Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1972 to recognize alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Illinois who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service for the advancement of the institution.

Past Recipients

2010
Janet Turney Mulvaney ’58 aces
Merle L. Mulvaney ’58 aces
 

2009
Ed McMillan
’69 ACES

2008
Carol Keiser-Long
’68 ACES

2007
Lila Jeanne “Shorty” Eichelberger ’49 ACES, MS ’52 ACES  

2006
Bob Campbell ’54 BUS
Alice Campbell JD ’43 LAW

2005
Shahid Khan '71 ENG
Ann Khan '80 LAS

2004
Roger Plummer '64 ENG

2003
Richard W. Reynolds '53 ENG, MS '58 ENG
Trudy Gassmann Reynolds 58 EDU

2002
Howard C. Humphrey '59 BUS

2001
Albert Wohlers '39 LAS

2000
Alan Hallene '51 ENG
Phyllis Welsh Hallene '51 LAS

1999
Richard J. Faletti '47 LAW

1998
Russell "Ruck" W. Steger '50 MEDIA

1997
Gayl S. Pyatt '64 LAS

1996
Ralph C. Hahn '51 ENG, MS '52 ENG

1995
Erwin Small '55 VET MED, DVM '57, MS '65

1994
William D. Engelbrecht '66 MEDIA, MS '72 MEDIA

1993
Dean E. Madden '43 ENG

1992
William H. Lycan '24 LAS, MS '26 LAS, PHD '29 LAS

1991
George William Howard III '56 LAS, LLB '59

1990
Virginia Coultas Sharp '40 ACES, MS '54 ACES

1989
John E. Cribbet JD '47

1988
Frederic B. Hoppin '41 ACES

1987
Joseph Antonello Jr. '43 BUS

1986
Jane Hayes Rader '54 LAS

1985
Orville G. Bentley

1984
Roger B. Pogue '41 ENG

1983
Carl & Mary Jane Neer '33 LAS & '33 EDU

1982
Timothy J. Nugent
Robert D. Heath
'50 BUS, posthumously

1981
Daniel J. Perrino '48 FAA, MS '49 FAA

1980
Charles E. (Chuck) Flynn'34 MEDIA, AM '40 EDU

1979
Kenney E. Williamson'66 BUS

1978
Charles Merriam

1977
Paul K. Bresee'23 ACES

1976
Charles C. (Chick) Evans'60 ENG, MS '61 ENG

1975
Timothy Swain'31 LAS, LLB '33

1974
C. E. (Chilly) Bowen'22 BUS

1973
None given

1972
Royal (Rooney) Stipes'27 BUS