Past Recipients
The Distinguished Alumni award honors an individual for leadership and service to St. Thomas, the community and in his or her field of endeavor.
1971 - Hon. Robert J. Sheran '36
1972 - Dr. Donald J. Nollet '43
1973 - Theodore E. Molitor '48
1974 - Herbert F. Mischke '48
1976 - William H. Fallon '17
1977 - Thomas P. Coughlan '38
1978 - Gerald A. Rauenhorst '48
1979 - Leonard W. Bisanz '40
1980 - Thomas W. Dzik '64
1981 - David A. Koch '52
1982 - John F. Donovan '44
1983 - Michael J. Galvin, Jr. '52
1984 - John D. Herrick '54; Donald J. Leyden '51 *
1985 - William J. Cosgriff '63
1986 - Dr. Joseph B. Connors '37
1987 - James P. Larkin '51
1988 - William S. Reiling '54
1989 - James D. Kellen '55
1990 - William R. Steger '66
1991 - Bernard F. Brennan '64
1992 - Albert J. Hofstede '64
1993 - Guy Schoenecker '49
1994 - William B. Malevich '55, '63 M.A.
1995 - Marty A. Haugen '91 M.A.; Rev. Jan Michael Joncas '75
1996 - Dr. James J. Renier '61
1997 - Terence M. Dempsey '54
1998 - Hon. James L. Oberstar '56
1999 - Michael V. Ciresi '68
2000 - Hon. Gerald W. Heaney '39
2001 - Dr. Daniel J. Anderson '50
2002 - Quentin J. Hietpas '53
2003 - Dr. Ann L. Winblad '75 M.A.
2004 - Rev. Gregory R. Tolaas '78, '83 M.A.*
2005 - Mark A. Zesbaugh '86
2006 - Vince J. Flynn '88
2007 - Thomas A. Kennelly '51
2008 - Daniel A. Buettner '83
2009 - Stephen P. Nachtsheim '67
2010 - Ronald J. Peltier '73 M.A.
2011 - Timothy P. Flynn '79
2012 - Bernadeia Johnson '93 M.A.
2013 - The Rev. Dennis J. Dease '72 M.A., '73 M. Div.
2014 - Ron L. Fowler '66
2015 - John Carr '72
2016 - Pat Ryan '75
2017 - Andrew Cecere '82
2018 - Mary Brainerd '79 M.B.A.
2019 - Cardinal Blase Cupich '71
2020 - Awards postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 - Maj. Michelle Curran '09
2022 - Michael Hoffman '88
2023 - Luigi Bernardi '85, MBA '89
2024 - Rosa Miller ’89
* Award given posthumously