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Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards: Past Winners


Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards Winners

2020 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Young Alumni: Jenny Ford ('10), Michael Kreuger ('16 & '19), Melissa Pappas ('15), Dr. Vanessa Phillips ('06, '09, '14), Sigrid Solgard ('15)
  • Distinguished Alumni: Terry Berling ('70), Dr. Diane Kelley ('78, '91, '94, '97), Olevia McNally ('07 & '10), Dr. Benjamin Stubbs ('02)
  • Chambered Nautilus Award of Merit: Dr. Usha Kundu and Mr. Mahadeb Kundu
  • Research and Scholarship: C.A. Weis Community Partnership School
  • Workforce and Career Development: Dee Swanson, Enterprise Holdings
  • Public Service and Education: Studer Community Institute
  • Quality of Life: Robin Foley, Pensacola's Rec Plex North parkrun/walk
  • Community Engagement Educator Award: Dr. Heidi Salanki Rubardt
  • Community Impact Award: Carson Wilber
  • Community Innovation: Thomas Asmuth

Watch the 2020 Spirit of UWF Alumni & Community Awards Ceremony

2017 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Alumnus: Joseph Ambersley
  • Outstanding Young Alumna: Ashlee Carpentier (B.A. '10)
  • Distinguished Alumni: John Brill (M.A. '03), Pamela Bunge (B.A. '90), Harrison Peters (B.A. '99), Robert Turpin (B.S. '94), Robert Spencer (M.S. '73)
  • Chambered Nautilus Award of Merit: Harold "Hal" Marcus
  • Research and Scholarship: Jeff Mislevy, CEO Covenant Alzheimer's Services of Pensacola and the Gulf Coast
  • Workforce and Career Development: Gulf Power
  • Public Service and Education: Barbara Albrecht
  • Quality of Life: Peter Rubardt
  • Community Engagement Educator Award: Dr. Blaine Lawlor
  • Community Impact Award: Brittany Hensley, UWF graduate student
  • Community Innovation: Dr. Carla Thompson

2013 Award Recipients

  • Alumni Service: Scott Ramsey
  • Friends of the University: Publix Super Markets and HomeRun Holdings
  • Honorary Alumnus: Dr. Kyle Marrero
  • Outstanding Young Alumni: Jason Lasure and John Adams
  • Distinguished Alumni: Dr. P.S. Ruckman, Jr. and Molly Adams
  • Chambered Nautilus Award of Merit: John Switzer and Charlie Switzer 
 

2012 Award Recipients

  • Alumni Service: Tim Haag
  • Friends of the University: Gulf Power Company and Pen Air Federal Credit Union
  • Honorary Alumni: Dr. Carl Backman and General Mike Ferguson
  • Outstanding Young Alumni: Steven Barry and Tyson Ray
  • Distinguished Alumni: Greer Harvell, John Jerralds and Frances Yeo
 

2011 Award Recipients

  • Friend of the University: McDonal Fleming Moorhead
  • Honorary Alumnus: Roy Jones, Jr.
  • Outstanding Young Alumni: Dr. Christopher Brill, '03; Jason Crawford, '04; and Jeremy Wyatt, '10
  • Distinguished Alumni: W. Paul Bowers,'78; Linda Evanchyk, '79 & '93; and Clarence Gearhart, '76 & '80