Awards

Honoring service to Duke and beyond

Each year, we honor a handful of individuals who embody the spirit of Forever Duke and advance the Duke ideal of knowledge in service to society. These awards give us the opportunity to showcase a few of the extraordinary members of the Duke family and say thanks for their effort and dedication to Duke. Many Duke Alumni awards are presented during Homecoming weekend each year, except for the Distinguished Alumni Award and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award presented at the annual Founders’ Day convocation.

Distinguished Alumni Award

Established in 1983 by the Duke Alumni Board of Directors, the Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest award presented by the board. It is awarded to alumni who have distinguished themselves by the contributions they have made in their own particular fields or professions, in service to Duke University and to the betterment of humanity.

2024 Recipient:

Elizabeth Franke Stevens ’81, P’14

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Charles A. Dukes Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service

This award recognizes alumni volunteers who serve in Duke leadership roles and have devoted themselves to extraordinary, long-term efforts that help Duke further its mission.

2024 Recipients:

Charles A. Berardesco ’80
Mychal Douglas Harrison ’01
Nicholas John Leonardy ’81, M.D. ’85, P ’08
Danielle M. Squires ’02
Caroline Christy Susman ’88

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Beyond Duke Service and Leadership Award

This award was inaugurated in 2014 to recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves through service to their community, their country or to society at large. Awards are given in three categories: Young Alumni, Local Community and Global Community.

2024 Recipients:

John Armbrust B.S.E. ’04
Lauren Glass Heine M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’97
Stacy Noel Glass M.B.A. ’99
Andrew Hanna ’14
Emily Wang M.D. ’03
Brandon Williams ’06, M.Div ’13

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Forever Duke Award

Presented for the first time in 2009, this award recognizes alumni for excellent recent volunteer service to Duke, Duke Alumni, and other alumni groups.

2024 Recipients:

Individual Awardees:

David Bowsher J.D. ’99 
Elizabeth Caswell ’91, P’24, P’27 
Rebecca Feinglos ’11 
Richard T. Gieryn ’79, P’13
James Goldfarb ’92 
Kyle Kreick ’08 
John Lin M.B.A.’99  
Catherine McDowell ’00 
Neelima Nadella ’01 
Valerie Rind ’83 
Theodore Segal ’77 
Donna Claycomb Sokol M.Div.’00  
Ronald Scott Temple ’90 
Steven Winkler M.H.A.’78


Group Awardees:

Group 1: Duke Class of ’73, 50th Reunion Co-Chairs

James Francis Akers ’73, P’00, P’02, P’06, P’08, P’09  
Robert Shields Bogan B.S.E.’73  
Jayne Mcguire Booker ’73 (awarded posthumously) 
Jane Clayton ’73, P’11 
Dara Lyn DeHaven ’73, A.M.’74, J.D.’80
Artyn Haig Gardner ’73, P’98  
Mr. Max L. Gardner, Jr. ’73, P’98  
Gerald L. Hassell ’73, P’08  
Wendy Jay Hilburn ’73 
George Peter Lucaci ’73, P’16  
Celestea Gentry Sharp ’73 
Mark Stalnecker ’73, P’06 
Susan M. Stalnecker ’73, P’06  
Mary Wilson Stanley B.S.N.’73 
Robert King Steel ’73 
Lewis Frederick Sutherland ’73, P’03, P’06  
Michele Ruddy Vernon ’73, P’05, P’09 
Hope Morgan Ward ’73, M.Div.’78, P’01  
Laura Meyer Wellman ’73, P’11 

Group 2: Duke Nashville Black Alumni and Young Professionals Leadership

Courtney Lorose Hunter ’10 
Sherry Ellerbe Gibbs M.B.A.’94 

Group 3: DukeNY 2023 Welcome to the City Party Co-Chairs

Meghna Patel B.S.N.’14
Lars Oscar Scofield ’92
Kevin Isaiah Thompson ’09, M.M.S.’10 

Group 4: Duke Philadelphia Thanksgiving Food Drive Committee

Allison Jill Brucker ’96 
Kate Golby Carp ’80, P’15, P’17 
Janice A. Gault ’87, M.D.’91, P’24 
Ian Blake Li B.S.E.’11 
Danielle Alexis Brown Graham ’04  
Anne H. Grauer ’73 
Sandra Marie Cavazos B.S.E.’97, P’24, P’26 
Shereen Arthur White ’06 

Group 5: Duke Boston Women's Forum Co-Chairs

Caitlyn Aerial Clarke M.M.S.’11
Shannon M. Malloy ’19 
Kelly F. Taylor ’03

Group 6: Duke First Changemakers

Joseph Francis ’99  
Ana Homayoun ’01  
Hunter McGhee ’18  
Katie Taylor McKeown ’19 
Gerardo Parraga ’18, J.D.’21 
David Robertson ’15 
Sloan Talbot ’19 
Gabriele Wurmitzer Ph.D.’12  
Jen Yam ’14 

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Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award

Sponsored by Duke Alumni Engagement and Development for more than three decades, this student-selected award honors a Duke professor who has excelled as a teacher, advisor and leader of undergraduate students.

Dr. Allan Friedman ‘99, Lecturing Fellow of Music2024-2025 Recipient: Dr. Allan Friedman ‘99, Lecturing Fellow of Music

Dr. Allan Friedman directs the Duke Chorale in addition to serving as the Director of Music at Judea Reform Congregation, as well as the Director for SONAM (Singers of New and Ancient Music).  He is a proud alumnus of  Duke University (T ’99) with a Music Major, including studies in South Africa with Ladysmith Black Mombazo, a Masters in Music Musicology from UNC - Chapel Hill (2001), and a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from Boston University (2005) with a dissertation on Russian Jewish Choral Music. His training has included studies with Rodney Wynkoop, Susan Klebanow, Ann Howard Jones, and Joshua Jacobson. In his more than 20 years of conducting experience, Allan has delighted in making vocal music with people of diverse ages, backgrounds, and musical experiences. Other musical interests include teaching Music History courses for seniors, composing, and singing duets with his son, Daniel.

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Forever Duke Student Leadership Award

The Forever Duke Student Leadership award is a new award recognizing students who embody the “Forever Duke” spirit in their service to the university.

2024 Forever Duke Student Leadership Award Winners:

Lily Annenberg ’24
Layla Arty ’24
Danica Bajaj ’25
Navya Belavadi ’24
Leah Benn Miller B.D.’24
Nicholas Biondo B.S.N’24
Joshua Crittenden A.M.’23
Julia Davis ’24
Anna Demelo B.S.E.’24
Nathan Drapela A.M.’24
Catherine Ehrhart M.D.’24
Brittany Forniotis A.M.’24
Brittany Gabriel M.P.P.’24
Casey Goldstein ’24
Bonnie Hepler B.S.N.’24
Aden Klein M.P.P.’24
Advika Kumar ’24
Neelan Kumar ’24
Jessica Lalonde A.M.’24
Elyse McFalls ’24
Jessica On ’24
SaeHim Park A.M.’24
Jack Parker B.S.E.’24
Meredith Schmehl A.M.’24
Robert Sprung ’24
Jessica Sue-Kam-Ling Lewis ’24
Jonathan Van Dongen M.B.A.’24
Cat Xia ’24
Marilyn Yamamoto M.D.’24
Finnie Zhao ’24

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The Graduate School Few-Glasson Alumni Society

The Few-Glasson Alumni Society, created in 2016, honors Duke graduates who have distinguished themselves through their career accomplishments, the potential of their current endeavors, or their support of graduate education and students at Duke.

Candidates for the society are nominated by members of the Duke community. The society is named for the first president of Duke University—William Preston Few—and William Henry Glasson, the first dean of The Graduate School.

2023 Few-Glasson Alumni Inductees:

Howard Conyers M.S. ’06, Ph.D ‘09
Bogdan Epureanu Ph.D ‘99
Kristian Lum M.S. ’08, Ph.D ‘10

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