Distinguished Alumni

The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented annually to the alumnus, alumna, or alum who has distinguished himself, herself, or themself in career accomplishments and community leadership. 

Selection of a Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna/Alum of Breck School will be based on the candidate’s qualifications in the following areas:

  • Models perpetual learning. Demonstrated efforts to increase his/her/their knowledge in his/her/their chosen field, earned graduate degrees or completed significant coursework, provided leadership in seminars or teaching, engaged in other professional development activities.
  • Reflects positively on Breck by achieving career distinction. Received awards or other recognition by professional peers, served on government or professional association boards, published papers or other work, been profiled in professional publications.
  • Recommits to teamwork and collaboration. Has made/is making a significant contribution to his/her field as marked by leadership positions, publications, innovation or invention adopted by others in the field or general public.
  • Reconnects with his/her/their community. Gives back to the general community as a volunteer.
  • Reemphasizes character and ethical values. Is a positive role model for others.

Award Recepients

1989  Warde F. Wheaton ’45
1989  David C. Brown ’52
1990  William R. Schmalstieg ’46
1991  James S. Womack ’46
1992  Arnold S. Leonard ’48
1992  Stanley A. Leonard ’48
1993  Ralph W. Burnet ’63
1994  Harlyn O. Halvorson ’43
1995  Stanley S. Hubbard ’51
1998  Thomas F. Beech ’57
1999  James Frank Mossman ’49
2000  Richard A. Proudfit ’49
2001  William T. Ellison ’59
2002  Raymond Thomas (R. T.) Rybak ’74
2003  William H. Brown ’47
2003  John M. Brown ’49
2003  James P. Brown ’51
2003  Robert S. Brown ’56
2004 Christopher L. Murray ’80
2005 Mary Sarah Fangman ’86
2006 Fletcher G. Driscoll ’51
2007 Stacey Kohler Moran ’82
2008 Alec Soth ’88
2009 Robert C. Roosen ’50
2010 Richard W. Clary ’71
2011 David R. Williams ’83
2012 Wilbur H. Tusler ’50
2013 Robert A. Melrose ’88
2014 Richard Burry, Ph.D. ’64
2015 Spencer Reece ’81
2016 Murisiku Raifu, M.D. ’93
2017 Jennifer Solotaroff, Ph.D. ’86
2017 Rachel Solotaroff, M.D. ’88
2018 Michael Tuck, M.D. ’54
2020 Rachel Hardeman, Ph.D., MPH '98
2021 Colin Driscoll, M.D. '81
2022 The Women of the Class of '72
2023 Paul Williams '80
2024 Leah (Lussier) Sixkiller '03

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients

1976         George R. Thiss ‘46 
1977         Lee R. Anderson ‘57 
1978         George R.A. Johnson ‘59 
1979         Walter L. Bush Jr. ‘47
1980         C. Carroll Hicks ‘47
1981         Timothy R. Hitchcock ‘59
1982         Frederick O. Glasoe ‘46
1983         Robert J. White ‘46
1984         Alfred E. France ‘45
1985         Dr. Bradford Parkinson ‘52
1986         Dr. Loren Halvorson ‘45
1987         Charles M. Converse ‘49
1988         Richard W. Myers ‘64
 
Note: The Breck School Alumni Association presented the Alumni Achievement Award to its first alumnus in 1976. At the time the award honored an alumnus who had distinguished themselves through their service to the school and their career or civic accomplishments since leaving the school. In 1988, the Alumni Association decided to recognize these accomplishments separately, thus creating two awards: the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Alum of the Year Award.