Rev. Clifford M. Lewis, S.J. Award
The Rev. Clifford M. Lewis, S.J. Award is the highest honor presented by the Alumni Association. It honors extraordinary service, contribution and dedication to Wheeling University in the spirit of Father Lewis, a true “person for others.” It is presented each year during Alumni Weekend.
| 1971 | Rev. Clifford M. Lewis, S.J. | |
| 1972 | Carmen J. Gonot ’59 | Martha Buckley Shields ’64 |
| 1973 | J. Davitt McAteer, Esq. ’66 | James E. Friday ’61 |
| Jane Straub Friday ’61 | James D. Allen ’67 | |
| Judythe A. Schoonmaker Allen ’67 | Henry G. Jepson | |
| 1974 | Rev. Edward Gannon, S.J. | |
| 1975 | John T. Wack, Ph.D. | Bernard E. Glenn ’59 |
| Alice McNulty | ||
| 1976 | Thomas F. Carrigan ’59 | |
| 1977 | G. Martin Lively ’62 | |
| 1978 | Anthony T. Basil, Ph.D. ’60 | John S. Gasiorowski ’64 |
| 1979 | Rev. Stephen Laut, S.J., S.J. | Rev. Joseph B. Hanzley |
| Most Rev. Joseph H. Hodges | Jeanne Kammer Neff ’64 | |
| Edward W. Younkins, CPA, Ph.D. ’70 | ||
| 1980 | Jeff O. McGeary, Esq. ’64 | |
| 1981 | Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J. | |
| 1982 | Rev. James A. O’Brien, S.J. | |
| 1983 | Sandra V. Gentile | |
| 1984 | John S. Bodkin ’69 | |
| 1985 | Vincent R. Gallagher ’70 | |
| 1986 | John B. Yasinsky, Ph.D. ’61 | |
| 1987 | Paul A. Orr, Ph.D. | |
| 1988 | Daniel L. Haller, Esq. ’61 | |
| 1989 | Forrest H. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. | |
| 1990 | Eileen R. Carpino | |
| 1991 | Thomas F. Carrigan ’59 (posthumously) | |
| 1992 | Thomas G. Wack, Ph.D. | |
| 1993 | Sally Hunter Allen ’60 | Dr. Katherine L. McCready |
| Rev. Joseph P. Sanders, S.J. | ||
| 1994 | Carson W. Bryan ’59 | James L. Weaver ’59 |
| Mary McGuire Moore ’66 | ||
| 1995 | Sr. Joanne Gonter, V.H.M. ’59 | J. Timothy Philipps ’62 |
| 1996 | Orlando J. Sacco ’66 | |
| 1997 | Thomas M. Pie’ ’77 | Timothy F. Cogan, Esq. ’69 |
| 1998 | Paul I. Currie ’77 | Philadelphia Alumni Chapter |
| 1999 | Louis A. Volpe ’70 | |
| 2000 | Rev. Thomas S. Acker, S.J. | Donald Hofreiter, MD |
| Philip C. Kirby | ||
| 2001 | Carolyn G. Dalzell | Rev. Walter Buckius, S.J. |
| Rev. Joseph A. Burke, S.J. | ||
| 2002 | Ellis F. Hall III | Eulalia Front Virostek ’79 |
| William J. Barker ’62 | ||
| 2003 | Rev. Joseph Hayden S.J. | Vicky L. DiPiero ’65 (posthumously) |
| 2004 | Thomas A. Kelleher ’63 | Mary Ellen Rice |
| Nancy Ellen Rice O’Leary ’68 | Judy Huang Martin ’83 | |
| 2005 | Wheeling College Co-Founders | Judith Houlihan Geary ’63 |
| 2006 | Margaret Roscoe Cooke ’95 | |
| 2007 | James Birge, PhD | Alumni Volunteers in honor of Rev. Joseph Hacala, S.J. |
| 2008 | Gerald “Jay” DeFruscio ’87 | Terrence M. Lewis, Esq. ’93 |
| James Regan | Allen E. Wojcik ’63 | |
| Carol Adamiak Yarnall ’63 | ||
| 2009 | James P. Welsh, Jr. ’00 | |
| 2010 | Maria Tasz Day ’75 | Tanya C. Smigocki ’93 |
| 2011 | Ed Shahady, M.D. ’60 | |
| 2012 | Jerry Schroer ’86 | |
| 2013 | Dr. Gregory Merrick | |
| 2015 | James T. Smith ’64 | |
| 2016 | Leo Flanagan ’61 | |
| 2017 | Erin Ball | |
| 2018 | Dr. Larry Driscoll | Dr. Debra Hull |
| Dr. Jonathan Lief | ||
| 2019 | Marguerite Hogan Fritsch ’82 |