Past Award Recipients

Distinguished Alumnus Award

2025 - Virginia Aita, PhD '85

2024 - Kathy Kay Hartford Svoboda, BS, MS’79, PhD’82, Regents Professor, F(AAA), F(ARVO), F(AAAS)

2023 - Peter C. Iwen, MS'82, PhD '01, D(ABMM), F(AAM)

2022 - Kyle P. Meyer, PhD, PT '79, MS '85, FASAHP

2021 - Adi Pour, MS '83, PhD '86

2020 - Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD '93

2019 - Gary C. Sieck, PhD '76, FAPS 

2018 - Victoria F. Roche, PhD '81

2017 - M. Patricia Leuschen, PhD '76

2016

• James McClurg, PhD '73
• Ernest Prentice, PhD '76

Mid-Career Achievement Award

2025 - Jason Wilken, BS, PhD '04, MPH

2024 - Elizabeth Beam, PhD '14, RN 

2023 - Jodi Kreiling, PhD '05

Early Career Achievement Award

2025 - Keenan Hartert, PhD '18

2024 - Chun-Kai Huang, PhD '15, MS, PT

2023 - Lisa Bilek, PhD '13

2022 - Michael Dixon, PhD '03

2021 - Jennifer Pluznick, PhD '05

2019 - Christine E. Cutucache, PhD '12

Honorary Alumnus Award

2023 - Athena K. Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM

2022 - Tammy Kielian, PhD

2021 - Dennis Robinson, PhD

2020 - Joyce Solheim, PhD

2019 - David A. Crouse, PhD