Past List of SC&I Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awardees

1979 – Margaret Myers, MLS ‘80 – LIS

1980 – Richard Dougherty, MLS ‘67, PhD ‘77 – LIS

1981 – David Palmer

1982 – Shirley Echelman, MLS ‘66 – LIS

1983 – Ellen Altman, MLS ‘65, PhD ‘71 – LIS

1984 – Mary Kay Chelton, MLS ‘65 – LIS

1985 – Susan Artandi, PhD ‘63

1986 – Mary Gaver (Honorary) 

1987 – Bill Summers, MLS ‘59, PhD ‘73 – LIS

1988 – Roger Greer, MLS ‘56, PhD ‘64 – LIS

1989 – Norman Stevens, MLS ‘57, PhD ‘61 – LIS

1990 – Karen Takle Quinn

1991 – Lowell Martin (Honorary)

1992 – Hardy Franklin, PhD ‘71

1993 – Betty Turock, MLS ‘70, PhD ‘81

1994 – Mary Jo Lynch, PhD ‘77

1995 – Norman Horrochs (Honorary)

1996 – Charles McClure PhD ‘77

1997 – Ethel Heins, BA ‘38 NJ College for Women

1998 – No Awardee

1999 – Thomas Shaughnessy, PhD ‘70

2000 – Kevin Kelly, Comm ‘76 – COM

2001 – Peggy Barber, MLIS ‘66 – LIS

2002 – Robert Comstock, Journalism ‘52 – JMS

2003 – Mitch Freedman, PhD ‘89

2004 – Kathleen Beck Schrock, MLS ‘79 – LIS

2005 – No Awardee

2006 – Bernard Goldberg, Journalism ‘67 – JMS

2007 – Concetta Stewart, PhD ‘93

2008 – No Awardee

2009 – No Awardee

2010 – John Hurley, MLS ‘75 – LIS

2011 – Michelle Promaulayko, Journalism ‘93 – JMS

2012 – Steve Adubato, Jr., PhD – COM

2013 – Norma Blake, MLS ‘76 – LIS

2014 – Mike Taibbi, ‘71 – JMS

2015 – Mark Chernoff – COM

2016 – Carol Kuhlthau, PhD – LIS

2017 – Mike Emanuel, ‘90 – JMS

2018 – Timothy Sullivan, ‘95 – COM

2019 – Ronald C. Jantz, ‘97 – MLS, ’13 – PhD LIS

2020 – Jessica Durando, ‘08 – JMS

2021 – Samita Banerjee, PhD ‘05 – COM

2022 – Nicole Cooke, ’99 – MLS, ’12 – PhD LI

2023 – Vivian Salama, 00′ – JMS, LC

2024 – Gloria Vanderham SC&I ’00

2025 – Andrew Medlar MLIS ’96