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Alumni Association Awards

The Alumni Association has four awards that are given out yearly to extraordinary alumni. If you or someone you know should be nominated for one of these awards, please fill out the individual award forms below.

How do I nominate a deserving recipient?

Please reference the individual award forms below in order to see the nomination information needed.

How are the nominees selected?

The Awards and Recognition Committee of the Alumni Board of Directors meets to review nominations and recipients are approved by the entire board during its winter meeting. Award winners are notified and are invited to receive their award at the annual Awards Dinner during Alumni Weekend. Nominees remain on the nomination list for three years.

Nomination Submission

You can submit your nomination in the following ways:

  1. Filling out one of the online award forms below
  2. Emailing the Alumni Relations Office at聽[email protected].
  3. Mailing your nomination to:

Alumni Relations Office
K体育 University
4484 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30319

Awards

Talmage Award

The Talmage Award is the most prestigious award given by the Alumni Association. The recipient of the Talmage Award contributes time, talent or financial resources to one or more programs of the university and/or is distinguished in the business, philanthropic or professional world.聽 Recent recipients include: Cameron Bready 鈥94, Kevin D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. 鈥78, James V. Hartlage, Jr. 鈥65, Eric Scharff 鈥63 and Dean DuBose Smith 鈥70.

Previous Recipients

Cameron Bready 鈥94
Kevin D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. 鈥78
James V. Hartlage, Jr. 鈥65
Eric Scharff 鈥63
Dean DuBose Smith 鈥70
Tom O鈥機onnor 鈥67
Karen Head 鈥98
Robert Bowden 鈥66
Bill Carter 鈥59
Sydney Mobley Moss 鈥59
Martha Laird Bowen 鈥61
Laura Turner Seydel 鈥86
Yetty Levenson Arp 鈥68
Dr. Manning M. Pattillo 鈥94
David N. Cooper 鈥71
Ray Willoch 鈥80
Clare Findley Magbee 鈥56 (posthumous)
Donald Rubin 鈥56
Steve Malone 鈥73
Terry Davis 鈥82
Paul Hudson 鈥72
O.K. Sheffield 鈥53
Robert L. Boggus, Jr. 鈥49
Eugene W. Ivy 鈥49
Robert B. Baker, Jr. 鈥79
Timothy P. Tassopoulos 鈥81
Deborah S. Gabbard 鈥90
Max Sidney Flynt 鈥34
Howard 鈥淣appy鈥 Thranhardt 鈥35 (posthumous)
W. Elmer George 鈥40
Belle Turner Lynch 鈥61
Thomas W. Phillips 鈥63
William J. Hogan 鈥72
Mary L. Watkins MacNeil 鈥51
William H. Reynolds 鈥37
J. Fred Agel 鈥52
Franklin L. Burke 鈥66
Mack A. Rikard 鈥37
Paul B. Bacon 鈥31
George A. Murphy 鈥27
Lewis Moseley 鈥28 (posthumous)
Mary Ellen 鈥淟iz鈥 Graydon 鈥75
Myrta 鈥淭ommie鈥 Carper 鈥37
Thomas L. Camp
Edward L. Chandler 鈥49
Cammie Lee Stow Crouch 鈥29
Medora Fitten Wallace 鈥40
John W. Crouch 鈥29
Virgina O鈥橩elley Dempsey 鈥27
Stephen J. Schmidt 鈥40
Jean Fuller Schmidt 鈥42
Mary Bishop Asher 鈥43
Marshall A. Asher, Jr. 鈥41
Otis M. Jackson 鈥24

Carillon Award (Formerly School Bell Award)

Formerly the School Bell Award, the Carillon Award recognizes alumni, or past or present faculty members, who have made lasting contributions in education, civic engagement, or innovation. Recent recipients include: Dr. John Nardo, Eli Arnold 鈥06, Kerensa Shoemake Wing 鈥90, Angela Satterfield 鈥97 and Dr. Linda Taylor.

Previous Recipients

Dr. John Nardo
Eli Arnold 鈥06
Stephanie Szalkowski 鈥89
Kerensa Shoemake Wing 鈥90
Angela Satterfield 鈥97
Dr. Linda Taylor
Carletta Hurt 鈥98
Matthew Thompson 鈥93
Susan Goodchild Jordan 鈥66
Bruce Hetherington
Emily Ellison 鈥97
Elgin MacConnell 鈥淒ean Mac鈥
Vicky Weiss
The Faculty of K体育 University, past and present
Mike Emery 鈥82
William Brightman
Glenn Jones 鈥44
Irwin Ray
Randall Lee 鈥72
Phil Zinsmeister
John Goldthwait 鈥43
William Shropshire
Betty Brumbelow O鈥橯uinn 鈥53
Eugene C. Bales, Jr. 鈥59
Lila McGahee Adair 鈥67
Sue Ward Astley 鈥87
Susan Grady Wood 鈥75
Gwen Banks Moore 鈥57
John Stephens
Sam G. Hudgins 鈥61
Nancy Tarrant Calhoun 鈥60
Barbara Payne Stancil 鈥52
Lucile Moore Wilson 鈥54
Martha C. Abney 鈥56
Jacqueline Miles Boles 鈥56
Vicki Foddrill Wilson 鈥70
G. Malcolm Amerson 鈥90
T. Lavon Talley
Diane R. Rowles
William G. Hasty, Sr 鈥48
Mary Helen Ford 鈥63
Mary Bishop Asher 鈥43
Jeannette Bentley Moon 鈥38
William A. Strozier
Walter L. Morris
Margaret S. Lackland
Helen Cable Wallace 鈥52
James H. Hinson, Jr. 鈥49
Jewel Booth Palmer 鈥54
Frank M. Hughes, Sr.
Robert McNeill Sims
William F. Cummings 鈥54
Noah Langsdale, Jr.
The Hon. Carl E. Sanders
Emma L. Wilkinson 鈥46
James S. Peters
Ethel Taylor Cooper
L. 鈥淧op鈥 Crow (posthumous)
Mauney D. Collins 鈥31
Ira Jarrell 鈥28

Belle Turner Lynch 鈥61 Spirit of K体育 Award

The recipient of the Belle Turner Lynch 鈥61 Spirit of K体育 Award is an alumni member who lives by the K体育 motto: Make a life. Make a living. Make a difference, and demonstrates the attributes of a liberal arts education by exhibiting creativity, purposefulness, and a commitment to improving the quality of their community. Recent recipients include: Barbara Bessmer Henry 鈥85, Stacey A. Chavis 鈥07, Mark DeLong 鈥03, Soumya Kantamneni Silver 鈥08 and Jody Stephenson 鈥03.

Previous Recipients

Barbara Bessmer Henry 鈥85
Stacey A. Chavis 鈥07
Mark DeLong 鈥03
Soumya Kantamneni Silver 鈥08
Jody Stephenson 鈥03
Stephanie Everett 鈥96
Shaniece Broadus Criss 鈥02
Jaime Wojdowski 鈥03
Ken Davis 鈥64
Heather Goddard Clark 鈥03
Robert Straub Currey 鈥66
Suzanne Straub Currey 鈥65
James Leggat 鈥87
Lucy Lindsey Smith 鈥59
Emily Gurley 鈥96
Janice McNeal 鈥98
Carol Morgan Flammer 鈥89
Bob Amick 鈥72
Jeff Hall 鈥94
Andrea Spencer Shelton 鈥91

O.K. Sheffield 鈥53 Young Alumna/us Award

The O.K. Sheffield 鈥53 Young Alumnus Award recognizes a graduate of the last ten years who has shown leadership and inspired other young alumni through participation in career, public service, volunteer, or continuing education activities. Recent recipients include: Alex Attebery 鈥16, Brian T. Cornelius 鈥15, Edmund Smith 鈥15, Ruwa Romman 鈥15 and Awet Woldegebriel 鈥14.

Previous Recipients

Alex Attebery 鈥16
Brian T. Cornelius 鈥15
Edmund Smith 鈥15
Ruwa Romman 鈥15
Awet Woldegebriel 鈥14
Malika Whitley 鈥11
Matthew Claiborne 鈥11
Trevor Sheffield 鈥09
Nathaniel Goldman 鈥11
Clifford 鈥淐liff鈥 Foster 鈥11
Nobles Green 鈥03
Teal Sherer 鈥03
Anna Blacklidge Breton 鈥02
Lance Ozier 鈥01
Allen Whitehart 鈥06
Ashish Thakur 鈥99
Monique Anderson 鈥01
Jody Stephenson 鈥03
Nicole Urbanek 鈥00

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