A&S Alumni Awards
College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Awards
Each year the college honors exceptional alumni who have made a significant mark on their professions, communities and UC. Honorees are nominated by fellow alumni, faculty, staff and external community members.
All nominations received by January 13, 2025, will be considered for the upcoming year's award cycle and any nominations received afterward will be held over until the following year. We also retain all previous nominations on file for three years.
The College of Arts and Sciences annually recognizes a Distinguished Alumni Award honoree. We are looking for an established alumnus who is outstanding in their chosen field of endeavor and has made significant contributions that benefit the community, state, nation, college or university. Ideally, this person has been actively involved in the betterment of the UC community.
Nominate a UC A&S Alumnus
Please complete the form using the button below to nominate a deserving candidate for the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award.
All nominations are kept on file and will be automatically reconsidered each year for up to three years.
Past Honorees
2025
Carolyn Valentine '92, French, Communication Studies, Distinguished Alumni Award
2024
Patrick S. Portway '63, Political Science, Distinguished Alumni Award
Joan Reisch, PhD, '60, Chemistry, Philanthropist of the Year Award
Sujata Malhotra '98, Chemistry, Special Achievement Award
Nick Reasoner '11, Communication, Outstanding Young Alumni Award
2023
Shakila Ahmad '84, Mathematics, Distinguished Alumni Award
Burton (A&S '59) and Richard (Bus '59) Roehr, Philanthropist of the Year Award
William Van Wie, PhD '71, '76, Geology, Special Achievement Award
Ashley Nkadi '16, Neuroscience, Outstanding Young Alumni Award
2021 - 2022
Darlene R. Walley, PhD ’84, Distinguished Alumni Award
Shannon E. Finn Connell ’92, Philanthropist of the Year Award
Charles J. Barnett ’71, Special Achievement Award
Brande Victorian ’07, Outstanding Young Alumni Award
2020
Event was not held due to pandemic.
2019
William C. Judd, Biology and Biochemistry '14
Maurice B. Stewart, Organizational Leadership ’16
John S. Michelman, PhD, Chemistry ’60
2018
Doug van der Zee '84, Political Science
Sarah Curry Rathel '05, Communication
Janet Gilligan Abaray '79, English
2017
Paul Kruchoski '10, Interdisciplinary Studies
Glen Weissenberger '69, Philosophy
2016
Ciera A. Graham, PhD ’15, Social Sciences
Norikazu “Tom” Tsuchiya ’95, Classics
Elizabeth A. Murray, PhD ’88, ’93, Anthropology
Col. Timothy A. Adam ’86, Mathematics
2015
Gisela “Gigi” Escoe, PhD ’83, Physics
Richard “Dick” Friedman ’68, Philosophy
Frederick K. Merkel, MD ’57, Zoology
Urban F. Meyer ’86, Psychology
Mary K. Sargent ’45, Chemistry
2014
Mila Baker, PhD '75, '78, '82, Psychology
Diane Grob Schmidt, PhD ’81, Chemistry
2013
John Thaeler ’79, Geology
Valerie Hotchkiss, PhD ’82, Classics
2012
Joseph E. DiGenova '67, Political Science
William Harrison, PhD '74, Geology
Linda Harrison '70, '72, Geology
David P. Witte, MD '74, Biology
2011
D. David Altman '68, Political Science
Matthew J. Doyle, PhD '81, '83, Chemistry
Steven Tracy, PhD '77, '80, '85, English
2010
Linda Bennett, PhD ’74, ’78, '81, English
Aureal T. Cross, PhD ’41, '43 Geology
Jack Laub '50, Psychology
2009
Rabbi Sally J. Priesand '68, English
Hon. John A. West '66, History
2008
Merrill Goozner '75, History
Walt Handelsman '79, General Studies
Thomas Heckler, PhD '81, Chemistry
2007
C. David Allis, PhD '73, Biology
Benjamin Gettler '45, HON ’03, Economics
Hon. Mark Painter '70, Political Science
Barbara Shailor, PhD '71, '75, Classics
Stephen G. Wells, PhD '73, '76, Geology
2006
Michele Paludi, PhD '78, '80, Psychology
John Schneider '70, '73, Economics, Political Science
Patricia Glass Schuman '63, English
Phillip Yeager '51, Economics
2005
Dennis D. Berkey, PhD '74, Mathematics
Daniel F. Danzl, MD '72, Biology
Fred L. Fricke, Jr. '62, '69, Chemistry
Margaret J. "Peg" Valentine '71, Romance Languages and Literatures
Margaret M. Zeigler, PhD '92, '92, '95, Geology, Geography
2004
NeeOo W. Chin, MD '77, Psychology
Michael B. Coleman '77, Political Science
Stuart G. Hoffman, PhD '73, '75, Economics
Donna C. Kurtz, PhD ’64, Classics
William T. Weaver '76, Political Science
2003
Diane F. Halpern, PhD '77, '79, Psychology
Sidney Peerless, MD '44, ‘45
Hon. Stephen M. McNamee '64, History
Laurence H. Lattman, PhD '51, '53, Geology
Marian A. Spencer '42, HON ’06, English
2002
Sam Harrell, PhD '64, Chemistry
Thomas E. Murphy '64, '67, Economics
Mark Osborne
Program Director, Alumni Engagement, College of Arts and Sciences, UC Blue Ash & UC Clermont