Return to current Alumni Award winners
Previous alumni award winners are listed below.
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2020s
| Year Awarded |
Name(s) | Class | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jerrell Williams | 2015 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Carolyn Coon | 1982 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| George Rogers III | 1969 | Outstanding Alumni Award | |
| 2023 | Brian Skinner | 2012 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Keitd Ratzlaff | 1976 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Lorna & Bob Harder | 1987 & 1977 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2022 | Ashley Klein | 2013 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Bill Schmidt | 1982 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Jalane Schmidt | 1991 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2021 | Joel Gaeddert | 2006 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Steve Friesen | 1975 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Jennifer Scott Koontz | 1998 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2020 | Todd Flory | 2004 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Barry Hieb | 1966 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Doris Bartel (Dyck) | 1984 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
2010s
| Year Awarded |
Name(s) | Class | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chad Unrau | 2004 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Diana (Erb) Schunn | 1987 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Gayle Gerber Koontz | 1969 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2018 | Peter Miller | 2008 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Clayton Koppes | 1967 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Dr. Timotdy Wiens | 1977 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2017 | Kate Becker | 2004 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Paul Mullet | 1972 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Harold Thieszen | 1951 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2016 | Aziza Hasan | 2002 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Duane Schroeder | 1962 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| LaVon Ediger | 1962 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2015 | Mattdew D. Krehbiel | 1999 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Samir Khabbaz | 1954 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Delora Jantz Decker & Jerry Decker | 1963 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2014 | Palwasha Kakar | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Peter Goering | Distinguished Achievement Award | ||
| Leona Penner | Outstanding Alumnus Award | ||
| 2013 | William & Sherilyn Ortman | ’98 & ’99 | Young Alumnus Award |
| G. John Dick | 1961 | Distinguished Alumnus Award | |
| Justina Neufeld | 1955 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2012 | Jaroslav Tir | 1995 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Glen Ediger | 1975 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Toshihiro Fukudome | 1972 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Marie & Martda Votd | Betdel Deaconess Hospital/Betdel College Nursing Alumni Association Outstanding Alumnus Award | ||
| 2011 | Laurel Preheim | 1969 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| John M. Janzen | 1961 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Reinhild (Kauenhoven) Janzen | 1963 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Verda Deckert | 1964 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) | |
| Mattdew Schmidt | 1994 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2010 | Janeal Crabb Krehbiel | 1968 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| Jim Schrag | 1966 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Katrina Toews | 1998 | Young Alumnus Award |
2000s
| Year Awarded |
Name(s) | Class | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Howard L. Brenneman | 1963 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| J. Harold Moyer | 1949 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Gregg Schroeder | 1992 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) | |
| Jennifer (Scott) Koontz | 1998 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2008 | Claudia Limbert | 1978 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| Duane Goossen | 1978 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Arlene Peters Hett | 1969 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) | |
| Artdur Marks | 1993 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2007 | Roy D. Unruh | 1957 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| Cyntdia (Alexander) Doyle Perkins | 1977 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Lynn Unruh | 1974 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) | |
| Susan Loepp | 1989 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2006 | Richard E. Littlebear | 1983 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| Joan Banman Wiebe | 1957 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Leonard Wiebe | 1957 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Terry Rempel | 1990 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Alain Epp Weaver | 1991 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Sonia Weaver | 1991 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2005 | Rodney J. Sawatsky | 1965 | Distinguished Achievement Award (postdumously) |
| Greg Raleigh | 1984 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Rachel Kasper deBenedet | 1988 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2004 | Leo Driedger | 1954 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| Alfred Habegger | 1962 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Cheryl Stucky | 1987 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2003 | William E. Dunn | 1953 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| Wendy Funk Schrag | 1986 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Rosalind Enns Andreas | 1963 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Paul Schrag | 1986 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Irene Schmidt Dunn | 1954 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| 2002 | Gary J. Waltner | 1962 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| Robert W. Regier | 1952 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Karl Friesen | 1986 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Kurt Friesen | 1988 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Gwen Neufeld | 1989 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| Jeff Stehman | 1987 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2001 | Seiichi Matsuda | 1984 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Paul W. Renich | 1942 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Sara Janzen Regier | 1957 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) | |
| Jacob D. Goering | 1941 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Bonnie Bartel | 1983 | Young Alumnus Award | |
| 2000 | Leticia Palacioz Nielsen | 1983 | Young Alumnus Award |
| Franzie L. Loepp | 1961 | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Donald R. Klassen | 1962 | Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Clara Regier Schmidt | 1941 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) |
1990s
| Year Awarded |
Name(s) | Class | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Susan Schultz Huxman | 1982 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1999 | O’Ray C. Graber | 1949 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1999 | Marilyn Kauffman Miller | 1960 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1999 | Naomi Unruh Rutschman | 1952/58 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) |
| 1999 | Edith Claassen Graber | 1949 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1998 | Joseph W. Harder | 1982 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1998 | Erwin Boschmann | 1963 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1998 | Donald D. Goering | 1952 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1998 | Vera Zerger | 1959 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) |
| 1997 | Scott W. Hiebert | 1982 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1997 | Oswald H. Goering | 1949 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1997 | Mary Lou Bond | 1959 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) |
| 1997 | Linda van Asselt King | 1991 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) |
| 1997 | Edwin P. Willems | 1960 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1996 | Vern Preheim | 1957 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1996 | Kenneth J. Dunn | 1964 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1996 | Daniel C. Hege | 1987 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1996 | Carol Koop Farran | 1968 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) |
| 1996 | Diana Erb Schunn | 1987 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (Nursing) |
| 1995 | Waldo W. Leisy | 1939 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1995 | Lucille Schroeder Leisy | 1939 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1995 | Linda Shelly | 1978 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1995 | Lawrence H. Hart | 1961 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1994 | Rosella Reimer Duerksen | 1948 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1994 | O. Roy Wiebe | 1942 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1994 | John Paul Lederach | 1980 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1993 | Mark D. Ediger | 1979 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1993 | Kenneth J. Hiebert | 1953 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1993 | Henry Poettcker | 1950 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1992 | Verney L. Unruh | 1945 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1992 | Janine R. Wedel | 1978 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1992 | D. Stanley Eitzen | 1956 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1992 | Belva Waltner Unruh | 1946 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1991 | Mark R. Thompson | 1977 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1991 | Dallas Voran | 1943 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1991 | Calvin O. Schrag | 1950 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1990 | Robert M. Schrag | 1958 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1990 | Norman Abrahams | 1949 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1990 | Ethel Ewert Abrahams | 1967 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1990 | David E. Ortman | 1975 | Young Alumnus Award |
1980s
| Year Awarded |
Name(s) | Class | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Vernon H. Neufeld | 1949 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1989 | Russell C. Toevs | 1974 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1989 | Marian Claassen Franz | 1954 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1989 | Gail Wiebe Toevs | 1976 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1989 | Delton W. Franz | 1954 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1988 | Robert S. Kreider | 1939 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1988 | Keith R. Henley | 1975 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1988 | Dean R. Stucky | 1947 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1987 | Roland Bartel | 1947 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1987 | Orlando Waltner | 1938 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1987 | Curtis R. Goering | 1978 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1986 | Sophie Schmidt Brown | 1946 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1986 | Ronald L. Flickinger | 1979 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1986 | Roland P. Brown | 1947 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1986 | Leland D. Harder | 1948 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1986 | Bertha Fast Harder | 1949 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1985 | John D. Buhr | 1971 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1985 | Frieda Albrecht Dirks | 1936 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1985 | Albert M. Gaeddert | 1932 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1984 | Richard B. Walker | 1970 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1984 | Gerald Stucky | 1940 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1984 | David H. Suderman | 1935 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1983 | Richard A. Friesen | 1969 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1983 | Ralph C. Kaufman | 1933 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1983 | Gordon D. Kaufman | 1948 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1983 | Dorothy Nickel Friesen | 1969 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1982 | Keith A. Reimer | 1967 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1982 | Elvera K. Voth | 1946 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1982 | David C. Wedel | A 1925, 1933 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1981 | Theodore J. Koontz | 1969 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1981 | Paul A. Albrecht | 1947 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1981 | Marvin H. Ewert | 1950 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1981 | Gayle Gerber Koontz | 1969 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1980 | John D. Unruh, Jr. | 1959 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (posthumously) |
| 1980 | Jay R. Goering | 1968 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1980 | Elmer Neufeld | 1951 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1980 | Doris Janzen Longacre | 1961 | Outstanding Alumnus Award (posthumously) |
1970s
| Year Awarded |
Name(s) | Class | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Willard E. Kaufman | 1949 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1979 | Ruthabel Rickman Rollins | 1941 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1979 | Jay L. Spaulding | 1966 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1978 | Stanley Senner | 1973 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1978 | Patricia Albrecht Senner | 1973 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1978 | Elbert E. Koontz | 1941 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1978 | Chris H. Groneman | A 1925 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1977 | Robert G. Unruh | 1950 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1977 | Myrtle Goering Unruh | 1948 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1977 | Fremont A. Regier | 1957 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1977 | Doyle C. Preheim | 1963 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1976 | N. Max Ediger | 1971 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1976 | James R. Klassen | 1969 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1976 | Earl W. Unruh | 1937 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1976 | Cornelius J. Dyck | 1953 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1975 | Kenneth E. Koehn | 1966 | Young Alumnus Award |
| 1975 | Elizabeth Kayawayma White | A 1915, | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1975 | Dorothea S. Franzen | 1937 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1975 | Clinton A. Kaufman | 1929 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1974 | Otto D. Unruh | A 1923, 1927 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1974 | Erland Waltner | 1935 | Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1974 | Cora Molzen Haury Dyck | A 1914, 1918 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1974 | Charles F. Claassen | 1961 | first Young Alumnus Award |
| 1973 | Virginia Toews Stucky | 1943 | first Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1973 | Sadie Ratzlaff Harms | 1930 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1973 | Harry E. Martens | 1937 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1973 | Edwin M. Harms | 1930 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1972 | Waldo H. Kliever | 1929 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1972 | Elmer M. Ediger | 1940 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1972 | Edmund G. Kaufman | A 1912, 1916 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1971 | Walter W. Graber | 1929 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1971 | Frank J. Enns | A 1918, 1931 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1971 | Bernhard B. Bargen | 1925 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1970 | Waldo R. Wedel | A 1926 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1970 | Laura E. Dester | 1920 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1970 | Honora E. Becker | 1924 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
1960s
| Year Awarded |
Name(s) | Class | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Peter K. Regier | A 1914, 1920 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1969 | Marie Wollman Lohrentz | 1916 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1968 | Mariam Penner Schmidt | 1925 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1968 | Herbert R. Schmidt | A 1923, 1927 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1967 | Marie J. Regier Janzen | A 1919, 1926 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1967 | Henry A. Fast | 1917 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1967 | David D. Eitzen | 1930 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1966 | Emil W. Haury | A 1923, 1927 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1966 | Albert J. Penner | 1926 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1965 | Theodore O. Wedel | A 1910 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1965 | Geneva E. Mercomes | 1927 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1965 | Ernest E. Leisy | A 1909 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1965 | Elva Krehbiel Leisy | A 1910 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1964 | Paul D. Voth | 1929 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1964 | Jacob F. Balzer | 1905 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1964 | Helene Riesen Goertz | A 1910, 1917 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1963 | John Thiessen | A 1916, 1919 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1963 | Jacob A. Duerksen | A 1916, 1922 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1963 | Isaac J. Dick | A 1911, 1913 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1962 | Theodosia Harms | A 1915, 1942 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1962 | Samuel J. Goering | A 1914, 1918 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1962 | David S. Pankratz | 1923 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1961 | Lena Mae Smith | A 1913, 1930 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1961 | Albert D. Schmutz | A 1907, 1913 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1961 | Abraham M. Lohrentz | 1916 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1960 | Willis E. Rich | 1928 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1960 | John E. Entz | A 1905 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |
| 1960 | Jacob H. Langenwalter | A 1902 | Outstanding Alumnus Award |