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Alumni Awards


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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

The Distinguished Alumni Award was established to annually recognize one alumnus/a of Bridgewater College for his or her vocational and/or professional achievements. Attention is also given to recognition the individual has received in his or her given profession.

1945 Paul N. Garber, '19 *
 1982 Earle W. Fike, Jr., '51
1946 Carter V. Good, '18 *
 1983 Warren B. Crummett, '43
1947 M. R. Zigler, '16 * 1984 Pasco M. Bowman, '55
1948 W. T. Sanger, '09 * 1985 Edith Kern, '41 *
1949 Robert K. Burns, '16 * 1986 Paul V. Phibbs, Jr., '64
1950 Boyd Harshbarger, '28 * 1987 Raymond A. Bussard, '54
1951 John, '15 & Effie Evers, '11 Glick **
1988 W. Wallace Hatcher, '55
1952 R. Paul Smith, '09 * 1989 Richard M. Petre, '57
1953 Rufus D. Bowman, '23 (posthumously) 1990 James L. Keeler, '57
1954 Louis Glenn Locke, '33 *
1991 C. Ray Smith, '56
1955 Paul H. Bowman, '10 * 1992 Dale L. Birkle, '77
1956 Walter S. Flory, Jr., '28 *
1993 John A. Plumb, '60
1957 Robert Richards, '46 1994 Stuart R. Suter, '63
1958 John W. Wayland, 1899 * 1995 Donald G. Simmons, '62
1959 Everette Lee May, '35 * 1996 Edward E. Clark, Jr., '73
1960 Edward K. Ziegler, '29 * 1997 John Chung Riew '55
1961 J. Quinter Miller, '21 *
1998
 Otis Dorsey Kitchen, '53
1962 H. LeRoy Scharon, '38 * 1999
 A. LeRoy Baker, '61 *
1963 Maurice K. Henry, '36 2000
 Diane V. Brown, '66
1964 Warren D. Bowman, '25 * 2001
 John C. Harshbarger, Jr., '57
1965 Nelson T. Huffman, '25 * 2002
 Dale L. Birkle, '77
1966 Lula A. Miller, '22 *
2003
 John A. Plumb, '60
1967 Raymond R. Peters, '28 * 2004
 Stuart R. Suter, '63
1968 Winston O. Weaver, '45 *
2005
 Donald G. Simmons, '62
1969 Reuell B. Pritchett, '11 * 2006
 Edward E. Clark, Jr., '73
1970 W. Harold Row, '33 * 2007
 Franklin E. Huffman, '55
1971 Paul W. Petcher, '43 2008
 John Richard Milleson '78
1972 John W. Boitnott, '25 *


1973 C. E. Shull, '13 *


1974 Katherine FloryBlough, '17 *


1975 R. Douglas Nininger, '28 *

1976 C. E. May, '24 *


1977 S. Loren Bowman, '34


1978 Ralph S. Wolfe, '42

1979 Carson L. Fifer, '24 *

1980 Jesse H. Ziegler, '35 *

1981 William Lacy Brown, '36 *




WEST-WHITELOW AWARD FOR HUMANITARIAN SERVICE

The West Whitelow Humanitarian Service Award was established to annually recognize one alumnus/a who engages in volunteer acts of service that fall outside the requirements of their vocation. This award has been created to honor those who improve their communities - and we define community broadly to encompass global issues as well -- without consideration for remuneration or recognition.

2003 Naomi Miller West, '29
Carlyle Whitelow, '59

2004 Beverly Wampler Lineweaver, '57

2005 Cheryl Lackey Fairchilds, '68

2006 Anne Haynes Price, '57

2007 N. Paige Will, '55

2008 David Richard Radcliff '75

YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

The Young Alumni Award was established to annually recognize one or more alumnus/a of Bridgewater College, who has not yet reached the age of 40, for his or her vocational and/or professional achievements alumni. Attention is also given to recognition the individual has received in his or her given profession. In that regard, the award also is intended to identify and affirm the potential for even more remarkable achievements.

1980 Ellen Kay Layman, '65 2000 Martha Kline Allen, '84
Stephan W. Milo, '83
1981
 Nathan Huff Miller, '65
 2001 Michael Del Guidice, '84
1982 Phillip C. Stone, '65
2002 Wolfgang Drechsler, '85
Sandra Ingram Speakman, '96
1983 Glenn Reid Barnhart, '73
2003 D. Cory Adamson, '91
Darla Kay Bowman Deardorff, '92
1984 Moses H. W. Chan, '67
Lynn Naff Myers, '70
 2004 Matthew B. Garber, '90
Sarah Ann Smith Greenleaf, '99
1985 Theodore W. Flory, '70
J. Samuel Zigler, Jr., '68
 2005 Julie C. Hensley, '97
1986 G. Steven Agee, '74
2006 Iliana S. Ilieva, '96
Eric W. Varnau, '93
1987 Stephen H. Ip, '70 2007 Cindy Pearson Ferek, '96
Aaron M. Garber, '95
1988 Richard A. Claybrook, Jr., '74
Karl P. Flora, '71
 2008
 Allen David Ervin '91
1989 Lynn K. Hoff, '76

1990 Edward E. Clark, Jr., '73
Robert R. Newlen, '75

1991 Catherine G. Stivers, '79
Chris A. Lumsden, '80

1992 Beverly Smith Butterfield, '79

1993 Donna Price Walker, '75
Jonathan D. W. Lyle, '79

1994 Mary Jo Flory-Steury, '78
Robert I. Stolzman, '83

1995 Martha Teets Reish, '78
George John Will, '76

1996 Mary Beth Craig Lambert, '82
Robert Edward Wolfe, '80

1997 Kenneth Stuart Stroupe, Jr., '89
Deborah Layman Will, '83

1998 Sean Roger O'Connell, '85
Jean Willi,'80

1999 Curtiss M. Dudley, '83
Gina L. Popp, '86


RIPPLES SOCIETY MEDAL RECIPIENTS

The Ripples Society Medal was established to annually recognize one or more alumni of Bridgewater College, Blue Ridge College, Daleville College and Hebron Seminary of 50 or more years ago for his or her loyal devotion to the College, vocational and /or professional achievement and humanitarian activities.

1991 William O. Beazley, '37 *
Leona Zigler Row Eller, '34 *		 2004 Ralph S. Wolfe, '42
Betty Blough Martin, '45
1992 Rufus B. King, '36 *
Edwin E. Will, '31 *
 2005 Elbridge "Ed" H. Callahan, '51
Louise Bowman Callahan, '48
1993 Naomi Miller West, '29
James W. Moyers, Sr., '32 *
2006 Richard W. Homan, '50
Mary Hooker Weybright, '54
1994 A. Olivia Cool, '27 *
Edna "Peg" Miller Miller, '28 *
 2007 Alphadine Martin, '50
Joseph M. Mason, '45
1995 Warren J. Huffman, '37 *
Muriel A. Raum, '13 *
 2008 Margaret "Peg" Flory Wampler Rainbolt '37
John Samuel Flory Jr. '32
1996 W. Donald Clague, "41
Effie Early Ikenberry, '26 *

1997 Raymond N. Andes, '40 *
Shirley Hoover Taylor, '41 *

1998 Charles W. Wampler, Jr., '37
Nellie Jones Young, '30 *

1999 Merlin E. Garber, '36 *
Rebecca V. Myers, '30

2000 Anna Hartman Hall, '46
Henry C. Ikenberry, Jr. '42

2001 Helen E. Jordan, '46
Jesse D. Robertson, '45
Wilma Kline Robertson, '47

2002 Carl F. Smith, '43
Nancy Garst Trout, '50

2003 Elizabeth Glick-Rieman, '44
Charles L. Snyder, '47

HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS

The Honorary Alumni Award was established to recognize special friends of Bridgewater College and the BC Alumni Association. An honorary alumnus/a is nominated by the College President, and referred to the Alumni Association Board of Directors' Executive Committee for review and recommendation to the Board of Directors for action.


1997
 Mary Grace Martin *
2001
 Carolyn C. Driver *
2001
 Mary Spitzer Etter *
2001
 Ralph L. Shively
2005
 Bonnie Lou Wampler
2008
 Daniel Geiser

* deceased