Alumni Awardees

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  • 2023 Alumni Awards - Culture for Service Awards: Daryl Abbott ’69, Goshen, and Pauline (Graybill) Kennel ’53, Goshen. Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award: Jeremy Pope ’11, Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award: Melissa (Lehman) Gillette ’05, Goshen. Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award: Geof Landis ’76, Goshen
  • 2022 Alumni Awards - Culture for Service Awards: Dan Miller ’61, Walnut Creek, Ohio, and Evelyn Dueck ’81, Berlin, Massachusetts. Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award: Stefon Luckey ’15, Cassopolis, Michigan. Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award: Katie Sowers ’09, Ottawa, Kansas. Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award: Jason Potsander ’01, Goshen.
  • 2020/2021 Alumni Awards - Culture for Service Awards -- Franklin Baer ’72, Shashi Buluswar ’90; Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award -- Paul ’08 and Rebecca Shetler Fast ’08; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award -- Krysten Parson ’02; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- Todd Woodworth ’78
  • 2019 Alumni Awards - Culture for Service Awards -- Minh Kauffman ’74, Carolyn Sauder ’55; Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award -- Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma ’05; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award -- Kari Heusinkveld ’12; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- Garrett Cannizzo ’12
  • 2018 Alumni Awards - Culture for Service Awards -- David Reimer ’84, Patricia Ebersole Zwier ’76; Young Alumni Award -- Jes Stoltzfus Buller ’08; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award -- Penina (Acayo) Laker ’11; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- Byron Shenk ’63
  • 2017 Alumni Awardees - Culture for Service Awards --Sheri Hartzler ’73, Philip Thomas ’87; Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award -- Nicole Bauman ’08; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Awards -- Justine Pletcher ’72; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- Stan King ’61
  • 2016 Alumni Awardees - Culture for Service Awards -- Ellah Wakatama Allfrey ’88, Dr. Doug Schwartzentruber ’78; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award -- Aletha Stahl ’89; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- James Gingerich ’66
  • 2015 Alumni Awardees - Culture for Service Awards -- Aliko Songolo '68, Kathy Short '75; Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award -- Sonia Graber '00; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award -- Alice Gunden Bender '80; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- Ken Pletcher '70
  • 2014 Alumni Awardees - Culture for Service Awards -- Esther Kawira ’74, Ray Funk ’69; Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award -- Malinda Berry ’96; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Awards -- Mandy Yoder ’99; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- Kenneth Edwards ’81
  • 2013 Alumni Awardees - Culture for Service Awards -- Tony Brown '71, Arden Shank '74; Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award -- the late Fred Litwiller '62; Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award -- Lynda Hollinger-Janzen

2004
Anita Swartzendruber Garcia ’56, Culture for Service Award
Raul Garcia ’56, Culture for Service Award
Pearl Hartz ’49, Culture for Service Award
Harold Kauffman ’61, Culture for Service Award

2003
Esther Buckwalter Graber ’52, Culture for Service Award
Ronald Graber ’52, Culture for Service Award
Arden Schmucker ’53, Culture for Service Award
Dan Steiner ’65, Culture for Service Award

2002
Sylvester Outley ’69, Culture for Service Award
Ed Yoder ’58, Culture for Service Award
Theo Hartzler Yoder ’57, Culture for Service Award
Kathleen Zehr ’40, Culture for Service Award

2001
Roger N. Beachy ’66, Culture for Service Award
Gerald L. Hughes ’54, Culture for Service Award
Arlie Hershberger Weaver ’50, Culture for Service Award
Stanley Weaver ’50, Culture for Service Award

2000
Rosemarie Freeney Harding ’55, Culture for Service Award
Florence I. Nafziger ’45, Culture for Service Award
Royce Salzman ’50, Culture for Service Award

1999
Adella Brunk Kanagy ’44, Culture for Service Award
Fred Speckeen ’53, Culture for Service Award
Howard Zehr ’66, Culture for Service Award

1998
Lester T. Hershey ’36, Culture for Service Award
Marjorie Schertz Liechty ’53, Culture for Service Award
Elsie Eash Sutter ’41, Culture for Service Award

1997
Evelyn Burkholder Kreider ’36, Culture for Service Award
Vern L. Miller ’50, Culture for Service Award
Wayne Nafziger ’60, Culture for Service Award

1996
John A. Friesen ’38, Culture for Service Award
Beulah Stauffer Hostetler ’47, Culture for Service Award
William D. Pletcher ’51, Culture for Service Award

1995
Kodwo Ankrah ’58, Culture for Service Award
Vera M. Good ’52, Culture for Service Award
Meryl Grasse ’44, Culture for Service Award
John L. Grasse ’49, Culture for Service Award

1994
Edgar Lin ’67, Culture for Service Award
Emma Sommers Richards ’49, Culture for Service Award
Peter Wiebe ’49, Culture for Service Award

1993
Peter J. Dyck ’50, Culture for Service Award
Abram M. Hostetter ’53, Culture for Service Award
Leanne Fricke Schertz ’58, Culture for Service Award

1992
Minni Swartzendruber ’44, Culture for Service Award
Paulos Mar Gregorios (Paul Verghese) ’52, Culture for Service Award
Irene Lehman Weaver ’32, Culture for Service Award
David E. Yoder ’54, Culture for Service Award

1991
Charles W. Ainlay ’41, Culture for Service Award
Orie J. Eigsti ’31, Culture for Service Award
Owen Gingerich ’51, Culture for Service Award
Dorothy Nelson McFarland ’44, Culture for Service Award

1990
Harriet Lapp Burkholder ’37, Culture for Service Award
Lawrence Burkholder ’39, Culture for Service Award
Lois Yake Kenagy ’47, Culture for Service Award

1989
Albert Buckwalter ’47, Culture for Service Award
Lois Litwiller Buckwalter ’44, Culture for Service Award
Melvin J. Loewen ’49, Culture for Service Award
Dorothy Snapp McCammon ’44, Culture for Service Award
Arthur Weaver ’47, Culture for Service Award