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Recipients of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion in alphabetical order:

2013 — P.J. “Jim” Adam, e’56
1998 — Dana K. Anderson, b’59
1984 — Fred B. Anschutz, ’33
1999 — Philip F. Anschutz, b’61
2009 — Marc Asher, m’62
1977 — Wealthy C. Babcock, c’19, g’22, PhD’26
1999 — Dane Bales, b’41
1985 — Polly Roth Bales, ’42
2022 — John Ballard, b’73
1987 — Richard A. Barber, c’32, l’34
1988 — Frank J. Becker, e’58
1990 — Robert F. Bennett, c’50, l’52
2021 — Beverly Billings, c’68, g’70
1984 — Robert G. Billings, c’59
2004 — Clay Blair, b’65, EdD’69
2007 — Richard L. “Dick” Bond, c’57, l’60
2006 — Larry Borden, b’62, g’67
2015 — Carolyn “Kay” Cromb Brada, c’61
2019 — Donald R. Brada, c’61, m’65
1980 — Robert L. Brock, c’50, l’51
1977 — Henry A. Bubb, ’28
1994 — Gene A. Budig
2010 — Gretchen Van Bloom Budig
2001 — William P. Bunyan III, c’61
1985 — Riley Burcham
1982 — Frank Burge
1987 — Gene Burnett
1997 — Anderson W. Chandler, b’48
2011 — Rich Clarkson, j’55
2021 — Howard Cohen, b’79
2022 — Warren Corman, e’50
1976 — Howard E. Crawford, c’27
1975 — Arthur H. Cromb, b’30
1998 — Richard J. Cummings, c’54, m’57
1990 — John C. Dicus, b’55
2017 — John Dicus, b’83, g’85
2004 — David Dillon, b’73
2016 — Jill Docking, c’78, g’84
1981 — Robert B. Docking, b’48
2005 — William R. Docking, c’73, g’77, l’77
1981 — William C. Douce, e’41
2008 — Robert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64
1982 — Archie R. Dykes
1980 — Nancy Haun Dykes
1976 — John F. Eberhardt, c’32
1991 — Joan Darby Edwards, ’42
2002 — R.A . Edwards, b’67, g’73
1975 — Roy A. Edwards Jr., b’42
1975 — Lucile Rarig Ellsworth, c’21
1975 — Maud Ellsworth, f’33
1975 — Robert F. Ellsworth, e’45
1975 — Stephen R. Ellsworth, b’49
1977 — Paul S. Endacott, e’23
2015 — Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84
1976 — Ray R. Evans, b’47
1995 — Max Falkenstien, c’47
1993 — Don Fambrough, e’48
1975 — Nicholas L. Gerren Sr., f’34, d’34, g’48, PhD’53
1995 — Dale W. Gordon, b’43
2018 — Bernadette Gray-Little
1979 — Albert E. Haas, c’25
2020 — John Hadl, d’68
1978 — William R. Hagman Sr., c’32
1985 — Jordan L. Haines, c’49, l’57
1992 — W.C. “Dub” Hartley, b’47
2012 — Robert E. Hemenway
1996 — Forrest E. Hoglund, e’56
2005 — Sally Roney Hoglund, c’56
1983 — Wendell S. Holmes, b’28
1995 — William M. Hougland, b’52
2014 — Jay Howard, b’79
1976 — Howard M. Immel, c’38, l’38
1991 — Elmer C. Jackson Jr., c’33, l’35
1980 — Balfour S. Jeffrey, c’28
2006 — A. Drue Jennings, d’68, l’72
2010 — Monte Johnson, c’59, g’67
2009 — Donald Johnston, b’56, l’66
1991 — John F. Kane, e’56
2019 — Jeff Kennedy, j’81
1975 — S. Stanley Learned, e’24, g’36
1978 — Arthur C. Lonborg, l’21
1990 — Robert A. Long, b’57
1997 — Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch, d’59
1988 — Deane W. Malott, c’21
1984 — Eleanor Sisson Malott

2002 — Cordell D. Meeks Jr., c’64, l’67
2017 — John Mize, c’72
1985 — Eugene W. Morgan, b’37
2006 — Joe Morris, b’61
1981 — Robert S. Mueller, b’42
1977 — Franklin D. Murphy, c’36
1986 — Judith Harris Murphy
1983 — Kathryn Langmade Nelson, ’31
1982 — George Nettels Jr., e’50
1975 — Clytice Wiley Nichols, d’31
1977 — Raymond F. Nichols, c’26, g’28
2001 — Barbara Nordlng, ’51
1997 — Bernard E. Nordling, l’49
1988 — Irene Nunemaker, c’22
2003 — Charles W. Oswald, c’51
1983 — John A. O’Leary Jr., b’48
2003 — Gary W. Padgett, b’55
1979 — Edgar C. Park
1979 — Olin K. Petefish, l’35
1979 — Annabel Pringle, c’23
1978 — Marynell Dyatt Reece, c’42
1980 — Clyde M. Reed Jr., c’39
2000 — Gil M. Reich, e’54
2016 — Allyn Risley, e’72
1979 — Robert B. Riss, b’49
2005 — A. Scott Ritchie, c’54
2008 — Carol Swanson Ritchie, d’54
2021 — Reggie Robinson, c’80, l’87
1993 — John H. Robinson, e’49
1993 — Robert E. Roth, b’54
1977 — Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, c’23, l’25
1998 — Frank Sabatini, b’55, l’57
2005 — Gale Sayers, d’75, g’77
2002 — James E. Seaver, Professor Emeritus
1981 — August L. Selig, c’20
1992 — Todd Seymour, j’50
1982 — Wilmer “Bub” Shaffer, c’36
1996 — Delbert M. Shankel
1979 — Henry A. Shenk, d’28
2004 — Michael Shinn, e’66
2014 — Margaret Shirk, c’39
2011 — Linda Ellis Sims, e’79
1975 — Dolph C. Simons Sr., c’25
1976 — Dolph C. Simons Jr., j’51
1983 — Charles J. Slawson, c’20
1984 — Donald C. Slawson, c’55
1989 — Glee S. Smith Jr., c’43, l’47
1983 — Charles E. Spahr, e’34
1976 — Helen Foresman Spencer, ’26
1984 — John W. Starr, c’27
1996 — John H. Stauffer, j’49
1976 — Oscar Stauffer, ’12
2003 — Robert T. Stephan, ’54
1978 — John T. Stewart III, b’58
2001 — Linda Bliss Stewart, ’60
1981 — Charles D. Stough Jr., c’50, l’38
1982 — Dwight Sutherland, ’45
1992 — Deanell Reece Tacha, c’68
1977 — James E. Taylor, l’26
1977 — C.Y. Thomas Sr.
2000 — Robert L. Timmons, d’50, g’50
1980 — Thomas M. Van Cleave Jr., c’50, l’38
1989 — Chester B. Vanatta, b’59, g’63
1975 — N.T. Veatch Jr., e’09, g’24
1982 — John H. Vogel Jr., b’39
1987 — Kenneth J. Wagnon, b’60
1986 — Robert W. Wagstaff, c’30
2007 — Linda Duston Warren, c’66, m’70
2011 — Kurt Watson, d’75
2012 — Sue Watson, d’75
1976 — Arthur B. Weaver, c’15
1986 — Barbara Benton Wescoe, ’44
1986 — W. Clarke Wescoe
1975 — Odd Williams, b’49, l’52
1989 — Dick Wintermote, b’51
1980 — Laurence C. Woodruff, c’24, g’30
2012 — David Wysong, j’72

2013 — Robert Malott, c’48
2007 — James B. Martin, g’68
1982 — William W. Martin, b’49
2009 — Janet Martin McKinney, c’74
2002 — Cordell D. Meeks Jr., c’64, l’67
2017 — John Mize, c’72
1985 — Eugene W. Morgan, b’37
2006 — Joe Morris, b’61
2023 — David Mucci
1981 — Robert S. Mueller, b’42
1977 — Franklin D. Murphy, c’36
1986 — Judith Harris Murphy
1983 — Kathryn Langmade Nelson, ’31
1982 — George Nettels Jr., e’50
1975 — Clytice Wiley Nichols, d’31
1977 — Raymond F. Nichols, c’26, g’28
2001 — Barbara Nordlng, ’51
1997 — Bernard E. Nordling, l’49
1988 — Irene Nunemaker, c’22
2003 — Charles W. Oswald, c’51
1983 — John A. O’Leary Jr., b’48
2003 — Gary W. Padgett, b’55
1979 — Edgar C. Park
1979 — Olin K. Petefish, l’35
1979 — Annabel Pringle, c’23
1978 — Marynell Dyatt Reece, c’42
1980 — Clyde M. Reed Jr., c’39
2000 — Gil M. Reich, e’54
2016 — Allyn Risley, e’72
1979 — Robert B. Riss, b’49
2005 — A. Scott Ritchie, c’54
2008 — Carol Swanson Ritchie, d’54
1993 — John H. Robinson, e’49
2021 — Reggie Robinson, c’80, l’87
1993 — Robert E. Roth, b’54
1977 — Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, c’23, l’25
1998 — Frank Sabatini, b’55, l’57
2005 — Gale Sayers, d’75, g’77
2002 — James E. Seaver, Professor Emeritus
1981 — August L. Selig, c’20
2023 — Dale Seuferling,  j’77
1992 — Todd Seymour, j’50
1982 — Wilmer “Bub” Shaffer, c’36
1996 — Delbert M. Shankel
1979 — Henry A. Shenk, d’28
2004 — Michael Shinn, e’66
2014 — Margaret Shirk, c’39
2011 — Linda Ellis Sims, e’79
1975 — Dolph C. Simons Sr., c’25
1976 — Dolph C. Simons Jr., j’51
1983 — Charles J. Slawson, c’20
1984 — Donald C. Slawson, c’55
1989 — Glee S. Smith Jr., c’43, l’47
1983 — Charles E. Spahr, e’34
1976 — Helen Foresman Spencer, ’26
1984 — John W. Starr, c’27
1996 — John H. Stauffer, j’49
1976 — Oscar Stauffer, ’12
2003 — Robert T. Stephan, ’54
1978 — John T. Stewart III, b’58
2001 — Linda Bliss Stewart, ’60
1981 — Charles D. Stough Jr., c’50, l’38
2022 — Kala Mays Stroup, c’59, g’64, PhD’74
1982 — Dwight Sutherland, ’45
1992 — Deanell Reece Tacha, c’68
1977 — James E. Taylor, l’26
1977 — C.Y. Thomas Sr.
2000 — Robert L. Timmons, d’50, g’50
1980 — Thomas M. Van Cleave Jr., c’50, l’38
1989 — Chester B. Vanatta, b’59, g’63
1975 — N.T. Veatch Jr., e’09, g’24
1982 — John H. Vogel Jr., b’39
1987 — Kenneth J. Wagnon, b’60
1986 — Robert W. Wagstaff, c’30
2007 — Linda Duston Warren, c’66, m’70
2011 — Kurt Watson, d’75
2012 — Sue Watson, d’75
1976 — Arthur B. Weaver, c’15
1986 — Barbara Benton Wescoe, ’44
1986 — W. Clarke Wescoe
1975 — Odd Williams, b’49, l’52
1989 — Dick Wintermote, b’51
1980 — Laurence C. Woodruff, c’24, g’30
2012 — David Wysong, j’72

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