Alumni Award Recipients
Alumni Award for Faculty and Staff | Alumni Service Award | Alumni Footprints Award | Distinguished Educator Award | Foot Soldier of Bowdoin Award | Polar Bear Award | Young Alumni Service Award
Alumni Award for Faculty and Staff
Established: 1963
Purpose: Awarded every other year to the faculty or staff member who has demonstrated a loyalty and devotion to Bowdoin not only in the fulfillment of his or her position at the College, but through active involvement in a broad number of activities and with a broad number of constituencies during his or her time at Bowdoin. The award is presented for service and devotion to Bowdoin, recognizing that the College in a large sense includes both students and alumni.
Recipients:
1963 Athern P. Daggett ’25
1964 Hubert S. Shaw ’36
1965 Nathaniel C. Kendrick H’66
1966 Manton Copeland
1967 Samuel E. Kamerling
1968 Herbert R. Brown H’63
1969 Albert Abrahamson ’26
1970 Nathan Dane, II ’37
1971 Daniel F. Hanley ’39
1972 Robert M. Cross ’45
1973 William E. Morgan ’38
1974 Ernst C. Helmreich
1975 Frank F. Sabasteanski ’41, Barbara L. Sabasteanski
1976 Philip C. Beam
1977 William B. Whiteside
1978 Helen B. Johnson
1979 Robert K. Beckwith
1980 Mike Linkovich
1981 William D. Geoghegan
1982 Joseph D. Kamin (posthumously)
1983 Barbara J. Kaster
1984 Sidney J. Watson
1985 Richard L. Chittim ’41
1986 William R. Mason, III ’63
1987 Paul V. Hazelton ’42
1988 Laurent C. Pinette
1989 Harry K. Warren
1990 Alfred H. Fuchs
1991 Ann S. Pierson ’85
1992 Betty L. Masse
1993 Martha J. Adams, Elroy O. LaCasce, Jr. ’44
1994 James E. Ward, III
1995 A. Raymond Rutan ’51, Alice F. Yanok
1996 Richard A. Mersereau ’69
1997 R. Wells Johnson
1998 Walter H. Moulton ’58
1999 Craig A. McEwen
2000 Charles J. Butt, Lucie G. Teegarden
2001 Randolph Stakeman
2002 Katharine W. Billings
2003 Anthony F. Antolini ’63
2004 Mary McAteer Kennedy
2006 Allen L. Springer
2008 Terrence A. Meagher
2010 June A. Vail
2012 Sherrie Bergman
2014 Patricia Pye
2016 Steven R. Cerf
2018 Nathaniel T. Wheelwright
Alumni Service Award
Established: 1932 as Alumni Achievement Award. Name changed in 1953.
Purpose: Awarded to the alumnus or alumna whose services to Bowdoin most deserve recognition. The award honors a record of service rather than a single act or achievement. It is the highest honor given by the Alumni Council.
Recipients:
1932 Jehiel S. Richards ’72, Lyman A. Cousens ’02
1933 Luther Dana ’03
1934 Harry L. Palmer ’04, George F. Libby M’91
1935 John F. Dana ’98
1936 George C. Wheeler ’01
1937 William E. Lunt ’04
1938 Scott C. W. Simpson ’03
1939 Kenneth C. M. Sills ’01
1940 Charles S. F. Lincoln ’91
1941 Hoyt A. Moore ’95
1942 Alden H. Sawyer ’27
1943 Thomas W. Williams ’10
1944 Paul K. Niven ’16
1945 Chester G. Abbott ’13
1946 James F. Claverie ’10
1947 Widgery Thomas ’22
1948 Wallace C. Philoon ’05
1949 Sumner T. Pike ’13
1950 Adriel U. Bird ’16 (posthumously)
1951 Harold L. Berry ’01
1952 Arthur Chapman ’94
1953 Frank C. Evans ’10
1954 Kendrick Burns ’14
1955 Cloyd E. Small ’20
1956 Leland W. Hovey ’26
1957 John W. Leydon ’07
1958 Seward J. March ’12, Malcolm E. Morrell ’24
1959 S. Sewall Webster ’10
1960 Charles A. Cary ’10
1961 Frederick W. Willey ’17
1962 William D. Ireland ’16
1963 John C. Pickard ’22
1964 Emerson W. Zeitler ’20
1965 Earle S. Thompson ’14
1966 Glenn R. McIntire ’25
1967 Willard B. Arnold, III ’51
1968 Philip S. Wilder ’23, Donovan D. Lancaster ’27
1969 Sanford B. Cousins ’20
1970 Louis Bernstein ’22
1971 John L. Baxter ’16
1972 Ross L. Wilson ’40
1973 A. Shirley Gray ’18
1974 Roy A. Foulke ’19
1975 William C. Pierce ’28
1976 Samuel A. Ladd, Jr. ’29
1977 Vincent B. Welch ’38
1978 Norman P. Cohen ’56
1979 Paul G. Kirby ’56
1980 Lewis V. Vafiades ’42
1981 C. Cabot Easton ’48
1982 Walter S. Donahue, Jr. ’44
1983 Richard C. Bechtel ’36
1984 William G. Wadman ’49
1985 Robert M. Farquharson ’64, David E. Warren ’76
1986 Laurie A. Hawkes ’77
1987 William R. Owen ’37
1988 Geoffrey R. Stanwood ’38
1989 Peter S. Smith ’60
1990 Paul E. Gardent ’39
1991 William H. Hazen ’52
1992 Timothy M. Warren ’45
1993 I. Joel Abromson ’60
1994 Merton G. Henry ’50
1995 John F. Magee ’47
1996 Norman C. Nicholson, Jr. ’56
1997 Donald R. Kurtz ’52
1998 David Z. Webster ’57
1999 Peter C. Webster ’62
2000 Iris W. Davis ’78
2001 Charles G. Bridge ’61
2002 Robert L. Morrell ’47
2003 Walter E. Bartlett ’53
2004 Albert F. Lilley ’54
2005 Sanford R. Sistare ’50
2006 Herbert S. French, Jr. ’46
2007 Robert H. Millar ’62
2008 John Papacosma '58
2009 Mark W. Bayer ’79
2010 David P. Becker ’70
2011 Edward E. Langbein, Jr. '57
2012 Marijane Brenner Browne '83
2013 Robert F. Lakin '68
2014 Tracy J. Burlock '81
2015 Leo J. Dunn III '75
2016 James W. MacAllen '66
2017 Charles E. Prinn III '61
2018 Richard E. Burns '58
Alumni Footprints Award
Established: 2004, Renamed: 2016 (formerly Club Volunteer of the Year Award)
Purpose: “Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Class of 1825
In keeping with these heralded words, this award recognizes a volunteer who, in organizing at least one event or program during the preceding academic year, has given back to the College through demonstrated enthusiasm, initiative, and outstanding execution and achievement.
Recipients:
2004 Gloria Sonnen Aurich ’01, Bowdoin Club of Minnesota
2005 Michelle Campagna Chaffin ’91, Bowdoin Club of Denver
Sara Wasinger True ’92, Bowdoin Club of Denver
2006 Kent L. Campbell ’85, Bowdoin Club of Boston
2007 J. B. Dilsheimer ’88, Bowdoin Club of Philadelphia
2008 Abbot Kominers ’78, Bowdoin Club of DC
2009 William B. Bean ’95, Bowdoin Club of Asia
2010 John P. Dennis ’77, Bowdoin Club of Boston
2011 Craig M. Hansen '02, Bowdoin Club of Denver
2012 William F. Springer, Bowdoin Club of Chicago
2013 Beth M. Dunne '03, Bowdoin Club of Boston
2014 David C. Rush '02, Bowdoin Club of New York
2015 Alicia G. Smith '04, Bowdoin Club of Boston
2017 E.B. Brakewood '87 and Kelly McKinney-Brakewood '87
2018 Hope E. H. Stockton '07
Distinguished Educator Award
Established: 1964
Purpose: Awarded every other year to recognize outstanding achievement in education (teaching or administration) by a Bowdoin alumnus in any field and at any level of education.
Recipients:
1965 Wilbert Snow ’07
1966 Frank E. Macdonald ’23
1967 George T. Davidson, Jr. ’38
1968 Jeffrey J. Carre ’40
1969 Herbert B. Moore ’48
1970 John S. Holden ’35
1971 David W.D. Dickson ’41
1972 Asa S. Knowles ’30
1973 W. Howard Niblock ’35
1974 L. Wyman Trull ’32
1975 Gerhard Rehder ’31
1976 Nathan W. Watson ’35
1977 Adelbert Mason ’44
1978 Philip E. Burnham ’34
1979 Frank A. Brown, Jr. ’29
1980 David S. Lovejoy ’41
1981 John F. MacMorran ’46
1982 Lawrence L. Pelletier ’36
1983 J. Gilmour Sherman ’53
1984 Donald F. Weafer, Jr. ’70
1985 Neal W. Allen, Jr. ’40, John A. Pidgeon ’49
1986 John L. Thomas ’48, Peter D. Relic ’58
1987 Claude B. Bonang ’52, Sherman David Spector ’50
1988 W. John Friedlander ’54, William F. Wyatt, Jr. 53
1989 David O. Solmitz ’65, Richard L. Whitmore, Jr.’65
1990 Richard Pike ’67, John W. Halperin ’63
1991 Norman A. LeBel ’52, Maurice A. Butler ’74
1992 John P. Brennan ’74, Milton M. Gordon ’39, Theodore Stern ’39
1993 A. Austin Albert ’55, Peter F. Hayes ’68
1994 Michael S. Cary ’71, Douglas P. Biklen ’67
1995 J. Duke Albanese ’71, Leonard S. Gottlieb ’47
1996 Merrill C. Cousens ’69
1997 Michele G. Cyr ’76
1998 Alexander L. Lee, Jr. ’80
1999 Lee Todd Miller ’78
2000 John B. Grant, Jr. ’58
2001 Raymond F. Kierstead Jr. '56
2002 Cameron K. Dewar '70
2004 Kathryn Graff Low ’78
2005 Andrew W. Williamson III ’55
2007 Agisilaos J. Pappanikou ’52
2009 Robert “Sandy” Ervin ’69
2011 John S. Lunt '61
2013 Jane Foley Fried '83
2015 Bernard B. Fortier '79, Cheryl A. Foster '83
2017 Margaret L. O'Sullivan '92
Foot Soldier of Bowdoin Award
Established: 1999 by the Bowdoin College Alumni Council through the generosity of David Z. Webster ’57
Purpose: Awarded in consultation with the staff of the offices of Admissions, Development, and Alumni Relations to one who exemplifies the role of a foot soldier of Bowdoin through his or her work for the development programs, BASIC, and/or other alumni programs during the prior year. A scholarship, financed by annual income from the Foot Solider of Bowdoin Award and Scholarship Fund, will be given in the name of the recipient to a deserving Bowdoin student or students.
Recipients:
2000 Edward E. Langbein, Jr. ’57
2001 Sanford R. Sistare ’50
2002 John I. Snow ’57
2003 Leroy P. Heely ’51
2004 Kathleen E. Cunningham ’01
2005 C. Clark Truesdell ’65
2006 Robert N. Morrison ’52
2007 Richard G. D’Auteuil ’82
2008 C. Martin Roop, Jr. ’58
2009 Eugene A. Waters ’59
2010 Glenn K. Richards ’60
2011 Charles E. Prinn '61
2012 John P. Dennis '77
2013 E.J. Coveney '91
2014 Thomas J. Costin '73
2015 Edward "Bo" McFarland '69
2016 Elizabeth A. Aaroe '81
2017 Staci Williams Seeley '90
2018 Thomas E. Walsh Jr. '83
Polar Bear Award
Established: 1999
Purpose: Awarded in recognition of significant personal contributions and outstanding dedication to Bowdoin. The award honors a record of service rather than a single act or achievement.
Recipients:
2000
Douglas C. Bates ’66
John J. Beades, Jr. ’60
David V. Cox ’80
Charles E. Prinn III ’60
William F. Springer ’65
Nathan W. Watson ’35
2001
John C. Cummings ’61
Peter E. Driscoll ’69
Reginald P. McManus ’52
Deborah J. Swiss ’74
Mary Ann Villari ’75
Winthrop B. Walker ’36
2002
Richard E. Burns ’58
Richard P. Donovan ’73
Frank J. Farrington ’53
Roscoe C. Ingalls, Jr. ’43
John A. Whipple ’68
George F.T. Yancey, Jr. ’68
2003
C. Ingersoll Arnold ’39
Kathleen McKelvey Burke ’89
Richard M. Burston ’49
Kenneth M. Cole III ’69
Peter D. Fuller ’59
Richard C. Johnstone ’44
2004
Robert I. de Sherbinen ’45
Robert R. Forsberg, Jr. ’85
Edward M. Fuller ’60
Mary Hoagland King ’80
Alfred D. Nicholson ’50
Gail Worthington ’85
2005
Campbell Cary ’46
Leonard W. Cotton ’71
Richard J. Ganong, Jr. ’86
Joel Sherman ’61
T. Douglas Stenberg ’56
David Thorndike ’46
2006
Ellen L. Chan ’97
Erik Lund ’57
Jeffrey Mao ’92
Edward G. Poole ’82
Sandra L. Stone ’77
Widgery Thomas, Jr. ’47
2007
Thomas J. Costin ’73
S. Kirby Hight ’38
Elizabeth B. Michalski ’87
Edward F. Woods ’43
2008
Sarah A. Bullock ’88
Herbert P. Phillips ’54
Steven J. Rose ’79
2009
Roger K. Berle ‘64
Bruce A. Chalmers ’59
Robert A. LeMieux ’60
2010
J. Warren Harthorne ’53
Chester E. Homer, Jr. ’51
Sean M. Marsh ’95
2011
Leo J. Dunn '75
Alison E. George '03
Jonathan "Jay" Green '60
Daniel B. Spears '81
2012
A. Paul Berté '63
Kijan A. A. Bloomfield '04
Peter B. Webster '62
2013
John "Jack" Abbott '63
Peter T. C. Bramhall '56
Margaret E. G. Magee '02
Carolyn L. O'Boyle '00
Kevin A. Petrie '95
Mike Poor '64
2014
Jennifer Goldsmith Adams '90
Joseph J. Leghorn '74
Michael T. Sullivan '94
2015
Paula Tremblay Burke ’87
Joseph M. Herlihy ’75
Martha Robinson Higgins ’78
2016
Robert W. Armstrong '71
Ella Frederiksen Brown '84
Robert E. Peterson '65
Carter A. Welch '86
2017
Anthony F. Antolini '63
Kathleen D. Emerson '10
William L. Gibson '69
Diana L. Spagnuolo '96
2018
Anthony P. Belmont '60
Norman P. Cohen '56
Victoria J. Lichtendorf '97
Chad M MacDermid '00
Young Alumni Service Award
Established: 1999
Purpose: Awarded in recognition of distinguished and outstanding service to Bowdoin. The award honors a record of service rather than a single act or achievement. (Alumni whose classes have graduated within 10 years of the commencement preceding the award ceremony are eligible.)
Past Recipients:
2000 Holly N. Pompeo ’92
2001 Michele L. Cobb ’93
2002 Jennifer Ahrens Butler ’94
2003 Kerry A. McDonald ’99
2003 Andrew C. Wheeler ’93
2004 Patrick S. Kane ’96
2005 Warren S. Empey ’95
2006 Jeffrey L. Busconi ’00, Roshen Menon ’01
2007 Michael L. Volpe ’97
2008 Amanda Boer Lazarus ’03
2009 Arlyn S. Davich ’03
2010 Gretchen S. Selcke ’00
2011 Kathleen Cunningham Bissell '01
2012 Thomas A. McKinley '06
2013 Alison L. McConnell '04
2014 Kristin M. Pollock '04, Elliott S. Wright '04
2015 Grant K. Easterbrook '11
2016 Awa Diaw '11, Karin Schmidt '11
2017 Courtney A. Camps '08
2018 Asher M. Stamell '13
Alumni Fund Awards
Leon W. Babcock Plate
Awarded annually to the class making the largest contribution to the Alumni Fund, the Babcock Plate was presented in 1980 by William L. Babcock, Jr. ’69 in honor of his grandfather, Leon W. Babcock ’17.
2018 Recipient: Class of 1978
Alumni Fund Cup
Awarded annually since 1932, the Alumni Fund Cup recognizes the reunion class making the largest contribution to the Alumni Fund unless that reunion class wins the Babcock Plate; in that event, the cup is awarded to the non-reunion class making the largest contribution.
2018 Recipient: Class of 1976
Class of 1916 Bowl
Awarded annually to the class with the greatest improvement over its Alumni Fund performance of the preceding year, the original Class of 1916 Bowl was presented to the College by the Class of 1916 in 1959.
2018 Recipient: Class of 1988
Robert M. Cross Award
Established in 1990, the Robert M. Cross Award is awarded annually to the Class Agent or Agents whose outstanding performance, hard work, and loyalty to Bowdoin, as personified by Robert M. Cross ’45, H’89, during his many years of association with the Fund, are deserving of special recognition.
2018 Recipient: Joe Leghorn '74
Class of 1929 Trophy
Established in 1963 by the Class of 1929, the Class of 1929 Trophy recognizes that one of the ten youngest classes attaining the highest percentage of participation.
2018 Recipient: Class of 2013
Robert Seaver Edwards Trophy
Awarded annually to that one of the ten youngest classes making the largest contribution to the Alumni Fund, the Edwards Trophy honors the late Robert Seaver Edwards, Class of 1900. It was presented to the College in 1965.
2018 Recipient: Class of 2008
Harry K. Warren Trophy
Awarded annually beginning in 1998, the Harry K. Warren Trophy recognizes the two reunion classes achieving the highest percentage of participation.
2018 Recipient for 5th–25th Reunion: Class of 2013
2018 Recipient for 30th–50th Reunion: Class of 1968
Fund Directors’ Trophy
Established in 1972 by the Directors of the Alumni Fund, the Fund Directors’ Trophy is awarded annually to the class or classes that, in the opinion of the Directors, achieved an outstanding performance that deserves special mention.
2018 Recipients: Class of 1956: Norman Cohen, Class Agent. Class of 1998: Sarah McCready Boston and Marc Zimman, Class Agents
Class of 1976 Trophy
Established in 2004, the Class of 1976 Trophy is awarded annually to the class agent, associate agent, or team of volunteers whose energy, creativity and leadership in a non-reunion year are deserving of special recognition.
2018 Recipients: Class of 2007: Joe Adu, Sam Cohen, Lydia Pillsbury and Jay Tansey, Class Agents