Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the Alumni Association's most prestigious award, given to an alumnus who has achieved professional recognition for exemplary performance and has greatly enhanced the image of Southern Connecticut State University.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Lottie Topp, ‘24 | 1962 |
| Walter Camp, ‘57 | 1962 |
| Estelle Feldman, ‘13 | 1963 |
| Lillian Quirke, ‘50 | 1963 |
| Helen Sorito Grillo, ‘43 | 1964 |
| Anthony Adinolfi, ‘50 | 1964 |
| Frances R. Waters, ‘53 | 1965 |
| Dr. Pearl Rosenstein, ‘28 | 1965 |
| Alberta Richetelle, ‘61 | 1966 |
| George Collins, ‘53 | 1967 |
| Lois King, ’25 | 1968 |
| Harriet Gesler, ‘38 | 1969 |
| John H. Williamson, ‘43 | 1970 |
| Robert F. Pitt, ‘43 | 1972 |
| Marvin J. Gold, ‘53 | 1973 |
| Clifford Chieffo, ‘59 | 1974 |
| Patricia Hurley Chieffo, ‘59 | 1974 |
| Albert Cullum, ‘43 | 1975 |
| George Harris, ‘58 | 1976 |
| Gertrude E. Braun, ‘49 | 1977 |
| Vincent S. Gallicchio, ‘70 | 1978 |
| Douglas A. Hibbs Jr., ‘66 | 1979 |
| Peter L. LoPresti, ‘53 | 1980 |
| Joseph V. Ciaburri, ‘56 | 1980 |
| Neil T. Proto, ‘67 | 1981 |
| Helen Rakieten, ‘23 | 1982 |
| Nicholas P. Criscuolo, ‘57 | 1983 |
| Gerald N. Tirozzi, ‘59 | 1984 |
| Michael J. Adanti, ‘63 | 1985 |
| Jerome L. Hojnacki, ‘69 | 1986 |
| Anna Lopresti, ‘27 | 1987 |
| Mary Galvin, ‘71 | 1988 |
| Gerald Stine, ‘61 | 1989 |
| Daniel Lauria, ‘70 | 1990 |
| Charles C. Jeffrey, ‘67 | 1991 |
| Margaret Urqugart, ‘76 | 1992 |
| Charles Gill, ‘61 | 1993 |
| Mark C. Sadoski, ‘68 | 1994 |
| Lawrence D. McHugh, ‘62 | 1995 |
| Richard Rausch, ‘50 | 1996 |
| Karen Sortito, ‘83 | 1997 |
| Lillian N. Gerhardt, ‘54 | 1998 |
| Frank R. Yulo, ‘53 | 1999 |
| Anthony J. Tamburri, ‘71 | 2000 |
| Francis D. Antin, ‘72 | 2001 |
| General Timothy Ahern, ‘43 | 2002 |
| Dr. Roy Nirschel, ‘74 | 2003 |
| Dr. Paolo Giordano, ‘71 | 2004 |
| Anthony Verlezza, ‘74 | 2005 |
| Joseph R. Testa, ‘69 | 2006 |
| Colonel Adele E. Hodges, ‘77 | 2007 |
| Paul A. Kobasa, ‘77 | 2008 |
| Elizabeth Missan Yost, ‘85 | 2009 |
| David R. McHale, ‘82 | 2010 |
| Thomas W. Organ, ‘75 | 2011 |
| Clifford R. Nordquist Jr., ‘90 | 2012 |
| James J. O’Connell IV, ‘90 | 2012 |
| Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, MS ’97, SY ’98 | 2013 |
| Anna Marie Murphy, MS ‘08 | 2013 |
| Mary J. Sherlach, MS ’90, SY ‘92 | 2013 |
| Victoria Leigh Soto, MS ‘13 (degree posthumously awarded) | 2013 |