Humanitarian Award Past Recipients
The Humanitarian Award recognizes contributions to the betterment of the spiritual and material welfare of the less fortunate.
1968 - Dr. Lawrence A. Smookler '42
1969 - Edward J. Lijewski '63
1970 - Lauren H. Dodge '51
1971 - Eugene J. Blau '51
1972 - Dr. Stanley T. Kucera '30
1973 - Msgr. James M. Lavin 40
1974 - I.A. O'Shaughnessy '07 *
1975 - Hon. Archie L. Gingold '32
1976 - Rev. Arnold E. Luger '27
1977 - Patrick T. Butler '21
1978 - Dr. Joseph M. Ryan '24
1979 - John D . Healy, Jr. '56
1980 - Frederick A. Kueppers, Sr. '26
1981 - Hon. D. Donald Wozniak '43
1982 - Jerome D. Schaller '49
1983 - Bernard M. Troje '41
1984 - Dr. Robert D. Courteau '51
1985 - Dr. Timothy J. Rumsey '70
1986 - Thomas E. Dolan '51
1987 - Dr. Sean P. Flood '70
1988 - Dr. Thomas F. Rolewicz '61
1989 - Dr. James D. Foley '65, Robert L. Foley '39
1990 - Leander J. Hallgren '57
1991 - Richard A. Flesher '53
1992 - Dr. Joseph M. Gryskiewicz '72
1993 - Rev. Stanley V. Martinka '50, '53 M.A.
1994 - John T. Coskran '47
1995 - Michael J. Fratto '69, '80 M.B.A.
1996 - Dr. Robert F. McCool '43
1997 - Roger W. Toogood '56
1998 - R. Jean Gray '51
1999 - Amy '91 and Mark '84 Etzell
2000 - William L. Connelly '59
2001 - Anne M. Harris '87
2002 - Dr. Benjamin P. Owens '46
2003 - John F. (Jack) Dolan '51
2004 - Dennis J. Farrell '66
2005 - Sr. Karen Willenbring, M.D., '89
2006 - William H. "Bill" Roddy '79
2007 - Gary M. Ales '62, '64 M.A.
2008 - Paul S. Langenfeld '89, '92 M. Div.
2009 - Daniel D. Saad '85, '91 M.B.A.
2010 - Dr. Mary Crowley McDonald '87 M.A.
2011 - Ryan C. Schlief '97
2012 - Dr. Gordon R. Klatt '64
2013 - Charles S. Lugemwa '03 M.S.S.E.
2014 - Sondra L. Elizondo '92
2015 - Mark Lacek '88 M.B.A.
2016 - Mark Crea '78
2017 - Wayne Thalhuber, M.D. '60
2018 - James Daly '69
2019 - Beth Burns '94
2020 - Awards postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 - Latanya Daniels '01 M.A., '04 Ed.S., '19 Ed.D.
2022 - Carolyn Smallwood '87
2023 - Elizabeth Petheo '01
2024 - Rick Campion ’90 and Chancey Anderson ’11
* Award given posthumously