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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.

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