Past Winners
Penn Nursing Alumni wishes to congratulate the previous winners of an Alumni Award. To add someone deserving to this list, please nominate them for an award this year.
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Outstanding Alumni Award |
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1981: Mary Lynn Miller, Nu’64, GNu’68 1982: Clifford Jordan, GEd’57 1983: Charlotte Tyson Rath, Nu’58 1987: Laura Hayman, HUP’68, Nu’70, GNu’75, Gr’82 1989: Dorothy Brooten, Nu’66, GNu’70, Gr’80 1990: Shirley Sears Chater, HUP’53, Nu’56, HON’97 1991: Andrea Hollingsworth, GNu’75, Gr’86 1992: Barbara Lowery, GNu’68 1993: Patricia Polansky, Nu’65 1994: Leslie Hoffman, Nu’63 1995: Gloria McNeal, GNu’75, Gr’98 1996: Eleanor Claus, GNu’69 1997: Heather Boyd-Monk, Nu’82 1998: Marilyn Harris, Nu’72, GNu’76 1999: Mary Naylor, GNu’73, Gr’82, HON’91 2000: Rosalyn Watts, GNu’67 2001: Gladys Mouro, GNu’83 2002: Beth Ann Swan, GNu’83, GRN’96 2003: Mary Halphen Greipp, GNu’63 2004: Ellen K. Mahoney, GNu’74 2005: Nancy J. Lescavage, GNu’86 2006: Mary “Lilee” Gelinas, GNu’89 2007: Therese Richmond, GRN’95, GNC’97 2008: Pamela Cipriano, HUP’76 2009: Patricia L. Gerrity, Nu’77, GNu’79, Gr’83 2010: Melissa A. Fitzpatrick, GNu’84 2011: Joan Weiss, Gr’98 2012: Mary Rubin, Nu’74, GNu’82, GRN’92 2013: Ginette G. Ferszt, GNu’78 2014: Jane H. Barnsteiner, Nu’70, GNu’73 2015: Regina Cunningham, GR’03 2016: Mary Beth Happ, GR’98 2017: Terri Lipman, GNu’83, GRN’91 2018: Terri Weaver, GNu’78, GR’90, GNu’01 2019: Deborah Watkins Bruner, GR’99 2020: Eileen Sullivan Marx, HUP’72, Nu’76, GR’95 2021: Margaret C. Wilmoth, GR’93 |
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Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence |
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2014: Wendy Hobbie, GNu’83, GNu’10, MSN, RN, CRNP, FAAN 2015: Linda Kocent, Nu’84, GNu’88 2016: Elizabeth Schierholz, GNu’06 2017: Donna Graham, GNu’02 2018: Katharine Donaldson, GNu’93 2019: Lauren Hancock, GNu’10 2020: Carol Howe, C’83, Nu’85, GNu’88 2021: Judi Stellar, Nu’79 |
| The Alumni Spirit Award |
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2014: Krista Malovany Pinola, Nu’86, MSN 2015: Bev Emonds, HUP’68, Nu’72, GNu’80 2016: Patricia Walter Marcozzi, HUP’61 2017: Linda D’Andrea, Nu’96, GNu’99 2018: No award given 2019: Ashley Z. Ritter, Nu’07, GNu’10, GR’18 2020: Mary Walton, Nu’74, GNu’81, GR’10, GR’12 2021: Alycia Bischof, Nu’90, GNu’95, GRN’21 |
| The Alumni Spirit Award for Graduating Students* |
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1998: Elizabeth Conboy, Nu’98; Jaclyn Markelwitz Kirchhoff, Nu’98, GNu’01; Margaret Quinn, GNu’98 1999: Kasia Lenio, Nu’99; Marisa E. Langston, Nu’96, GNu’98; Emily Nisbet, Nu’98, GNu’99; Elizabeth Bush, Nu’98, GNu’99 2000: No award given 2001: No award given 2002: No award given 2003: No award given 2004: No award given 2005: Anna S. Beeber, GNu’00, Gr’05; Margaret H. Crighton, Nu’94, GNu’01, Gr’05 2006: No award given 2007: Christine Becer, Nu’07 2008: Pheobe N. Askie, Nu’08 2009: Yana Sigal, Nu’09 2010: Stuart J. Davidson, Nu’10; Don L. Payette, Jr., Nu’09, GNu’11 2011: Amelia Cataldo, Nu’11 2012: Angela Nguyen, Nu’12 2013: Irina Pekareva-Kochergina, Nu’10, GNu’13 2014: Natalie Ball, Nu’14 2015: Carley Boyle, Nu’15 2016: No award given 2017: No award given 2018: Sarah Shin, Nu’18, GNu’19 2019: Ellen McCabe, Nu’88, GNu’91 2020: Stephanie Tran Rojas, Nu’20; Beth Hogan Quigley, GNu’89, GNu’06 2021: Jamie Chung, Nu’21 *Formerly the Student Award |
| Dean’s Medal for Distinguished Service |
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2016: Anthony J. Buividas, WG’79 2016: William Floyd, C’67, WG’69 2021: Andrea Laporte, Nu’69 |
| The Lillian Sholtis Brunner Award for Innovative Practice* |
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1983: Frances Portnoy, HUP’54, Nu’54 1984: Cathy M. St. Pierre, GNu’81 1985: Martha Hill, GNu’77 1986: Jane Kummerer Butler, GNu’75 1987: Nancy Valentine, GNu’72 1988: Carol Stoltzfus, GNu’82 1989: Amy Wishner, GNu’84 1990: Ann O’ Sullivan, Nu’70, GNu’72, Gr’84; Sister Rita Jean DuBrey, GNu’74 1991: Patricia Brennan; Mary M. Rubin, Nu’74, GNu’82, GRN’92; Sandra Worthington, HUP’69, Nu’76, GNu’83 1992: Beverly Emonds, HUP’68, Nu’72, GNu’80 1993: Colleen McCauley, Nu’91; Donna Torrisi, GNu’76 1994: Muriel Nagle, Nu’88, GNu’89 1995: Amy Levi, GNu’86, Gr’00 1996: Johanna Yurkow, GNu’88 1997: Sharon Katz, GNu’87, GNu’12 1998: Virginia Focht-New, GNu’94, GNu’03 1999: Barbara L. Bush 2000: Phyllis Kraus Primas, HUP’57, Nu’60 2001: Kathryn Bowles, Gr’96 2002: Katherine Kinsey, Nu’80, GNu’81, Gr’92 2003: Leslie D. Mancuso, GNu’82, Gr’97 2004: Judith Trivits Verger, GNu’86, Gr’06 2005: Laura G. Leahy, Nu’89, GNu’91 2006: Jill A. Peacock, GNU’89 2007: Terri Lipman, GNU’83, GR’91 2008: Gail A. Inderwies, Nu’78 2009: Janice Foust, GRN’94 2010: Lisa M. Hilmi, Nu’97 2011: Linda A. Jacobs, Nu’75, GNC’95, Gr’99 2012: Heather Bradford, Nu’99, GNu’01 2013: Anthony Shamoun, GNu’06 2014: Steven Larson, M’88, MD 2015: Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, GNu’09, GR’10 2016: Frances Dunn Butterfoss, Nu’72, GED’75 2017: Angela Frederick Amar, GR’03 2018: Paule Valery Joseph, GR’15 2019: Hilaire Thompson, GR’03 2020: Terri Maxwell, GNu’85, GR’06 2021: Sheldon Fields, GR’00 *Formerly the Lillian Sholtis Brunner Award for Innovative Practice in Nursing |
| The Honorary Alumni Award |
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1977: Claire Fagin 1981: Delores Brisbon 1982: No award given 1983: No award given 1984: Diane O. McGivern, Florence Downs and Doris Schwartz 1985: No award given 1986: No award given 1987: Joan Lynaugh 1988: No award given 1989: Patricia Kind 1990: Barbara Jacobsen 1991: Neville Strumpf 1992: No award given 1993: Gates Rhodes 1994: Helen Edwards 1995: Rita Hillman and Ellen Baer 1996: Margaret “Peggy” Mainwaring 1997: Phyllis Beck and Dorothy Del Bueno 1998: Sallie Korman and Vernice Ferguson 1999: Vivian Piasecki and Marian Sherman Matez 2000: Kate Judge 2001: Roger and Zorianna Malseed 2002: Joyce Thompson 2003: Barbara Bates and Hannah L. Henderson 2004: Judith Rodin 2005: Marilyn L. Steinbright and Harvey S. Shipley Miller 2006: Samuel Fagin 2007: George and Estelle Sands 2008: Marjorie Rendell 2009: Pedie Killebrew, Bob Killebrew and Jack Laporte 2010: Henry P. Baer 2011: Ruth Colket 2012: Rosemarie Greco 2013: Ann Baiada, Mark Baiada, Berton Korman 2014: Afaf Meleis 2015: No award given 2016: Dean Kehler, W’79 2017: Marianne Smith 2018: Seth Ginns, C’00 2019: Richard J. Pinola 2020: Steven Hoffman, C’91, W’91 |
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Early Career Alumni Award for Excellence |
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2020: Jaclyn Janis Nu’11 2021: Angela Wang, Nu’12, GNu’17 |
| Social Justice and Health Equity Alumni Award |
| Established 2022 - first winner to be selected in 2023 |
Retired Awards
| Expert Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence* |
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2003: Barbara M. Resnick, GNu’82 2004: Nancy S. Wiedemer, GNu’79 2005: Kathleen M. McCauley, Nu’74, GNu’77, GRN’90, GNC’96 2006: Arlene Degangi Houldin, Nu’72, GNu’76 2007: Sharon Katz, GNu’87 2008: No award given 2009: Linda Sulzbach Hoke, GNu’83 2010: Carol Wiest Gates, HUP’58, GNu’86 2011: Diane Spatz, Nu’86, GNu’89, Gr’95 2012: Noreen Thompson, Nu’72, GNu’76 2013: Kathryn E. Roberts, Nu’91, GNu’98 *Award retired in 2013 |
| The Recent Alumni Award |
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2002: Tara Trimarchi, GNu’97, CGS’01 2003: Jonathan A. Gilbride, Nu’98, GNu’00, GNu’03, Gr’08 2004: Karen Butler-Colbert, GNu’99 2005: Alicia A. Puppione, Nu’96, GNu’97, GNC’98, GNu’04 2006: Kathryn “Katie” Foster, Nu’02 2007: Martin Camacho, GNu’03 2008: Krisin A. Tuozzo, Nu’03 2009: Brooke Hoffman Faught, GNu’03 2010: Anna C. Koopman, Nu’02, GNu’03 2011: Michele Avila-Emerson, GNu’05 2012: Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos, GNu’03 2013: Sarah Collins, Nu’03 *Award retired in 2013 |
| The Legacy Award |
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2002: Nadine Landis, HUP’46, Ed’50, GNu’65 2003: Julie Fairman, GNu’80, GRN’92 2004: No award given 2005: Iris Machlan Gross, HUP’46, ED’49, GEd’54 2006: No award given 2007: Beverly Emonds, HUP’68, Nu’72, GNu’80 2008: Eleanor Foster Jenkins, HUP’50, Nu’57; Erna I. Goulding, HUP’43, Nu’52 2009: Patricia D’Antonio, GRN’92 2010: Elizabeth Shields Irwin, HUP’50 2011: Cynthia Connolly, Nu’80, Gr’99, GNC’01 2012: Kathleen Shaver, HUP’76 2013: Jean C. Whelan, GR’00, GR’02 2014: No award given 2015: No award given 2016: Eleanor Crowder Bjoring, HUP’50 2017: No award given 2018: Julia Tierney Davis, HUP’73 2019: No award given 2020: No award given |