Alumni Achievement Award, 1953 - 2006

File — Box: T-01, Folder: T:002

Identifier: T:002

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to alumni, awards, Alumni Association, authors, Alumni Club, deaths, dinners, Alumni Fund, publications, travel, Circle Club, reunions held on campus, Shankweiler Society, Class of 1876-1991, and information about individual alumni.

Includes constitution and by-laws, event programs, photos, speeches, personal letters, newspaper clippings, mailer envelopes, ballots, tickets, brochures, magazine articles, newsletters, fliers, commencement invitations, poems, report card, and surveys.

Dates

1953 - 2006

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Listing of award winners 1952-1987; Dr. Empie, General Smythe receive first achievement awards in college's history; distinctive trophy designed for annual alumni M-Award; Haps Benfer; George Heiser; Gurney Afflerbach; Mrs. Walter Gross; **

List of winners 1952-1962; 1963 nominees; 1963:Charles K. Fegley, John M. Metzger, James F. Henninger, Lloyd M. Beidler

Alumni Achievement Awards 1957: David A. Miller-1894, Dr. Frank N.D. Buchman-1899, Claude M.T. Laudenslager-1916; Ira F. Zartman-1923; listing of Award recipients by field (law, medicine, clergy …..)

Marcus S. Hottenstein, Jerome Markowitz, Charles A. Gebert, Luther F. Schlenker (posthumously); Rev. Frank Flisser is second non-alumnus to receive this prize, first was Harry Benfer - 1964

Program for dinner details award winners 2019: C. Clifford Allen III-1969, Dawn R. Eilenberger-1979, Matthew D. Hittinger-2000, Nadeem S. Hussain-1979. Douglas J Peebles-1987, Dr. Gail Skowron-1978, Diane Miller Sommerville-1981, Dr. Nnino Carnevale-1959; 2019 dinner includes volunteer awards: John "Jack" C. DeVries, Gene H. Ginsburg, Matthew J. Menard, Robyn M. Duda, Elizaeth C. Haskell, Phylicia Lee, Kaitlyn E. Burger, David J. Nowack

Luncheon program lists award winners 1967: John C. Umlauf, William S. Miller, Thomas W. Lantz, Frank H. Reisner, Dr. James E. Swain

Luncheon program lists award winners 1965: Mrs. Walter H. Gross (non-alumni); Gurney F. Afflerbach, Charles L. Glase, Robert C. Horn, John H. Repass

Copy of speech given by Linda Andrews on behalf of colleague Frank Marino at annual President's Garden Party, 5/17/2000. Details kighlights of football coach Frank Marino and coaching career at college, also includes being vollleyball coach and working in development office; Marino is awarded Alumni Award for distinguished and exceptional service to the college by a non-alumnus;

Luncheon program for 45th Annual Achievement Awards honors: David O. Tyson '47, Diane R. Ladley '70, Dr.Edwin R. Baldrige, Eric Maguire '97, Faaiza Zaidi '97;

Booklet - 49th Annual Alumni Achievement Swards Luncheon, May 19, 2001, Moyer Hall include recipients Dr. Lee A. Graver '31, Richard F. Brueckner, Jr. '71, Harriet "Carrie" Carmichael '66, Irving J. Chasen '61, Dorothy J. Moyer, Susanne H. Meixsell '91, Adam Evans '01, Garret E. Pachtinger '01, Dr. Donald W. Shive (Tricorn Award)