This award is given to alumni who have (1) achieved distinction in their chosen field; and (2) by application of principles fostered at Berea have done much to enrich the lives of others.
2019 Dr. James Gaines ’56
2019 Jack Roush ’64
2019 Larry Allen ’78
2018 Jim Branscome ’68
2017 Bill Daugherty ’76
2017 Dr. Charles F. Haywood ’49
2017 Ann Beard Grundy ’68
2017 Dr. Robert Auerbach ’49
2016 David Welch ’55
2016 Dr. Miles Hayes ’57
2015 Michael S. Clark ’67
2015 Dr. Jack C. Blanton ’57
2014 Charles “Burt” Boyer Fd’58
2014 Dr. Robert M. Mayberry ’76
2014 Dr. Sumit K. Ganguly ’77
2013 Dr. Karen L. McElmurray ’80
2013 C. Dean ’55 and Nina Crabtree Cornett ’61
2013 Dr. Warren E. Bulman ’48
2012 Dr. Charlotte Faye Beason ’70
2011 Dr. Patrick E. Napier ’49
2011 Dr. Harold L. Moses ’58
2011 Dr. Wallace Campbell ’66
2011 Terry L. Allebaugh ’91
2010 Virgie Mahaffey McIntyre ’45
2010 Dr. Robert Ling ’61
2010 Dr. Virgil Eldon Ball ’70
2009 Violet Johnson Farmer ’61
2009 Dr. Bill Best ’59
2008 Jerry B. Hale ’73
2008 Dr. Buelon Moss ’60
2007 Dr. Donna Dean ’69
2007 Dr. Kyoko Iitaka ’59
2007 Peter McNeill ’51
2006 Dr. Paul S. Peercy ’61
2006 Dr. Harry Stambaugh ’50
2006 Dr. H.H. Cheng ’56
2005 Dr. George Lester ’54
2005 Dr. Douglass Watts ’65
2005 Dr. Brad Crain ’65
2004 W.M. “Mac” Davis ’50
2004 Dr. Chella David ’61
2003 Robert Gene Lawson ’61
2003 Stephen Bow ’53
2002 Charles Timberlake ’57
2002 Bill Hinchman ’43
2001 David Shelton ’69
2000 Eddie Kennedy ’68
2001 Muse Watson ’71
2000 Harvey and Doris Hinkle Musser ’55
1999 Joyce VanSant Judge ’57
1999 Rev. Raymond Gibson ’45
1998 Bernie K. Peace ’54
1998 Wendell White ’58
1997 Dr. Steele Mattingly ’50
1997 Judy Stewart Martin ’67
1996 Dr. O. Glenn Hall ’57
1996 Dr. John Auxier ’51
1996 Dr. Rolande Goode ’46
1996 Dr. Constance Willard Williams ’56
1995 Dr. Tom Kim ’52
1995 R. Elton White ’65
1995 Dr. Grover C. Miller ’50
1994 Dr. Alice Manicur ’54
1994 Dr. Rachel Keen Clifton ’59
1993 Albert Stewart ’36
1993 Dr. Harold Rosenbaum ’41
1992 Dr. H.B. Clark ’37
1992 Dr. Jack Hale ’49
1991 Rosemary Maxie Weddington ’53
1991 Jack Buchanan ’46
1990 Charles McNeer ’50
1989 Dr. John Haun ’48
1989 Dr. Franklin ’49 and Betty Parker Parker ’50
1988 Dr. Russell I. Todd ’23
1988 Dr. G. Samuel Hurst ’47
1987 Dr. Jack Reese ’51
1987 Dr. John Bennett Fenn ’37
1986 Louise Garner Brock ’34
1986 Harvey ’36 and Jessie Hamm Meyer ’33
1985 Dr. Sarah Hamilton Sell ’34
1985 Bishop R. Kern Eutsler ’40
1984 Dr. Badgett Dillard ’49
1984 M. Elizabeth Culbreth ’64
1983 Dr. Leonard Roberts ’39
1983 Harriet Simpson Arnow ’28
1983 Bradley Kincaid V’20, A’22
1982 Rubynelle Waldrop Thyne ’56
1982 Charles Counts ’56
1981 Dr. Robert R. Blake ’40
1981 Dr. James E. Colvard ’58
1980 Dr. James S. Burton ’58
1980 Dr. Dean W. Colvard ’58
1979 Dr. James S. Brown ’37
1979 Willie Fay Allen Spurlock ’30
1978 Dr. James W. Turpin V-5 ’45-’46
1977 Earl G. Robbins A’28, ’32
1977 E.R. Brann ’42
1976 Dr. Ralph C. John ’41
1976 Dr. Dwight L. Blackburn ’49
1975 Dr. Edward B. Cooper ’30
1974 Dr. George W. McKinney Jr. ’42
1974 Rev. J. Clyde Wheeler ’34
1973 Dr. Stanley Wall ’38
1973 Tharon Musser ’46
1972 Dr. Charles G. Hamilton ’25
1972 Fred J. Burkhard ’35
1971 Irene Holcombe Clark ’36
1971 Dr. Charles E. Bishop ’46
1970 Billy Edd Wheeler ’55
1970 Dr. Luther M. Ambrose ’20
1969 William B. Welsh ’49
1969 Dr. Raymond M. Cable ’29
1968 Rev. C. McCoy Franklin ’20
1968 Dr. Ralph W. Phillips ’30
1967 Dr. James M. Moler ‘’32
1967 Dr. A. C. Russell ’28
1966 John and Ethel Adams N’28, A’31
This award is given to alumni during or prior to their twentieth class reunion year, and whose achievements in career, public service and volunteer activities are worthy of recognition and have brought honor to Berea College.
2016 Christian Motley ’09
2016 Charles Badger ’11
2015 Mae Suramek ’95
2015 Cara Stewart Green ’03
2014 Regina Ann Fugate ’02
2013 DeJuana L. Thompson ’05
2013 Vernon Johnson ’03
2012 Katherine Silver Kelly ’91
2011 Kathryn Coughlin ‘95
2010 Joshua Powell ’97
2010 Dr. Ronnie Nolan ’95
2009 Della Justice ’93
2008 Donna Sabino Butt ’90
2007 Corey Craig ’97
2006 Alfreddie Hasan Davis ’92
2006 Major David L. Peeler Jr. ’88
2005 Dr. Paul White ’89
2005 Jeanette Humphrey Byrd ’89
2004 Michael Murphy ’84
2003 William Jones ’95
2002 Wade Biddix ’82
2001 Willie Parker ’86
2000 Tracy E. Thompson ’80
1999 Gary Chapman ’84
1999 Christopher O. Hines ’84
1998 Mike Caudill ’78
1997 Vickie Elaine Allums ’79
1996 Jerry Gilbert ’78
1996 Steve Ridder ’81
1995 Diane Artist ’80
1995 Drexel Sammons ’80
1994 Dr. William Johnstone ’74
1994 Roger Marcum ’74
1994 Justine Conley ’80
1993 Vance Blade ’82
1993 H. A. Musser ’80
1993 Bob Hawks ’77
1992 Judge B. Wilson II ’78
1992 Laura Menefee ’76
1992 Jewrette Y. Johnson ’77
This award is given to alumni who have rendered outstanding service to, and demonstrated loyal interest in, Berea College.
2019 Peter S. Thoms ’55
2017 Larry Woods ’75
2016 Janie Adams Frazier ’72
2012 Brenda Williams Guy ’79
2012 Elizabeth Culbreth ’64
2011 Frances Nichols Rogers ’66
2011 Dr. P. Clayton ’61 and Dr. Linda Stewart Rivers ’62
2008 Hilda Karlsson Roderick ’48
2007 Judy Ann Coates Fray ’67
2005 William White ’65
2004 Truman ’61 and Joyce Barnes Fields ’61
2002 George Wayne Eisenhour ’41
2001 Virgina Ferrill Piland ’43
2000 E.R. Brann ’42
1998 James Crase ’58
1998 Mildred (Dink) Gorman Allen ’38
1997 Marolyn Olson Dunlap ’52
1997 Nelvia Lowe Hunt ’52
1997 William Allender ’43
1996 Kathryn Dick Christopher ’28
1996 Jessie Reasor Zander ’54
1996 William S. Murphy A’29, ’33
1996 Roberta Larew Allison ’45
1995 Charles Crowe ’70
1994 Helena Jacobs Mink ’51
1993 Dr. Charles Haywood ’49
1993 Dean ’35 and Martha Colvard ’34
1993 L. T. ’41 and LaVerna McClure ’41
1992 David ’55 and Joyce Loy Welch ’55
1992 Helen David Hieronymus ’46
1991 Guy Wesley ’41
1990 Lily Bennett McGinty ’36
1990 Jack and Ann Saylor Mullins ’40
1990 Judy Drukker Stammer ’30
1989 Mildred Faulkner Dawn ’35
1989 Lillie Mae Crouch Walters ’27
1989 James “Pop” Hollandsworth ’37
1988 John Bill A’36, ’40 and Flora Allen ’40
1987 Wilson ’30 and Ellen Best Evans ’30
1987 Moir ’38 and Virgie Ferrell Pilson ’36
1986 Earl Robbins ’32
1984 Dr. Key L. Barkley ’26
1984 Dr. Hugh Mahaffey ’24
1984 Margaret Dizney A’11
1984 J. Ernest Hill ’36
1982 Porter Gray ’25
1982 Dr. Kearney R. Adams ’41
This award is given to non-alumni in recognition of their outstanding service to, and demonstrated loyal interest in, Berea College.
2021 Jeff Reed
2020 Joanne Singh
2020 Dr. Chad Berry
2019 Silas House
2018 Lavoyed Hudgins
2017 Keith Bullock
2017 Dr. Kathy Bullock
2017 Gary McCormick
2017 Carl Carpenter
2015 Fred Baker
2014 Melissa S. Osborne
2012 Dr. Stephen C. and Sandra S. Bolster
2011 Robert J. Lewis
2010 Jeffrey S. Amburgey
2010 Duane and Betty High
2010 Linda DuRand
2009 Dr. William A. Laramee
2008 Dr. Larry D. and Nancy Shinn
2008 Bill Bowman
2004 Dr. Richard Drake
2004 Glennis Walker
2003 Ed Fitzgerald
2002 Molly Levey
2002 Dr. Maureen Flannery
2001 Charles and Annette Tinnin
2001 Rev. Lee Morris
2000 Ora Lee Hill
2000 Ruth Butwell
1999 Happy Booker
1998 Wenona Thoma George
1998 Dr. Paul Hager
1998 Roland Wierwille
1997 Dr. Noel Stephens
1997 Dr. John Hall
1997 Alice Van Krevelen
1996 Dorothy Chrisman
1996 John Chrisman
1996 Dr. Robert Johnstone
1996 Mrs. C. B. Hall
1995 Rev. Randy Osborne
1995 Dr. Cleo Charles
1995 Amanda Walker
1994 Dr. Phillip V. Spears
1994 Jack Marema
1994 Rude Osolnik
1994 Dr. James Orwig
1993 Leigh Jones
1993 Dr. John B. and Jane Stephenson
1993 Orville and Anne Boes
1992 Dorothy Grossman
1992 Les and Mary Lou Pross
1991 Martha Wylie Pride
1991 Tom and Janet Kreider
1990 John King
1990 George Kavanaugh
1990 John and Maxine Kessler
1989 Ethel Singleton
1988 Gerrin Barnes
1988 Clara McDonald
1987 Charles Allen
1987 Hazel Lincoln
1987 Charity Comingore
1986 Agnes Aspnes
1986 Minnie Maude Macauley
1985 Richard T. and Mary Hougen
1985 Sarah Firor
1985 Alonzo Ballard
1984 Dr. Dorothy Gates
1984 Dr. Charles Harris
1983 Dr. Pat W. Wear
1983 Dr. Charlotte P. Ludlum
1982 Dr. Oscar H. Gunkler
1982 Willis and Anne Weatherford
1981 Ira J. and Ethel Martin
1981 Elvin Combs
1981 Al and Jean Perrin
1981 Laverna Faulkner McClure
1980 Adelaide Gundlach
1980 Anna Mae Shumaker
1980 Faunice Hubble
1980 Bessie Dyke
1979 Dr. Kenneth H. Thompson
1979 Margaret Belknap Allen
1979 Freda Wyatt
1978 Dr. Rolf Hovey
1978 Dr. George S. and Marie Noss
1978 William E. and Nona Barlow Newbolt
1977 Ethel Capps
1976 Dr. Howard B. Monier
1976 Dr. Charles E. Pauck
1976 Julian and Hilde Capps
1975 Dr. Jerome Hughes
1975 Allan T. Morreim
1974 Dr. Louis Smith
1970 Norbert “Newt” Stammer
1969 Dr. W. Gordon Ross
1964 Mr. and Mrs. “Pap” Foster Adams
(prior to 1998 this was known as the Award of Special Merit)
This award is given to alumni who have been employed by Berea College and are recognized for their outstanding service, demonstrated loyal interest and extraordinary quality of work to the Berea College family.
2019 Sharyn Richards Mitchell FD ’65 BC ’69
2019 Virgil Burnside ’74 & Dr. Jackie Grisby Burnside ’74
2017 Dr. Mike Johnson ’73
2015 Dreama Gentry ’89
2014 Amy Carter Shehee ’91
2014 Carolyn Castle ’70
2012 Mae Suramek ’95
2007 Lynn Murphree ’67
2005 Susan Curtis Vaughn ’65
2005 Rebecca Nelson ’65
2004 Barbara Goddard ’48
2003 Carl Thomas ’78
2002 Chuck Morgan ’67
2001 Dr. Don Hudson ’65
2001 Paul David Nelson ’65
2000 Becky Henderson ’62 and John Cook ’60
2000 Sidney Saylor Farr ’80
1999 Dr. Smith T. Powell ’61
1999 James R. Masters ’58
1999 Betty Hyatt Olinger ’69
1998 Mary Goodrich Halstead Fd’48
1998 Rod Bussey ’63
1997 William Ramsay ’52
1997 Edith Calico Puckett ’41
1996 Dorothy Coffey Wierwille ’55
1996 Louise Gibson ’55
1995 Barbara Byrd ’56 and Paul Power ’58
1994 Dr. D. Warren Lambert ’48
1994 Marjorie Gabbard Hylton ’49
1993 Loyal Jones ’54
1993 Bob Menefee ’40
1992 Janie Ramsay ’34
1991 Julia Woodfin Smith ’31
1991 Guy Wesley ’41
1990 Mildred Roberts ’25
1989 Mary Lee Wynn Buckley ’27
1989 George Arthur Dick Fd’26 A’29
1988 Carl Ford ’34
1988 Kathryn Dick Christopher ’28
1988 Dr. Carl Kilbourne ’43
1988 Louise Scrivner ’47
1987 Dorothy Tredennick ’41
1987 Sally Wilkerson ’42
1986 Homer Biggerstaff A’17, ’21
1986 Lena Mae Elkin V’24
1986 Maude Ledford A’23, ’28
1986 Lillian M. McGuire A’33, ’38
1985 Virginia Auvil ’31
1983 Dr. Feaster Wolford ’23
1983 Ben Welsh ’24
1982 Ted and Margaret Kraatz Wright ’31
1982 R. Maureen Faulkner ’26
1981 Dr. J. Bates ’25 and Eleanor Knight Henderson ’25
1981 Dr. L. T. McClure ’41
1980 Gilbert Roberts ’30
1979 Francis and Louise Hutchins Hon. ’67
1979 Betty Stephens Lamb ’59
1979 Coach Clarence Wyatt ’33
1978 John ’17 and Maude Kilbourne A’12
1977 Ruth Woods ’25
1976 Judy Drukker Stammer ’30
1976 Clyde and Elsie Jones ’21
1975 Jerome Hughes Hon. ’75
1975 W. Gordon Ross Hon. ’69
1975 Wilson and Ellen Best Evans ’30
1973 Roy M. Walters ’27