Established in 1985 by the FAU Alumni Association, the Hall of Fame Award recognizes extraordinary alumni who demonstrate exceptional service and commitment to their profession or to the community.
Additionally, distinguished alumni from each of Florida Atlantic’s colleges are honored for their outstanding accomplishments. Our honorees exemplify the University’s legacy of service and excellence around the globe.
1985-2023 Hall of Fame Award Recipients
2024
Phillip Parker, CAE, CCE, ’73
Angela S. Prestia, Ph.D., ’14
2023
Brittany Bowe, B.S. ’10
Nicole Cummings, B.S. ’03
2022
Seth Siegel, BS ’96
2021
Melissa Durbin, BS ’96, MS ’10
Dr. Michael Metzner, BA ’12
2019
Arthur Brooks, PhD, MA ’94
2018
Desmond Blackburn, PhD ’06
2017
Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD, BS ’82, MA ’84
2016
Brent. D. Burns, BBA ’81
2015
David B. O’Maley, BBA ’71
2014
Thomas Workman, Jr., BS ’71
2013
Dr. Gene G. Kinney, MA ’92, PhD ’94
2012
Jaime Borras, BS ’74, BSEE ’74, ME ’81
2011
Kenneth Herman, BA ’75
2010
Jeremy J. Murphy, BA ’98
Douglas A. Bolly, BFA ’94
2009
John Connelly, BA ’71
Jay Salkini, BSEE ’85, MCE ’90
2008
Mary Wood, BBA ’76
Deborah Sharp, BA ’78
2007
David Paulison, BA ’70
Dr. Steven R. Swanson, MAS ’86
2006
Patricia A. McKay, BBA ’78
Manuel D. Medina, BS ’74
2005
Rey Moré, BSEE ’75
Richard C. Cook, BS ’71
2004
Robert W. Garcia, BA ’69
Kerri Ann Walukiewicz, BA ’95
2003
Miles A. McGrane III, BS ’70
Dr. Helga E. Rippen, BSME ’81
2002
Maynard G. Webb, Jr., BBA ’78
Susan H. Skemp, BSME ’81
2001
Lisbeth R. Barron, BBA ’82
Kevin C. Clark, BBA ’82
2000
Frederick R. Fromm, MBA ’85
1999
Scott H. Adams, BBA ’87
Ana Azcuy, BA ’76
1998
Dr. Richard DiMarchi, BS ’74
Charles McCutcheon, BA ’66
M. Lenny Pippin BA ’70
1997
Dr. Ed Noga, BS ’74, MS ’77
G. Wil Trower, BHS ’77
1996
Dr. Rita Bornstein, BA ’70, MA ’71
Frank T. Brogan, MEd ’81
1995
The Honorable Phillip J. Montante, Jr., MEd ’67
1994
Dr. Robert Orr, BA ’76
Allen E. Berman, BA ’77
1993
The Honorable Gary Farmer, BA ’70
Steven R. Berrard, BBA ’76
The Honorable Carol Hunstein, BS ’72
1992
Sister Irene Kraus, MBA ’75
1991
Dr. Piedad Robertson, EdS ’77, EdD ’77
1990
Hilmer E. Erickson, BA ’65, MEd ’70
Philip C. Modder, BS ’69
1989
Dr. Wilson G. Bradshaw, BA ’71, MA ’73
Dr. Caroline L.L. MacLeod, BA ’72
Joseph E. Fluet, Jr., MSE ’76
Timothy K. Hennessy, MBA ’77
Dr. Irene S. Lipof, EdS ’82, EdD ’85
Dolores B. Norley, MPA ’69
Florence Snyder Rivas, BA ’73
Dr. John A. Stewart, MEd ’70, EdD ’81
Dr. Charles W. Washington, BA ’68, MPA ’71
1988
Dolores Hardison, MEd ’66
Bernadette O’Grady, BA ’81
Scott T. Rhine, BBA ’75
1987
Susan C. Coughanour, BA ’71
G. Donald Fenton, BA ’70
Constance W. Hoffmann, BA ’71, MA ’72
Dr. Eduardo J. Padron, BA ’66
1986
Robert J. Criswell, BS ’69
Bruce H. Allen, BA ’71
Dr. Jose R. Bahamonde, BA ’71, MA ’74
Edward Montanaro, BA ’76, MA ’77
Donald J. Samuels, MEd ’72
Dr. Eric H. Shaw, BBA ’72, MBA ’73
1985
Betty J. Swyers, BA ’65
The Honorable Daniel A. Mica, BA ’66
Perry A. Rivkind, MEd ’66
Dr. Robert C. Maxson, MEd ’67
Clarence Anthony, BAA ’81, MPA ’82
Senator Kenneth Jenne, BA ’68
2004 – 2024
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
2024
Woody De Othello, B.F.A., ’13
2023
Aryeh E. Lehrer, B.A. ’03
2022
Charles L. Bender III, BA ’93
2021
Viridiana Lieberman, MA ’12
2019
Janelle K. Sarauw, ’07 BA
2018
Todd S. Pugh, B.S. ’93
2017
Anthony W. Anderson, B.A. ’79
2016
Melissa Hart, MFA ’90
2015
Marlow Rosado, BFA ’95
2014
Rory O’Connor, BA ’95
2013
Mary Beth McDonald, BA ’74
2012
Judith Ortiz Cofer, MA ’77
2011
Clarence Foster Stanback, MAA ’00
2010
Diana Shpungin, BFA ’00
2009
Africa T. Fine, MA ’01
2008
Linda A. Alley, BA ’94
2007
Dean E. Peterson, BMus ’05
2006
Marc Kudisch, BFA ’88
2005
Mirta A. Ojito, BA ’86
2004
Cynthia L. Stoddart, BFA ’81
College of Business
2024
Pablo Paez, M.B.A, ’03, ’08
2023
Erika Donalds, M.Acc. ’06
2021
Raymond Faloona, MAC ’91
2018
Kathleen Brush, M.B.A. ’80
2017
Brett Gavagni, MBA ’08
2016
Peter F. Striano III, BA ’94
2015
Phil Smith, BS ’69
2014
Jeff Crudele, BBA ’83
2013
Sharon Hayes, MBA ’95
2012
J. Rand Justice, CPA; BBA ’73
2011
Steve zum Tobel, BBA ’’889, MMBA ’91
2010
Anthony K.G. Barbar, BBA ’78
2009
Diane C. Bok, BBA ’80 & Robert L. Bok, BBA ’80
2008
Robert L. Forde, Jr., BA ’74, MBA ’79
2007
Jordan I. Siegel, MBA ’91, BBA ’99
2006
James W. Osterman, BFA ’76, MBA ’88
2005
James R. Border, BBA ’78
2004
Dr. George C. Zoley, BA ’72, MPA ’75
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
2024
Rigaud Joseph, Ph.D., ’11, ’12
2023
Michael Reiter, B.A. ’88
2022
Belcida Encinosa, MSW ’08
2021
Bradley Sorte, MBA ’14,
2019
Raphael Clemente, BA ’95, CRT ’96, MURP ’02
2017
Danielle N. Hartman, M.N.M. ’10
2016
Randy Goin, Jr., BARC ’00, MA ’02
2015
Peter L. Cruise, BHS ’78, MPA ’86, PhD ’95
2014
Clarence Bennett III, BA ’09
2013
Elizabeth Lugo, BSW ’94
2012
Mathew Broadhurst, BA ’10
2011
Paula Nasta, BARC ’07
2010
Colleen E. McLeod, MJPM ’02
2009
Dr. Joan E. Pynes, MPA ’83, PhD ’88
2008
Mark Greenwald, MJPM ’01
2007
Harry J. Mertz, MPA ’74
2006
Dr. Mohamad G. Alkadry, PhD ’00
2005
Delsa R. Bush, BA ’91
2004
Douglas P. Eagon, BA’76, MPA ’81
College of Education
2024
Ted Toomer, Ed. D., ’01
2023
Kavin Ming, Ed.D. ’07
2022
Dr. Cheryl Shields-Proctor, PhD ’17
2021
Dr. Shernette Dunn, PhD ’20
2019
Keith R. Oswald, MED ’96, EDS ’01
2017
Gay Sherman Voss, EdS. ’72, EdD. ’77
2016
Valerie Smith Wanza, PhD ’09
2015
Chuck Saw, BA ’70, MEd ’71
2014
Dr. Ruth A. Doran, EdD ’09
2013
Dr. Lee E. Brown, MEd ’87, EdD ’00
2012
Juan Carlos Santana, BS ’93, MEd ’94
2011
Dr. Margarita Pinkos, BS ’75, MEd ’87, EdS ’99,, EdD ’02
2010
Constance D. McGee, BA ’67 & Robert J. McGee, BA ’67
2009
Dr. Kathleen P. Ryan, EdS ’75, EdD ’79
2008
Louise Crocco, BS ’69
2007
Dr. Patricia J. Anderson, EdD ’97
2006
Samuel B. McDonald, MEd ’66
2005
Armand W. Grossman, MEd ’67, BA ’70, MBA ’77
2004
Gerri McPherson, EdS ’89
College of Engineering and Computer Science
2024
Mihai Fonoage, Ph.D., ’10
2023
Noel J. Gonzalez, B.S. ’94
2022
Danielle T. Dzung, BSME ’87
2021
Andre Lionel Jones, BSEE ’92
2019
Avid Proctor, MST ’94
2018
Ryan Wheeler, BS ’06
2017
Ravi M. Krishnamurthy, P.h.D., M.S.E. ’86
2016
Gary Enzor, BAS ’84, MBA ’90
2015
Catherine Haas Barre, BSME ’88
2014
Dr. Feridun Ozdil, MSE ’91
2013
Thomas J. de Groot, BSOE ’83
2012
John C. McDaris, BSE ’72
2011
Ursula Iafrate, BSEE ’03 & Michael N. Lansing, BSEE ’02
2010
Jimmy Clidaras, BSME ’94
2009
Dr. Mark Dean, MSE ’82
2008
Richard C. Asher, BBS ’67
2007
Mark Hickinbotham, BSME ’82
2006
Philip Zimmerman, BAS ’78
2005
Alex H. Makled, MS ’00
2004
Dr. Andrew M. Clark, BSSOOE ’80, ME ’83
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
2024
Edward Fulton, M.D., ’09
2023
Kathryn Lewis, B.A. ’04
2022
Cara Capp, MURP ’10
2019
Olsi Gjyshi, BA ’10
2018
Michael Degani, PhD, BA ’05
2017
Noemi Coltea, BA ‘05, MPA ’09, PhD.’14
2016
Erica Young, PhD, BA ’05
2015
Tara Marie Warrington, EQ, LLM; BA ’05
2014
Dr. Adam Iglesias, BA ’03, MA ’05
2013
Niina Pollari, BA ’06
2012
Dr. Walteria Tucker, BA ’04, MA ’06, PhD ’11
2011
Dr. Morgan Cable, BA ’05
2010
Jocelyn Sabbagh, BA ’07
2009
Jennifer A. McIvor, BA ’04
2008
Autumn S. Widdoes, BA ’03
2007
Anya Canache, BA ’03
2006
Jennifer A. Chiampou, BA ’02
2005
Beverley Berlin Mas, BA ’02
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
2024
Jean Seaver, M.S.N., ’97
2023
Herard LaFrance, B.S., M.S., D.N.P. ’04
2022
Taren O’Brien, MSN ’07
2019
Karen A. Grimley, PhD ’15
2018
Eugenia Millender, Ph.D. ’13, M.S.N. ’06, B.S.N. ’99
2017
Rocky D. Hosie, Lt Col, USAF, NC, M.S.N.-M.B.A. ’07
2016
Carol Tuttas, PhD, RN, MSN ’02
2015
Angela Starr Prestia, RN, NE-BC; PhD ’14
2014
Marie McLeod-Been, RN, JD; BSN ’89
2013
Dr. Laurie Grissman, MSN ’02, DNP ’10
2012
Janet D. Moreland, MSN ’98, PMC ’05
2011
Elizabeth Tsarnas, BSN ’93, MSN ’97
2010
Mary E. Bishop, MSN ’02
2009
Dr. M. Christopher Saslo, ARNP, BC; DNS ’07
2008
Dr. Gail Mitchell, BSN ’84
2007
Dr. Julie Hilsenbeck, DNS ’06
2006
Kelley H. Newlin, BSN ’97
2005
Kevin A. Huckshorn, BSN ’83
2004
Patricia Welch Dittman, MSN ’95
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
2024
Carly Yoost, B.S. ’09
2023
Maria Altieri, M.D. ’03
2022
Rik Deitsch, BS ’97
2021
Dr. Maria Jasin, BS ’78
2019
Avid Proctor, MST ’94
2018
Cécile Penland de García, PhD, BS ´75, MS ’77,
2017
M. Phillip DeYoung, PhD ’03
2016
Andrew S. Horowitz, BS ’15
2015
Thomas L. Plymale, DDS; BS ’69
2014
Dr. John J. Jeka, PhD ’92
2013
Dr. Donna Chamely-Wiik, BS ’98, MS ’00, PhD ’04
2012
Dr. Gerard M. Cuomo, DDS; BA ’80
2011
Michael Wollam, BS ’65
2010
Anthony J. Hughes, BA ’96
2009
Alice P. Hudson, MS ’77
2008
Dr. Caula A. Beyl, BS ’73
2007
Dr. Marc J. Philippon, BA ’87
2006
Dr. Leslie Terry, BA ’82, MA ’85
2005
Dr. Debra R. Rolison, BS ’75
2004
Juan R. Borges, BA ’73
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
2024
Carly Yoost, B.S. ’09
2023
Ovini Rodrigo, MD ’19
2022
Jodi-Ann Edwards, MD ’11
2021
David Dillon, MS ’11, MD ’15
