Distinguished Alumnni Award

[Content from plaques previously displayed in Weigel 110]

The School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award is bestowed in recognition of important contributions made to the profession of music. Important roles as a scholar, performer, teacher and/or administrator. Awarded by the School of Music Administrative Committee.

[arrange accordions by decade]

[has this award stopped or are we simply missing the last several years of names?]

1980s

1987–1988 • Barbara Daniels (BM 1969) • Soprano, Metropolitan Opera

1988–1989 • Richard Stolzman (BM 1964) • Two-time Grammy Award-winning clarinetist 

[LINK TO A WEBSITE IF PROFESSIONAL? DO WE TRY TO LOCATE ONE FOR EACH PERSON? THEY COULD GO DARK EVENTUALLY. WORTH IT GIVEN THESE PAGES WILL HAVE LITTLE TRAFFIC? THEN AGAIN, IS THIS AWARD MEANINGFUL TO TRACK IF WE DON'T INDICATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ALUMNI? WHAT IF THEIR WIKI DOES NOT LIST OSU, AS WITH BARBARA DANIELS? WHAT IF WE HAVE NOT INTEL ON SOMEONE?] 

1990s

1989–1990 • Jack Renner (BS ed 1957) • Founder and CRO, Telarc Records

[BEST TO LINK TO PERSONAL/BUSINESS SITE, WHICH COULD GO DARK EVENTAULLY, OR TO WIKI WHICH MIGHT BE MORE EVERGREEN BUT IT NOT AS INVITING OR INTERACTIVE?]

1990–1991 • Ziggy Coyle

1991–1992 • James Hanshumaker

1992–1993 • Clare Grundman

1993–1994 • Diane Kesling

1994–1995 • Susan Waterbury

1995–1996 • Henry Panion

1996–1997 • Christine Brandes

1997–1998 • Rudolph Radocy

1998–1999 • none

2000s

1999–2000 • Stephen Montague

2000–2001• Robert Cowden

2001–2002 • none

2002–2003 • Hank Marr

2003–2004 • Carl Chevallard

2004–2005 • Howard Klug 

2005–2006 • Eugene Grunewald

2006–2007 • Ladd McIntosh

2007–2008 • Vincent Mendoza

2008–2009 • Tom Battenberg

2010s

2009–2010 • Donna Brink Fox

2010–2011 • Laura Ahlbeck

2011–2012 • Fritz Kaenzig

2012–2013 • Eugenia Costa-Giomi

2013–2014 • Timothy Russell

2014–2015 • James Swearingen

2015–2016 • Diane Touliatos

2016–2017 • none

2017–2018 • none

2018–2019 • Milton Ruffin

2020s

2019–2020 • none

2020–2021 • Jim Rupp

2021–2022

2022–2023

2023–2024

2024–2025

2025–2026