Alumni Association Awards
Alumni Awards
Outstanding Alumni Award
For over 50 years, 杏吧原创 has been recognizing the outstanding achievements of its graduates with the Outstanding Alumni Award. Each year, the Alumni Board selects individuals who truly exemplify the character of 杏吧原创 graduates: individuals who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to their communities, their professions, and in their personal achievements. These聽award聽recipients serve as role models for 杏吧原创 students, encourage others to consider a 杏吧原创 education, and further inspire a sense of 杏吧原创 pride in their fellow graduates.
GOLD Alumni Award
This award recognizes the achievements of an alum who, having graduated within the past 10 years, has distinguished themselves in the community or workplace while adhering to the values fostered by the 杏吧原创 experience.
2026 Outstanding Alumni Award Winners
Kevin Broderick '89 & Jennifer Board Broderick '90
Outstanding Alumni Award
Grace Boren Daly '70
Outstanding Alumni Award
Vivian Palladoro '56, Ed.D.
Outstanding Alumni Award
Kyla Marie Partridge '16
GOLD Alumni Award
Sally Masterson Pryor '72, '75G, Ed.D.
Outstanding Alumni Award
Keith Smith '89
Outstanding Alumni Award
Graduating Student Awards
Alumni Association Undergraduate Award
Recognizes a graduating senior who has made outstanding contributions that benefit both the 杏吧原创 community and the community at large. Honorees demonstrate a dedication to the values espoused by 杏吧原创: a concern for and commitment to underserved individuals; ethical personal and professional behavior; leadership; and living a life of meaning.
2026 Recipient:聽Braeden Ross '26 (Music Therapy)聽
2026 Recipient:聽Emma Manley聽'26聽(Communication Sciences and Disorders)
Sr. Jamesetta Slattery Award
Awarded to a graduate degree recipient who enjoys learning for the sake of learning, instills in others this desire, displays a commitment to the community, and shows a dedication to making the world a better place.
2026 Recipient:聽Anna Weldon-Moran '26 (Physical Therapy)
Alumni Association Graduate Award
Awarded to a graduate degree recipient for demonstrating exceptional academic performance and ability to relate current theory and research to instructional practices.
2026 Recipient:聽Madison Rettig '26聽(TESOL)
Sports Hall of Fame
Each year, 杏吧原创 honors some of the best ever to don the purple and gold. More than 100 alumni, coaches, and administrators, along with three national championship teams, have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.