Distinguished Service Award

The Clemson Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor that the Association can bestow upon an alumnus or alumna. This prestigious award is given to those alumni who have not only devoted their life to professionalism and public service, but who have also continued a lifelong dedication to Clemson University. Through a competitive nomination process, members of the Clemson family promote and support those who have given back in many ways and who deserve the honor of being recognized by the Alumni Association and by their Alma Mater.

The Distinguished Service Award is based on three main criteria – dedication and service to Clemson University; personal and professional accomplishments; and devotion to their community and public service.

Click here to view photos of the presentation ceremony. To request information, please contact us at info@alumni.clemson.edu or at 864-656-2345.

Call for Nominations for the 2021 Distinguished Service Awards

Submit a Nomination for the 2021 DSA

Review Nomination Guidelines

The Clemson Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Distinguished Service Award. 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.

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.

To submit a nomination, please complete the official nomination form by the submission deadline of 4:30 pm on Friday, August 7th. Only nominations submitted through the official online form will be accepted.

Please note that a minimum of three accompanying letters of supports 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 (generally 3-4 pages).

For more information on the eligibility requirements and submission instructions, please review the nomination guidelines. To submit a nomination, click here.

Should any questions arise about this award of the current nomination process, please submit them to the Alumni Association at cualumni@clemson.edu.

Congratulations to the 2020 Honorees:

DSA Past Recipients
1960	Frank Gunby Sr. ’02 Frank Jervey ’14 Claude Lawson ’15 Wofford B. Camp ’16 S.C. McMeekin ’23 W. Wright Bryan ’26
1961	Theodore C. Heyward ’08 Samuel Littlejohn ’17 J. Strom Thurmond ’23 John R. Heller ’25 James A. Milling ’27
1962	Silas N. Pearman ’24 J. Wilson Newman ’31 Patrick N. Calhoun ’32 Robert C. Edwards ’33 William G. DesChamps ’38
1963	John P. Tarbox ’04 F. Porter Caughman ’08 Robert M. Jones ’30 Walter Snyder ’30 R. Roy Pearce ’41
1964	Frank Kolb ’20 James H. Sams ’24 Amos Priester Jr. ’32 Joe Sherman ’34 William Folk Jr. ’37
1965	E. Hugh Agnew ’16 George H. Aull Sr. ’19 Goode Bryan ’18 William Grier ’23 Walter Cox ’39
1966	T. Wilbur Thornhill ’14 William J. Erwin ’21 Henry C. Coleman ’26 Sherwood E. Liles ’27 J. Banks McFadden ’40
1967	B. Rhett Turnipseed ’96 S.R. Rhodes ’07 John M. Fleming ’26 George G. Durst ’30 Harry S. Ashmore ’37
1968	Claude Hayden ’12 James G. Gee ’17 Jesse A. White ’24 Howard D. Nottingham ’35 Julian Dusenberry ’42
1969	John W. Lewis ’08 Thomas S. Buie ’17 Harper S. Gault ’28 C. Calhoun Lemon ’32 Earl Mazo ’40
1970	Milton D. Berry ’13 States R.G. Finley ’18 William J. Clapp ’23 Thomas S. Millford ’29 Charles E. Hammond ’42
1971	Gerald R. Tyler ’17 Deems Haltiwanger ’19 William S. Coleman ’39 J. Richard Sosnowski ’42 Rembert R. Stokes Jr. ’53
1972	Lucius H. Harvin ’34 Harold B. Risher ’38 T. Ed Garrison ’42 Glenn J. Lawhon ’46 Earle E. Morris ’49
1973	O. Harold Folk ’37 Marshall E. Walker ’41 Wilson C. Wearn ’41 Harris W. Hollis ’42 Fletcher C. Derrick ’55
1974	George Chaplin ’35 Taze L. Senn ’39 Robert W. Moorman ’40 Edward L. Young ’41 Thomas C. Breazeale ’42
1975	O. Romaine Smith ’33 Robert E. Marvin ’42 J. Givens Young ’42 Thomas E. Thornhill ’48 Robert H. Yeargin ’49
1976	Thomas M. Hunter ’09 H. Hugh Dukes ’15 Ottis R. Causey ’27 George H. Aull Jr. ’44 George M. Moore ’58
1977	Herman J. Nimitz ’17 Kenneth N. Vickery ’38 Paul J. Burns ’40 William H. Orders ’48 Sam E. McGregor ’49
1978	R. Brice Waters ’16 Murray M. Stokley ’36 George M. Williams ’39 Paul W. McAlister ’41 Ben Hudnall ’43
1979	Hamilton E. Russell ’27 Clifford T. Smith ’27 Jesse H. Yarborough ’30 J. Garner Bagnal ’34 William W. Dukes ’38
1980	Herbert P. Cooper ’11 DeWitt T. Hardin ’12 Eugene P. Willimon ’33 Edward L. Proctor ’47 Davis T. Moorhead ’54
1981	Matthew L. McHugh ’19 Frank M. Hubbard ’40 Marvin McClam ’43 Louis P. Batson Jr. ’48 Lawrence V. Starkey ’56
1982	C. Hoyt Rogers ’26 Cecil O. Browning ’37 Gordon Rogers ’37 Robert L. Stoddard ’41 H.C. McLellan ’54
1983	Edwin P. Rogers ’31 S.F. Horton ’32 Philip H. Prince ’49 Billy G. Rogers ’49 William E. Dukes ’57
1984	Rembert G. Horton ’30 Lewis Holmes ’44 William H. Hunter ’45 David L. Peebles ’49 Clifton D. Wright ’55
1985	Marion R. Lawton ’40 Lee W. Milford Jr. ’43 R. Ramsey Mellette Jr. ’47 Frank S. Hanckel Jr. ’55 John J. Britton ’58
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
1987	Robert S. Campbell ’37 Winston A. Lawton ’37 George Bennett ’55 John D. Tice ’55 Robert H. Brooks ’60
1988	Jesse Boyce ’44 Leonard Butler ’53 Milton Holcombe ’53 Tom Lynch ’58 Currie Spivey ’58
1989	Raymond A. All ’34 Robert C. Bradley ’49 Henry F. Cooper ’58 James P. Creel ’60 Bill Amick ’66
1990	James E. Bostic Jr. ’69 Walter K. Lewis ’37 Wellington M. Manning Jr. ’58 William J. Neely Jr. ’58 William B. Sturgis ’57
1991	Frank S. Barnes Jr. ’42 Jack T. Day ’56 Harvey B. Gantt ’65 John T. Mundy Jr. ’28 Ted P. Pappas ’58
1992	Charles M. Campbell ’42 Jerry E. Dempsey ’54 Lawrence M. Gressette Jr. ’54 Frank E. Lucas ’59 Warren H. Owen ’47
1993	Leslie G. McCraw ’56 Emory G. Orahood Jr. ’43 Cyril Ovierre Shuler ’34 Byron K. Webb ’55 James Ryan White Jr. ’42
1994	John Q. Adams III ’67 Henry Carroll Chambers ’49 Willie Cecil Godley ’43 William Philip Kennedy ’61 William Harry King ’44
1995	Frank Erwin Abell Jr. ’60 Donald Edward Golightly ’65 Leon J. “Bill” Hendrix Jr. ’63 Joseph Davis Swann ’63 Kermit Madison Watson ’34
1996	Carolyn Willis Creel ’61 William Charles Kennerty ’48 L.G. “Skip” Lewis Jr. ’66 James Edward Robinson ’40 Allen Price Wood ’63
1997	William C. Laffoday ’51 W. Joseph Lanham ’43 Thomas E. Skelton ’53 J.R. Swetenburg Jr. ’56 Joseph J. Turner Jr. ’71
1998	Frank M. Bishop ’65 J. Richard Cottingham ’66 R. Thornwell Dunlap Jr. ’53 Laurie Coke Lawson ’53 Virginia C. Skelton ’58
1999	Paul E. Blackwell Sr. ’63 Dennis H. Kekas ’59 William John Park ’48 Thompson E. Penney ’72 Marshall “Sonny” White ’65
2000	James O. Sweeny ’39 Darra W. Cothran ’69 Renee J. Keese ’82 W. Richard Mattox ’51 F. William Vandiver ’64
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
2002	Rowland P. Alston Jr. ’70, M ’72 Carol K. Brown ’65 Beverly N. Skardon ’38 Arthur M. Spiro ’45 John E. Walker ’58
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
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
2005	Alan Johnstone ‘32 Debbie DuBose ‘75 Earle Gaulden ‘51 Margaret Worsham ‘71 Mendal Bouknight ‘74
2006	Robert Donald Fairey, ’75 Frank Kellers, III, ’57 H. Lloyd Lancaster, Jr., ’48 Dr. Thomas Charles Mann, ’51 Robert J. Rutland, ’64
2007	Roger J. Troutman ’74 Fredrick W.Faircloth, III ’72 John H. Holcombe, Jr. ’58 M.Nick Lomax ’63 John W. Rheney, Jr. ’47
2008	R. Glenn Hilliard ’65 Kathy H. Hunter ’80, ’83 Roy B. Jeffcoat ’55 Danny L. Rhodes ’68 Randy R. Smith ’66, HD ’97
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
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
2011	Chalmers R. “Hap” Carr ’60 Harold D. “Doug” Kingsmore ’55 Wilbur O. “Billy” Powers ’57 Charles K. Watt ’59 Kimberlee A. Wilkerson ’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
2013	William L. “Roy” Abercrombie, Jr. ’69 James Warren “Jimmy” Addison ’68 R ussell Carlton Ashmore, Jr. ’50, ’55 Edgar James “Ed” Duckworth ’61 Ernest Mitchell “Mitch” Norville ’80
2014	Senator Thomas C. Alexander ’78 Charles E. Dalton ’64 Steve C. Griffith Jr. ’54 Daniel C. Stanzione Sr. ’67,’68,’72
2015	Robert J. “Bobby” Conrad Jr. ’80 Gerald M. Glenn ’64 Charles C. Mickel ’79 Gregg F. Morton ’78 Norman F. Pulliam, Sr. ’64
2016	Bryant Graves Barnes ’76 Janine Anthony Bowen ’89, M’91 E. Grantland Burns ’88 Leslie Dunlap Callison ’81 Douglas Duke Richardson ’64
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
2018	Neill Cameron Ann Hunter ’80, M’82 Tony Mathis ’86 Bill Smith Jr ’82 Mike Watt ’84
2019	Lori Anne Carr ’90 M’92 Titus Duren ’71 James T. McCabe John N. McCarter Jr ’80 Gregory C. Smith ’84