The CITATION OF MERIT is given to former Southwestern students who have performed exceptional civic and/or professional services in a given geographic area or field of endeavor. Recipients represent the highest standards of Southwestern University's commitment to a values-centered curriculum and development of the whole person.

Following are the previous recipients of the award.

1969

Mrs. Frank P. Carvey, Jr. (Louise Britt)
Dr. Charles H. Gillespie
Mr. Rutherford E. Haas
Dr. James M. Hardy
Mr. Beverly Ray Henson
Dr. Harold Dave Medley
Dr. William Seale

1970

Mr. Paul K. Baker
Dr. Frank Callcott
Dr. Arthur A. Few, Jr.
Mrs. Gerald N. McAllister (Helen Earle Black)
Mrs. T. Herbert Minga (Annie Edward Barcus)
Dr. Thomas J. Pace, Jr.
Dr. Sue Ann Landrum Pace
Dr. Shelley V. Smith
Dr. Fred Winchell Sparks

1971

Mr. Hal Kennedy
Dr. Ralph Harris Poteet
Mrs. James O'Hear Sanders (Josephine Field)
The Reverend R. Maurice Edens

1972

Dr. David K. Switzer
Dr. William H. Moore, III
Mrs. William H. Moore, III (Suzanne Runyan)
Mrs. Van C. Tipton, Jr. (Dr. Ann Baugh Tipton)

1973

Dr. Douglas Mac Benold
Dr. John Roland Folse
Dr. Howell R. Gaddy, Jr.
Dr. William H. Glaze
Dr. Paul K. Rees

1974

Mrs. Lanette Liese Wilkinson
Dr. Lee E. Edens
Mr. W. C. Nemo Herrera
Mr. Lamar Muse

1975

Dr. James H. Atkinson
Mr. Albert Gore
Dr. Stanley Hauerwas

1976

Mrs. Robert Durr (Grace Ann McCreless)
Mr. Jack L. Gillum, Jr.
Mr. Chester Allen

1977

Mr. Edward P. Onstot
Mr. Charles Schorre

1979

Mr. Bobby J. Moegle
Mr. Thomas F. Vickers

1980

Mr. Frank J. Story

1981

Mr. Richard M. Hawkins

1983

Dr. John and Joann Evans Foster
Ms. Deborah Ownby McCarty
Mr. Robert F. B. "Skip" and JoAnn Long Morse

1984

Mr. Robert T. Rork

1985

Dr. Robert A. Love
Mr. Albert T. Viola

1986

Ms. Margaret Benjamin Keys
Dr. Jimmie R. McDonald

1987

Dr. Frank Bass, Jr.
Mmr. Stayton P. Calhoun
Dr. F. Fleming Crim
Mr. Ernest Nieto
Dr. Margie Barnes Peschel

1988

Dr. James Adams, Jr.
Dr. Sharon Brown Christopher

1989

Mr. Seth Dorbandt
Mr. Merriman Morton
Ms. Sandra Shenkir

1990

Dr. Paul ('69) and Patty (Rundell) Bell
Mr. Bill ('69) and Brenda (Butler) Hardt

1991

Reverend Jose Palos
Ms. Sharla Hotchkiss Honorable Ann Tyrell Cockran

1992

Mrs. Aileen Tennille Oglesby
Mr. Steven P. Lufburrow

1993

Dr. Dave Goss '59
Ann Alloway Stingle '66

1994

Ms. Ethel Gusman '29
Dr. Jose-Pablo Garcia '56

1995

The Honorable Alice Oliver-Parrott '73
Bill Jack '48 and Mary Lee Cannan Marshall '48

1996

Mr. Thomas A. Forbes '71

1997

Dr. William '55 and Janey Smith Wiemers '54

1998

Mrs. Mary Faith Sterk '72

1999

Dr. David B. Clifford '71

2000

Kay '78 & Mark '76 Mayfield

2001

Dr. Jane O. Stafford '74

2002

Suzanne McDaniel '74

2003                                

Mr. Shedrick J. Boren '98

2004                                 

Mrs. Nancy Woodman Grayson '71

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