Each year, the Alumni Board of Directors recognizes fellow graduates who make significant contributions to their community, achieve distinguished career accomplishments or provide exemplary service to Wheaton. The Alumni Achievement Awards are presented in May during Commencement and Reunion Weekend, when we celebrate our newest graduates and honor the alumni who inspire them.
Award Categories
Wheaton honors distinguished alumni in three award categories.
- Alumni Achievement Award
This award recognizes the hard work and dedication of graduates who have made a significant contribution to society. - Heather J. Corbett ’86 Fostering Wheaton Community Award
This award honors alumni whose ‘unsung’ contributions have created deep connections within the Wheaton community. - Sharon M. Howard ’87, P’09 Outstanding Wheaton Service Award
This award honors alumni who have made a significant contribution or provided ongoing service to Wheaton.
Award Criteria
Graduates of the last decade must meet one of the below criteria. All other nominees must demonstrate at least two of the following:
- Exceptional achievement in a chosen field
- Notable personal accomplishment
- Positive social impact locally, regionally or globally
- Exemplary service to support the advancement of Wheaton’s liberal arts education
Award Recipients
Our diverse alumni community live out the college’s vision as leaders, innovators and changemakers. We are pleased to honor this year’s award recipients who have made significant contributions to society through their work and ongoing service to Wheaton.
The Alumni Association has a long-standing tradition of recognizing and celebrating our alumni. Check out our past award recipients who continue to inspire our community.
Alumni Achievement Awards Nominations
If you would like to nominate a fellow graduate, complete the nomination form by November 30, 2024. Tell us about their contributions and achievements, and be sure to include any personal anecdotes. The Alumni Board of Directors reviews and votes on nominees. Current members of Wheaton’s Board of Trustees and Alumni Board of Directors and all honorary degree recipients are not eligible.
Past Award Recipients
| Award Year | Name/Class Year |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Rachel Pierre-Champagne (2001) |
| 2024 | Nathania “Tanya” Aritao (2012) |
| 2023 | Mal Malme (1998) |
| 2023 | Judith Garcia (2013) |
| 2022 | Alison Remy Crowther (1970) |
| 2022 | Khadim Niang (2015) |
| 2021 | Oren Segal (1996) |
| 2021 | Sharon Callahan-Miller (1984) |
| 2020 | Kirsten Cappy (1992) |
| 2020 | Deborah Dowling (1974) |
| 2019 | Betty Reardon (1951) |
| 2019 | Adar Cohen (2004) |
| 2016 | Beth Cossey (1961) |
| 2016 | Sue McLellan (1966) |
| 2016 | Susan Epstein (1958) |
| 2015 | Ruth Skala (1965) |
| 2015 | Kathleen Schoemaker (1973) |
| 2014 | Terry Stratton Flagg (1961) |
| 2014 | Candace Carolyn Bryant (1969) |
| 2013 | Sandra Sable Gilpatrick (1995) |
| 2013 | Georgene Botyos Herschbach (1961) |
| 2012 | John McKinney (1994) |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Adams Noyes (1940) |
| 2011 | Josephine McFadden (1961) |
| 2011 | Kathyrn Moorehead (1992) |
| 2010 | Susan Cobean Cutillo (1974) |
| 2010 | Karyn Wheeler O’Neil (1986) |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Jenkins Weber (1960) |
| 2009 | Lynne Kohn Alper (1964) |
| 2009 | Margaret Bratschi (1978) |
| 2009 | Susan Heilman (1975) |
| 2008 | Blakely Fetridge Bundy (1966) |
| 2008 | Cristen Scully Kromm (1995) |
| 2008 | Bavi Rivera (1968) |
| 2008 | Susan Walden Wieland (1960) |
| 2007 | Sally Willis Bancroft (1966) |
| 2007 | Momo Nagano (1947) |
| 2007 | Beverly Benz Treuille (1969) |
| 2006 | Ann Bollman Goldsmith (1954) |
| 2006 | Barbara-Jean Payne Janes (1961) |
| 2006 | Roxanna Booth Miller (1990) |
| 2006 | Sara Dreier Moya (1967) |
| 2005 | Donna Stevenson Amenta (1965) |
| 2005 | Barbara DiNatale (1972) |
| 2005 | Tommye-K. Mayer (1980) |
| 2004 | Deirdre Houlihan DiCara (1977) |
| 2004 | Suzanne Vitagliano Del Vecchio (1964) |
| 2004 | Josephine Wilding Freeman (1944) |
| 2003 | Elaine Dezenski (1992) |
| 2003 | Janet Hanson (1974) |
| 2003 | Nancy Woodruff Wheeler (1945) |
| 2002 | Elizabeth Armstrong Demir (1961) |
| 2002 | Shelley Borror Jackson (1977) |
| 2002 | Andrea Fichman Rubenstein (1969) |
| 2001 | Georgiana Matthews Greely (1955) |
| 2001 | Suzanne Townsend Purrington (1960) |
| 2001 | Amy Slemmer (1986) |
| 2000 | Krys Kornmeier (1974) |
| 2000 | Styliani Pastra-Landis (1969) |
| 2000 | Ruth Ann Stewart (1963) |
| 1999 | DeRosette Hendricks Blunt (1956) |
| 1999 | Cheryl Frye (1988) |
| 1999 | Joan Duffy Murray (1953) |
| 1998 | Ruth Eddy (1942) |
| 1998 | Wyneva Johnson (1971) |
| 1998 | Susan Mansfield (1986) |
| 1997 | Maxine Blackman (1974) |
| 1997 | Anne Neilson (1949) |
| 1997 | Janet Smock Roberts (1939) |
| 1996 | Catherine Keener (1983) |
| 1996 | Althea Krause Leyon(1957) |
| 1996 | Dorothy Reed Williams (1943) |
| 1995 | Sybil Coe d’Arbeloff (1953) |
| 1995 | Susan Snyder Swift (1968) |
| 1995 | Nancy Nichols Van Metre (1960) |
| 1994 | Mary Ellen Avery (1948) |
| 1994 | Frances Vinton Smith (1951) |
| 1993 | Susan Schneebeli Belin (1965) |
| 1993 | Sandra Chisholm Davidson (1981) |
| 1993 | Betsy Atwood Nelson (1959) |
| 1992 | Sandra Azar (1974) |
| 1992 | Priscilla Gray (1955) |
| 1991 | Nancy Monick Budd (1959) |
| 1991 | Virginia Olivier Howard (1948) |
| 1991 | Mady Schuman (1972) |
| 1990 | Jo Ann Simons Derr (1975) |
| 1990 | Anne Sherman Fitch (1931) |
| 1990 | Bonnie Wittner (1969) |
| 1989 | Jean Murray Hawkes (1936) |
| 1989 | Mary Clute Lyon (1944) |
| 1989 | Marjorie Montgomery (1963) |
| 1988 | Elizabeth Whitman Karter (1945) |
| 1988 | Irene Longley (1935) |
| 1988 | Elizabeth Whitman Karter (1945) |
| 1987 | Constance Werner Ramirez (1961) |
| 1987 | Margaret Tibbetts (1941) |
| 1984 | Evelyn Danzig Haas (1939) |
| 1984 | Anne Karalekas (1968) |
| 1984 | Rosemary Pye (1968) |
| 1981 | Jane Hering Kennedy (1949) |
| 1981 | Betsy Atwood Nelson (1959) |
| 1981 | Florence Otten (1929) |
| 1978 | Nancy Ann Gattuso Holman (1956) |
| 1978 | Louise Barr Mackenzie (1930) |
| 1978 | Magdalena Vanderlyn Quinby (1931) |
| Award Year | Name/Class Year |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Susan Little Doyle (1977) |
| 2023 | Zachary Agush (2012) |
| 2022 | Oneda C. Horne (2007) |
| 2021 | Jane Martin (1974) |
| 2020 | Sharon Levine (1970) |
| 2016 | Barbara Carnevale (Staff)* |
| 2015 | Michael Graca (Staff)* |
| 2013 | Susan Jenks Beard (1990)* |
* This award was previously named Heather J. Corbett ‘86 Faculty/Staff Unsung Hero award. The name changed in 2020.
| Award Year | Name/Class Year |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Marcia Williams (1972) |
| 2023 | Jane Rowe Mraz (1957) |
| 2022 | Hope Gallagher Ogletree (1975) |
| 2021 | Patricia “Peaches” Henning (1956) |
| 2020 | Nancy Robbins Rea (1969) |
| 2016 | Carol Canter (1966) |
| 2015 | Louise West Gerbasi (1953) |
| 2014 | Margaret E. McCarthy(1964) |
*This award is no longer presented.
| Award Year | Name/Class Year |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Monique Shire (1981) |
| 2006 | Mary Cullens Murdoch (1954) |
| 2001 | Ann Pauley (1981) |
| 2000 | Patricia Higgins Arnold (1966) |
| 2000 | Adrienne Bevis Mars (1958) |
| 1999 | Virginia Olivier Howard (1948) |
| 1997 | Susan Stampler Paresky (1968) |
| 1995 | Margo Boote (1942) |
| 1994 | Elizabeth Fenno Blucke (1951) |
| 1993 | Alice-Jane Davis Jenkins (1954) |
| 1992 | Margaret Manchester Howland (1937) |
| 1991 | Dorothy Dempsey Steele (1934) |
| 1990 | SBeryl Proctor Fenstemacher (1926) |
| 1989 | Virginia Weston Besse (1943) |
| 1988 | Helen Mason Bancroft (1935) |
| 1987 | Evelyn Freeman Lawson (1928) |
*This award is no longer presented.
| Award Year | Name/Class Year |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Joseph Lee (2008) |
| 2015 | Andrew Lounder (2005) |
| 2013 | Christopher Paquet (2003) |
| 2012 | Sam Sisakhti (2005) |
| 2010 | Andrea Pelkey(2002) |
| 2009 | Charlotte Spears Ivancic (1999) |
| 2008 | Christopher Denorfia (2002) |
| 2008 | Joanna Jacob (1998) |
| 2007 | Heather MacFarlane (1999) |
| 2006 | Braden Ferrari(1999) |
| 2006 | Tony Laing (1996) |
| 2005 | Mariah Whitcomb (1995) |
| 2004 | Ernesto Semedo (1996) |
| 2003 | Leslie Badham McKinley (1994) |
| 2002 | Thomas Sanderson (1992) |
| 2001 | Fiona Crimes Nauseda (1995) |
| 2000 | Cynthia Moran(1996) |
| 1999 | Amy Wallens Green (1989) |
| 1998 | Christine Koh (1995) |
| 1997 | Susan Looney (1987) |
| 1996 | Deborah Kreutzer (1992) |
| 1995 | Deborah Flanders Grace (1990) |
| 1994 | Meg Fitzpatrick Mehos (1988) |
| 1993 | Jessica Bruce Young (1987) |
| 1992 | Kerin Stackpole (1984) |
| 1991 | Anne Tafe Graw (1984) |
| 1990 | Theodora Vardis (1985) |
| 1989 | Hillary Pederson Heard (1986) |
| 1988 | Catherine Coffin (1981) |
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