Fred Ellsworth, c’22, led the Association staff as executive secretary from 1924 to 1963. Since 1975 the Fred Ellsworth Medallion honors individuals “who have provided unique and significant service to the University.”
Fred Ellsworth Medallion recipients are honored by the Association at a special dinner in conjunction with the fall Board of Directors meeting and introduced during the home football game that weekend.
1975 — Arthur H. Cromb, b’30
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
1975 — Nicholas L. Gerren Sr., f’34, d’34, g’48, PhD’53
1975 — S. Stanley Learned, e’24, g’36
1975 — Clytice Wiley Nichols, d’31
1975 — Dolph C. Simons Sr., c’25
1975 — N.T. Veatch Jr., e’09, g’24
1975 — Odd Williams, b’49, l’52
1976 — Howard E. Crawford, c’27
1976 — John F. Eberhardt, c’32
1976 — Ray R. Evans, b’47
1976 — Howard M. Immel, c’38, l’38
1976 — Dolph C. Simons Jr., j’51
1976 — Helen Foresman Spencer, ’26
1976 — Oscar Stauffer, ’12
1976 — Arthur B. Weaver, c’15
1977 — Wealthy C. Babcock, c’19, g’22, PhD’26
1977 — Henry A. Bubb, ’28
1977 — Paul S. Endacott, e’23
1977 — Franklin D. Murphy, c’36
1977 — Raymond F. Nichols, c’26, g’28
1977 — Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, c’23, l’25
1977 — James E. Taylor, l’26
1977 — C.Y. Thomas Sr.
1978 — William R. Hagman Sr., c’32
1978 — Arthur C. Lonborg, l’21
1978 — Marynell Dyatt Reece, c’42
1978 — John T. Stewart III, b’58
1979 — Albert E. Haas, c’25
1979 — Edgar C. Park
1979 — Olin K. Petefish, l’35
1979 — Annabel Pringle, c’23
1979 — Robert B. Riss, b’49
1979 — Henry A. Shenk, d’28
1980 — Robert L. Brock, c’50, l’51
1980 — Nancy Haun Dykes
1980 — Balfour S. Jeffrey, c’28
1980 — Clyde M. Reed Jr., c’37
1980 — Thomas M. Van Cleave Jr., c’50, l’38
1980 — Laurence C. Woodruff, c’24, g’30
1981 — Robert B. Docking, b’48
1981 — William C. Douce, e’41
1981 — Robert S. Mueller, b’42
1981 — August L. Selig, c’20
1981 — Charles D. Stough Jr., c’50, l’38
1982 — Frank Burge
1982 — Archie R. Dykes
1982 — William W. Martin, b’49
1982 — George Nettels Jr., e’50
1982 — Wilmer “Bub” Shaffer, c’36
1982 — Dwight Sutherland, ’45
1982 — John H. Vogel Jr., b’39
1983 — Wendell S. Holmes, b’28
1983 — Kathryn Langmade Nelson, ’31
1983 — John A. O’Leary Jr., b’48
1983 — Charles J. Slawson, c’20
1983 — Charles E. Spahr, e’34
1984 — Fred B. Anschutz, ’33
1984 — Robert G. Billings, c’59
1984 — Eleanor Sisson Malott
1984 — Donald C. Slawson, c’55
1984 — John W. Starr, c’27
1985 — Riley Burcham
1985 — Polly Roth Bales, ’42
1985 — Jordan L. Haines, c’49, l’57
1985 — Eugene W. Morgan, b’37
1986 — Judith Harris Murphy
1986 — Robert W. Wagstaff, c’30
1986 — Barbara Benton Wescoe, ’44
1986 — W. Clarke Wescoe
1987 — Richard A. Barber, c’32, l’34
1987 — Gene Burnett
1987 — Kenneth J. Wagnon, b’60
1988 — Frank J. Becker, e’58
1988 — Deane W. Malott, c’21
1988 — Irene Nunemaker, c’22
1989 — Glee S. Smith Jr., c’43, l’47
1989 — Chester B. Vanatta, b’59, g’63
1989 — Dick Wintermote, b’51
1990 — Robert F. Bennett, c’50, l’52
1990 — John C. Dicus, b’55
1990 — Robert A. Long, b’57
1991 — Joan Darby Edwards, ’42
1991 — Elmer C. Jackson Jr., c’33, l’35
1991 — John F. Kane, e’56
1992 — W.C. “Dub” Hartley, b’47
1992 — Todd Seymour, j’50
1992 — Deanell Reece Tacha, c’68
1993 — Don Fambrough, e’48
1993 — John H. Robinson, e’49
1993 — Robert E. Roth, b’54
1994 — Gene A. Budig
1995 — Max Falkenstien, c’47
1995 — Dale W. Gordon, b’43
1995 — William M. Hougland, b’52
1996 — Forrest E. Hoglund, e’56
1996 — Delbert M. Shankel
1996 — John H. Stauffer, j’49
1997 — Anderson W. Chandler, b’48
1997 — Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch, d’59
1997 — Bernard E. Nordling, l’49
1998 — Dana K. Anderson, b’59
1998 — Richard J. Cummings, c’54, m’57
1998 — Frank Sabatini, b’55, l’57
1999 — Philip F. Anschutz, b’61
1999 — Dane Bales, b’41
2000 — Gil M. Reich, e’54
2000 — Robert L. Timmons, d’50, g’50
2001 — William P. Bunyan III, c’61
2001 — Barbara Nordlng, ’51
2001 — Linda Bliss Stewart, ’60
2002 — R.A . Edwards, b’67, g’73
2002 — Cordell D. Meeks Jr., c’64, l’67
2002 — James E. Seaver, Professor Emeritus
2003 — Charles W. Oswald, c’51
2003 — Gary W. Padgett, b’55
2003 — Robert T. Stephan, ’54
2004 — Clay Blair, b’65, EdD’69
2004 — David Dillon, b’73
2004 — Michael Shinn, e’66
2005 — William R. Docking, c’73, g’77, l’77
2005 — Sally Roney Hoglund, c’56
2005 — A. Scott Ritchie, c’54
2005 — Gale Sayers, d’75, g’77
2006 — Larry Borden, b’62, g’67
2006 — A. Drue Jennings, d’68, l’72
2006 — Joe Morris, b’61
2007 — Richard L. “Dick” Bond, c’57, l’60
2007 — James B. Martin, g’68
2007 — Linda Duston Warren, c’66, m’70
2008 — Robert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64
2008 — Carol Swanson Ritchie, d’54
2009 — Marc Asher, m’62
2009 — Donald Johnston, b’56, l’66
2009 — Janet Martin McKinney, c’74
2010 — Gretchen Van Bloom Budig
2010 — Monte Johnson, c’59, g’67
2011 — Rich Clarkson, j’55
2011 —Linda Ellis Sims, e’79
2011 — Kurt Watson, d’75
2012 — Robert Hemenway
2012 — Sue Watson, d’75
2012 — David Wysong, j’72
2013 — P.J. “Jim” Adam, e’56
2013 — Robert Malott, c’48
2014 — Jay Howard, b’79
2014 —Margaret Shirk, c’39
2015 — Carolyn “Kay” Cromb Brada, c’61
2015 — Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84
2016 —Jill Docking, c’78, g’84
2016 — Allyn Risley, e’72
2017 — John Dicus, b’83, g’85
2017 — John Mize, c’72
2018 —Bernadette Gray-Little
2019 —Donald R. Brada, c’61, m’65
2019 — Jeff Kennedy, j’81
2020 — John Hadl, d’68
2021 — Beverly Billings, c’68, g’70
2021 — Howard Cohen, b’79
2021 — Reggie Robinson, c’80, l’87
2022 — John Ballard, b’73
2022 — Warren Corman, e’50
2022 — Kala Mays Stroup, c’59, g’64, PhD’74
2023 — David Mucci
2023 —Dale Seuferling, j’77
2024 — Brad Korell, l’97
2024 — Tom Wiggans, p’75
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
2024 — Brad Korell, l’97
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
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
2024 — Tom Wiggans, p’75
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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