The Alumni of the Year Award recognizes exceptional graduates from each IU South Bend school and college for the impact they have on their respective communities and for demonstrating the characteristics the campus strives to instill within students.
Past Recipients
2024
Nakia Bolden, B.S. '20, Vera Z. Dwyer School of Health Sciences
Marlon Andrew Burnley, B.F.A. '15, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts
Ricky Mountsier, B.S. '09, M.S.W. '23, School of Social Work
Andrew Ratkiewicz, B.S. '06, School of Natural Sciences
Ryan Towner, B.S. '10, M.S.Ed. '16, School of Education
David A. Wood, B.A. '95, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Shelli Workman, B.S. '93, Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics
2023
Steve Hope, M.S.Ed '03, School of Education
Doug Leonard, B.S. '76, Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics
Kimberly M. McInerney,* A.A '05, B.A. '05, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts
Rebecca Pelky, B.A. '11, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Shotunus D. Peterson, M.S.W. '05, School of Social Work
Caitlin M. Vlaeminck, M.S.N '10, Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences
2022
Andrea Bray, BFA '14 (Fine Arts), Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts
Ivy Butler, BS '09 (Education), School of Education
Kristi J. Dunn, BA '07 (History), IU South Bend Libraries
Aja K. Ellington, BSW '18, MSW '21, School of Social Work
Steven Turner, BA '06 (History), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rebecca M. Wooster, BS '20 (Clinical Laboratory Sciences), Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences
Rudy Yakym III, AS '09, BS '11 (Business), Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics
2021
Byron Sanders, MS.Ed. ’04, School of Education
2020
Kristyn Quimby, AS ’02 (Dental Hygiene), BGS ’03, MLS ’10, Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences
Christopher A. Was, BA ’96 (Psychology), MS.Ed. ’00, School of Education
2019
Stacey Garcelon, MS.Ed. ’19, School of Education
2018
Larry M. Davis, BS ’86 (Business), Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics
Michael S. Deranek, MSW ’13, School of Social Work
Genevieve Carlson, BA ’13 (Speech Communication), Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts
Amy Gretencord, AS, ’03, BS ’05, MS.Ed. ’18, Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences
Patrick McDonel, Ph.D., BS ’00 (Biological Sciences), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth M. Silveus, BA ’08 (Psychology), MS.Ed. ‘12, School of Education
Anthony T. Smith, BA ’04, IU South Bend Libraries
2017
William Horton, MSW ’12, School of Social Work
Susan Jacobs, BA ’10 (History), IU South Bend Libraries
Shelly Lesher, BA ’99 (Physics), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Talandra Neff, MS.Ed. ‘07, School of Education
Loretta Schmidt, BSN ‘92, Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences
Alan Steele, BS ’83 (Business), Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics
2016
Christopher Bradford, BS ’95 (Business), Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics
Brandon Briggs, BFA, ’07, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts
Amy Hazlewood, AS ’78 (Dental Hygiene), BS ’91 (Education, IUPUI), Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences
Seianna Giden McCray, BS ’10 (Education), IU South Bend Libraries
Mark Royer, BS ’03 (Chemistry), MD ’07 (IUPUI), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Carmen Williams, BS ’01 (Education), MS.Ed. ’07, School of Education
