The Alumni Advisory Board accepts nominations of Distinguished Alumni each year. This is a complete list of all DAA recipients. Sometimes we receive more than one excellent nominations, while some years we don't receive any.
| Year | Award Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Willis G. Meyer, '30 |
| 1986 | Edwin H. Colbert, '28 |
| 1986 | Morris F. Skinner, '32 |
| 1987 | Walker F. Johnson, '34 |
| 1987 | T. Mylan Stout, '36, '37MS |
| 1988 | Bertrand C. Schultz, '31, '33 MS, '41 PhD |
| 1989 | Wade E. Turnbull, '39 |
| 1989 | Lloyd G. Tanner, '51 |
| 1989 | Robert Bennett, '35 |
| 1990 | Rex Monahan, '49 |
| 1990 | Robert J. Gutru, '39 |
| 1991 | J.B. Coffman, '50 |
| 1991 | Paul Fuenning, '39, '41 MS |
| 1992 | Larry Jones, '58 |
| 1992 | Harry Tourtelot, '40 |
| 1993 | Philip Davidson, '56 |
| 1994 | James Lowell, '55 |
| 1994 | Henry Pollack, '55 |
| 1995 | Marlan Downey, '56 |
| 1995 | Greg Harper, '75 |
| 1996 | Carl Vondra, '56, '58 MS, '63 PhD |
| 1997 | Laurence O. Luebke, '61, '64 MS |
| 1997 | Carl C. Swisher III, '80, '82 MS |
| 1998 | James L. Linderholm, '61 |
| 1998 | Richard N. Walker, '52 |
| 1999 | Vince Dreesen, '50 |
| 2001 | Michael Voorhies, '62 |
| 2004 | Wes Barton, '56 |
| 2005 | Adolf Honkala, '42, ' 49 MS |
| 2006 | Gary Babcock, '61, '68 MS |
| 2007 | Richard "Chris" Christenson, '57 MS, '61 PhD |
| 2008 | William Walker Jr., '65, '67 MS |
| 2009 | Marvin Carlson, '57, '63 MS, '69 PhD |
| 2011 | Wayne Gundersen, '59, '61 MS |
| 2012 | Robert Diffendal Jr., '64 MS, '71 PhD |
| 2013 | Tony Fiorillo, '82 MS |
| 2015 | Jon Gross, '85 MS |
| 2015 | Darrell Avers, '57, '68 MS |
| 2016 | Duane Eversoll, '59, '78 MS |
| 2017 | Matthew Frankforter, '82 MS |
| 2017 | LeRoy W. (Roy) Stoesz, '48, '49 MS |
| 2018 | John Richard (Ricky) Giardino, '79 PhD |
| 2019 | Richard Engberg, '59 |
| 2020 | Randy Cerveny, '81, '83 MA, '87 PhD |
Nominate someone
Please provide a brief summary of the proposed nominee and additional detailed information with regards to why you are nominating the individual. You can send your letter(s) and supporting information to the Board Executive Secretary:
Christopher Fielding
Alumni Board Executive Secretary
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
126 Bessey Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0340
email:cfielding2@unl.edu