Call for Distinguished Service Award Nominations
This prestigious award is the highest honor that the Association can bestow upon an alumnus or alumna, and is given to those former students who have not only devoted their life to professionalism and public service but who have also demonstrated a lifelong dedication to Clemson University.
The Distinguished Service Award is based upon three main criteria – dedication and service to Clemson University; personal and professional accomplishments; and devotion to one’s community and public service.
Through a competitive nomination process, members of the Clemson family may promote and support those who have given back in many ways and who deserve the honor of being recognized by the Alumni Association and their alma mater.
Nominations for the 2024 award are NOW OPEN. Only nominations submitted through the official online form will be accepted.
Please note that a minimum of three accompanying letters of support are required for each nomination, one of which must be from the nominator. Resumes, if readily available, may also be included as supporting documentation. Each submission must not exceed ten total pages, which includes the official nomination form itself (typically 3-4 pages).
For more information on the eligibility requirements and submission instructions, please review the nomination guidelines.
Should any questions arise about this award or the current nomination process, please submit them to the Alumni Association at cualumni@clemson.edu.
Congratulations to the 2023 Honorees
Previous Distinguished Service Award Honorees
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2021 | Phil Bradley ’65 Marvin G. Carmichael 71, MEd ’76 Robert B. Hambright ’70 Raymond E. Jones ’86 Michael Pennington Nieri ’86 |
2020 | Dr. Thomas James “Jimmy” Bell, Jr. ’65 Mary Anne Bigger ’88 Jane Robelot DeCarvalho ’82 James Henry “Hank” Owen, Jr. ’73 Steven K. Watt ’81 |
2019 | Lori Anne Carr ’90 M’92 Titus Duren ’71 James T. McCabe John N. McCarter Jr ’80 Gregory C. Smith ’84 |
2018 | Neill Cameron Ann Hunter ’80, M’82 Tony Mathis ’86 Bill Smith Jr ’82 Mike Watt ’84 |
2017 | Richard M. Davies ’86 John W. Kelly Jr ’77 Ronald D. Lee ’76 Perry Sprawls Jr ’56, M’61, PhD’68 James H. Stovall ’51 |
2016 | Bryant Graves Barnes ’76 Janine Anthony Bowen ’89, M’91 E. Grantland Burns ’88 Leslie Dunlap Callison ’81 Douglas Duke Richardson ’64 |
2015 | Robert J. “Bobby” Conrad Jr. ’80 Gerald M. Glenn ’64 Charles C. Mickel ’79 Gregg F. Morton ’78 Norman F. Pulliam, Sr. ’64 |
2014 | Senator Thomas C. Alexander ’78 Charles E. Dalton ’64 Steve C. Griffith Jr. ’54 Daniel C. Stanzione Sr. ’67,’68,’72 |
2013 | William L. “Roy” Abercrombie, Jr. ’69 James Warren “Jimmy” Addison ’68 R Russell Carlton Ashmore, Jr. ’50, ’55 Edgar James “Ed” Duckworth ’61 Ernest Mitchell “Mitch” Norville ’80 |
2012 | Gosnold G. “Goz” Segars, Jr. ’66 William Kelly Durham ’80 Palmer E. “Satch” Krantz ’72 E. Smyth McKissick III ’79 Charles L Sullivan, Jr. ’66 Dr. Theodore G. “Ted” Westmoreland ’56 |
2011 | Chalmers R. “Hap” Carr ’60 Harold D. “Doug” Kingsmore ’55 Wilbur O. “Billy” Powers ’57 Charles K. Watt ’59 Kimberlee A. Wilkerson ’80 |
2010 | Thomas F. Chapman ’65 Jerry D. Handegan ’65 Bartow S. “Bo” Shaw, Jr. ’63 T. Larry Sloan ’74 Joseph M. Todd ’79, M ’83 |
2009 | Mr. Harry H. Frampton III ’67 Dr. Eddie M. Robinson ’75 Mr. Neil C. Robinson Jr. ’66 Mr. Kenneth L. Smith ’81 Mrs. Jane S. Sosebee ’78 |
2008 | R. Glenn Hilliard ’65 Kathy H. Hunter ’80, ’83 Roy B. Jeffcoat ’55 Danny L. Rhodes ’68 Randy R. Smith ’66, HD ’97 |
2007 | Roger J. Troutman ’74 Fredrick W.Faircloth, III ’72 John H. Holcombe, Jr. ’58 M.Nick Lomax ’63 John W. Rheney, Jr. ’47 |
2006 | Robert Donald Fairey, ’75 Frank Kellers, III, ’57 H. Lloyd Lancaster, Jr., ’48 Dr. Thomas Charles Mann, ’51 Robert J. Rutland, ’64 |
2005 | Alan Johnstone ‘32 Debbie DuBose ‘75 Earle Gaulden ‘51 Margaret Worsham ‘71 Mendal Bouknight ‘74 |
2004 | M. Padgett Black Jr. ’71, M ’73 Albert N. Cameron Sr. ’41 Rebecca A. Epting ’62 James L. Sutherland ’67 Thomas P. Turner Jr. ’51 |
2003 | Alvin N. Berry ’65 Charles W. Bussey Jr. ’57 Benjamin T. Rook ’68, M ’74 David H. Wilkins ’68 Hughey A. Woodle Jr. ’51 |
2002 | Rowland P. Alston Jr. ’70, M ’72 Carol K. Brown ’65 Beverly N. Skardon ’38 Arthur M. Spiro ’45 John E. Walker ’58 |
2001 | Joel W. Collins Jr. ’65 Harry M. Lightsey Jr. ’52 Louis B. Lynn ’70, M ’72 John H. Pitts ’51 David S. Rozendale ’57 |
2000 | James O. Sweeny ’39 Darra W. Cothran ’69 Renee J. Keese ’82 W. Richard Mattox ’51 F. William Vandiver ’64 |
1999 | Paul E. Blackwell Sr. ’63 Dennis H. Kekas ’59 William John Park ’48 Thompson E. Penney ’72 Marshall “Sonny” White ’65 |
1998 | Frank M. Bishop ’65 J. Richard Cottingham ’66 R. Thornwell Dunlap Jr. ’53 Laurie Coke Lawson ’53 Virginia C. Skelton ’58 |
1997 | William C. Laffoday ’51 W. Joseph Lanham ’43 Thomas E. Skelton ’53 J.R. Swetenburg Jr. ’56 Joseph J. Turner Jr. ’71 |
1996 | Carolyn Willis Creel ’61 William Charles Kennerty ’48 L.G. “Skip” Lewis Jr. ’66 James Edward Robinson ’40 Allen Price Wood ’63 |
1995 | Frank Erwin Abell Jr. ’60 Donald Edward Golightly ’65 Leon J. “Bill” Hendrix Jr. ’63 Joseph Davis Swann ’63 Kermit Madison Watson ’34 |
1994 | John Q. Adams III ’67 Henry Carroll Chambers ’49 Willie Cecil Godley ’43 William Philip Kennedy ’61 William Harry King ’44 |
1993 | Leslie G. McCraw ’56 Emory G. Orahood Jr. ’43 Cyril Ovierre Shuler ’34 Byron K. Webb ’55 James Ryan White Jr. ’42 |
1992 | Charles M. Campbell ’42 Jerry E. Dempsey ’54 Lawrence M. Gressette Jr. ’54 Frank E. Lucas ’59 Warren H. Owen ’47 |
1991 | Frank S. Barnes Jr. ’42 Jack T. Day ’56 Harvey B. Gantt ’65 John T. Mundy Jr. ’28 Ted P. Pappas ’58 |
1990 | James E. Bostic Jr. ’69 Walter K. Lewis ’37 Wellington M. Manning Jr. ’58 William J. Neely Jr. ’58 William B. Sturgis ’57 |
1989 | Raymond A. All ’34 Robert C. Bradley ’49 Henry F. Cooper ’58 James P. Creel ’60 Bill Amick ’66 |
1988 | Jesse Boyce ’44 Leonard Butler ’53 Milton Holcombe ’53 Tom Lynch ’58 Currie Spivey ’58 |
1987 | Robert S. Campbell ’37 Winston A. Lawton ’37 George Bennett ’55 John D. Tice ’55 Robert H. Brooks ’60 |
1986 | Wallace R. Roy ’26 Daniel S. Lesesne Jr. ’38 I.L. “Rusty” Donkle Jr. ’49 George J. Bishop III ’52 Jay D. Hair ’67 |
1985 | Marion R. Lawton ’40 Lee W. Milford Jr. ’43 R. Ramsey Mellette Jr. ’47 Frank S. Hanckel Jr. ’55 John J. Britton ’58 |
1984 | Rembert G. Horton ’30 Lewis Holmes ’44 William H. Hunter ’45 David L. Peebles ’49 Clifton D. Wright ’55 |
1983 | Edwin P. Rogers ’31 S.F. Horton ’32 Philip H. Prince ’49 Billy G. Rogers ’49 William E. Dukes ’57 |
1982 | C. Hoyt Rogers ’26 Cecil O. Browning ’37 Gordon Rogers ’37 Robert L. Stoddard ’41 H.C. McLellan ’54 |
1981 | Matthew L. McHugh ’19 Frank M. Hubbard ’40 Marvin McClam ’43 Louis P. Batson Jr. ’48 Lawrence V. Starkey ’56 |
1980 | Herbert P. Cooper ’11 DeWitt T. Hardin ’12 Eugene P. Willimon ’33 Edward L. Proctor ’47 Davis T. Moorhead ’54 |
1979 | Hamilton E. Russell ’27 Clifford T. Smith ’27 Jesse H. Yarborough ’30 J. Garner Bagnal ’34 William W. Dukes ’38 |
1978 | R. Brice Waters ’16 Murray M. Stokley ’36 George M. Williams ’39 Paul W. McAlister ’41 Ben Hudnall ’43 |
1977 | Herman J. Nimitz ’17 Kenneth N. Vickery ’38 Paul J. Burns ’40 William H. Orders ’48 Sam E. McGregor ’49 |
1976 | Thomas M. Hunter ’09 H. Hugh Dukes ’15 Ottis R. Causey ’27 George H. Aull Jr. ’44 George M. Moore ’58 |
1975 | O. Romaine Smith ’33 Robert E. Marvin ’42 J. Givens Young ’42 Thomas E. Thornhill ’48 Robert H. Yeargin ’49 |
1974 | George Chaplin ’35 Taze L. Senn ’39 Robert W. Moorman ’40 Edward L. Young ’41 Thomas C. Breazeale ’42 |
1973 | O. Harold Folk ’37 Marshall E. Walker ’41 Wilson C. Wearn ’41 Harris W. Hollis ’42 Fletcher C. Derrick ’55 |
1972 | Lucius H. Harvin ’34 Harold B. Risher ’38 T. Ed Garrison ’42 Glenn J. Lawhon ’46 Earle E. Morris ’49 |
1971 | Gerald R. Tyler ’17 Deems Haltiwanger ’19 William S. Coleman ’39 J. Richard Sosnowski ’42 Rembert R. Stokes Jr. ’53 |
1970 | Milton D. Berry ’13 States R.G. Finley ’18 William J. Clapp ’23 Thomas S. Millford ’29 Charles E. Hammond ’42 |
1969 | John W. Lewis ’08 Thomas S. Buie ’17 Harper S. Gault ’28 C. Calhoun Lemon ’32 Earl Mazo ’40 |
1968 | Claude Hayden ’12 James G. Gee ’17 Jesse A. White ’24 Howard D. Nottingham ’35 Julian Dusenberry ’42 |
1967 | B. Rhett Turnipseed ’96 S.R. Rhodes ’07 John M. Fleming ’26 George G. Durst ’30 Harry S. Ashmore ’37 |
1966 | T. Wilbur Thornhill ’14 William J. Erwin ’21 Henry C. Coleman ’26 Sherwood E. Liles ’27 J. Banks McFadden ’40 |
1965 | E. Hugh Agnew ’16 George H. Aull Sr. ’19 Goode Bryan ’18 William Grier ’23 Walter Cox ’39 |
1964 | Frank Kolb ’20 James H. Sams ’24 Amos Priester Jr. ’32 Joe Sherman ’34 William Folk Jr. ’37 |
1963 | John P. Tarbox ’04 F. Porter Caughman ’08 Robert M. Jones ’30 Walter Snyder ’30 R. Roy Pearce ’41 |
1962 | Silas N. Pearman ’24 J. Wilson Newman ’31 Patrick N. Calhoun ’32 Robert C. Edwards ’33 William G. DesChamps ’38 |
1961 | Theodore C. Heyward ’08 Samuel Littlejohn ’17 J. Strom Thurmond ’23 John R. Heller ’25 James A. Milling ’27 |
1960 | Frank Gunby Sr. ’02 Frank Jervey ’14 Claude Lawson ’15 Wofford B. Camp ’16 S.C. McMeekin ’23 W. Wright Bryan ’26 |