Alumni Service Awards
Who do the awards recognize?
Each year, the Wofford College Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni and community leaders in the following four categories:
Charles H. Gray ’72 Distinguished Service Award
Previously the Distinguished Service Award, the Charles H. Gray ’72 Distinguished Service Award is presented to a member of the Wofford College Alumni Association who has distinguished himself or herself through dedicated service and commitment to the college. The award was renamed in 2017 to honor Charlie Gray.
Distinguished Citizen Award
The Distinguished Citizen Award is presented to a member of the community who has served a distinguished career and has contributed extraordinary service to humanity, reflecting honor upon both the recipient and Wofford College.
Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award is presented to a member of the Wofford College Alumni Association who has demonstrated professional accomplishment and continued growth as an emerging leader in his or her community.
Pride of Wofford Award
The Pride of Wofford Award is presented to a member of the Wofford College Alumni Association who has brought honor and distinction to Wofford College through outstanding professional achievement.
The Wofford College Terrier Club recognizes outstanding alumni and community leaders in the following two categories:
Terrier Club Distinguished Service Award
The Terrier Club Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual or group for their faithful service and contributions to Wofford College Athletics and to the Wofford College Terrier Club.
Honorary Letterman Award
The Honorary Letterman Award is presented by the Wofford College Athletic Hall of Fame to a former athlete or coach who, by outstanding athletic achievement and service, has made lasting and significant contributions to the cause of sports at Wofford, the Spartanburg community, South Carolina and the nation.
Who are the past winners?
Charles H. Gray ’72 Distinguished Service Award
2024 - Robert A. Barber Jr. ’71
2024 - John P. Linton Sr. ’70
2023 - James (Jim) Hackney ’77
2022 - Robert D. Mickle Jr. ’85
2022 - Vickie Rosalind Muller ’83
2021 - Rex Maynard ’69
2019 - The Hon. Costa M. Pleicones ’65
2018 - Timothy E. Madden ’85
2017 - Charles H. Gray ’72
2016 - Ellis D. Colvin ’83 (retired)
2015 - Maj. Gen. Rodney O. Anderson ’79
2014 - Van D. Hipp Jr. ’82
2013 - Marion L. McMillan Jr. ’59
2012 - James C. Meadors ’81
2011 - Henry G. Kelley Jr. ’52
2010 - Albert W. Gray Sr. ’71
2010 - Douglas L. Jones Sr. ’69
2009 - Lucy B. Quinn ’83
2008 - John F. Rhem Jr. ’71
2007 - C. Warren Derrick Jr. ’58
2006 - Robert E. Holman ’53 ‡
2005 - Talmage B. Skinner Jr. ’56 ‡
2004 - James L. Blair ’83 ‡
2003 - Russell C. King Jr. ’56 ‡
2002 - Mack C. Poole III ’55
2002 - Melvin D. Medlock ’54
2001 - Bobby G. Stephens ’57
2000 - Marshall LeRoy Meadors Jr. ’55
1999 - David R. Clark ’65
1998 - Lt. Col. Joseph B. Miller ’32 (retired) ‡
1997 - George E. Tate ’41 ‡
1996 - Forrest A. Abbott ’43 ‡
1995 - Milton A. Smith, Sr. ’49 ‡
1995 - Robert L. Chapman Sr. ’49 ‡
1994 - Robert E. Gregory Jr. ’64
1993 - Donald L. Fowler ’57
1992 - Lewis P. Jones ’38 ‡
1991 - Clyde H. Hamilton ’56
1990 - Joe T. Pugh ’60 ‡
1989 - Walter W. Sessoms ’56 ‡
1988 - Charles L. Allen ’35 ‡
1987 - Albert C. Outler ’28 ‡
1986 - Constantinos N. Papadopoulos ’54 ‡
1986 - J. Fisher DeBerry ’60
1985 - Ben H. Brown Jr. ’35 ‡
1984 - Dennis P. Zimmerman ’63
1983 - Marvin L. Holloway ’33 ‡
1982 - James S. Fulmer ’54
1981 - William J. Colvin Jr. ’38 ‡
1980 - Rembert O. Burgess ’43 ‡
1978 - Myles W. Whitlock Sr. ’31 ‡
1978 - Samuel O. Black Jr. ’41 ‡
1977 - Charles J. Bradshaw Sr. ’59
1977 - Jerome J. Richardson ’59
1977 - Turner B. Thackston ’23 ‡
1976 - George DeWitt Fields Jr. ’52
1976 - William S. Minter Jr. ’42 ‡
1975 - John M. Shingler Jr. ’51 ‡
1974 - George H. Hodges ’13 ‡
1973 - Julian S. Wolfe ’15 ‡
1972 - Walton J. McLeod Jr. ’26 ‡
1971 - James A. Knight ’41 ‡
1969 - Frank F. Roberts ’17 ‡
1969 - William K. Child Sr. ’25 ‡
1968 - L. A. Odom
1968 - Lt. Gen. Joseph H. Moore ’36 (retired) ‡
1968 - Thomas L. King ’31 ‡
1967 - James S. Gillespie ’33 ‡
1967 - John C. Otts ’30 ‡
1967 - William W. Lancaster ’48 ‡
1965 - Bertrand P. Ramsay ’26 ‡
1965 - Cleveland S. Harley ’50 ‡
1965 - Thomas K. Fletcher Jr. ’38 ‡
1963 - John A. White ’41 ‡
1963 - Spencer M. Rice ’32 ‡
1962 - Frank T. Davis Sr. ’23 ‡
1962 - Otis A. Jeffcoat Jr. ’29 ‡
1962 - Winston C. Pearcy ’22 ‡
1961 - Raymond C. Hill ’39 ‡
1961 - Robert N. DuBose ’36 ‡
1961 - Samuel P. Gardner ’18 ‡
1960 - Grover B. Eaker ’34 ‡
1960 - Norris R. Fowler Sr. ’35 ‡
1960 - Rev. Ernest P. Bell Sr. ’36 ‡
1960 - Victor M. Smith ’35 ‡
1959 - George R. Morgan Sr. ’50 ‡
1959 - Herbert T. Edwards ’24 ‡
1958 - Charles M. Hart ’27 ‡
1958 - James M. Bailey ’24 ‡
1958 - Ralph A. Durham ’25 ‡
1957 - Benjamin S. Hall ’31 ‡
1957 - Feltham S. James ’28 ‡
1957 - Fred W. Felkel ’09 ‡
1957 - James H. Crouch ’43 ‡
1957 - Phil M. Jones ’51
1956 - Arthur L. Humphries ’11 ‡
1956 - George S. Duffie Sr. ’30 ‡
1956 - Hon. Edward K. Hardin III ’32 ‡
1956 - Marion W. Beacham Sr. ’37 ‡
1956 - Robert W. Hart Jr. ’26 ‡
1955 - Hugo S. Sims Jr. ’41 ‡
1955 - Robert L. Dargan ’28 ‡
1955 - Sam T. Holland ’41 ‡
1954 - Chesley C. Herbert Jr. ’25 ‡
1954 - Eugene P. Pendergrass ’16 ‡
1954 - Henry T. Gramling ’27 ‡
1954 - James N. Holcombe ’26 ‡
1954 - Joseph C. Evans Sr. ’37 ‡
1954 - Maj. Gen. John B. Montgomery ’33 (retired) ‡
1954 - Maj. Gen. Wycliffe E. Steele ’28 (retired) ‡
1954 - Paul Knox ’22 ‡
1954 - Robert Gage ’05 ‡
1954 - Wallace C. Bethea ’14 ‡
1954 - William L. Kinney ’25 ‡
Distinguished Citizen Award
2024 - Foster B. McLane III ’69
2024 - Dr. William H. “Bill” Riley III ’69
2023 - William (Gary) McCraw ’77
2022 - The Rev. Tom Brittain ’47
2021 - David Britt ’77
2019 - Dr. John W. Simmons
2018 - Sherrie Lynn Hawkins ’77
2017 - Marcos Gomez-Agnoli
2016 - Arthur T. Ballard Jr.
2014 - Joella F. Utley
2013 - John W. Pilley ‡
2012 - William B. Drake ‡
2011 - Joel W. Collins Jr.
2010 - Kirk H. Neely
2008 - Stewart P. Winslow
2007 - William Barnet III
2006 - W. Hayne Hipp
2004 - Tad Brown
2003 - Michael A. Dirr
2003 - Richard C. Webel
2002 - Jennifer Evins
2002 - T. Alexander Evins III
2001 - James O. Harmon
2001 - Ronald G. Smith
2000 - James E. Talley
1999 - Harry D. Dobbs ‡
1999 - Walter Raymond Leonard ‡
1998 - Keith E. Laws
1997 - Hugh C. Lane Jr.
1996 - Elizabeth J. Patterson ‡
1995 - Robert V. Pinson
1994 - John W. Fisher ‡
1993 - Jack E. Bresenham
1992 - Hon. Strom Thurmond ‡
1991 - Currie B. Spivey Jr. ‡
1990 - Robert V. Royall Jr.
1988 - Carlos D. Moseley ‡
1987 - Thomas A. Evins
1986 - John H. Lumpkin Sr. ‡
1985 - Jesse B. Davis ‡
1984 - Alice N. Loggins ‡
1983 - A. Foster McKissick Sr. ‡
1980 - Charles C. Boone ‡
1978 - Buck Mickel ‡
1978 - Lois Hyatt ‡
1977 - Philip A. Buchheit ‡
1976 - Conley T. Snidow Jr. ‡
1974 - Roger Milliken ‡
1973 - Vera D. Parsons ‡
1972 - Walter S. Montgomery Sr. ‡
1971 - Johanna Demopoulos ‡
1970 - Hon. Donald S. Russell Sr. ‡
1969 - Broadus R. Littlejohn Jr. ‡
1967 - Frederick B. Dent Sr.
1956 - Joseph A. Edens Jr.
1955 - L. Perrin Smith ‡
Rising Star Award
2024 - Nathan V. Patnam ’19
2023 - Catherine Codispoti ’03
2022 - Vanessa Lauber ’09
2021 - Margaret Deans Fawcett Grantz ’13
2021 - Caitlynn Myer ’18
2019 - Tramaine Brown ’11
2018 - S. Nathan Madigan Jr. ’08
2017 - Bernadette S. Gillians ’04
2016 - John P. Moore ’04
2015 - Benjamin W. Ingram IV ’05
2014 - Thomas E. Woods II ’00
2013 - Amanda N. Marvelle ’03
2012 - Samie Clowney ’01
2011 - P. Curtis McPhail ’96
2010 - Craig H. Parks ’97
2009 - Kristen A. Hite ’00
2008 - Monique McDowell ’92
2007 - Edward S. Wildrick ’90
2007 - John E. Bauknight IV ’89
2006 - Michelle D. Hudspeth ’95
2005 - James M. Scott ’97
2004 - Russell R. Raines ’93
2003 - Ann M. Williamson ’95
2002 - Rev. Lyndon Harris ’83
2001 - Douglas E. Wood ’90
2000 - Mary Ann Stevenson McCrackin ’85
1999 - C. Phifer Nicholson ’82
1999 - Franklin O. Smith III ’80
1998 - Gary B. Burgess Sr. ’79
1997 - Betsy K. Davis ’83
1996 - Alfred F. Chapman ’77
1995 - Katherine A. Close ’83
1994 - George C. Todd Jr. ’77
1993 - John D. Todd III ’74
1992 - Daniel B. Morrison Jr. ’75
1991 - Daniel H. Hayes ’77
1990 - Van D. Hipp Jr. ’82
1989 - Woodrow W. Willard Jr. ’74
1988 - George S. Tyson Jr. ’72
1986 - Kenneth E. Smith ’71
1985 - Hon. Dennis W. Shedd ’75
1984 - Andrew M. Crane Sr. ’68
1983 - J. Harold Chandler ’71
1982 - Boyd C. Hipp II ’74
1981 - James K. Mancke ’71
1980 - Peden B. McLeod ’62
1978 - Roger H. Henry Jr. ’66
1978 - Thomas L. Tiller Jr. ’59
1977 - J. Grady Locklear ’65
1976 - William H. Willimon ’68
1975 - Daniel S. Lewis ’62 ‡
1974 - Hunter R. Stokes Sr. ’60
1973 - George Dean Johnson Jr. ’64
Pride of Wofford Award
2024 - Coker Gamble Powell ’00
2023 - Nicole Redmond ’96
2022 - Murrell Smith Jr. ’90
2021 - Bryan B. Blair ’07
2019 - Wofford Men’s Basketball Team
2018 - Lt. Col. Troy M. Denomy ’96
2017 - William C. McGirt III ’01
Terrier Club Distinguished Service Award
2019 - Atlanta Invitational Golf Committee
Honorary Letterman Award
What is the nominations process?
- The Alumni Association solicits nominations for the awards from all members of the college community. Nominations are accepted throughout the year by the Alumni Association. Any alumna/us may be nominated for an award, regardless of class year. Non-graduates are also eligible for the Distinguished Citizen Award. Nominations in any given year that are not selected are held for consideration for two additional years. After that point, nominations must be updated and resubmitted by a nominator to be considered.
- All nominations and supporting documentation must be received by May 31.
- There will be no notification if a nominee is not selected for an award; however, interested parties may contact the Alumni Office after October 1st to learn results.
- Awards are presented and recipients are recognized at a morning reception during Homecoming Weekend.
Nominate
How are selections made?
A committee of board members reviews the submitted materials and selects those candidates who are deemed most deserving of recognition and whose achievements most closely fit the category for which they have been nominated. Electronically submitted nominations are provided to each committee member no later than one week following the August 1 deadline so that nominations can be thoughtfully reviewed. The committee often invites consulting members to assist in its deliberations. All deliberations are kept confidential.
Do you still have questions?
If you have any further questions, please contact the Alumni Association at alumni@wofford.edu or 864-597-4185.