Alumni Award Winners
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| 2002 Awardees, left to right, Darlis Swan, Cedric Tilberg, and Raymond Shaheen |
History of the Distinguished Alumni Awards
- 1989 Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 1946
- 1990 Richard L. Tome, 1951
- 1991 Beryl B. Maurer, 1949
- 1992 Kenneth C. Senft, 1952
- 1993 Viggo Swenson, 1934
- 1994 Robert W. Koons, 1946
- 1995 Elizabeth Platz, 1965
- 1996 Stewart Winfield Herman, 1934
Beginning in 1997, the awards were divided into three
categories: Service in parish settings, specialized ministries
and lifetime service.
| Service in Parish Settings |
Service in Specialized Ministry |
Celebrated Ministry of Lifetime Service |
| 1997 L. Stanley Whitson, 1948 |
Alton M. Motter, 1933 |
Frederick K. Wentz, 1945 |
| 1998 Arthur W. Lawver, 1934 |
Richard H. Drummond, 1944 |
Donald D. Anderson, 1952 |
| 1999 Elwood “Woody”Moreland, '45 |
Eugene R. McVicker, 1953 |
Howard J. McCarney, 1945 |
| 2000 George C. Weirick, 1949 |
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Lawrence D. Folkemer, 1940 |
| 2001 Henry K. Brown, '56 |
Carl H. Greenawald, 1953 |
Harry V. Krug, 1934 |
| 2002 Eli Raymond Shaheen, '40 |
Darlis J. Swan, 1980 |
Cedric W. Tilberg, 1943 |
| 2003 Robert D. Hyson, 1963 |
W. Kent Gilbert III, 1944 |
Otto Reimherr, 1943 |
| 2004 Vernon J. Miller, 1953 |
H. Frederick Reisz, Jr., 1965 |
Rudolph R. Featherstone, 1960 |
| 2005 Richard E. Geib, 1958 |
David Rhoads, 1966 |
LaVern D. Rasmussen, 1960 |
| 2006 John Yost Jr., 1953 |
Sally L. Kerr, 1972 |
Theodore Lindquist Jr., 1953 |
| 2007 Elwood H. Leister, 1953 |
Walter Kloetzli, 1950 |
Arthur L. Ruths, 1947 |
| 2008 William E. Carlson, 1949 |
Samuel W. Schmitthenner, 1951 |
Harold A. Dunkelberger, 1939 |
| 2009 Theodore C. Schlack, 1953 |
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Gordon E. Folkemer, 1944 |
| 2010 Theodore F. Schneider, 1959 |
Mark N., 1981 and Rosanne A. Swanson, 1984 |
Kirk W. Bish, 1967 |
| 2011 Judith A. Cobb, 1974 |
Judith E. Simonson, 1980 |
A. Donald Main, 1969 |
| 2012 Benjamin Larzelere III, 1972 |
William Otis Avery, 1967 |
John L. Strube, 1951 |
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