Awards

Distinguished Alumna/us Award

The Distinguished Alumna/us Award is presented to an alumna/us who has made a significant contribution to society in his or her career. Basis for selection includes career advancement and related service to others, significant honors in one’s field, and commitment to the College.

2024- Cindy Stinger ’81

A 1981 graduate with a B.S. degree in Physical Education, Cindy made her Olympic debut as a member of the U.S. handball team in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and thereafter in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Games. During her outstanding athletic career, Cindy earned multiple awards, including being named U.S. Handball Player of the Year in 1978 and 1982-83, receiving the MVP award for the gold medal-winning U.S. Team Handball team at the 1987 Pan American Games, and being selected to run the torch in three Olympic Torch Relays in the U.S. Her ability to balance her athletic career with her work for the U.S. Olympic Committee has served her well, as she focused on its Drug Control Program and was Manager of Youth and Community Programs from 1987-1996. In 1997, Cindy began her career as the Manager of the U.S. Olympians and Paralympians Alumni Association. She served as a board member of the USA Team Handball Foundation and as board member and treasurer of the Olympians & Paralympians Relief Fund (OPRF) which she founded in 1999. Cindy retired in July 2023 after 35 years of service at the USOPC and continues in her volunteer role as Executive Director of the Olympians and Paralympians Relief Fund (OPRF). The United States Olympic Endowment presented three awards during its 2022 Annual Awards ceremony at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. Award recipients included Olympic fencer Peter Westbrook (George M. Steinbrenner III Sport Leadership Award), Paul George, world champion in pairs figure skating (William E. Simon Award), and D&E’s own Cindy Stinger, who received the General Douglas MacArthur Award for exemplary service to the USOPC and athletes. She was inducted into the Davis & Elkins College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.

Previous Award Recipients

2023	Nicolaas P. Pronk ’86
2022	G. Marion Brady ’49
2021	Dr. Bijan J. Goodarzi ’77
2019	Mr. David E. Clapp ’65
2018	Mr. Reginald “Reggie” Owens Sr. ’83
2017	Mr. Richard C. Seybolt, ’63
2016	Ms. Barbara Porter, ’76
2015	Mr. Mike Ross, ’61
2014	Dr. George M. Lauderbaugh, ’67
2013	Dr. Virginia “Ginger” Bowman Rich, ’74
2012	Dr. Romeo A. Vidone, ’52
2011	Mr. Jim B. Lloyd, ’61
2010	Dr. Robert G. Smith, ’65
2009	Mr. Phil S. Inglee, ’59
2008	Mr. Eric J. Nilsen, ’82
2007	Ms. Susan Colussy, ’67
2006	Mr. A. Bryant Applegate, ’77
2005	Mr. Peter H. Dougherty, ’75
2004	Dr. Donald H. Slocum, ’51
2003	Dr. Ronald A. Rollins, Sr., ’57
2002	Mr. Wendell M. Cramer, ’59
2001	Brig. Gen. Robert Murdock, USAF, ’69
2000	Lt. Col. Michael G. Dakes, USAF (Ret.), ’59
1999	The Rev. Dr. Neil Irons, ’58
1998	The Honorable Charles N. Clevert, ’69
1997	Mr. J. Keith Hiser, ’55
1996	Dr. Joseph Fry, ’69
1995	Dr. Gloria Marquette Payne, ’43
1994	Dr. John French, ’48
1993	Mrs. Elizabeth Guye Kittle, ’47
1992	Dr. H. Thomas Mullis, ’65
1991	Mrs. Peggy Talbott Wagner, ’52
1990	The Rev. Richard L. Huggins,’60
1989	Dr. E. C. “Gene” Sidwell, ’25
1988	Dr. Nicholas A. Pace, ’55
1987	Dr. Margaret Purdum Goddin, ’50
1986	The Rev. Dr. Russell D. Burns, ’51
1985	Mr. James K. Marstiller, ’40
1984	Mrs. Willetta Goddin Hinkle, ’45 and Mr. Howard H. Wolfe, ’36
1983	Mr. Gary W. North, ’62
1982	Mr. P.B. “Sol” Kampf, ’47
1981	Mr. Henry A. Rutherford Jr., ’31 and Dr. Kenneth J. Anderson, ’59
1980	The Rev. Dr. Felix Gear, ’22, The Rev. C. Newman Faulconer, ’31, Mrs. Claire Fiorentino, ’49, Mr. Vernon B. Harris, ’20, Mr. Nicholas Hahon, ’48, Mr. Calvin Morgan, ’65, Miss May L. Wilt, ’16, Dr. Sam R. Hoover, ’30, Dr. Mary Virginia Moore, ’40, and Dr. George Pappas, ’56
1979	Mr. Stuart Johnson, ’06, Mr. James D. Phillips, ’57, Mr. Harry Whetsell, ’18, Miss D. Mildred Beaty R.N., ’56, Dr. Stephen V. Montgomery, ’71, and Dr. David L. Kurtz, ’63
1978	Mr. James W. Wallace, ’33
1977	Mr. Carl G. Beard II, ’51
1976	Mr. Harry L. Shelton, ’34
1975	Ms. Leonidas K. Lovenstein, ’22
1974	Dr. Robert N. Brown, ’30
1973	Dr. Eva G. Goddin Cutright, ’15
1972	Mr. Hubert T. Marshall, ’26
1971	Dr. Ellis C. MacDougall, ’50
1970	Judge Robert E. Maxwell, ’46
1969	Mr. Earl K. Lyons, ’47
1968	Mr. H. Dale Ridgeway, ’41
1967	Mr. Edgar Smith, ’13
1966	Mr. Robert A. Allen, ’36
1965	Dr. N. Bayard Green, ’26
1964	Ms. Anna J. Parmesano, ’19
1963	Dr. Robert P. Irons, ’42
1962	Dr. Nelson S. Knaggs, ’29
1961	Dr. Rowland C. Hansford, ’33 and Dr. Lindsey J. Phares, ’36
1960	Mr. Roy A. Delauder, ’41 and Dr. Irl C. Schoonover, ’30
1959	Mr. Vernon B. Harris, ’20 and Mr. Harness P. Mullennex, ’14

Senators Community Service Award

The Senators Community Service Award is presented to an alumna/us in recognition of service to the community which resulted in significant impact.

Previous Award Recipients

2021	David Cutlip ’77
2019	Dr. Andy Johanson ’63
2017	Peter Ullnan ’49

Tower Award

The Tower Award is presented to an alumna/us for outstanding commitment and service to the College and its alumni programs. This award recognizes alumni who have gone above and beyond for the College. Basis for selection includes volunteering of time, talent and/or funds in support of the numerous student and alumni programs the College offers.

2024- Kathryn Dunbar Ramsdell ’74

Kathy graduated from D&E magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Education. While a student at D&E, she was a member of Alpha Chi (honorary

academics), Alpha Phi Omega (service fraternity), the D&E College Choir and Student Christian Association. She also served as the treasurer for Student National Education Association.

After graduating from D&E, Kathy began her career as a Special Education teacher while raising three children with her husband, Harvey. She enjoys spending time with her three grandchildren and is very active with her church and various civic activities.

Previous Award Recipients

2023	Kimberly M. Farry ’85
2022	Louis W. Stark ’76
2021	Karen Kober Brown ’84
2019	Mrs. Deborah A. Larkin ’11
2018	Ms. Maribeth “Beth” Headley Robenolt, ’82
2017	Robin White Rybczynski, ’86
2016	Paul Stirrup, ’60
2015	Ms. Karen Harmeier Berner, ’64
2014	Dr. William L. Turner Jr., ’72
2013	Finish the Field Committee
2012	Mr. Fred Fincken, ’62
2011	Mrs. Debbie Payne Fragale, ’81
2010	Dr. Frank M. Mele, ’58
2009	Mr. Clifford E. Marstiller, ’80
2008	Ms. Laura Constantine, ’81
2007	Mr. H. Flint Engleman II, ’90
2006	Mr. Gary Horvath, ’62
2005	Mr. W. Miles Runner, ’59
2004	Mr. Lawrence B. Hunt, ’67
2003	Mr. Robert Beckwith, ’67
2002	Mr. Tharon Jack, ’61
2001	Mr. John Whitman, ’50
2000	Mr. Robert Craig, ’49
1999	Mr. James Bialek, ’74
1998	Dr. Blaine Steensland, ’72
1997	Mr. Gary W. North, ’62
1996	Dr. Robert Rector, ’42
1995	Dr. Andrew Johanson Jr., ’64
1994	Mr. Ray Luce III, ’65
1993	Mr. Peter Dougherty, ’75
1992	Mr. Earl Rodeheavor, ’38
1991	Dr. George Morgan Jr., ’61
1990	Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett, ’66
1989	The Rev. Dr. Jean Humason Henderson, ’64
1988	Mr. Robert Livingston, ’61
1987	Dr. Michael DiMario, ’60
1986	Mrs. Dorothy Blake Lutz
1985	Mr. Charles Potter II, ’68

Outstanding Young Alumna/us Award

The Outstanding Young Alumna/us Award is presented to a young alumnus who graduated within the last 10 years and shows promise in his or her profession and loyalty and commitment to the College. Basis for selection includes professional achievements and honors, community service/service to others, and commitment to the College.

2024- Robin Stillwater ’13 and ’14

Robin graduated A.S. Nursing (2013) and cum laude in B.A. Religion and Philosophy (2014). During her final two years at D&E, Robin worked as an E.R. nurse at Davis Medical Center. Following graduation, she attended Union Theological Seminary in New York City, pursuing her Masters in Divinity degree. While attending Union, Robin became a licensed nurse for the state of NY, and worked as a chaplain resident at a Veterans hospital in Brooklyn. In 2017, Robin joined the Navy with the intention of becoming a Naval Chaplain. In August 2020, Robin was ordained as a reverend in the Unitarian Universalist Tradition and now serves as Lt. j.g. as a Naval Chaplain at the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL.

Previous Award Recipients

2023	Makeia R. Jonese ’18
2022	Houston Darling ’14
2021	Amber D. Vineyard ’10
2019	Ms. Madalyn M. Humphrey ’17
2018	Ms. Kaia Kater-Hurst, ’16
2017	Ms. Kathryn R. Owsianiecki Hartmann, ’08
2016	Dr. Katie MacGregor, ’08
2015	Mr. Michael J. Knox, ’08
2014	Mr. Cory A. Toth, ’06
2013	Mr. Joel Richardson, ’10
2012	Mr. Wesley Withrow, ’04
2011	Mr. Lonnie L. Martin, ’02
2010	Mr. Aaron Seth Taylor, ’00
2009	Ms. Gail M. Rasor, ’02
2008	Mr. Curtis L. Metten, ’00
2007	Mr. Nathaniel Bonnell, ’03
2006	Mr. Scot McKenzie, ’96
2005	Ms. Kimberly G. Morris, ’96
2004	Mr. Scott D. Goddard, ’96
2003	Mr. Richard W. Shryock Jr., ’93
2002	Mr. Douglas A. Homer, ’93
2001	Mr. Kevin Yokum, ’93
2000	Mrs. Janet Slaugenhaupt Toth, ’93
1999	Mr. Richard Campbell, ’93
1998	Mr. H. Flint Engleman II, ’90
1997	Dr. Jeffrey S. Trump, ’88
1995	Mr. Mitchell Ellisen, ’86
1994	Dr. Gary Gregg II, ’90
1993	Mr. Barry Greene, ’83
1992	Mr. Joseph V. DiCesare, ’88
1991	Mr. Craig Deemer, ’82
1990	Dr. Jannette Abell Pepper, ’80
1989	Mr. Hugh Baird, ’83
1988	Mr. Andrew McCorkle, ’79
1987	Ms. Melissa Hambrick Luce, ’83
1986	Mr. Mark Caldwell, ’80

Crystal Mace Award

Considered the College’s most prestigious award, the Crystal Mace Award is presented in recognition of transformational leadership, service and/or character, and of unparalleled gifts of time, talent and/or treasure.

Previous Award Recipients

2022	Joyce Butler McKee Allen
2019	Dr. June B. Myles
2017	Dr. Gloria M. Payne

Alumni Volunteer Award

The Alumni Volunteer Award is presented to an individual for unusual and distinguished volunteer service to the College and community. This is not an annual award.

2024 – Dana Marzolf ‘81

As a child, Dana always loved the library, and in 6^th grade she became a helper at her elementary school in Pittsburgh. After high school, Dana began working at the main branch of the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh and with the City and Allegheny County bookmobiles. In 1974, Dana and her family moved to Elkins, where she began taking classes at Davis & Elkins College, graduating with a major in Religion and Philosophy and a minor in Sociology. Following her retirement from Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church in Crofton, Maryland as Director of Christian Education, Dana returned to Elkins and began volunteering for Booth Library. She has archived thousands of photos and related articles to preserve the history of D&E. Dana shares that it has been no small task but that she has enjoyed the work and discovering interesting historical facts about the College, Senators Davis and Elkins, and the City of Elkins as well.

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