The Alumni Association presents several awards each year in an effort to recognize and honor outstanding alumni.
Nominate a Gettysburg alum for an award.
Nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni, Meritorious Service, and Young Alumni awards are closed.
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Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Distinguished Alumni Awards honor a maximum of four people each year for their professional and/or civic accomplishments post-Gettysburg. It's regarded as our “Alumni Hall of Fame” and includes people like Nobel Laureate Michael Bishop ’57, former UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy ’63, and AcademyAward-winning cinematographer Owen Roizman ’58. The awards are given during Commencement Weekend.
- The 2024 awardees were J. Thomas Hardy '66, Carson Kressley '91, Cheryl Ennis Self '73 and William Swann '74.
- All recipients, 1962-present
Meritorious Service Awards
The Meritorious Service Awards honor two people each year for their volunteer contributions to the College over a significant period of time.
Young Alumni Achievement Award
The Young Alumni Achievement Awards honor “Young Alumni," defined as those who graduated within the last 15 years. Three this year are for Career Development and two are for Service to Gettysburg College.
- The 2024 awardees were Aimee George '09, Kate Anderson Reynolds '09, Sara Harenchar Levinson '09 and Lauren Meehan Keefe '09.
- All recipients, 1982-present
Lavern H. Brenneman '36 Award
The Lavern H. Brenneman ’36 Award For Exemplary Service to Gettysburg College is presented in recognition of those rare individuals whose distinguished service to Gettysburg College stands head and shoulders above others who have served the institution faithfully.
- The 2022 awardee was Patricia Henry '71.
- All recipients, 1988-present
Phyllis Hicks Utterback Silent Leader Award
The Phyllis Hicks Utterback Silent Leader Award was awarded to Lorna J. Rice ’81 at the February 2020 Alumni Board of Directors meeting.