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Distinguished Alumni Award

The Distinguished Alumni Award honors University of Houston-Clear Lake graduates who have made significant contributions to society and whose accomplishments and careers have brought credit to the institution. The UHCL Alumni Association has presented the Distinguished Alumni Award since 1984.

Award Selection Criteria

Eligibility: A nominee is eligible to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award if he/she has received a degree or teacher's certification from UHCL and has substantially met the following criteria:

  • Nominee must be distinguished in his or her chosen business, profession or life work, and has received previous recognition from contemporaries.
  • Nominee must be a person who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to community service.
  • Nominee must be a person who, in deeds and actions, reflects and recognizes the importance of his or her education through involvement with the university or within his or her local community.
  • Nominee must be able to accept the award in person at the annual UHCL Alumni Celebration dinner.
  • Nominee must not be a current member of the Alumni Association Executive Council.

Number of Awards

The association shall confer the Distinguished Alumni Award on one or more individual(s) in any one year. The awards shall be conferred each year unless there are no qualified nominees.

Award Nomination

Nominations for the 2022 Alumni Association Awards are now closed. The nomination process for the 2023 Awards will open in November 2022. For tips on creating a great nomination, download the Nomination Tip Sheet.


Past Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

2023
Myrna Baker, '85 BBA
Marci Contreras, '05 BS
Kate Lightfoot, '03 MBA

2022
Kathleen McAllister '89 BS

2020-2021
Brandon Capetillo '00 BA

2019
Phyllis M. Saathoff-Oliver, '85

2018
Joyce Delores Taylor '04 MA, '06 MA, '08 MA
Michael Marquez, '99 MS
Kenny Koncaba, '90 BA

2017
Estella Hernández Gillette, '86 BBA, '94 MA
Denise S. Navarro, '86 BA, '91 MBA
Michael Squyres, '93 BA

2016
Christine (Christy) Harper, '92 BS, '94 MA
Evelyn Miralles, '92 BA, '12 MBA

2015
Anita Fogtman, '85 BA

2014
Carolyn Ann Lightfoot, '90 MA
Kevin C. Wooten, '76 BA, '78 MA

2013
E. Michael Fincke, '01 MS
Charles F. Hall, Jr., '97 MBA
Natalie V. Saiz, '91 MA
Diane Davies Vest, '87 BBA

2012
Cris C. Daskevich, '97 MHA/MBA
Douglas W. Hiser Jr.,'96 BA
Juan Manuel Traslaviña, '87 BS, '93 MS

2011
Craig A. Cordola, '98 MHA/MBA
Bernard A. Harris, Jr., '99 MBA
Stephen K. Jones, Jr., '96 MHA/MBA
E. J. "Joe" King, '77 BS

2010
Cynthia L. Howard, '81 MS
Lee M. E. Morin, '09 MS
Rebecca Lynn Reitz, '90 BBA
Marilyn S. Sims, '88 BS
Greg Smith, '84 MS
Maura Walsh, '83 MA

2009
Richard H. Anderson, '77 BS
Christopher J. Culbert, '86 MS

2008
Russell P. Austin, '80 MA
Dilhar Mihidu De Silva, '91 BS, '94 MS
Preston Johnson, Jr., '83 MBA
Michael L. Landolt, '85 BS
Katherine Keys Reeves, '98 BBA

2007
Marilyn Kurtz Lunney, '93 MA
Keith A. Parrott, '95 MHA
Rosalind Calvert Perez, '93 Mid-Management Certificate

2006
Robert C. Garcia, '76 BBA
Lucille Pack Gedies, '93 MBA
Darla Schneider McKitrick, '92 MS

2005
Arnold Adair, '88 Mid-Management Certificate, '99 Superintendent Certificate, '10 Ed.D
Kimberly Campbell, '87 BBA, '92 MBA
Randy Garner, '86 BS, '89 MA
Charles A. McClelland, Jr., '00 MA

2004
Teresita Z. Hernandez, '80 MS
Leslye King Mize, '80 MA
Janet (Pepperday) Kelly, '85 MS

2003
Guion S. Bluford, Jr., '87 MBA
Emmeline Dodd, '80 MS
Sandra Mossman, '87 Mid-Management Certificate,
'87 Supervisor Certificate

2002
Marjorie H. Jacobson, '84 BA
Frank Perez, '82 MA
Jennie Ward Robinson, '92 BS

2000
J. Pamela Culpepper-Cronk, '80 BS, '83 MA

1998
Tina Farrell, '85 MA, '93 Mid-Management Certificate, '09 EdD
Russell Meyers, '86 MS
Patricia Potter Wilson, '79 MS
Victoria I. Yamasaki, '88 BS

1997
Gerald J. Clause, '78 MS
Dawn M. Korman, '81 BS
Katherine Tamer, '77 MS

1996
Mary E. Ainslie, '75, BBA, '78 MS
Sandra Johnson, '82 MBA

1995
Michael Merkel, '90 BA, '94 MA

1994
Linda Wooten Robinson, '78 MA, '82 Mid-Management Certificate,
'86 Supervisor Certificate

1993
Susan Garman, '89 BS
David T. Vandewater, '77 MS
Ann Wismer-Landolt, '77 MS

1992
Raymond J. Khoury, '80 MS
Jane B. Reeves, '81 MS

1991
Steve Phelps, '80 BBA

1990
Charles A. Biggs, Sr., '84 BA, '87 MA

1989
Story Musgrave, '87 MA

1988
Micheal A. Reeves, '77 MS

1987
Peggy (Lathlaen) Channing, '82 MS

1986
William Gresco, '80 MS

1985
Kippy Payne Caraway, '77 BA, '85 MA

1984
Elizabeth Finck Leibfried, '79 MA
Marilyn K. Wiley, '82 MBA, '83 MS

 

Contact

  • Alumni Association

    Phone: 281-283-2021
    Fax: 281-283-2017
    Email: alumni@uhcl.edu

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