Distinguished Service Award
Established in 1972, the Distinguished Service Award is bestowed upon alumni, faculty, staff or friends of the University of Illinois by the University of Illinois Alumni Association, on behalf of the University of Illinois. It is awarded to those individuals who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication, and service to the advancement of the University of Illinois.
2012 Recipient
Basil Taylor Bennett
phd ’74 com
Management consultant;
Senior scientific adviser, National Association for Biomedical Research
Dr. B. Taylor Bennett has dedicated more than 30 years of his professional career to shepherding UIC’s animal care program and fostering research at the institution as a whole. Through his leadership at the Research Resources Center and the Biologic Resources Laboratory, he has helped place UIC among the top 50 entities in the nation in terms of federally funded research.
As an animal welfare advocate and active member of a wide range of professional organizations, Bennett has excelled at promoting UIC as a premier research institution, as well as refining laboratory medicine practices and impacting legislation related to the well-being of animals and their use in research.
Previous Recipients
| 2011 Marsha F. Cassidy ’67 LAS |
2010 William Hawes ’68 ENG, MS ’69 ENG |
| 2009 David P. Kumamoto ’71 LAS, ’74 DENT, DDS ’76, MS ’78 COM |
2008 Stephen J. Sinclair |
| 2007 Kay M. Schwichtenberg, MBA ’84 |
2006 Truman Anderson, MS ’52 COM, PHD ’55 COM, MD ’60, RES ’61 |
| 2005 Edward L. Deam |
2004 Jerry Meyerhoff '70 ENG |
| 2003 Thomas K. Barber '47 DENT, MS '49 DENT, DDS '49 DENT |
2002 David A. Weinberg |
| 2001 George Kottemann '55 DDS |
2000 William Merchantz '79 BUS ADM |
| 1999 Sidney L. Port '33 LAS |
1998 Dr. James C. Pritchard '54 LAS, MD '58 |
| 1997 Nina T. Shepherd '55 LAS |
1996 Harriet H. Werley |
| 1995 Joseph S. Holtzman '68 BUS |
1994 William Bobco Jr. '69 ENG |
| 1993 Herschel D. Wallace III '71 LAS |
1992 Lester Henry Miller Jr. '48 ALS, AM '50 EDU |
| 1991 James E. Gearien '41 PHARM Former pharmacy professor |
1990 Frank W. Houck '40 ENG Former physical plant director |
| 1989 Robert Corley AM '48 LAS, PHD '54 LAS Posthumously LeBaron P. Johnson '44 MED M.D. |
1988 Earl L. Neal '49 LAS Former president, Board of Trustees |
| 1987 Virginia M. Ohlson Professor emerita of nursing Retired assistant dean for international studies |
1986 John Corbally President emeritus, University of Illinois William Overholt Emeritus dean of students |
| 1985 David Dodds Henry President emeritus, University of Illinois William Sager Professor emeritus, chemistry |
1984 Paul Q. Peterson '35 MED, MD '38 Dean emeritus, School of Public Health Milton Rakove Professor of political science - posthumously |
| 1983 Joseph S. Begando '47 MS, PHD '51 CBA Chancellor emeritus, Medical Center Donald H. Riddle Chancellor emeritus, Chicago Circle |
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| Chicago Circle |
Medical Center |
| 1982 Leonard J. Currie Professor emeritus, architecture Former dean, College of Architecture and Art |
1982 Dr. William J. Grove MD '44, MS '48 MED Executive dean emeritus, College of Medicine Former vice chancellor of academic affairs |
| 1981 Peter A. Berrafato MS '49 ALS Professor emeritus, physical education Former director, University and Community Recreation |
1981 Vito Marzullo Chicago alderman from the West Side Former state representative, 20th District |
| 1980 Samuel Weingarten Professor emeritus, social work at UICC |
1980 Arthur J. Snider Science editor, Chicago Sun Times |
| 1979 Russell W. Ballard Former director, Hull House |
1979 Park Livingston '30 LAS, '81 MED Former University trustee |
| 1978 Dr. Eugene Eidenberg Former vice chancellor, UICC |
1978 George L. Webster '22 PHARM Dean emeritus, College of Pharmacy |
| 1976 Warren Brown Former dean of men, Chicago Circle |
1977 Beatrice Wade Director emeritus, occupational therapy |
| 1975 Richard J. Daley Mayor of Chicago |
1976 Dr. Mary Kelly Mullane Dean emeritus, College of Nursing |
| 1974 Charles Havens '27 BUS, MS '34 BUS Former director, University physical plant |
1975 Earl Hughes '29 ACES Former president, Board of Trustees |
| 1973 Norman A. Parker Former chancellor, Chicago Circle |
1974 Lyle Lanier Former vice president, Board of Trustees |
| 1973 Frances Best Watkins '21 COM Former University trustee |
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