St. John's Alumni

Alumni Award Recipients

2024 Recipients

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Past Recipients

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Distinguished Alumnus/a Award

2023 - H. Grant Thomas, Jr. '63
2022 - K. C. Weiner '72
2020 - Dr. Katherine Y. King '92
2019 - Jay Jones ’69
2018 - Joseph Slotnick ’51
2017 - Ann Barnett Stern ’75
2016 - Judge William Bryson ’63
2015 - Dr. Emilie Attwell Becker '78
2014 - Gordon Dees '69
2013 - Bob Graham '64
2012 - Pat Prior Sorrells '69
2011 - Dr. David Hirsh '57
2010 - The Right Reverend Robert Moody '57
2009 - William Mares '58
2008 - James A. Elkins, III '70
2007 - L. Henry Gissel '54
2006 - Peter H. Brown '54
2005 - William S. Farish '57
2004 - Dr. Michael Berkeley '7
2003 - Mr. Peter Roussel ’60
2002 - Mr. John W. Johnson ’63
2001 - Mr. Alfred P. Hildebrand ‘59
2000 - Mr. William S. Heinzerling ‘64
1999 - Captain William F. Miller, M.D. ’69
1998 - Mr. Bruce M. Harrington ‘51
1997 - Mr. Mike S. Stude ‘57 & Dr. Wylie Vale, Jr. ‘59
1996 - Dr. Kathryn Bloom Hiesinger ‘61
1995 - Mr. Carl W. Vogt ‘54
1994 - Professor Sarah Blaffer Hrdy '64
1993 - Dr. William L. Risser ‘60
1992 - Mrs. Carey Chenoweth Shuart ‘62 & Mr. Willard Warren Shuart ‘59
1991 - Ms. Lois Farfel Stark ‘61
1990 - Mr. Robert P. Moore
1989 - Mr. James Greenwood III ‘54
1988 - Ms. Louisa Stude Sarofim ‘54
1987 - Dr. Herbert H. Schaumburg ‘52
1986 - Mr. E.K. Salls
1985 - Dr. Jesse H. Dickson ‘51
Honorary Alumnus/a Award

2023 - Emma Erwin '11 & Ransom Lummis
2022 - Donna Palmer & Susan Spitzberg
2020 - Angie Kensinger
2019 - Anne Chao
2018 - Michael Cullinan
2017 - Kathy Heinzerling
2016 - Warner Banes, Faculty Emeritus
2015 - Geneva Gard
2014 - Julie Russ, Faculty Emerita
2013 - Jerry Harper, Faculty Emeritus
2012 - Alice Kagi
2011 - Martha Strawn, Faculty Emerita
2010 - Edison Medina
2009 - Assistant Headmaster Mark Reed
2008 - Lee Knauerhaze (awarded posthumously)
2007 - J.L. Mayhew
2006 - Edward W. Kelley, Jr.
2005 - Suzy J. Mercado
2004 - Mr. Douglas E. Osburn
2003 - Mr. Chuck Garwood
2002 - Ms. Helen T. Vietor
2001 - Mr. Henry J.N. Taub
2000 - Ms. Susan Pitzer Stasney
1999 - Mr. E. Philip Cannon
1998 - Mr. Skip Lee
1997 - Mr. Philip W. Richards & Ms. Marie Phelps McAshan
1996 - Dr. George D. Broyles, Jr.
1995 - Mrs. Alan Lake Chidsey
The Maverick Award

2020 - Justise Winslow '14
2019 - Peter Fluor ’07
2018 - Marcia Polk Fuller Biggs ’94
2017 - Dr. Rebecca Rabinow ’84 & Alison Weaver ’89
2016 - Stuart Kensinger ’81
2015 - Paul Davey '82
2014 - Zachary Heinzerling '02
2012 - James J. Murphy IV '83, Craig Chambers '81, Charles Davidson '81
2010 - Dr. Christie Ballantyne '73
2009 - Ellen Peeples Cregan '81
2008 - Katherine Pannill Center '90
2007 - Patsy Cravens '54
2006 - Elizabeth Dodge Schwab '90 (awarded posthumously)
2005 - Stuart Dow '84
2004 - Ms. Catherine Lippincott '81
2001 - Mr. Robert L. Fleming, Jr. ‘86
2000 - Mr. John N. Axelrod ‘84
1998 - Ms. Christy A. Haubegger ‘86
1997 - Mr. Wesley W. Anderson ‘87
1995 - Ms. Molly Ivins ‘62
The Lamp of Knowledge Award

2023 - Stobie Whitmore '68
2022 - Richie Mercado '79
2020 - Wendall Zartman
2019 - Daniel Friedman
2018 - Doug Sharp
2017 - Eleanor Cannon
2016 - Gara Johnson-West
2015 - Dr. Ruth Bellows
2014 - Barbara DiPaolo
2013 - Dwight Raulston '71
2012 - Marty Thompson '91

Distinguished Alumnus/a

The Distinguished Alumnus/a Award is given to an alumnus/a in recognition of outstanding achievements or contributions to St. John’s, the community, the state, or the nation.

Honorary Alumnus/a

The Honorary Alumnus/a Award is given to a non-alumnus/a in recognition of and appreciation for that person’s endeavors. Nominees for the Honorary Alumnus/a Award may include parents, grandparents, children of St. John’s alumni, former faculty members, former Heads of School, or former Trustees. They may also include a non-alum who has had a direct impact on St. John’s School.

Maverick Award

The Maverick Award is given from time to time to a St. John’s School alumnus/alumna, regardless of age or experience, in recognition of a personal, professional, or artistic accomplishment and/or accomplishments which reflect(s) the creative and independent spirit that St. John’s School seeks to instill in its students.

Lamp of Knowledge

The Lamp of Knowledge Award is given to a current or former St. John's faculty member who has inspired graduates to live according to the St. John's Mission. A nominee has guided students in their pursuit of individual, spiritual, ethical, intellectual, social, and physical excellence helping prepare students for a lifetime of personal fulfillment and contribution to society.