Alumni Service Recognition Award Recipients

Apollonian Alumni Award – Established 1997

The Apollonian Alumni Award is named for St. Apollonia, the patron saint of Dentistry, and is conferred upon an alumnus who has demonstrated exceptional efforts on behalf of the alumni of the School of Dentistry. A maximum of one award is conferred annually.

2023	Theodore Burnett, D.D.S. (D’88, P’24)
2021	Vito A. Cardo Jr., D.D.S. (D’67)
2020	Karen DeSimone, D.D.S. (D’89)
2019	Stephen N. Bakios, D.D.S. (D’74, P’09, P’12, P’14, P’17)
2018	John W. Martin III, D.D.S. (D’87, P’25)
2017	Thomas P. Kadar, D.D.S. (D’90, P’19, P’20, P’23, P’24)
2016	Alfred LaPorta, D.D.S. (D’87)
2015	Martin K. Oishi, D.D.S. (D’84, P’09, P’11 )
2014	Leslie Rye, D.D.S. (D’78)
2013	Joseph A. Catanzano Jr., D.D.S. (D’71, P’95, P’98, P’04)
2012	Victor Siegel, D.D.S. (D’78)
2011	Marcel D. Carmi, D.D.S. (D’59)
2010	Margaret Culotta-Norton, D.D.S. (D’79, P’10, P’11, P’15)
2009	Thomas P. Williams, D.D.S., P.C. (D’77)
2008	Tristram C. Kruger, D.D.S (D’77)
2006	Gael M. Delany, D.D.S. (D’74, P’01, P’03, P’14)
2005	Philip J. Abood, D.D.S. (C’58, D’61, P’77, P’81)
2003-2004	Balfour D. Mattox, D.D.S. (D’48)
2002	Eugene Giannini, D.D.S. (D’88)
2000	Donald C. Reynolds, D.D.S. (D’58, G’61, P’82, P’1984, P’86, P’96, P’97, P’99)
1999	Robert T. Kreutz, D.D.S. (C’77, D’82)
1998	Thomas Curran, D.D.S. (C’55, D’57, P’82, P’84, P’85, P’86, P’96)

1851 Medical Alumni Award – Established 1992

The 1851 Medical Alumni Award is conferred upon a maximum of four alumni from the Medical School. The award is conferred upon those alumni leaders whose efforts and dedication to the School of Medicine have been truly remarkable.

2024	Elizabeth M. Calleja, M.D. (C’85, M’89) Christina M. Hanna, M.D. (SFS’08, M’13) Tiana J. Hughes, M.D. (M’12) Sean P. Pinney, M.D. (C’90, M’94)
2022	Michael B. Alexander, M.D. (C’74, M’78, W’83) Srdjan Mirkovic, M.D. (M’84, P’20)Emily Morin, M.D. (M’99, R’00) John Roohan, M.D. (G’86, M’90)
2021	Anthony P. Caggiano Jr., M.D. (M’64) Matthew Cooper, M.D. (M’94) Alice Wendy Gasch, M.D. (M’92) Edmund Kwan (M’87, P’15, P’17, P’17) Thomas Scilaris, M.D. (G’89, M’93)
2020	J. Jacques Carter, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P. (M’79) Brian D’Arcy, M.D. (C’70, M’74, Parent’06) William Dahut, M.D. (C’81, M’85, Parent’16) Edward William Jewell, M.D. (M’81)
2019	Christopher M. Farrell (C’95, M’99) Joseph Panarelli (B’03, M’07)
2018	Tamika Auguste, M.D. (M’00, R’04) Deirdre Byrne, M.D. (M’82, R’97) Nancy Ripp Clark, M.D. (C’77, M’81, P’05, P’08, P’08, P’11, P’13, P’20, P’23) Richard Nasca, M.D. (C’60, M’64, Parent’90)
2017	Jenifer Aventuro Luck, M.D. (MS’89, M’93, R’97) Andrea R. Giacometti, M.D. (M’87) Daphne Keshishian, M.D. (M’93, P’26) Charles P. Melone Jr., M.D. (C’64, M’69, Parent’91, ’02)
2016	Roni W. Ford, M.D. (M’89) Joanne Massina Kechejian, M.D. (MS’85, M’89, P’15, P’16, P’17, P’19) Michael Sharkey, M.D. (M’85, P’27) Theodore I. Steinman, M.D. (M’64)
2015	David T. Boyd, M.D. (C’99, M’04, MBA’04) Michael J. Palko, M.D. (M’85, R’86)
2014	Stephen C. Luck, M.D. (MS’86, M’90, P’21, P’23) Marissa McDonnell, M.D. (C’89, M’93, R’97, P’18, P’21) John Patrick Nairn, M.D. (MS’84, M’88, P’16, P’19)
2013	Shannon Becker Green, M.D. (C’02, M’07) Timothy K. Duffin, M.D. (M’88, R’90) Walter J. Giblin, M.D. (C’80, M’84) Mark J. Jaffe, M.D. (M’79, P’10)
2012	Albert F. Fleury Jr., M.D. (M’74, P’17) Alice Lawrenz Fuisz, M.D. (M’92) John R. Millwater, M.D. (M’68)
2011	Barbara Onderchek Black, M.D. (M’66, R’71) Francis M. Palumbo III, M.D. (C’68, M’72, R’75) Robert “Bob” P. Raggi, M.D. (M’78) Jacqueline A. Wieneke, M.D. (C’85, M’90, R’97, P’21, P’23, P’26)
2010	Brendan F. Burke, M.D. (C’83, M’87, R’91, P’16, P’18, P’21, P’25, P’26) Murray Lieberman, M.D. (M’81, R’88, P’10) John A. Long Jr. M.D. (M’73, P’05, P’16)
2009	Joseph L. DeStefano, M.D. (C’65 , M’69, R’72, P’92, P’95) Regina Torsney-Durkin, M.D. (C’73 , M’77)
2008	Mary Beth Connell, M.D. (M’89, M’89, P’17) John E. Gatti, M.D. (M’78, P’10, P’11, P’18) Eric S. Vallone, M.D. (C’90, M’97, R’00)
2007	Anthony J. Federico, M.D. (M’54, P’76, P’80, P’82, P’86, P’88) Benjamin Donohue Martin, M.D. (C’01, M’05) John C. Riggs, M.D. (C’81, M’85) Joseph A. Riggs, M.D. (C’55, M’59, P’81, P’82, P’85, P’86, P’88, P’89, P’91)
2006	George J. Alexander, M.D. (M’86) Thomas Curtin, M.D. (M’45) Maureen Tedesco, M.D. (C’99, M’03) Joseph G. Timpone Jr. , M.D. (M’85, R’88) Carmelo Tornatore, M.D. (G’82, M’86, R’90)
2005	Robert Gerard Barone, M.D. (C’84, M’88, P’21) J. Blaine Fitzgerald, M.D. (M’48)
2003-2004	Robert P. Holman, M.D. (M’82, R’85) William L. Licamele, M.D. (C’68, M’72, R’74, P’01, P’04, P’07, P’08)
2002	Dennis Carlini, M.D. (C’69, M’73, R’78, P’01, P’03) Margaret Carlini, M.D. (G’78, M’86, P’01, P’03) Tibor Frekko, M.D. (C’55, M’59, L’63, P’00, P’00, P’00, P’02, P’14)
2000	Jonathon D. Dehner, M.D. (C’64, M’68, P’03) Edward H. Merrigan, M.D. (M’58, R’63, P’88)
1999	Cecilia Davoli, M.D. (M’87) Robert F. Donohoe, M.D. (C’43, M’49) Yvonne Maher, M.D. (C’72, M’76, R’79, P’00, P’02, P’03, P’06, P’06, P’10, P’11, P’13, P’16)
1998	Vivian Fraga, M.D. (M’81, R’85, P’16) Thomas D. Rizzo, M.D. (M’56, R’57, C’58, P’82, P’83, P’84, P’85, P’87, P’89, P’90)
1997	Anne O’Donnell (M’82, R’85, W’87) P. Michael Kildea (D’73, P’03, P’08) Richard Muckerman (C’73, M’77, P’03, P’09, P’10) Thomas Schneider (M’77, P’08) John Stapleton (M’45, R’52, H’82)
1996	Richard L. Giuliani, M.D. (D’63, G’69, P’90, P’90) Thomas Magovern, M.D. (M’58, R’62, P’86, P’90, P’92) Oscar Mann, M.D. (M’62, R’65, W’66) William Maxted, M.D. (C’50, M’54, R’61, P’88, P’90, P’92, P’93) John Rose, M.D. (M’50, H’73, P’73)
1995	Patrick N. Ciccone, M.D. (M’67, P’89, P’93, P’97) Bernard S. Jay, M.D. (M’71, R’72, W’74, P’99, P’00, P’01, P’06) Louis A. Padovano, S.J., M.D. (C’52, M’56, R’60) William L. Rich III, M.D. (C’68, M’72, R’76, P’94) Pasquale Tigani, M.D (C’55, D’57, P’80, P’84, P’86, P’87, P’88)
1994	Michael D. Athanasoulas, D.D.S. (D’67, P’92, P’94, P’95, P’97) William R. Ayers, M.D. (C’57, M’61, P’83, P’86, P’89, P’93, P’93, P’95, P’95, P’98, P’98, P’00) Charles P. H. Carroll, M.D. (M’61, R’63) Carmine P. Errico, M.D. (M’64, P’96) Frances M. Litrenta, M.D. (M’54, W’59)

William Gaston Alumni Award – Established 1963

The William Gaston Alumni Award is named for Georgetown’s first student, William Gaston, who as a member of the United States Congress helped obtain Georgetown’s charter as an educational institution. He later served as justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He is famous for delivering a classic oration during a Constitutional Convention in that state, which resulted in the removal of religious discrimination against members of his faith. He is admired for his personal integrity and his advocacy for religious freedom in the United States. The award recognizes outstanding service by undergraduate alumni who have exhibited leadership across many activities such as alumni clubs, class programs, and/or participation in other school activities. A maximum of five awards are presented each year.

2024	Frank Bellizzi Jr., D.M.D. (C’88) Mannone A. Butler (B’94, L’99) Joseph V. Chapey (B’82, Parent’16, ’18, ’21) Michael B. Davis (B’91, Parent’19, ’24) Mary Roberts Feichthaler (B’94, P’27, P’28)
2023	The Hon. D. Michael Fisher (C’66, L’69) Sarah Gilligan (B’94) John D. Kemp (C’71) Elizabeth Leahy (C’91, P’21, P’24) Katrina O’Connell (SFS’90)
2022	Rashid Darden (C’01) Paul Liebeskind (C’08)
2021	Sarah von Thun-Hohenstein (SFS’82, Parent’15) Peter J. Tanous (C’60, Parent’87, ’92) Maura Catherine Colleary (C’95) Orlando Gonzales (C’98)
2020	David Caracta (SFS’00) Christina Cary (C’95) Michael Shim (C’95)
2019	Alvaro Madrigal Alvarez (SFS’99) Elizabeth Eisenstein (NHS’80, P’09, P’12, P’16) Lucy Kapples (C’83, P’13, P’18, P’23) Michael Williams (SFS’98, L’01, P’23, P’24, P’25, P’27, P’28)
2018	Tammee Thompson (C’91) Eric Woods (B’91)
2017	Robert G. Barone, M.D. (C’84, M’88, P’21) Stephen D. Cashin (SFS’79, P’10, P’13)
2016	Joseph V. Amato (B’84, P’13, P’17, P’19) Vincent C. Dwyer III (C’70) Michelle Maubousson (B’86, P’17, P’19, P’25)
2015	Damien Dwin (B’97, P’26, P’28) Stuart Pollard (B’89) Ann Tierney Prochnow (C’88, P’18)
2014	Joseph L. Charles (B’73) Melissa Foy (C’03) Marc H. Sulam (B’84) Ana Maria Wenger (SFS’83, P’13, P’14)
2013	Terrance C. McGovern (C’80) Curtis James Romig (C’94) John B. Ross (C’70, P’00, P’02, P’06) Karen M. Schneider (NHS’76, P’11, P’14) Elizabeth M. Whitehorn (C’01)
2012	John P. Keyser (C’59, Parent’93, ’03) Alan B. Leahey, M.D. (C’82, M’87, Parent’10, ’11, ’14) Caragh Moynihan Lengle (C’02) Joy Lyu Monahan (C’91, G’94) Thomas A. Wong, O.D. (C’82)
2011	Alfred R. Bozzo Jr. (B’85, P’20, P’23) Frank A. Ciatto (B’88, L’94, P’21, P’26) Regina Marie Metz (C’89) Nancy Ripp Clark, M.D. (C’77, M’81, P’05, P’08, P’08, P’11, P’13, P’20, P’23) Theodore Michael Zambetti (C’80, P’22, P’26)
2010	Eileen McCormack Harte (B’77, P’07, P’09, P’12, P’17, P’18) Richard Klein (C’80, P’11, P’11) Christopher Landon (C’98) George Peacock (C’84, P’92) Mary Machado Schammel (C’80, G’15)
2009	Richard Battista (B’86, P’27, P’27) Jeffrey J. Bernstein (G’85) Anne Marie DiNardo (G’00) Alexandria E. Kane (C’96) Jack McDonald (SFS’88, L’93, P’25) Ismael González de Diego Miller (B’86)
2008	Jeff Chapski (B’91) Maureen Goggin (C’79) Michael E. Karam (SFS’72, L’76, L’81, P’07) Timothy O. Naughton (B’77, P’08) Leo G. Rydzewski (C’90)
2007	Laura Ferris Anderson (SLL’89, G’97, G’97) Thomas L. Bindley (B’65, P’93, P’96, P’03) The Hon. Thomas Joseph Carroll (C’66, L’70) Julia Farr Connolly (C’88, P’19, P’21, P’24) Charles M. Trunz III (B’75, P’05, P’07)
2006	Maria Wein Devaney (SLL’90, P’24, P’27) David E. Donovan (SFS’72) Nancy S. Donovan (SFS’73) Aileen Furlong (C’92) Juliette Chiodo Lloyd (SLL’68) Matthew Reilein (SFS’00) Caroline L. Scullin (B’81)
2005	Thomas J. Delaney (C’79, P’18, P’24) Denise M. Furey (SFS’78) Joseph L. Guarriello (B’71, L’74) Philip T. Inglima (C’84, L’88, P’27) Bruce W. Simmons (B’69) Daniel Conrad Tuerk (C’96) Debra Marie Karlowicz Zaslav (C’77, P’92)
2003-2004	Melissa L. Bradley (B’89) Frank L. Buttitta (SFS’80) Kelly Mulvoy Mangan (SFS’91, P’25, P’28) Mr. Peter William Mellen (C’89, MBA’98, P’26, P’28) John K. Reagan (B’84)
2002	Scott Pilarz, S.J. (C’81) Lorina Riggs-Kadar (NHS’88, G’91, P’19, P’20, P’23, P’24) Joseph Patrick Shea (B’76, P’13, P’16)
2001	Paul C. Besozzi (SFS’69, L’72, P’05)
2000	W. Frederick Dews, II (SFS’91, G’96) Ralph Ginocchio (C’70) Ismael Herrero (B’82, L’85, P’15) Brian Tart (C’66, P’91, P’92, P’95, P’96)
1999	Katherine Symons Bush (C’92, P’26) P.J. Clark (SFS’70, P’00, P’03) Cary Grace (C’90, P’22, P’25) Kevin Moynihan (C’71, P’00, P’02) Anne Williams (SFS’80, P’22) James Williams (SFS’77, P’22)
1998	Thomas Lee Ambro (C’72, L’75, P’94) Robert L. Andrews (B’68, L’71, P’04) Denise Hyland Dangremond (SLL’68, P’02) Edward McManimon III (C’68, L’71, P’92) Nancy J. Oakes (B’79)
1997	Kathleen A. Baczko (SLL’68, P’91, P’97, P’99) Ellen C. Brzytwa (NHS’67, P’00) Jane M. Kelsey (B’80) William G. Moore Jr. (C’61, P’90) Mark Siskin (SFS’71, P’03, P’09)
1996	Paul C. Besozzi (SFS’69, L’72, P’05) Alfonso Fernandez (SFS’78, P’10, P’14) Franne Ficara (SLL’69, P’92) Heather Hawkins (NHS’80, P’08, P’10, P’15) Philip Vasta (C’65)
1995	Judith Costello Bedell (SLL’66) The Hon. Michael R. Gardner (C’64, L’77, P’93, P’95) Eugene A. Gargaro Jr. (B’64, P’93, P’97) Frederick H. Pennekamp (SFS’70, P’98) Susan K. Rogers (NHS’63, G’99) Edward J. Rogozinski (B’79)
1994	Gail Gillis-Louis (C’75) Ellen M. Morrell (B’66, P’91, P’95, P’01) Stephen J. Paluszek (B’79, P’28) Ruth B. Tart (NHS’67, P’91, P’92, P’95, P’96) John D. Wooters III (C’75)

1820 Graduate Award – Established 2009

The 1820 Graduate Award is named for the year that the Graduate School was founded and recognizes outstanding leadership and service by graduate alumni to their alma mater in the Georgetown alumni community, through activities of the Georgetown University Alumni Association or through any university sanctioned alumni outreach group. Eligible for this award are alumni graduate students including those of the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences, Walsh School of Foreign Service, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University Law Center, School of Nursing and Health Studies, McCourt School of Public Policy, School of Continuing Studies, and Georgetown University Medical Center. Not eligible for this Award are graduates solely with J.D., M.D., and D.D.S. degrees or graduate certificates from Georgetown University. A maximum of four awards may be presented each year.

2024	Jenifer Aventuro Luck (MS’89, M’93, R’97, Parent’21, ’23) The Honorable Stephanie Murphy (MSFS’04) Rusmir Musić (MBA’11)
2023	Elizabeth Grimm Arsenault (G’10)
2021	Laurie L. Fitch (MA’94) Julia Caitlin Finley (MA’07)
2020	HRH Princess Ghida Talal (SFS’86, MSFS’86, Parent’22, ’23, ’23)
2019	Gregory D. Gadson (MPM’09) Rebecca O’Connor (MBA’85) Geoffrey Okamoto (MPP’11) Jeff Rothschild (C’93, L’97, MBA’97, P’26)
2018	Emily Holland Hull (S’13) Martin Kalin (SFS’82, MSFS’83)
2017	Elias Raphael Fottlieb Schulze (SFS’07, MSFS’08) Eileen Shields-West (MSFS’67)
2016	Laura Ferris Anderson (SLL’89, MBA’97, MPP’97) Lisa B. Barry (MSFS’97, Parent’17)
2015	Albert Walter Ribeiro (MBA’07) Nicole M. Bibbins Sedaca (MSFS’97)
2014	Rosemary Blake (MA’83) Philippe E. Sachs (MSFS’02)
2013	Elizabeth Templeton Cohan (MSFS’09) Michael A. Samway (SFS’90, MSFS’91)
2012	Audrey A. Bracey Deegan (L’80, MSFS’80) Vivian M. Fraga, M.D. (M’81, R’85, P’16)
2011	Jonathan Evan Baliff (MSFS’95) Alejandro Pablo Razzotti (MPP’99)
2010	Scott D. Morse (SFS’74, MSFS’83) Mary Jo Osborn (MA’80)

Reed Alumni Award – Established 1996

The Reed Alumni Award is named for James Patrick Reed (C’53), who served the Georgetown University Alumni Association for 32 years. The Reed Award is conferred upon one member of the Georgetown University Board of Governors (including Senators) during the most recently completed fiscal year. Nominations may be made by board members, faculty, and staff and should speak to the candidate’s accomplishments and outstanding service on behalf of the Board of Governors and the Georgetown University Alumni Association during the fiscal year.

2024	Thomas L. Bianco (B’77, Parent’26)
2022	Lisa Collins (SFS’01, L’04)
2021	Andrew Jameson (SFS’90)
2020	Gail Gillis-Louis (C’75)
2018	Peter Mellen (C’89, MBA’98, P’26, P’28)
2017	Frank A. Ciatto (B’88, L’94, P’21, P’26)
2016	Patrick J. Grant (C’73, L’77, Parent’07, ’09)
2015	Curtis J. Romig (C’94)
2014	Richard Hluchan (SFS’71, P’08, P’09, P’17)
2013	Jeff Chapski (B’91)
2012	Paul Liguori (B’84, L’87)
2011	Richard L. Battista (B’86, P’27, P’27)
2010	John K. Reagan (B’84)
2009	Melissa L. Bradley-Burns (B’89)
2008	John R. Gotaskie Jr. (SFS’94)
2007	Debra Marie Zaslav (C’77, P’92)
2006	William Licamele, M.D. (C’68, M’72, R’74, W’76, P’01, P’04, P’07, P’08)
2005	Stephen M. Wolfe (SFS’67)
2004	Marcia A. Wiss (SFS’69, L’72, P’10)
1996	Stephen J. Paluszek (B’79, P’28)

James S. Ruby Faculty Appreciation Award – Established 2008

The James S. Ruby Faculty Appreciation Award is named for James S. Ruby (C’27), the first Executive Secretary of the Georgetown University Alumni Association, and recognizes outstanding service to the Georgetown University Alumni Association by faculty members of Georgetown University who have exhibited leadership across the entire range of alumni activities, such as work with the Georgetown University Board of Governors, regional clubs, class programs, and/or participation in other alumni volunteer capacities. From time to time, upon the recommendation of the Awards Committee, the Board may bestow this award upon a University representative other than a faculty member to recognize service of distinction to the alumni of the University. A maximum of two awards may be presented each year.

2024	John Q. Pierce (C’72, Parent’03, ’04, ’11, ’13) Adam Rothman
2023	Victor Cha Pietra Rivoli (Parent’12,‘15)
2022	Tamika Auguste, M.D. (M’00, R’04) Marc Howard (L’11)
2021	Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D. Sivagami (“Shiva”) Subbarama
2020	Elizabeth Grimm Arsenault (PHD’10) David L. Taylor
2019	Rev. Matthew Carnes, S.J.
2016	Sherman L. Cohn (SFS’54, L’57, L’60, P’84, P’85, P’87) Donald M. Knowlan M.D., MACP (R’60, W’82, H’04)
2015	John J. Glavin (C’64, P’95)
2014	Michael J. Collins Ph.D. (Parent’89)
2013	Wallace Mlyniec (L’70)
2012	Anthony Clark Arend, Ph.D. (SFS’80) Christopher W. Steck, S.J.
2011	Christopher Clayton Joyner Stephen J. Wayne
2010	Jean Nelson Farley (NHS’72, DNP’16, P’04) Peter P. Weidenbruch Jr. (L’56, L’57, H’86, Parent’80, ’86, ’86, ’93)
2009	Michael G. Ryan (C’74, P’09, P’12) Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., MACP, FAAP, FACR (W’86, MBAE’13, P’15)
2008	Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Ph.D. Reverend Otto Hentz, S.J. (H’66)

William G. Reynolds Young Alumni Award – Established 2012

Named for Bill Reynolds (C’79), who served as the Executive Director of the Georgetown University Alumni Association for 17 years, the William G. Reynolds Young Alumni Award recognizes outstanding leadership and service of a Georgetown undergraduate alumnus/a, prior to one’s 15th reunion year (at time of original nomination). Community service, professional achievements and other such accomplishments are considered, but are secondary to five to fifteen years of varied University service. A maximum of two awards may be conferred annually.

2024	Kenneth A. Mitchell, Jr. (C’09, G’12)
2022	Stephanie Bean Allen (C’09) Christine M. Hluchan, M.D. (C’08, M’17)
2021	Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D. Sivagami (“Shiva”) Subbarama
2020	Aldrinana Leung (SFS’07) Fitz Lufkin (C’11, MA’12)
2019	Gerard P. Alolod (SFS’05) Christina Hanna, M.D. M.P.H. (SFS’08, M’13)
2018	Alejandro Gonzalez-Lopez (SFS’12)
2017	Trae Benjamin Stephens (SFS’06)
2016	Omari Faulkner (C’04)
2015	Ashley Darcy Mahoney (NHS’06)
2014	Michael Yaeger (B’03)
2013	Christina Besozzi Cary (C’05)
2012	Sean Patrick Redmond (SFS’97, SCS’00, MBA’11)