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Distinguished Alumni Award

The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented by Wheeling University to graduates who exemplify the ideals of extraordinary competence and personal compassion in their chosen field: ideals for which alumni of Wheeling University have long been known. It is now presented each year during Alumni Weekend.

1981George R. Blake ’67Public Communications
 Mary Kate Wittig Davitt, MD ’65Medicine
 John B. Yasinsky, Ph.D. ’61Industry
 
1982Charles Cuono, MD, Ph.D. ’65Medicine
 Elaine Runner Dungan, CPA ’73Public Accounting
 
1983Stephen E. Haid, Ph.D. ’63Education
 Derrick Latos, MD ’68Medicine
 Judith Noonan O’Brien ’65Law
 
1984William E. Cornforth ’72Education
 Dennis W. Keogh ’61 (posthumously)Public Service
 Sr. Marguerite O’Brien, CSJ ’66Religious Life
 Louis A. Volpe ’70Education
 
1985John S. Gasiorowski ’64Education
 Rev. Margaret B.C. Phillimore ’74Religious Life
 Edward J. Shahady, MD ’61Medicine
 
1986Anthony T. Basil, Ph.D. ’60Education
 Kenneth S. Ramsey, Ph.D. ’64Health
 Michael A. Santer, Jr., MD ’61Medicine
 
1987Victoria A. Casey, Ph.D. ’76Clinical Psychology
 Hon. James T. Smith, Jr. ’64Law, Public Service
 
1988William P. Bresnahan, Esq. ’64Law
 
1989Stephen E. Hannig ’73Business
 Sr. Joanne Gonter, VHM ’59Education, Religious Life
 
1990Adam S. Monks, CPA ’64Public Accounting
 
1991Andrea DiPiero Santer ’62Education, Religious Life
 
1992Rev. Robert V. Arkle, Jr. ’62Education, Religious Life
 Rev. John DiBacco, Jr. ’62Education, Religious Life
 
1993Rev. Joseph M. Doyle ’60Education, Religious Life
 John Egan McAteer ’61Public Service
 
1994Kathleen M. Hawk, Ph.D. ’72Public Service
 Jane F. Exner ’80Medicine, Public Service
 Jack F. Noonan, Ph.D. ’63Education
 
1995J. Davitt McAteer, Esq. ’66Public Service, Government
 Daniel L. Haller, Esq. ’61Public Service, Law
 Cynthia Carr Rank ’65Public Service
 
1996M. Joan McDermott, Ph.D. ’70Criminal Justice
 
1997Lawrence E. Bandi ’86Business, Public Service
 
1998Christopher J. Searl ’87Education
 
1999Don M. Benson, MD ’61Medicine, Public Service
 Rosemary Vincentin Benson ’62Artist
 Robert E. Barker ’67Government, Public Service
 
2000C.T. O’Donnell II ’74Social Service
 Mary Gerkin McKinley ’77Nurse
 
2001Phillip Rusciolelli ’66Public Service, Military
 Barbara Davies Rusciolelli ’66Public Service, Military
 Lawrence R. Meagher ’65Health Care
 Suzanne E. Polen ’59Social Justice
 
2002John A. Glaser, Ph.D. ’66Scientific Research
 Donald R. Mercer, Ph.D. ’60Scientific Research
 
2003L. Thomas Marchlen, Esq. ’67Leadership, Business
 Timothy W. Daly ’67Leadership, Business
 Sisters of St. Joseph 
 
2004No award given 
 
2005Peter E. Daley Esq. ’66 (posthumously)Family Life
 Alexandra Stanish Daley ’67Family Life
 Patricia Weitzel-O’Neill ’69Education
 
2006John “Rick” Berthold ’59Education
 Michael L. Monahan, Esq. ’82Law
 
2007Mark F. Geary, Esq. ’62Law
 J’Ann Schoomaker Allen ’67Social Justice
 James D. Allen, Jr. ’67Social Justice
 George “Ged” Young, Jr. ’72Communications
 
2008Brian E. McCagh ’68Health Care
 
2009Mark Gresham ’84Publishing
 Sr. Karen A. Bland, OSB ’94Religious Life
 
2010Michael V Murphy ’70 (posthumously)Architecture
 Marybeth Murray Emmerth ’85Education
 
2011Vera Barton-Caro ’82Nursing
 
2012Kevin Kerrane ’62Education
 Patrick “PJ” Reindel ’02Social Service
 
2013Charlie Lloyd, Ph.D. ’63Education
 Dr. John Maris ’83Medicine
 Erin McDonald ’03Social Service
 
2014Robert Ritz ’84Medicine, Administrative
 Paul Abernathy ’01Social Services
 
2015Timothy Williams ’71 (posthumously)Law, Social Service
 Elizabeth (Beth) Bender ’85Education
 
2016Micahel Zuscik, Ph.D. ’87Education
 Sr. Kathleen Durkin ’71Education, Religious Life
   
2017Michael Zusick, Ph.D.Education
 Dr. Donald Benson ’92Research & Medicine
 Jim DiPiero ’67Service
   
2018Shirley Carter ’09Service
John J. Mensore ’60Business
2019Dr. Janet Huang Fitzpatrick ’89