Weimer K. Hicks Award

Jim VanSweden ’73 The Weimer K. Hicks Award honors a current or retired employee of the College who has provided long-term support to the College programs or activities beyond the call of duty, or who has provided excellent service in the performance of his or her job, making a significant contribution to the College in ways that have advanced the goals of the Alumni Association. This award is typically given to an employee upon retirement or conclusion of a specific period of special service. The 2019 recipient of the Weimer K. Hicks Award is Jim VanSweden ’73. If you know someone like this, please nominate them today!

Past Recipients

The name of the honoree is listed alphabetically, followed by class year (if applicable) and the year the award was bestowed.

A

George Acker (1999)
Rolla L. Anderson (1997)
Marigene Arnold (2008)

B

David Barclay (2018)
Laurence N. Barrett (1997)
Tom Breznau (2014)

C

Wen Chao Chen (1994) #
Ruth L. Collins (1996)
C. Kim Cummings (2010)

F

Billie Fischer (2009)
Donald C. Flesche (2001) #
Joe Fugate (1998)

G

Gail Griffin (2017)

H

Conrad Hilberry (2005)
Marilyn Hinkle ’44 (1995) # ^

L

Marilyn LaPlante (2004)
Letitia Loveless (2002)

M

Paul Manstrom (2015)
John R. McFarland (1994)

N

George M. Nielsen (1995)

O

Paul Olexia (2007)
Sally Olexia (2007)

P

Bernard S. Palchick (2006)
Romeo Phillips (2003)
Eleanor Humphrey Pinkham ’48 (1993) ^
Thomas M. Ponto (2011)
Marcia Price (2000)

S

Joellen L. Silberman (2013)
T. Jefferson Smith (1993)
Paul Sotherland (2016)
Richard T. Stavig (1993)
Kathryn N. Stratton (1993)

T

Babette Trader (2002)

W

John Wickstrom (2012)

Z

Ruth Ziegelmaier (1994)

# Received Distinguished Service Award
^ Received Citation of Merit Award