚 oldest and most prestigious recognition, awarded for steadfast loyalty and many years of distinguished service to Allegheny.
Alumni Metal Recipients – Past Award Winners
- 2025: Steve Levinsky 鈥78
- 2024: Dag J. Skattum 鈥84 and Julie Grosjean Skattum 鈥85
- 2023: Nancy Newton Smith 鈥74 and Rob Smith 鈥73
- 2022
- 2019: Barbara Pelander Hanniford 鈥69
- 2018:
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- 2007:
- 2006: President Richard J. Cook 鈥06 and Teresa M. Lahti 鈥06
- 2006:
- 2005: Ann Simakas Degenhart 鈥71
- 2004: David H. Hoag 鈥60
- 2003: M. Peter Scibetta 鈥54
- 2002: Gustave Rylander, Jr. 鈥49
- 2001: J. Lewellyn Davies 鈥40
- 2000: Herb 鈥38 and Cora 鈥40 Ransford
- 1999: Dick Stewart 鈥56
- 1998: Carol Fetcko Barndollar 鈥64
- 1997: James F. Pomroy 鈥56
- 1996: Stephen W. Graffam 鈥53
- 1995: John Corcoran 鈥35
- 1994: Helena Mumaw Schwartz 鈥36
- 1993: Samuel Hellman 鈥55
- 1992: John J. Werle 鈥32
- 1991: William K. Mohney 鈥40
- 1990: Thomas M. St. Clair 鈥57
- 1989: William J. Cramer 鈥44
- 1988:
- Marilyn Muckinhoupt Snyder 鈥49
- Class of 1938
- 1987: Silas R. Mountsier III 鈥52
- 1986: William C. Roher 鈥50
- 1985:
- George J. Barco 鈥30
- John C. Phillips, Jr. 鈥56
- 1984: Robert T. Sherman 鈥41
- 1983: Henry B. Suhr, Jr. 鈥55
- 1982: Ben Raskin 鈥38
- 1981:
- George S. DeArment 鈥36
- William A. DeArment 鈥37
- 1980: Raymond P. Shafer 鈥38
- 1979: Robert M. Evans 鈥29
- 1978: Theodore G. Thoburn 鈥60
- 1977:
- Paul E. Hill 鈥17
- Marion E. Russell 鈥22
- 1976:
- Paul B. Cares 鈥32
- Harry R. Pore, Jr. 鈥33
- 1975: Ralph H. Demmler 鈥25
- 1974: Ralph A. Clark 鈥24
- 1973: Virginia Grenelle 鈥23
- 1972:
- D. Armour Hillstrom 鈥37
- Arthur H. Bartlett 鈥26
- 1971: J. Mylan Harvey 鈥38
- 1970
- Marian Whieldon Bell 鈥26
- Nancy L. Sutton 鈥44
- 1969: Gordon D. Patterson, Sr. 鈥19
- 1968: Robert L. Kirkpatrick 鈥28
- 1967: Gerald D. Prather 鈥23
- 1966:
- Grace H. Miller 鈥10
- Paul H. Younger 鈥31
- 1965:
- William J. Armstrong 鈥16
- E. Alexander Hill 鈥26
- 1964: Bruce L. Middaugh 鈥27
- 1963:
- Marguerite Shelmadine 鈥12
- Charles S. Miller 鈥13
- 1962:
- Forest G. Moorhead 鈥00
- Horace T. Lavely 鈥12
- 1961: Edwin P. Kennedy 鈥11
- 1960: Robert S. Bates 鈥31
- 1959:
- Sterling G. McNees 鈥09
- Theodore Thoburn 鈥14
- 1958:
- Julian L. Ross 鈥23
- Martha Petersen Bartberger 鈥03
- 1957:
- Ben F. Miller, Jr. 鈥07
- Paul Sturtevant, Class of 1899
- 1956:
- Leo H. McKay 鈥16
- Charles F. Lewis 鈥09
- 1955:
- Robert W. Thomas 鈥12
- Albert G. Curry 鈥16
- 1954:
- Edith Rowley 鈥05
- Frank Wilbur Main 鈥04
- 1953:
- Sumner E. Nichols 鈥12
- John R. McFarland 鈥38
- 1952: Paul W. Johnston 鈥14
- 1951: C. Sidney Burwell 鈥14
- 1941: Andrew W. Robertson 鈥06
- 1940: Frank P. Miller 鈥07
- 1939: Andrew A. Culbertson 鈥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.
Blue Citation Recipients – Past Award Winners
- 2025: Jennifer Firek FitzPatrick 鈥95
- 2024: Greg Ward 鈥94
- 2023: Tim Reeves 鈥83
- 2022
- 2019
- 2018: Megan Murphy 鈥88
- 2017
- 2016:
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- 2014:
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- 2012
- 2011
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- 2005
- Carol Darnell Freund 鈥54
- Bill Owen 鈥74
- 2004: Frank E. McElree, Jr. 鈥47
- 2003
- Louis P. Scibetta 鈥57
- Ruth Ann Peterson Verell 鈥57
- 2002
- Scott D. Hefren 鈥76
- Jonathan E. Miller 鈥69
- Diane Sutter 鈥72
- 2001
- C. Dake Gull 鈥36
- James Lewis 鈥51
- Darrell S. Park 鈥91
- Suzanne Dougall Sweeney 鈥55
- 2000
- Ann Holmes Areson 鈥67
- Tom Frampton 鈥70
- Barb Rimer 鈥52
- Chuck Rimer 鈥50
- Steve Weirich 鈥81
- 1999
- Stephen K. Gauly 鈥68
- Howard E. R. Hutton, Jr. 鈥64
- Isabelle R. Moss 鈥67
- Gustave W. Rylander, Jr.
- 1998
- Chris W. Brussalis 鈥87
- Charles E. Butters 鈥60
- 1997
- Elizabeth Lawler Conboy 鈥71
- David F. Johnson 鈥47
- 1996
- Ann DiTullio 鈥60
- Lynn C. Smith 鈥66
- Robert K. Smith 鈥65
- 1995
- William P. Faloon 鈥41
- Eliot P. Green 鈥80
- 1994
- Willow Wilcox Brost 鈥74
- Ellinor Kistler Hamilton 鈥40
- Pamela Schmitt O鈥橞rien 鈥70
- 1993
- Joan Jaeckel Corderman 鈥67
- George M. 鈥43 & Kathryn Hill 鈥42
- Don Covill Skinner 鈥56
- 1992
- Roberta McKenry Miller 鈥73
- Barbara Orwig 鈥65
- 1991
- Carleton J. Anderson III 鈥76
- James B. Drake 鈥63
- 1990
- Terrence Darrow Kelly 鈥68
- Joseph M. Dickey 鈥50
- 1989
- Ann Simakas Degenhart 鈥71
- Carol Fetcko Barndollar 鈥64
- 1988: Marilyn Muckinhoupt Snyder 鈥49
- 1987
- John B. Harrison 鈥27
- John J. Werle 鈥32
- 1986
- Thomas N. Slonaker
- Deborah Lynn Wijnberg 鈥78
- 1985: Jack K. Mandel 鈥58
- 1984
- Thomas A. Myers 鈥71
- Cora Kraus Ransford 鈥40
- John D. Smith 鈥49
- 1983
- Sandra McLaughlin Byers 鈥58
- Silas Rush Mountsier III 鈥52
- Chester L. Sceiford 鈥66
- Ernest J. Schwarz 鈥56
- 1982
- Stephen W. Graffam 鈥53
- Marjorie Kirk
Thomas M. St. Clair 鈥57
- 1981
- Blair Hanson
- Paul A. Knights
- Richard K. Naum 鈥67
- John C. Phillips, Jr. 鈥56
- Anne Gilmore Stewart 鈥31
- 1980
- Ruth Williams Knights
- Herbert E. Ransford, Jr. 鈥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.
Gold Citation Recipients – Past Award Winners
- 2025: Louis C. Ford 鈥86
- 听2024
- 2023: Patricia Dawson 鈥71
- 2022
- 2019
- 2018: Gregory Peoples 鈥73
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- 2011
- 2010
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- 2008
- Chris Allison 鈥83
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- Henry Drucker 鈥64
- Earl Stockdale, Jr. 鈥70
- 2004: Thomas D. Gladden 鈥54
- 2003
- Carol A. Travis Alonso 鈥63
- William H. G. Cross 鈥90
- M. Roy Wilson 鈥76
- 2002
- Robert O. Blomquist 鈥52
- George C. Bradley 鈥61
- Q. Todd Dickinson 鈥74
- 2001
- Donna Bowman 鈥67
- Margaret S. Burns 鈥61
- David R. Hurst 鈥74
Victoria N. Luine 鈥67
- 2000
- Walter Greenleaf 鈥50
- Gary Kelsey 鈥76
- Jim Lyons 鈥54
- Christine Scott Nelson 鈥73
- Jim Sheridan 鈥50
- 1999
- Arthur L. Pressley 鈥72
- Sharyn A. Lenhart Price 鈥70
- Crawford R. Thoburn 鈥54
- 1998
- Antonio J. Chiroldes 鈥84
- Robert A. Marchman 鈥80
- Maron Calderwood Mays 鈥64
- Martha D. Mills 鈥49
- 1997
- Michael J. Baxter 鈥77
- J. Lew Davies 鈥40
- Becky Myton 鈥63
- 1996
- Richard Browdie 鈥69
- Brian J. Hill 鈥81
- Doris Larsen Snell 鈥46
- 1995
- Arthur S. Blank 鈥57
- W. LeRoy Schneck 鈥41
- Lynne M. Shuster 鈥61
- 1994
- William Erbey 鈥71
- Jean Merrill 鈥44
- James Trippi 鈥75
- 1993
- Howard Alliger 鈥52
- Bill Crofut 鈥58
- Robert McVey 鈥41
- 1992
- Richard Murphy 鈥71
- David A. Reed 鈥55
- 1991
- Virginia L. Crowthers 鈥41
- Eugene V. Wolsk 鈥48
- 1990
- Cris L. Groenendaal 鈥70
- Linda C. Smith 鈥71
- Tina Thoburn 鈥47
- 1989
- Harry C. Blaney III 鈥59
- C. Milo Connick 鈥39
- Morris P. Fiorina 鈥68
- 1988
- Paul R. Zavarella 鈥53
- M. Peter Scibetta 鈥54
- 1987
- Barbara Hotham Iglewski 鈥60
- J. Arvid Klein 鈥54
- Mary-Blair Matejczyk 鈥71
- Richard F. Smith 鈥50
- 1986
- Daniel Lindsay Bratton 鈥54
- Julian Krainin 鈥62
- Barbara Webb Robinson 鈥48
- Theodore F. Shaker, Jr. 鈥72
- Robert A. Sherman 鈥40
- Arthur David Steffee, Jr. 鈥56
- 1985
- Harry W. McCurdy 鈥40
- Samuel T. Pees 鈥50
- 1984
- Jacob Kolff 鈥61
- Alton A. Lindsey 鈥29
- William H. Muir 鈥49
- William M. Wells 鈥53
- David H. Hoag 鈥60
- Arthur L. Lowrie 鈥55
- 1983
- Robert B. Appleyard 鈥40
- J. David Barnes 鈥51
- Arthur B.R. Colley 鈥30
- Wilbert F. Koehler 鈥33
- Melvin Guy Mellon 鈥15
- Gertrud Bauer Pickar 鈥57
- Mary Elizabeth Sceiford 鈥54
- J. Robert Zuberbuhler 鈥51
- 1982
- R. Budd Dwyer 鈥61
- Robert H. Gray 鈥50
- 1981
- George J. Barco 鈥30
- George R.D. Braun 鈥27
- Mary Brock Duffy 鈥41
- Donna M. Guenther 鈥60
- Walter M. Small 鈥11
- 1980
- Benjamin P. Burtt 鈥70
- Betty Boltz Dearing 鈥39
- Arthur H. Gratz 鈥40
- Leonell C. Strong 鈥17
Young Alumni Award
Awarded to an Allegheny graduate from the past 15 years who embodies the values espoused by 大象视频. 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.
Teaching Awards
Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching
Presented to a faculty member who has been at 大象视频 for 10 years or less. Before submitting your nomination, please review the list of聽eligible professors.
Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching – Past Award Winners
(Prior to 2002, this award was the Thoburn Educational Foundation Award for Innovative Teaching.)
- 2025: Ryan Pickering
- 2024: Matthew P. Betush 鈥06
- 2023: Jennie Votava
- 2022: Beth A. Choate
- 2021: Angela Keysor
- 2020: Heather Moore Roberson
- 2019: James Niblock 鈥97
- 2018: Lydia Eckstein
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- 2005: Jennifer Hellwarth
- 2004: Ron Cole 鈥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 大象视频 for more than 10 years. Before submitting your nomination, please review the list of聽eligible professors.
Julian Ross Award for Excellence in Teaching – Past Award Winners
- 2025: Alice Deckert
- 2024: Betsy Getschman 鈥86
- 2023: Rich Bowden
- 2022: M. Soledad Caballero
- 2021: Rodney Clark
- 2020: Eric Pallant
- 2019: Shannan Mattiace
- 2018: Glenn Holland
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- 2005: Earl Adams, Jr.
- 2004: Janyce J. Hyatt 鈥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 鈥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 鈥63
- 1983: Charles B. Ketcham
- 1982: Irwin N. Gertzog
Employee Awards
Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award
Given to an Allegheny employee (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鈥檚 performance should exceed expectation, and they should embody excellence, service and dedication to Allegheny. The recipient must be a current or retired staff or administrator (having completed a minimum of five years of service.)
Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award – Past Award Winners
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2023:听Wendy Kedzierski
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2022:听Elizabeth J. Caskey
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2021:听Debbie Zinz
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2020:听Kelly Mack Boulton 鈥02听补苍诲听Audrey Onspaugh
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2019:听Tricha Young
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2018:听Scott Schlosser P鈥06
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2005: David McInally
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2004: Maureen Hunter Hager
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2003: Scott Choffel 鈥72
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2002: Jonathan E. Helmreich
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2001: David P. Roncolato 鈥79
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2000: Nancy Sheridan
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1999: John C. Reynders 鈥75
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1998: S. Wayne Schlosser
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1997:聽Richard A. Stewart 鈥56 P鈥84 P鈥87
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1996: Paula Coyle 鈥80
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1995: Linda A. Palmiero 鈥66 P鈥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 大象视频. 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.