The Young Alumni Award

The Young Alumni Award, established in 1988, honors alumni who have demonstrated high personal achievements within 15 years of their Central Methodist University graduation or attendance and who have strong commitments to community and university service.

Past Young Alumni Award Recipients:

1988
Merilee Willmann Dauster '73
David L. Thornton ' 77
Gregory L. Thurmon '77

1989
Debby Kirschman Davis '76
Jamie Page '82
Richard L. Parker '74
Geoffrey W. Posegate '75

1990
Kathy Morris Blackmore '77
Ted House '81
J. Kurt Howell '81
James L. "Larry" Luetjen '78
John R. Smart III '76
Roy D. "Skip" Vandelicht '77

1991
Donald L. Catlett '77
Mary Beth Crocker '77
Keith P. Polette '77
Donna Spaulding '76

1992
Richard D. Bailey '84
Susan Marner-Sides '78

1993
Susan Rampy Stegeman '84
Beth McCune Whitaker '82

1994
John Robert Baker '82
Paul T. Klemme '79

1995
No award presented

1996
Deborah E. Sellmeyer '87
Michael L. Dimond '85

1997
Mark K. Dempsey '85
J.B. Waggoner '91
1998
Joseph A. Beckmann '83
Michael B. Davis '83
Jeffrey A. Sherman '83

1999
Russell S. Cribb '89
Keith W. Young '86

2000
Beverly Davis Garner '88

2001
James W. Arnold '90

2002
Michele Puller Howell '94

2003
Angel Holmes Allen '94

2004
John W. Brown '94

2005
Scott Barthelmass '93

2006
Matthew Cordon '94

2007
Scott Horman '97

2008
Kristin Griffith '95

2009
Jessica Grasdorf Quint '97

2010
Patricia Williamson-Hughes '96

2011
Allicia (Young) Baum '98

2012
Lathem A. Scott '98

2013
Thomas Randoll '01

2014
Shawn Griggs '04

2015
Dr. Sonya S. Addison '02

2016
Erin (Valentine) Youngs '07

2017
Dr. Nolyn Nyatanga '05

2018
Mr. Seth Bauman '09

2019

Christina (Thompson) Shutt, '08