Dickinson College Distinguished Alumni Awards

Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize outstanding alumni of Dickinson College. Selected entirely by fellow alumni, recipients must demonstrate exemplary service to the College, accomplishment in their professional and civic lives, and strength of character. Members of the Alumni Council determine the recipients from among those nominations that are received. The prestigious awards are presented each year during ceremonies at Alumni Weekend in June.

Since 1995, separate awards have been given for Professional Achievement and Service to the College in order to:

Pay tribute to successful accomplishment;
Demonstrate the effectiveness of the College in preparing alumni for many varied fields of endeavor;
Acquaint the public with the prominence of our alumni;
Indicate the Association's interest in our fellow alumni; and
Foster the interest and enthusiasm of alumni in the College through recognition of their work and service.

Professional Achievement Award

Recognition on the part of the Alumni Council should be paid to alumni who have achieved outstanding distinction in their life's work. Standard for selection is:

Solid achievement in one's professional field, community, public or humanitarian service.

Distinguished Service Award

Certain alumni render outstanding service in assisting the Alumni Association to fulfill its objectives; and therefore the Distinguished Service Award was established and presented to those individual alumni who have rendered conspicuous and meritorious service to Dickinson College.

Elements for consideration for this award are any one or more of the following:

Successfully carrying out Association goals and objectives;
Faithful and continued effort in developing or maintaining Association clubs;
Active participation in Association affairs;
Assisting with the development function of the College;
Assisting in the expansion of the usefulness, influence and prestige of the Association.

2007's awards were presented during the opening ceremonies of Alumni Weekend. Pictured below (from left) are Professional Achievement Award recipients Jeffrey S. Bohrman '67 and Albert A. Alley '60 and Mary Jane Aichele accepting the Distinguished Service award on behalf of her husband Sylvester "Bud" Aichele '42.

Past Award Recipients

1984	Dr. Horace E. Rogers '24
1985	Dr. Whitfield Bell, Jr. '35 Dr. George Shuman, Jr. '37
1986	Dr. Benjamin D. James '34
1987	John J. Curley '60
1988	Dr. Edward Raffensperger '36
1989	Dr. Samuel Witwer, Esq. '30
1990	J. William Stuart '32
1991	Dr. Meyer P. Potamkin '32
1992	Walter E. Beach '56
1993	Katherine E. Bachman, Esq. '75
1994	Dr. Kenneth Spengler '36
1995	David C. Meade '62 * Carla Seybrecht Skladany '61 **
1996	John R. Stafford '59 * Thomas V. Zug '33 **
1997	Rick Smolan '72 * John A. Bierly '66 **
1998	Vincent Paterson '72 * Rev. Robert J. Thomas '40 **
1999	Dr. Eric Denker '75 **

2000	Andrew MacPhail '76 * John "Ham" Bacon '38 **
2001	Dr. William Berggren '52 * Tony '65 and Judith Rogers '66 **
2002	Rev. Frances Foley Guest '48* Peter C. Marks '73**
2003	Rep. James C. Greenwood '73* Kevin Holleran, Esq. '73**
2004	Philip C. Capice '52* John Milton Davidson '33**
2005	Hesung Chun Koh '51* Ann Conser Curley '63**
2006	Ira D. Glick ’57* Wilbur “Goby” Gobrecht ’52**
2007	Sylvester "Bud" Aichele '42** Albert A. Alley '60* Jeffrey S. Bohrman '67*

* Professional Achievement
** Service to the College

Nominate an Alumnus/a

To nominate an alumnus/a for a Distinguished Alumni Award, please fill out the following form and submit it to the Office of College Relations using the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page.

I hereby nominate: