Honorary alumni status is a tribute award given periodically by the Alumni Association and the college to friends of the college to formally express gratitude for years of loyalty and service. It is also given routinely to faculty members, upon retirement, as well as to select staff members, upon retirement, for their years of leadership and service to the college.

Honorary Alumni Award Recipients

2022

Maxine Urheim
Gwen Schimek-Tischler

2018

Suzette Astley
Carol Enns
Steve DeVries
Ellen Whale

2017

Lyle Lichty 

2016

Thomas Koehn
Joseph Molleur
William Stoll

2015

Carol Lacy-Salazar
Alfrieta Monagan
Robin Reid

2014

Sally Farrington Clute
Bob Childers

2013

Craig Allin
Don Chamberlain
Rick Elliot
Trude Elliot
Gayle Luck

2012

Diane Crowder
Doug Hanson

2011

Jim Baty
Jonathan Brand
Rachelle LaBarge
Ed Sauter

2010

Lora Baltes
Robert Black
Jim Brown
Charles Connell
Denise Hanna-Bennett
Sheri Hotz
Robert Sutherland

2009

Robert P. Dana
Jake Krob
Galen Lacey
Dyan Smith

2008

Judith Penn
David Loebsack
Lisa White
Jackie Stewart 

2007

Chris Carlson
Richard Peterson

2006

Joan Benson
Ellen Garvin
Robyn Hepker
Bob Hoyt
Richard Martin
James Stout
Charles Vernoff

2005

Barbara Christiansen
Paul Garvin
Marilyn McConnell
Dennis Damon Moore

2004

David Hanson
Ginger Hanson
Ken Kraft
Jacqui Swanson
Gordon Urquhart

2003

Carol Drendel

2002

Carey Downs Gibson
Truman Jordan
Richard Peters

2001

Ed Hill
Richard Jacob
David Lyon

1996

Gladys Albaugh
Addison Ault
Donald Cell
Paul Christiansen
Thomas Church
Linda Crocker
Harlan D. Graber
John Hue
Dolores Sue Lifson
Hugh Lifson
Jo Lowenberg
Larry Root
Kay Schirm
Sherrty Strong
Richard Thomas
Velva Zirkelbach

1995

Betsy Luce
Peter Paul Luce

1994

Katrina Garner
Leslie H. Garner, Jr.

1993

Barron Bremner
Diane Conklin

1992

Edward Glassmeyer
Carole Ringer
Sally Stiles

1989

Edna Anderson
William A. Deskin

1987

Evelyn Grummon
C. William Heywood
Francis Pray

1986

Geneva Meers
Zella Rowley
Shirley Thumm

1985

Patricia Strickland
Walter F. Stromer
Marilyn Tiedemann

1984

Cecil F. Dam
Paul M. Maaske
Janice Majors
David Marker
Cynthia Marker Thomas

1983

Ann Winslow

1982

Merle Coulson
Helen Dryden
F. Alan DuVal
William Linneman
Anna Olinger

1981

Laura Calhoun
Betty Meyer
James Shutt
Jean Shutt
Bonnie Stoll
Carroll Stoll
Viola Walrath

1980

Harry Gaarde
Joy Morton
Beverly Moser
Smitty Neal
Willard Neal
Mary Stambaugh