{"id":120,"date":"2012-06-18T19:09:09","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T19:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:38:06","slug":"distinguished-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/distinguished-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2026 Recipient<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tony Asher \u201982<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> is the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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About the Distinguished Achievement Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Distinguished Achievement Award honors those graduated from Kalamazoo College who have achieved distinction in their professional fields and have brought honor to our alma mater. Candidates shall have received awards or other recognition from their peers as evidence of distinguished achievement in their profession. National or international recognition indicating a continuing or enduring level of achievement is desirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you know someone like this, please nominate<\/a> them today!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Past Recipients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name of the honoree is listed alphabetically, followed by class year and the year the award was bestowed. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Glenn S. Allen, Jr. \u201936 (1986)
Harold B. Allen \u201924 (1980) ^
Renee Askins \u201981 (1999)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

George C. Baldwin \u201939 (1987)
H. Lewis Batts, Jr. \u201943 (1978) ^
Larry Bell \u201980 (2010)
Bruce Benton \u201964 (1988) ^
Louis F. Brakeman \u201954 (1992)
Roger E. Brinner \u201969 (1987)
Harold W. Brown \u201924 (1982) ^
Garry Brown \u201951 (1994)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Susana Cabeza de Vaca \u201967 (2011)
Arnold Campbell \u201972 (2012)
David Campbell \u201971 (1995)
Martha Campbell \u201972 (2012)
I. Carl Candoli \u201950 (1986) ^
Frances Clark \u201928 (1987) ^
Scott Cleland \u201982 (2000)
Teju Cole \u201996 (2021)
Alma Smith Crawford \u201927 (1983) ^<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Harold Decker \u201967 (2008) ^
William DeGrado \u203277 (2017)
Mildred Doster \u201930 (1976) ^<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Paul Eads \u201973 (1997)
Eva M. Eicher \u201961 (1992)
Kenneth G. Elzinga \u201963 (1983)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Elsie Herbold Froeschner \u201935 (1988) ^<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Harry T. Garland \u201968 (1983) ^
Walter A. Good \u201937 (1977) ^
William E. Good \u201937 (1977) ^
Sandra Greene \u201974 (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Richard D. Haas \u201965 (1993)
Donald L. Hafner \u201966 (1987)
E. James Harkema \u201964 (1992)
John N. Howell \u203261 (2015)
Richard C. Hudson \u201969 (1991)
Holly Hughes \u201977 (1995)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Calvert Johnson \u201971 (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cynthia Earl Kerman \u201944 (1979)
Lisa Kron \u201983 (2003)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lila Lazarus ’84 (2025)
Vincent Liff \u201973 (1995)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jacqueline Buck Mallinson \u201948 (1989) ^
Mark McDonald \u201973 (1996)
Ralph W. McKee \u201934 (1981) #
Genna Rae McNeil \u201969 (1986)
Julie Mehretu \u201992 (2007)
David Mesenbring \u201973 (2003)
Helen Pratt Mickens \u201976 (2006)
John D. Montgomery \u201941 (1988) ^<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Nepstad \u201979 (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gilbert F. Otto \u201926 (1989)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guy L. Perry \u201927 (1988)
Rufus Perry 1861 (2023)
Harley R. Pierce \u201951 (1993)
Fred O. Pinkham \u201942 (1989)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jack P. Ragotzy \u201948 (1993)
William R. Rogers \u201954 (1985)
Gerald E. Rosen \u203273 (2014)
Daniel M. Ryan \u201942 (1975)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

John Sarno \u201944 (2004)
Myra Selby \u201977 (1998)
Diane Seuss ’78 (2022)
Jeanne Sigler ’69 (2019)
Ronald Sharp ’67 (2002)
P. Ronald Spann \u201965 (1999)
Laurence E. Strong \u201936 (1984)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gene Tidrick \u201964 (2004)
Peter S. Tippett \u201975 (2005)
Frank S. Tomkins \u201937 (1990)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Margaret E. Waid \u201940 (1987)
John W. Warner \u201966 (1990)
Craig S. Wells \u201975 (1989)
Kathleen West \u201977 (2001)
Owen W. Williams \u201948 (1986)
David Wilson \u201969 (2009)
Marcia J. Wood \u201955 (1986)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Steven Yeun ’05 (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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# Received Distinguished Service Award
<\/a>^ Received Citation of Merit Award<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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