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Alumni Achievement Award
Alumni Awards
The Alumni Achievement Award
Launched in 1983, the Alumni Achievement Awards recognize alumni who have been successful in their careers and/or active in church and community service.
The awards are presented annually by the SJU Alumni Association Board of Directors and the university.
Each 20 through 50-year reunion class recognizes an individual classmate for his accomplishments. An awards presentation is part of each class reunion dinner.
Past Recipients
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Mark Jantzer ’74, Wayne Liebhard ’79, Bernie Sinner ’84, Brian Kueppers ’89, Rob Bellin ’94, Darius Husain ’99 and Brian Eder ’04. |
| 2023 | Michael McCarthy ’73, Kevin Seggelke ’78, Denny Schleper ’78, Troy Fritz ’88, Ryan Hagan ’93, Micah Kiel, Ph.D. ’98, Brian Peterson ’03 |
| 2022 | Dick Howard ’72, David F. Taylor ’72, Mark Thiel ’77, Jim Carey ’82, Kevin “Casey” Eichler ’82, Tim Gallagher ’87, Brian Lenzmeier ’92, LeRoy Popowski ’97, Joe Koopmeiners ’02, Erik Stenberg ’02 |
| 2020 | John A. Knapp ’71, Ed Bonach ’76, John G. Asmussen ’76, Dave Hesse ’81, The Rev. Michael Ryan ’86, Bill Kozlak ’91, Chris Palmer ’96, Nicholas Rowland, Ph.D. ’01 |
| 2019 | Paul Bernabei ’69, Jim Scheibel ’69, Steve Felton ’74, John Phelps ’79, Paul Williams ’84, Bryan Olson ’89, Bill Vance ’94, Eric LeCompte ’99 |
| 2018 | Jim Gelbmann, M.D. ’68, James A. Mohs, M.D. ’68, Steve Armstrong ’73, Joseph A. Gilles ’78, Brig. Gen. Joseph Kelly ’83, Jerry Morris ’83, Rick Wojciechowski ’88, Joe Blee ’93, Nathaniel Nelson ’98 |
| 2017 | Richard Weening ’67, Vic Moore ’72, Mark Muedeking ’77, Dave Philp ’77, Carl Procario-Foley ’82, Mike Baumann ’87, Efrem Smith ’92, Lee Torborg ’51 |
| 2016 | Steve Askew ’66, Terry Hartman ’66, J. Todd Kelly ’66, John Lawler ’71, Frank Dooley ’76, Evan Applequist ’81 (posthumous), Shaun McElhatton ’81, Paul Nakasone ’86, Murray McCartan ’91, Dan Schumacher ’96 |
| 2015 | Peter Conzemius ’65, Michael Howlett ’70 (posthumous), Fr. Michael Tegeder ’70, Dr. Thomas Gelhaus ’75, Steve Wolfe ’75, Mark Poepping ’80, Eric Olson ’85, John Boucher ’90, Craig Junker ’90, Mark Morrey ’95 |
| 2014 | Thomas Borak ’64, John Chromy ’64, Mike Healy ’64, Gary Eichten ’69, Nick Hayes ’69, John Laliberte ’74, Tim Marx ’79, Bob Morris ’84, Stephen Yurek ’84, Mark Vande Hei ’89, Dean Holt ’94 |
| 2013 | John Lindstrom ’63, Al Woodward ’63, Joseph Cronin ’68, Larry Hergott ’68, Kim Culp ’73, Kevin DeVaan ’78 (Posthumous), Stuart Harvey ’83, Patrick Lynch ’88, Lino Rulli ’93, SOT ’95 |
| 2012 | Bob Praus ’62, Jon Theobald ’67, Tom Hokr ’72, Michael Urbanos ’72, Chris Boyd ’77, Tim McHale ’77, Rob Culligan ’82, Rick Odenthal ’87, Denis McDonough ’92 |
| 2011 | Mike Murphy ’61, George Nemanich ’61, Bob Weber ’61, Pat Maxwell ’66, Tony Biebl ’71, Dan McGlynn ’76, Chris Coburn ’81, Joe Vaughan ’86, Robb Neuenschwander ’91 |
| 2010 | Carmen Fernholz ’65, Michael Marchand ’70, Don Geng ’75, David Morreim ’75, Daniel Garry ’80, Patrick Plonski ’85, Tom Wicka ’90 |
| 2009 | Ralph Kilzer ’57, Don Hall ’59, Ken Roering ’64, Fr. Bob Flannery ’69, John Hooley ’74, Tom Schnettler ’79, John Wiehoff ’84, Jim Goodman ’84 (posthumous), Kyle Loven ’89 |
| 2008 | Bernie Dan ’83, Art Froehle ’63, Greg Scherer ’68, Roger Scherer ’58, Matt Stergios ’78, John Thavis ’73, Rob Fairbank ’88, Dr. Russel Reiter ’58 |
| 2007 | Ron Sandeen ’57, Bill Schubert ’62, Mike Scherer ’67, Bruce Hentges ’72, Randy Althoff ’77, Paul Krump ’82, Mike Culligan ’87 |
| 2004 | Robert Gavin ’62, Gregory Jaunich ’83, Richard J. Pope ’58 |
| 2003 | Gordon Bailey ’57, Robert Basten ’82, Richard Bresnahan ’76, Dr. Thomas F. Smith ’61, Stephen Sommers ’80 |
| 2002 | John Burke ’88, Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. ’85, C. Terry Dooley ’51, Hon. Franklin Knoll ’62, Jeffrey Korsmo ’80, James Nordlund ’61 |
| 2001 | Pete Cheeley ’76, Phillip Hessburg ’52 |
| 2000 | Andy Biebl ’70, Bernie Kukar ’62, Dick Nigon ’70, John J. Symanitz ’22 |
| 1999 | Rev. Jack Davis SJU ’65, SOT ’69, Robert Labat ’59, Cyril Paul ’59, Flip Spanier ’55 |
| 1998 | Mike Hagstrom SJU ’81, SOT ’94, Christopher J. Kauffman ’58, Edwin M. Theisen ’52 |
| 1997 | Lee A. Hanley ’58, Donald Schwarz ‘7, Axel Theimer ’71, Chuck Waletzko ’77 |
| 1996 | Mike Augustin ’62, Robert D. Christensen ’62, Jon Hassler ’55, Steve Seidel ’78 |
| 1995 | Joseph Cavanaugh ’81, Daniel A. Eller ’65, Hilary Thimmesh, OSB ’50, W. James Van Hercke ’51 |
| 1993 | John E. Brandl ’59, Maurice W. Britts ’50, Joe Fitzgerald ’80, Robert A. Liners ’49 |
| 1992 | William C. Sherman ’51 |
| 1991 | Mike Hennessey ’70, Eugene Koch ’51 |
| 1990 | Gregory J. Lais ’78, John McCutcheon ’74, Roger J. Nierengarten ’48, J. Patrick Rooney ’48 |
| 1989 | Don Breen ’56 |
| 1988 | Sir Etienne Dupuch ’31 |
| 1987 | Gerald W. Christenson ’53, Julian Plante ’61, Fred Senn ’64 |
| 1986 | John Dwyer ’50, Edward L. Henry ’43, Jerry Loomer ’69, George A. Sinner ’50, Arnold Weber, OSB ’48 |
| 1985 | Dave Durenberger ’55, Rev. Marc Tillia ’53 |
| 1984 | Roger E. Birk ’52, William Kling ’64, John (Johnny Blood) McNally ’49, John E. Simonett ’48 |
| 1983 | Edward Devitt ’34, Jere Knight ’38, Eugene J. McCarthy ’35 |