Association Award Honorees

George C. S. Benson Distinguished Achievement Award

This award, the highest bestowed by the Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association, is given for outstanding professional and public service.

Name
Mr. Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad ’60 P’89
Dr. William B. Arce P’80*
Mr. Richard Armour GP’91 GP’94 GP’97*
Mr. Peter K. Barker ’70 P’01
Dr. George C. S. Benson P’61*
Ms. Frances Berger P’59*
Mr. H. Norwood Berger P’59*
Mr. Gary E. Biszantz ’56 P’08
Governor Stephen C. Bullock ’88 P’24
General (Ret.) William W. Crouch ’63
Mr. Robert A. Day ’65 P'12*
Hon. David Dreier ’75
Ms. Nohemi G. Ferguson ’82 P’17
Mr. Richard J. Flamson III ’51*
Mr. Kenneth A. Gilbert ’73
Mr. Edward S. Gould ’65*
Mr. Thornton H. Hamlin, Jr. ’50 GP’99*
Dr. D. Alan Heslop
Mr. Stuart T.K. Ho ’57
Dr. Golo Mann*
Dr. Nancy J. McCallin ’81
Mr. Donald C. McKenna*
Mr. Harry T. McMahon ’75 P’08 P’'09
Mr. Kenneth M. Novack ’67
Mr. Douglas P. Peterson P’80 GP’14 GP’15
Mr. Surin Pitsuwan ’72*
Mr. William F. Podlich ’66
Mr. Ryal R. Poppa ’57 GP’08*
Mr. Raymond Remy ’59*
Mr. George R. Roberts ’66 P’93
Mr. Jonathan J. Rosenberg ’83 P’14
Dr. John K. Roth
Mr. Jack L. Stark ’57 GP’11
Mr. Steven M. Strauss ’78
The Pacesetter Classes of 1948-1950

*Denotes deceased

Jack L. Stark '57 GP'11 Distinguished Service Award

This award is given in recognition of outstanding service to the College, the Alumni Association, and the alumni of Claremont McKenna College.

Name
Mr. John E. Allen ’73*
Mr. Sam Bader ’50
Ms. Lorraine Bains ’88
Mr. William B. Barrington ’54 P’84*
Mr. Bruce W. Bean ’67
Mr. James B. Bemowski ’76 P’07 P’09M’10
Dr. George C. S. Benson P’61*
Ms. Katharine C. L. Benson P’61*
Mr. Stuart Briggs*
Mr. John R. Britt ’59*
Mr. A. Steven Crown ’74
Mr. Cary Davidson ’75
Mr. Robert A. Day ’65 P’12*
Mr. Frederic C. Delbrueck ’57*
Mr. John W. Devereux, Jr. ’57
Mr. Marvin W. Drew ’51 P’75 GPv05
Mr. John R. Dunbar*
Dr. Ward E.Y. Elliott*
Mr. Robert L. Emett ’50*
Mr. Kae A. Ewing ’60*
Mr. John P. Faranda ’79
President Emerita Pamela B. Gann
Mr. Kenneth Gilbert ’73
Capt. L. Jack Goddard ’50*
Mr. Richard R. Grantham '50*
Mr. Thornton H. Hamlin, Jr. ’50 GP’99*
Judge Rex Heeseman ’64 P’95
Mr. Glenn L. Hickerson ’59
Mr. Robert E. Long ’52*
Dr. Marc F. Massoud P’89
Mr. Lloyd J. McHaley ’59*
Mr. Frederick N. Merkin ’67
Mr. James E. Moore ’75
Mr. Robert E. Novell ’67 P’94
Mr. John A. Poer ’58 P’90
Mr. Kevin Riley ’75 P’18*
Mr. Robert G. Rogers ’52*
Mr. Wayne C. Slavitt ’80
Mr. Bruce A. Soll ’79 P’12 P’15 P’17
Ms. Jil Stark ’58 GP’11
Mr. George W. Van Tubergen*
Mr. H. Kenneth Ward ’52*
Mr. Frederick M. Weis v65 P’94
Mr. David L. Wells ’72*
Mr. Stanton P. Welsh ’50 P’81*
Mr. Eugene L. Wolver, Jr. ’51*
Mr. William S. Woods II ’77
Mr. Austin M. Woodward ’49*

*Denotes deceased

Eugene L. Wolver, Jr. '51 Lifetime Service Award

This award is given in recognition of lifetime service to the College, the Alumni Association, and the alumni of Claremont McKenna College over an extended period of time.

Name
Mr. Thomas L. Bernstein ’55
Mr. Marvin W. Drew ’51 P’75 GP’05
Mr. Robert L. Emett ’50*
Capt. L. Jack Goddard ’50*
Mr. Richard R. Grantham ’50*
Mr. Thornton H. Hamlin, Jr. ’50 GP’99*
Mr. Robert E. Long ’52*
Mr. Frederick N. Merkin ’67
Mr. John A. Poer ’58 P’90
Mr. Jack L. Stark ’57 GP’11
Ms. Jil Stark ’58 GP’11
Mr. Stanton P. Welsh ’50 P’81*
Mr. Eugene L. Wolver, Jr. ’51*
Mr. Buzz Woolley ’59 P’90 P’92

*Denotes deceased

John P. Faranda '79 Student Service Award

The Faranda Award, which shall be conferred not more than annually, honors dedication to the well-being of current students through volunteerism, mentorship, and/or leadership.

Name
Mr. Gary F. Carson ’78
Mr. Richard K. Chino ’90
Mr. Barton Evans ’70*
Mr. Gerald I. Eyrich P’83
Mr. John P. Faranda ’79
Ms. Dianna M. Turner-Graves ’98
Mr. Michael C. Haas ’79
Dr. Marc F. Massoud P’89
Mr. Raymond Remy ’59*
Mr. Mark N. Schwartz ’78
Mr. Michael L. Sutton ’76
Mr. Gregory J. Zahner ’12

*Denotes deceased

Honorary Life Members of the CMCAA

Honorary Life Memberships in the Alumni Association are conferred upon individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the College or the Association.

Name
Ms. Florence Adams
Ms. Cheryl Aguilar
Ms. Nancy Arce P’80*
Dr. William B. Arce P’80*
Dr. Richard Armour GP’91 GP’94 GP’97*
Mr. Kevin J. Arnold P’10
Ms. Robin Aspinall
Dr. Alfred Balitzer P’88 GP’21
Mr. Garner A. Beckett*
Ms. Katharine C. L. Benson P’61*
Ms. Mabel G. Benson P’61*
Dr. George C. S. Benson P’61*
Ms. Frances Berger P’59*
Mr. H. Norwood Berger P’59*
Dr. Robert J. Bernard*
Mr. James R. Berry P’92*
Dr. Joseph Bessette
Ms. Rena E. Bever
Dr. Gordon C. Bjork
Ms. Norene L. Black*
Ms. Barbara W. Boswell
Dr. Freeman C. Bovard*
Mr. Stuart Briggs*
Mr. James S. Bruce*
Ms. Jodie R. Burton
Mr. Richard E. Butler
Dr. Roderic Camp
Dr. Christopher Chalian
Ms. Michelle A. Chamberlain
President Hiram E. Chodosh
Ms. Barbara Condit
Ms. Marian Miner Cook*
Mr. Edwin H. Corbin*
Dr. Wayne R. Cox*
Dr. S. Leonard Dart*
Dr. Stephen T. Davis
Dr. J. A. de Haas*
Ms. Georgette DeVeres
Dr. John R. Dunbar*
Mr. David Edwards
Dr. Ward E.Y. Elliott*
Ms. Myrna Elliott
Dr. Langdon Elsbree*
Dr. Gerald I. Eyrich P’83
Ms. Kay S. Faranda P’79*
Dr. John A. Ferling*
Ms. Arden Flamson*
Mr. Don Freeberg*
Dr. Anthony F. Fucaloro
President Emerita Pamela B. Gann
Ms. Eusevia Garcia
Dr. Jerome H. Garris P’91 P’01*
Dr. George Gibbs GP’01*
Mr. John Goldhammer
Mr. Steven Graves
Ms. Cindi Guimond
Dr. Daniel A. Guthrie P’83*
Dr. P. Edward Haley*
Ms. Nicole Hamon*
Dr. D. Alan Heslop

Name
Dr. Gregory Hess
Ms. Teresa Hidalgo
Dr. James C. Higdon
Ms. Betsy L. Hipple
Dr. Jefferson Huang
Mr. Jose Huezo P’97
Ms. Priya Junnar
Mr. Jon C. Keates
Dr. Manfred Keil
Ms. Marie-Josée Kravis
Mr. James Lippincott
Mr. Jon B. Lovelace*
Mr. Clifton T. MacLeod*
Dr. Golo Mann*
Mr. Howard P. Marguleas P’87*
Ms. Charlene B. Martin
Professor Jay Martin
Dr. Marc F. Massoud P’89
Ms. June McCartney
Dr. Harold F. McClelland*
Ms. Bernice McKenna*
Mr. Donald C. McKenna*
Ms. Patricia Mordhorst
Dr. Janet M. Myhre
Ms. Beth Nesbit
Dr. Howard R. Neville*
Ms. Judith V. Peairs
Mr. Joseph H. Petrowski P’08
Dr. Orme W. Phelps*
Dr. John J. Pitney
Mr. Russell K. Pitzer*
Ms. Mary Dell Pritzlaff P’76*
Dr. Ricardo J. Quinones P’88*
Mr. Ron M. Reifler*
Dr. Ronald E. Riggio P’10
Mr. Jorge Ronchi
Dr. Harold W. Rood*
Dr. Arthur L. Rosenbaum
Dr. John K. Roth
Dr. David Sadava
Mr. Ken Scalmanini
Ms. Diana Seder
Dr. Janet Kiholm Smith
Dr. Steven A. Smith
Ms. Sarah Smith Orr
Ms. Dorothy L. Smith-Davis
Ms. Bonnie L. Snortum GP’20
Ms. Jil Stark ’58 GP’11
Dr. W. Torrey Sun
Professor James D. Taylor
Dr. Ronald K. Teeples P’91*
Mr. Ron Tjaden
Mr. George W. Van Tubergen*
Mr. Richard Vos
Mr. Emery R. Walker, Jr.*
Dr. Nicholas O. Warner
Dr. Lucien Warner*
Mr. Donald R. Wheeler*
Dr. Richard S. Wheeler*
Dr. Harvey Wichman*
Mr. John D. Zinda*

*Denotes deceased

Pamela B. Gann Leadership Award

The Pamela Gann Leadership Award is given to acknowledge the significant leadership of CMC alumni who have been notable trailblazers as exhibited by their impact and influence in the advancement of community-building, volunteerism, or social entrepreneurship.

Name
Dr. Tanya Remer Altmann ’94
Mr. Cary Davidson ’75
Ms. Hannah N. Gregg ’12, "Living on One"
Mr. Zachery P. B. Ingrasci ’12, "Living on One"
Mr. Augustine L. Nieto II ’80 P’08
Ms. Chelina M. Odbert ’99
Mr. Christopher S. Temple ’12, "Living on One"
Mr. Peter A. Thum ’90
Ms. Jennifer A. Waggoner ’95

*Denotes deceased

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Association Award Honorees

George C. S. Benson Distinguished Achievement Award

Jack L. Stark '57 GP'11 Distinguished Service Award

Eugene L. Wolver, Jr. '51 Lifetime Service Award

John P. Faranda '79 Student Service Award

Honorary Life Members of the CMCAA

Pamela B. Gann Leadership Award

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