Alumni Distinguished Service

Awarded for prolonged, outstanding service to Carnegie Mellon or any of its alumni organizations which manifests the individual’s sustained commitment to the university.

About the Award

The Distinguished Service Award is intended to recognize service to Carnegie Mellon University only and will not consider volunteer service to other organizations in the nominees’ home community. Similarly, Carnegie Mellon employees or those alumni with business relationships to the university are not eligible on the basis of their employment duties or their business services. These awards recognize volunteer service to the university or any of its alumni organizations including especially active participation in alumni or university affairs, faithful and continued effort in maintaining class, chapter or other alumni organizations, or assistance in expanding the influence and prestige of Carnegie Mellon. Financial contributions are specifically excluded from consideration for this award, although volunteer service soliciting contributions or service on the boards of fundraising organizations is considered. Several dimensions of service beyond longevity of service will be considered, such as breadth of service (service to multiple organizations) and impact of volunteer service on the organization and the university. The Distinguished Service Award is intended to recognize both longevity of service and consistency of service over a lifetime of dedication to the university and may not be awarded every year.

Current and Past Winners

Franklin H. Allison, Jr., E '23, 1987**
Dee J. Andella, PM '42, 1981**
Alfred S. Andrews, I '26, 1968**
Walter J. Blenko, Jr., E '50, 1993
Walter J. Blenko, Sr., E '21, 1967**
Frederick S. Bloom, E '21, 1971**
Lucian Caste, A '50, 2002
Al Checco, A '47, 2001
Philip Chosky, E '48, 2000
Paul P. Christiano, E '64, '65, '68, 2000**
Maxwell H. Connan, E '39, 1977**
William A. Conwell, E '29, 1980**
Errol B. Davis, Jr., E ‘65, 2004
John M. Depp, E '39, 1970**
Richard A. Elder, S '66, 1996

John Fisher, A '58, '61, 2005
Henry J. Gailliot, IM '64, IA '65, ’73, 1998
William Goldsmith, E '40, 1990
Harold G. Hall, E '48, 1992
T. Jerome Holleran, E '57, IA '69, 2000
J. Howard Joynt, E '25, 1974**
Elizabeth Schrader Kimberly, A '28, 1973**
Gretchen G. Lankford, MM '43, HNZ '90, 1999
William T. Lankford, Jr., E '41, 1983**
Henry Lehne, E '37, 1979
Walter J. Lyman, E '24, 1974**
Albert C. May, E '21, 1969**
Robert G. McCurdy, HA '67, 1982** (Posthumously)
Lindsay Jordan Morgenthaler, A '45, 1986
New York Drama Clan, 2000
Dahlen K. Ritchey, A '32, 1978**

Virginia W. Schatz, A'43, 2006
John L. Stone, E '29, 1991** (Posthumously)
Bernice Kruger Thorpe, MM '19, 1972**
West Coast Drama Clan, 2000

 

** deceased

Award Criteria & Past Winners

  - Alumni Achievement Awards

  - Distinguished Achievement Awards
  - Alumni Service Awards

  - Distinguished Service Awards
  - Faculty Service Awards
  - Recent Alumni Awards
  - Student Service Awards

Nomination Form (.pdf)