| 1957 |
| Lillian Gay Berry, '95 |
| Helen Louise Gillum, '15 |
| Hilda Maehling, '15 |
| Horace M. Powell, '14 |
| Fitzhugh Traylor, '20 |
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| 1958 |
| Herald Rea Cox, '28 |
| Hallie Framer, '13 |
| Robert E. Green, '33 |
| Roxy Lefforge, '13 |
| Wendall W. Wright, '16 |
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| 1959 |
| Herman Boyle, '23 |
| Charlotte Burford, '98 |
| Robert Lafollette, '16 |
| Edna Newman, '12 |
| Charles E. Rochelle, '17 |
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| 1960 |
| William E. Edington, '09 |
| Edgar L. Morphet, '18 |
| Mark C. Schinnerer, '20 |
| Cecilia Schuck, '20 |
| William E. Wilson, '31 |
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| 1961 |
| Eldon Johnson, '28 |
| Paul S. Rhodes, '19 |
| Victoria Evans Wagner, ' 22 |
| Delmer Wilson, '27 |
| Paul Witty, '20 |
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| 1962 |
| Hester Beth Bland, '42 |
| Herbert J. Klausmeier, '40 |
| Cecil Puckett, '25 |
| Sampson G. Smith, '25 |
| John J. Young, '21 |
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| 1963 |
| J. Vernal Irons, '27 |
| Daisy Marvel Jones, '31 |
| Alexander Jardine, '26 |
| Homer Floyd Marsh, '30 |
| Clarence Pound, '27 |
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| 1964 |
| Max Allen, '28 |
| Issac K. Beckes, '35 |
| Lowell Brammer, '35 |
| Martin Jenkins, '31 |
| Ray G. Price, '28 |
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| 1965 |
| Rupert N. Evans, '46 |
| Fred E. Harris, '40 |
| Hortense Hurst, '24 |
| Clarence Lee Loyd, '22 |
| Ethel L. Parker, '17 |
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| 1966 |
| Arville O. DeWeese, '11 |
| Myra Janco, '48 |
| Moral R. McArther, '32 |
| M. Viatoria Schuller, '34 |
| Ben Small, '41 |
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| 1967 |
| Paul A. Benke, '48 |
| Lewis C. Dowdy, '49 |
| Richard L. Huggins, '51 |
| Donald E. McCathren, '47 |
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| 1968 |
| Birch E. Bayh, Sr., '17 |
| Warren N. Cordell, '33 |
| Eva L. Goble, '41 |
| Wanda Ramey Quierolo, '45 |
| David A. Shannon, '41 |
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| 1969 |
| Joseph Benti, '58 |
| George Chestnut, '34 |
| James C. Farmer, '24 |
| Bertha Black Rhoda, '26 |
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| 1970 |
| Charles A. Bush, '37 |
| Robert B. Forney, '37 |
| John J. O'Connell, '42 |
| Edward T. Ragsdale, '17 |
| Herbert W. Wey, '37 |
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| 1971 |
| Helen Elderle '23 |
| Kenneth Johnson'31 |
| Theodore K. Moore 28' |
| Willard L. Wood, '20 |
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| 1972 |
| David G. Bartram, '38 |
| Wayne E.Fuson, '46 |
| Sara King Harvey, '13 |
| Marquerite E. Taylor, '39 |
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| 1973 |
| Joanna Loveall Hock, '52 |
| John T Myers, '51 |
| Louis B. Russell, '54 |
| William Max Stark, '39 |
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| 1974 |
| Delby C. Humphrey, '29 |
| Frank L. Miklozek, '36 |
| Allen Sharp, '53 |
| Tom Trible,'46 |
| Patricia Kinkaid Young, '45 |
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| 1975 |
| Harley M. Bierce '74 |
| Myron L. Coulter, '51 |
| William K. Nasser, '57 |
| Elizabeth J. Simpson, '41 |
| Paul S. Mills, ' 35 |
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| 1976 |
| Frank R. Briggs, '38 |
| Virgil A. Clift, '39 |
| James F. Kane, '58 |
| Dennis C. Libby, '66 |
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| 1977 |
| Bill C. Anthis, '48 |
| Marjorie Zimmerman Ashby, '46 |
| Max C. McCowen, '37 |
| Mary Stevens Callicott, '50 |
| John J. Suggs, '39 |
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| 1978 |
| Donald G. Canedy, '51 |
| Sue McNaught Dye, '51 |
| D. Baily Merrill, '53 |
| P. Joseph Wittmer, '59 |
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| 1979 |
| Gene E. Brooks, '53 |
| John E. Dow,Jr.,63 |
| Thomas E. John, '64 |
| Paul R. Miller, '28 |
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| 1980 |
| Benny Ray Baily , GR '68 |
| Herbert I. Lamb, '27 |
| Bill J. McFarland, '60 |
| Bernard L. Render, Jr. '50 |
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| 1981 |
| Alva L. Davis, '38 |
| Max L. Lenderman, 65, GR '66 |
| Suzanne Turner, '64 GR '73 |
| Holly L. Wilson, 69,GR'70 |
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| 1982 |
| Ward E. Brown, '41 |
| Margaret Gisolo, '35 |
| Kenneth L. Peek., '54 |
| Joseph S. Sims, '58 |
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| 1983 |
| Weir Richard Kirk, '40, GR'53 |
| Emma Bernon Riggs, '39 |
| Raymond E. Sparks, '30 |
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| 1984 |
| Mabel Evans Cason, '38 |
| Charles W. Hardaway, '47 |
| William R. Hopper, '61 |
| William J. Mankin, '48 |
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| 1985 |
| J. Roberts Daily, '41 |
| Eleanor Forsythe St. John, '35 |
| Phillip Summers, GR '73 |
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| 1986 |
| Janice Loudermilk Knuth, '60 |
| Katharine Webb, GR '72 |
| Elwood Adams, '27 |
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| 1987 |
| Robert C. Mardis, '49, GR '51 |
| Cynthia Shepard Perry, '68 |
| Michael Simmons, '64 |
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| 1988 |
| Rex E. Breeden, '42 |
| P.Pete Chalos, '49 |
| Gerald I. Lamkin, '60, GR '63 |
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| 1989 |
| Burnita Laybold Hershfield, '59, GR 65 |
| James L. Hill, '65, GR 66 |
| James W. Kill, '56 |
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| 1990 |
| Z. Mae Jimison, '73 GR '76 |
| Ruth Schuessler Jones, '63 |
| Duane Klueh, '49, GR '51 |
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| 1991 |
| Kamlesh P. Lulla, GR '83 |
| Susan Porter Roses, GR '70 |
| Jeffry L. Vaught, '74 |
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| 1992 |
| Robert J. Fischer, '69, GR '71 |
| Robert H. Jerry,II,'74 |
| Sally Knox,'66 |
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| 1993 |
| Bruce Baumgartner, '82 |
| Paul Siebenmorgen, '41 |
| Paul Anthony Zeiss, '68, GR 72 |
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| 1994 |
| Oliver Bumb, '33 |
| Candace Miklozek McNulty, '70 |
| Andrew C. Porter, '63 |
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| 1995 |
| Paul E. Brill, '53 |
| DeWitt Owen, Jr.,'49 |
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| 1996 |
| Mary Ann Carroll, '50, '55,'63 |
| Patrick R. Ralston '73, GR'74 |
| Maynard Leslie Rich, '51, '54 |
| David A William, '75 |
| Ronald L.Vaughn, '68, GR '70 |
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| 1997 |
| Dwight Conquergood,'72 |
| Sam J. DiGiovanni, '52 |
| Warner H. Paige, III, '66 |
| Linda Watson Pellegrini, '71 |
| Spiro B. Mitsos, '52, '97 |
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| 1998 |
| Ron Carpenter,'77,GR'82 |
| Jack A. Davis, '68, GR '74 |
| Thomas G. DeLoughery, '81 |
| Joseph Dulin, GR'63 |
| Stephen L. Williams, '71 |
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| 1999 |
| David J. Kirk, '47 |
| Howard Sharpe, '40 |
| John P. Smyth '65, '66 |
| Jill Fairhurst Taylor, '81, '86 |
| James W. Thomas, '73 |
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| 2000 |
| Mike Alley, '78 |
| Alan Barcus, '60 |
| Linda Chezem, '68 |
| Kathryn Politz, '70 GR '88 |
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| 2001 |
| Mark Blade, '76 |
| Susie Dewey, 40 |
| Keith W. Dickey, '72 |
| Albert Stevens, '61, GR '69 |
| Suzanne Wilson, '53 |
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| 2002 |
| E. Ronald Culp, '70 |
| Herm Davis, '61.GR'69 |
| Norman L. Lowery,'69 |
| Carolene R. Mays, '85 |
| Kaasivat Paruggamanont,'75 |
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| 2003 |
| Harriett D. Darrow, '55 GR 56, PH.D, '59 |
| Edwin S. Hill, '73 |
| Paul Lo GR '70 |
| Thomas L.E.C. Moore GR '88 PH.D. '91 |
Mark Morgan, '76
Edwin Hill, '73 |
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| 2004 |
| Robert E. Casey, Jr. ,'80 |
| John Flores, '73, GR '95 |
| Edwin W. Miller, '68,CR '69 |
| Nancy Price Ralston, '71, GR '76 |
| Mary Beth Seaward, '69, GR'72 |
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| 2005 |
| Beth Konrad, '72 |
| William L. Lister, '68, '67 |
| Cynthia Powers, '69, '70 |
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| 2006 |
| Stephen W. Clinton, '74 |
| Dean R. Hirsch, '73 |
| Clyde R. Kersey, '71, 75 |
| Sheila D. Powell, '77 |
|
| 2007 |
| Barbara K. Beadle, '65 GR'70 |
| Jim Lewis, '84 |
| Timothy J. O'Neill, '69 |
| Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D '91 |
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| 2008 |
| Robert W. Baesler, '72 |
| Randy Minas, '75 |
| Mervin C. Yoder, GR '76 |
| Mary Kay Sommers, '68 |
|
| 2009 |
| Fred Donaghy, '12 |
| John Wooden, GR '47 |
| Willa Brown , '27 * |
|
| 2010 |
| Brent Beeler, '75 |
| David Darling, '63,GR '68 |
| Gerry Dick, '90 |
| Connia Nelson, '77 |
|
| 2011 |
| Robert W. Best, '68 |
| Richard T. Bonds, '70 |
| Larry S. Boulet, '74 |
| Jan Alan Eglen, '65, GR'66, GR'80 Ph.D' 83 |
| Sara Rich Wheeler, '70 |
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| 2012 |
| Bernard Glasser, '47 |
| Noma Gurich,'75 |
| Quentin P. Smith,'40 |
| Linda E. White, '70 |
| Max Gibson |
|
| 2013 |
| Larry Bird, '79 |
| Craig Mckee, '79, GR'83, Ed.S,'97 |
| Geoge Pillow,'71 |
| Daniel Tanoos, '79,GR'83, Ed.S. '97 |
|
| 2014 |
| Debbie Bareford, '64, GR'68 |
| Tom Bareford '64 |
| Charles E.Brown,76,GR '93 |
| Krishna Pendyala, GR '86 |
|
| 2015 |
| Sam Dixon, '72 |
| Ava Gore, '74 |
| Frances Kepner, '41 |
| Jerry Reel, 60 |
|
| 2016 |
| Linda Eldred, '63 |
| Gregory Funk, '73 |
| Bob Heaton, '80 |
| Quintin Mikell, '84 |
|
| 2017 |
| John Beacon, GR '74 |
| Winna Diane Cargile, '70, GR '71 |
| Bernie Carney, '51 |
| Elder Diggs, 1908 * |
| Eva Kor, '90 |
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| 2018 |
| John Brewer, '75, GR '80 |
| Louis "Jo" Einstandig, '61, GR '67 |
| Jack Rentschler, '55 |
| Joyce Rentschler, '54 |
|
| 2019 |
| Jamal Khashoggi, '83 * |
| Michael Holthouse, '81 |
| Patty Butwin, '71, GR '73 |
| Amadou Yattassaye, '98 |
|
| 2020 - no recipients (COVID) |
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| 2021 |
| Michael “Mike” Alkire, ’85 |
| Susan Chaney, ’92 |
| Paul Chaney, ’88 |
| Richard “Rich” Porter, ’77 |
|
| 2022 |
| Dr. George Washington Buckner, '71 |
| John Thompson, '06 |
| Paul Thrift, '91 |
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| 2023 |
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Brian Dorsett
Claude Grimes, '75
Mary McGuire, '79
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Since 1957, the Alumni Association has been honored to present the Distinguished Alumni Award to many outstanding ISU Alumni. This award recognizes outstanding alumni who have not only made notable professional accomplishments but have made the commitment to continually contribute to the growth and success of their local and global communities and provide support to their alma mater. The recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award are selected by a committee made up of Indiana State University leadership and staff.
