Award Recipients
Emeriti Old Main Award
The Emeriti Old Main Award is the expression of our heritage of education, generosity, and selfless service. It has been created to recognize the role of retired faculty and staff in advancing Utah State University.
2023
Sydney Peterson
2022
Ross Peterson
2019
Helen B. Cannon
Lawrence O. Cannon
2017
Irma Janes
Lynn E. Janes
2015
J. Clair Batty
Karen Olsen Batty
2014
Joyce A. Kinkead
David F. Lancy
2013
Billie Emert
George H. Emert*
2011
Carol Strong
William J. Strong
2010
Gene W. Miller*
Ruth E. Miller
* Deceased
New Generation of Old Main Award
New Generation of Old Main Award is presented to an Alumnus 40 years of age or under who has been inducted into the Old Main Society through their accumulated giving to Utah State University. This award recognizes those young donors who have made a commitment to philanthropy.
Kristen Kator
2019
Jocelyn E. Hamilton
Justin R. Hamilton
2017
Jason Randall Pond
Melanie Dawn Pond
2015
Brian K. Baer
Kristen K. Baer
2014
Bret J. Wursten
Chalisa J. Wursten
2013
Douglas Ace Raymond
Jeanie J. Raymond
2011
Heather Gayle Wickizer
Nathan W. Wickizer
2010
Paul D. Parkinson
Rebecca J. Parkinson
2009
Brian R. Broadbent
Natalie I. Broadbent
2008
Mark K. Holland
Wendi Paskins Holland
* Deceased
Spirit of Old Main Award
The Spirit of Old Main Award is the expression of our heritage of education, generosity, and selfless service. It has been created to recognize the role of individuals in advancing Utah State University.
2023
Beverley Robinson
Brent Robinson
2022
Jonathan Bullen
Julie Bullen
2021
Carolyn Block
Stan Block
2019
Michele Watterson
Scott R. Watterson
2018
Joann Wade
2017
Reed M. Merrill
2016
Joyce V. Albrecht
Stan L. Albrecht
2015
David G. Moore
Suzanne Pierce-Moore
2014
George H. Champ*
Helen A. Champ*
2013
Dell Loy Hansen
Lynnette Thorne Hansen
2011
Joyce C. Shipley*
Richard L. Shipley
2010
Fred R. Hunsaker
Sharon Hunsaker
2009
Betty Nibley*
Preston P. Nibley*
2008
Hardy Redd
Sunny S. Redd
2007
Vernon M. Buehler*
2006
Carol B. Laub
Jim Laub
2005
Judith A. Meyrick
Stan Meyrick
2004
John E. Osguthorpe*
2003
Ray L. Lillywhite*
2002
Dan C. Russell*
Manon C. Russell*
2001
Adele Young*
Dale W. Young*
2000
Kathryn C. Wanlass*
1999
Theodore W. Daniel*
1998
Jay Rulon Bingham*
* Deceased
Distinguished Alumnus Award
The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest award presented annually by the Utah State University Alumni Association. It is given to alumni who best utilize their knowledge, initiative, and individuality in public service to the university, the public, or their profession. The award recognizes a lifetime of such activities, and a deep commitment to Utah State.
2023
Melanie Rice-Moffat
2022
David Weeshoff
2021
Kacie N. Malouf
Samuel B. Malouf
Charisse Weaver
2018
Michael K. Christiansen
2017
Margaret F. Anderson
Barry K. Moore
Allan J. Steed*
2015
Blake R. Kirby
David C. Miller
2014
Ron K. Labrum
Evan N. Stevenson*
2013
Rick T. Haskins
G. Michael Sutton
2011
Tony A. Kinninger
Don J. Wang
2010
Harold W. Dance*
Cheryl D. Smith
Lonnie Max Smith
2009
Saundra Buys
John R. Miller
2008
Donna Alder
Kent K. Alder
Charlie Denson
Dick Motta
2007
Dell Loy Hansen
Lynnette Thorne Hansen
2006
Robert B. Murray*
Melanie P. Raymond
2005
David S. Kragthorpe
Doyle Rees*
2004
LaDell Andersen*
Jim Laub
2003
Kaye T. Jorgensen
Lowell S. Peterson*
2002
Marlowe Goble
2001
Kenneth G. Anderton*
2000
Katie L. Dixon*
1999
Lorna Kesterson*
1998
Emma Rae Eyre*
Vern Bingham Eyre*
1997
Ned P. Clyde*
1996
Leah Mouritsen Wright*
1995
Jay Rulon Bingham*
Jay Call*
John E. Osguthorpe*
Dolores G. Wheeler*
1994
James R. Gray
1993
Joe Lacey*
1992
Thelma Faylor Allison*
1991
Cecelia H. Foxley
1990
Oral L. Ballam*
1986
Robert D. Welti*
1984
William M. Zarback*
1983
Merlin J. Olsen*
1981
L. Tom Perry*
1980
Hung Wo Ching*
1979
Robert F. List
1978
David Bruce Haight*
1977
Miles C. Romney*
1976
Rolfe Kerr
1975
Terrell H. Bell*
1974
Gerald R. Sherratt*
1973
Alma B. Sonne Jr.*
1971
Wesley D. Soulier*
1970
Boyd K. Packer*
*Deceased
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes those who have given exemplary service to the university or community. It is given to individuals who best utilize their knowledge, initiative, and individuality in public service to the university, the public, or their profession. The award recipient need not be an alum of Utah State, but demonstrates interest in supporting the university’s mission.
2023
Ellen Rossi
2022
Dr. Ramjibhai Chaudhari
Dr. Panna Chaudhari
2019
Peter Q. Lawson
David B. Lee
2018
Chuck Gay
Louise Gay
Michael J. Stones
Suzanne Stones
2017
Greg A. Prince
JaLynn R. Prince
2015
Bev J. Robinson
W. Brent Robinson
Rodney E. Tueller
Valene Tueller
2014
Deanna Tanner Okun
Ted Stewart
2013
Jack Keller*
Sally A. Keller
Brian Lee Tarbet
2011
C. Mark Bold
Mary McAllister Bold
Janice J. Dee
Judy Toolson
Kay Toolson
2010
Bonnie J. Clark
Jeffrey D. Clark
Suzanne G. Cooper
Jay W. Glasmann*
2009
Mike Dmitrich
Barbara S. Wilkerson
L. John Wilkerson
2008
Betty T. Daines*
Merrill C. Daines*
Jacqueline Stewart
T. Peter Thomas*
2007
Jesselie B. Anderson
Scott Anderson
Ardeshir Zahedi*
2006
Martell Menlove
Sumner M. Swaner
Josey B. Wayman*
2005
Moonyeen R. Anderson
Richard W. Anderson
Jonathan W. Bullen
Bonnie D. Parkin
James E. Patterson
Elliot Rich*
Alan W. Shaw
2004
Jean Christensen*
Nadine F. Gillmor*
Jed H. Pitcher
2003
Brady Kay Howell*
E. William Jackson
Ray Somers*
2002
Val R. Christensen
Bonnie F. Nielsen
Eldrow Reeve*
Marjorie S. Reeve*
Mary E. Smoot
2001
Vernon M. Buehler*
Larzette G. Hale*
Jay H. Price Jr.*
Manon C. Russell*
2000
James Franklin Allen*
Howard M. Carlisle*
Edna F. Hinman*
Jack Henry Laub*
1999
Paul D. Campbell
Nonglak P. Chindakul
Pahol Chindakul
Clark P. Giles
William F. Lye*
1998
Noble L. Chambers*
Barbara Hales*
H. Lee Hales Jr.*
Janet Q. Lawson*
Ida Maughan Phillips*
1997
Jarrett S. Anderson
Bartell W. Cardon
Carol Funk*
Booth Wallentine*
1996
Roy W. Simmons*
William Walsh*
Shirley Weathers
1995
Lila Bjorklund*
Howard E. Dorst*
Joanne McKenna*
Irving Wassermann*
1994
Newel G. Daines Jr.*
Jean Pugmire
1993
Leah P. Christensen*
David G. Norton
1992
Shirley Cazier*
Weston E. Hamilton*
Glenn J. Mecham*
W. Durrell Nielsen*
John R. Ralston*
1991
France A. Davis
Danniel S. Dennis*
B. Austin Haws*
John P. Olsen Sr.*
Alva Crosby Snow*
Dominic A. Welch*
1990
Calvin Black*
Vera Christensen*
Christine M. Durham
George Ellsworth*
Kristen Ries
1989
Max F. Dalby*
Joe Elich*
Lyle W. Hillyard
Ross E. Kendell
Reece D. Nielsen*
1986
Milton Chas Abrams*
Clark Ballard*
Haven J. Barlow
Bessie Ida Brown*
Ronald S. Hanson*
M. Judd Harmon*
1985
George H. Champ*
Ray L. Lillywhite*
Leonard Webb McDonald*
Leonard H. Pollard*
Bonnie J. Reese*
Stan Richardson*
1984
G. Alvin Carpenter*
Theodore W. Daniel*
Jack B. Parson Jr.*
Jack B. Parson Sr.*
Howard Boyd Peterson*
Fred H. Thompson*
1983
Edna Catherine Baker*
Wayne D. Criddle*
Kenneth W. Hill*
Craig D. Jessop
Lynn A. Richardson*
1982
Alvin Bishop*
Jack D. Lampros
Merthyr L. Miner*
Alison C. Thorne*
Delmar C. Tingey*
1981
Ione Bennion*
Larry S. Cole*
Malcolm H. Merrill*
Hazel S. Parkinson*
1980
W. Eugene Hansen*
Cleve Henry Milligan*
Jane Tibbals*
1979
Joseph F. Cowley*
Lucile Cardon Reading*
David Sharp Jr.*
Arvil L. Stark*
Jerome Charles Stoffel*
1978
Nicholas C. Leone*
Henry B. Linford*
Gilbert Moore*
1977
Reed Bullen Sr.*
Clarence B. Cannon*
Kent Christensen*
Ted Karren*
Alice H. Stokes*
1976
Austin E. Fife*
Hy Hunsaker
Veneta L. Nielsen*
Hope Reeder*
Briant H. Stringham*
1975
John C. Carlisle*
Don M. Corbett*
J. Whitney Floyd*
Mark Neuberger*
1974
Thelma Huber*
Theodore R. Maughan*
Evan B. Murray*
Burton W. Silcock*
John Hyrum Wittwer*
1973
Jesse W. Dumons
E. Eileen Ericksen
Lynn M. Thatcher*
1972
Phillip Asa Bullen*
Hugh W. Colton*
Gilbert C. Moesinger*
Edith S. Shaw*
1971
Sherman P. Lloyd*
John Edwin Phelps*
Mignon B. Richmond*
William R. Stockdale*
1970
John S. Boyden*
Orpha Boyden*
Carlton F. Culmsee*
1969
Ralph Stephenson Blackham*
Charles W. Bullen Sr.*
Orson A. Christensen*
Lane M. Palmer*
Winston W. Richards*
1968
John T. Bernhard*
Jay Rulon Bingham*
W. Boyd Christensen*
Sherwin McQuarrie Maeser*
Asael E. Palmer*
1967
Joseph Arch Geddes*
Clark Griffin*
H. Richard Hurren*
Elmo R. Morgan*
Mark H. Nichols*
May Swenson*
1966
E. Earl Hawkes*
Benjamin Alden Lillywhite*
Lewis H. Lloyd*
H. Grant Vest*
1961
Jessop B. Low*
George N. Neilson*
Oscar LeGrand Rice*
Effie Warnick*
Allan M. West*
Claude E. ZoBell*
1960
Daken K. Broadhead*
Ernest A. Jacobsen*
Walter W. McLaughlin*
Amy Lyman Merrill*
George A. Meyer*
J. Wells Robins*
1959
Ellis LeRoy Armstrong*
Effie Smith Barrows*
James L. Jacobs*
C. E. McClellan*
Nels A. Pedersen*
George F. Stallings
Francis R. Wilcox*
1958
Edward Parley Cliff*
Orson Winso Israelson*
Howard S. McDonald*
Joseph R. Morrell*
Letti Nielsen*
1957
Reed W. Bailey*
Almeda P. Brown*
George Dewey Clyde*
Clarence Cottam*
LeGrande R. Humpherys*
Lowry Nelson*
1956
Marriner S. Eccles*
C. N. Jensen*
Ernest O. Larsen*
C. J. Olsen*
Gerald Thorne*
Angelyn Wadley*
*Deceased