Each year since 1982, the Ohio Universtiy Alumni Association has bestowed the Distinguished Service award to recognize exceptional service on behalf of alumni chapters, clubs, constituent societies and, in special instances, Ohio University and its colleges and schools. We continue to applaud the efforts of these awardees.
2023 Awardees
- Yvette Alexander Slate, B.A. ’89
- R. Clarke Vandervort, A.B. ’75
- Marty Wall, B.A. ’72
2022 Awardees
- Dwight L. Ferguson, BSC ’79
- Alex J. Garcia, Jr., BBA ’69
- Beverly E. Jones, BSJ ’69, MBA ’75
- Byron L. Ward, BBA ’89
2020 Awardees
- Laura A. Brege, AB/BBA ’78
- Julie A. Mann Keppner, BBA ’02
- David W. Pidwell, BSEE ’69, MS ’70
- Charles R. Stuckey, Jr., BSME ’66
2019 Awardees
- William L. Axline, BBA ’71
- Anthony Webb, BSC ’76
2018 Awardees
- William “Erv” Ball, BSED ‘77
- Jennifer Jones Donatelli, BSJ ‘98
2017 Awardees
- William Hilyard, BSED '67
- Chuck Williams, BSED '67
2016 Awardees
- David Abram, BSC '89
- Charles "Chuck" W. Beck, Jr., BS '62
- Amy Hollis, BSJ '96
2015 Awardees
- Mike McTeague, MA '67, EMER '03
- T.J. Simonik, BBA '07
- Ann Wagner Hill, BSEd '68
2014 Awardees
- R. "Smitty" Smith, BFA '58, MFA '60
- Patricia Schuneman, BSED '59
- Dell D. Robinson, BSPE '88
- Ralph J. Hopper, Jr., BSED '63
2013 Awardees
- LaWanna S. White, BSED '65
2012 Awardees
- Charles T. Mehlman, DO '89
- Carl H. Walker, BSED '56
2011 Awardees
- Thomas J. Starr, BBA '69
2010 Awardees
- Terry Lee, AB ’72
2009 Awardees
- Marilyn R. Allen, BSED '58
- William J. Burke, DO '88
- James E. Daley, BBA '63
- James M. McVicker, BBA '68
2008 Awardees
- Leon M. Harris, BSC '83, HON '99
- Datuk Shaik Sulaiman Ismail, AA '69, BSED '70
- Jeffrey A. Miller, BSCE '73
- R. Budd Werner, BSCOM '53
2007 Awardees
- Patricia A. Ackerman, BA '66
- Richard H. Brown, BBA '65
2006 Awardees
- Ursula B. Farfel, AB '56
- Linda J. Saul, BSHS '71, MA '72
2005 Awardees
- Barbara Strom Thompson, AB '76
- John W. Baughman, BSED '67
2004 Awardess
- Diana J. Walters, BFA '68, MFA '70
- Ronald L. Patrick, BSEE '60
- Joanne S. Utley, BSJ '79
- George A. Carroll Jr., BSCE '69
2003 Awardees
- Jeffrey Chaddock, BSC '88
- Philip Muck, BSCO '62
2002 Awardees
- James M. Abraham, BSEE '43, BSIE '48
- Karen S. Reynolds, BSED '68, MA '69
2001 Awardees
- Sydney E. Buck, BSCO '57
- Louis Vlasho, BSCO '59
2000 Awardee
- Heidi L. Tracy, BSJ '89
Innovative programming initiatives
1999 Awardees
- Katja Auen
Germany Serving Europe Chapter - Col. Marc H. Glasgow, BSME '64
Support of OU's athletic programs - Robert L. Rings, BSED '62, MS '67, PHD '76
Massachusetts Alumni Chapter - Jim Wycoff, AB '71
Development of OHIO's Sales Centre certificate and Master's Degree program in financial economics
No awards presented in 1998
No awards presented in 1997
1996 Awardees
- Mark Mace, BBA '78
Central Ohio Chapter - Betty Milhendler, AB '45
Massachusetts Chapter Serving New England - Linda Smith, BSED '71
Greater Dayton Chapter - Larry Smith, BBA '71
Greater Dayton Chapter
1995 Awardees
- Rick Bagby, BSED '76
Fairfield County Chapter - Steve Yonkers, AB '88
Nation's Capital Chapter - William R. Damschroder, BBA '85
College of Business Society of Alumni & Friends and Central Ohio Chapter
1994 Awardees
- Tan Sri Datuk NJ. Arshad Bin Ayub, LLD '73
Malaysian Chapter - Mary Banks Connett, BSHE '46
Sarasota Chapter - Loring M. Connett, AB '47, MA '48
Sarasota Chapter - Marcia Benjamin Michelli, BSJ '64
New York/New Jersey/Connecticut Chapter - Hazel Schmees, BS '56
Greater Cincinnati Chapter
1993 Awardees
- Jeffrey E. Brehm, BSJ '81
Fairfield County Chapter - Samuel D. Greiner, BSME '55
Russ College of Engineering and Technology Board of Visitors - Kathy Bush-Soule, BSHS '81
Houston Chapter - John P. Susany, AB '83
Greater Cleveland Chapter - Margaret McClintock Thompson, BSED '74
Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter - Don Voelker, BSME '52
The Ohio University Alumni Association - Virginia Welton, AB '68
Greater Dayton Chapter
1992 Awardees
- Janice Barnes, BSED '66
Fairfield County Chapter - Barbara Gazella '60
- Bonna Mintz-DeMarco, BSHE '65
Ohio University Women's Club of Greater Cleveland - Yoshiro Koike, MSEE '76
Japan Chapter - E. Paul Stychno, BSED '70
San Francisco Chapter
1991 Awardees
- Col. Drexel and Betty Jean Cochran
Orlando Chapter - Willard W. Smith, BBA '71
Fairfield County Chapter
1990 Awardees
- Cathy Fitzpatrick Bitler BSC '80
Fairfield County Chapter - Norma Vandervort Kalina, BSED '43
Greater Los Angeles Chapter - James E. Richard, DO '82
Alumni and Friends - Julia Brophy Righter, BSC '76
Central Ohio Chapter - William E. Righter, BSC '77
Central Ohio Chapter - Carmen C. Sberna, AB '41
Chicago Chapter
1989 Awardees
- Mary Lou DeSouza
Massachusetts Chapter - Patricia Cookro Hercules, AB '60
Akron Association of Ohio University Women - Margaret Spooner Voelker, '51
Greater Kansas City Chapter
1988 Awardees
- Thomas J. Corbin, AB '75
Fairfield County Chapter - Michael P. Kress, BBA '65
San Francisco Chapter - Donald L. Swaim, BFA '59
Greater New York/New Jersey Chapter - Richard C. Widdis, BBA '63
The Ohio University Alumni Association
1987 Awardees
- Robert W. Frey, BSED '71
College of Education/Society of Alumni and Friends - Leona H. Hughes, BSED '30
Suncoast Chapter
1986 Awardees
- Dean E. Baesel, BSCO '42
Greater Kansas City Chapter - Irene G. Bandy-Hedden, BSED'62
College of Education/Society of Alumni and Friends - Robert W. Forloine, BSJ '58
Chicago Chapter - Peter T. Lalich Sr., BSCO '42
The Ohio University Alumni Association - Joyce L. Plotkin, BSCO '70
Massachusetts Alumni Chapter
1985 Awardees
- Charlotte Meade, AB '78
The Ohio University Alumni Association - Michael E. Samuels, BSED '75
Columbus Metropolitan Chapter - Harriette M. Springer, '85
Greater Dayton Chapter - L. Dale Springer, BSEE '59
Greater Dayton Chapter - William Steinhardt, AB '50
Greater Kansas City Chapter
1984 Awardees
- Robert Axline, BSCO '57
Massachusetts Chapter - William A. Dillingham, BBA '71
Cleveland Green & White Club - Foster Harmon, DFA '34
Suncoast Chapter - Martha Harmon, '34
Suncoast Chapter - Elnora L. Jenkins, AB '77
Columbus Metropolitan Chapter - K. Daniel Streiff, BBA '67
Chicago Chapter
1983 Awardees
- Emil S. Kustin, AB '40
Greater New York/New Jersey Chapter - Jack Sampselle, BSED '57
Suncoast Chapter - Rita B. Sampselle, BSS '36
Sun coast Chapter