Past Recipients of the Honorary Allied Health Alumnus Awards
The Honorary Alumnus Award will be presented to non-graduates of KUMC who have had significant impact through their professional or personal contributions to the missions of the KU School of Allied Healththe KU Allied Health Alumni Association and/or the provision of health care or health care education.
Year Recipient
2009 Virginia Johnston, PhD
2008 Paula S. Miller, MT
2007 Janice Harris, PHD, RD, LD
2006 Bill Cohn
2005 Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
2004 Peter L. Beyer, MS, RD, LD
2003 Donald A. Rau
2002 John A. Ferraro, PhD
2001 Hugh Spalding Mathewson, M.D.
2000 Stephanie Studenski, M.D.
1999 Barbara Lukert, M.D.
1998 Stata Norton, PhD
1997 Patricia Head
1996 Ruth Blanchard *
1995 Betsey Fletcher
1994 W.C. "Dub" Hartley
* Deceased
Past Recipients of the Honorary Medical Alumnus Award
Awarded to those individuals who are not a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine but have made a significant impact through his/her professional or personal contributions to the School of Medicine, the Medical Center, or to health education.
Year Recipient
2009 Frederic Chang, MD
2008 James G. Price, MD
2007 Arnold M. Chonko, MD, FACP
2006 D. Cramer Reed, MD *
2005 Fred and Grace Holmes, MD
2004 Cheng T. Cho, MD, PhD
2003 Dennis A. Diederich, M.D.
2002 James H. Thomas, M.D.
2001 James Cook, M.D.
Creighton A. Hardin, M.D. R'50
2000 Daniel Stechschulte, M.D. R'65
1999 Paul Schloerb, M.D.
1998 Dewey Ziegler, M.D.
1997 William Valk, M.D.
1996 George J. Farha, M.D.
1995 Chien Liu, M.D.
1994 Kermit Krantz, M.D. *
1993 Norton Greenberger, M.D.
1992 W. Clarke Wescoe, M.D.
1991 Mr. Walter R. Gehlbach
1990 Thomas M. Holder, M.D
1989 Charles E. Brackett, Jr., M.D.
1988 Herbert C. Miller, Jr. M.D.
1987 Albert N. Lemoine, Jr. M.D. C'39
1986 Eugene L. Staples, MHA
1985 Herbert A. Wenner, M.D.
1985 William J. Reals, M.D.
1984 David W. Robinson, M.D. R'43
1983 David Waxman, M.D. R'61 *
1982 Miss Helen M. Sims *
1981 Frank A. Mantz, Jr., M.D.
1980 Dwight J. Mulford, Ph. D.
1979 Louise de Schweinitz, M.D. (Mrs. Daniel C. Darrow)
1978 Irene Koeneke, M.D. (Mrs. Arthur E. Hertzler)
1977 Mrs. Frances (George) Hiatt
1976 Mrs. Kay (H.R.) Wahl
1975 Mr. Irvin E. Youngberg
1974 Mrs. Rught (Peter T.) Bohan
Past Recipients of the Honorary Nursing Alumnus Award
The Honorary Alumnus Award will be presented to non-graduates of KUMC who have had significant impact through their professional or personal contributions to the missions of the KU School ofNursing, the KU Nurses Alumni Associations and/or the provision of health care or health care education.
Year Recipient
2009 Nancy Dunton, PhD
2008 Martha Staker, RN, MS, MA
2007 Carol E. Smith, PHD, RN
2006 Michael Bleich, PhD, RN, CNAA BC
2005 Lauren S. Aaronson, PhD, RN, FAAN
2004 Roma Lee Taunton, RN, PhD, FAAN
2003 Myra J. Christopher
2002 Beverly R. Bodker *
2001 Roger D. Lambson, PhD
2000 Steve Rose
1999 Helen R. Connors, RN, PhD
1998 Eleanor J. Sullivan, RN, PhD, FAAN
1997 Roberta Thiry, PhD
1996 The Honorable Cordell Meeks, Jr. *
1995 Mary Beth Blake, JD
1994 Robert A. Long
1993 Robert L. Barrett *
1992 Larry Moore
1991 Lucille Gress, RN, MA *
1990 Marilyn Chard, RN, EdD
1989 Martha Pitel, RN, PhD
1988 Patricia R. Martin
1987 Patricia L. Head
1986 Sister Rose Therese Bahr,RN, PhD
1985 Doris Geitgey, RN, EdD *
1984 Leota Hammer *
1983 Melba C. Carter, RN, PhD *
1981 Geraldine Davis, RN *
1981 Marie Effingham Sperry, RN
1980 Lily Larson, RN *
1980 Sara Patterson, RN *
1980 E. Jean M. Hill, RN, EdD *
1979 Helen M. Sims *
1978 Estella Tate, RN
1977 Martha Eisele*
1977 Mary Nielsen*
* Deceased
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