Belhaven Alumni Awards
The Alumni Awards Dinner will be Friday, November 5, 2021. This has been a great time of fellowship and celebration. Please consider joining us for this fun event. Register here.
| Year | Name | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Elizabeth Spencer, '42 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1963 | Virginia Hoogenakker, '43 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1964 | Minter Gillespie, '44 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1965 | Sarah Barry Gillespie Wilson, '35 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1966 | Mary Virginia Alexander, '36 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1970 | Bess Caldwell, '30 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1971 | Aleline Hill Ostwalt, '41 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1972 | Mary Katherine Knoblock McCravey, '32 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1973 | Frances Preston Mills, '23 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1974 | Mary Taylor Sandefur Sigman, '44 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1975 | Woodrow Wilson Benton, Jr., '63 | Alumnus of the Year |
| John Harrison Campell, III, '56 | Alumnus of the Year | |
| Charles Lowry Echols, '59 | Alumnus of the Year | |
| Thomas Ennis Elkin, '62 | Alumnus of the Year | |
| 1976 | Lulu Williams Anderson, '23 | Alumna of the Year |
| Thomas Maynor, '61 | Alumnus of the Year | |
| 1977 | Thomasina Blissard, '46 | Alumna of the Year |
| Elizabeth Caldwell Swindell, '27 | Alumna of the Year | |
| 1978 | Bettye Quinn, '58 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1980 | Janie Eldredge Languirand, '40 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1982 | Verne R. Kennedy, '63 | Alumnus of the Year |
| 1983 | Clarence Chapman, '69 | Alumnus of the Year |
| 1984 | Margaret Weathersby, '43 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1985 | James H. Hood, '75 | Alumnus of the Year |
| 1986 | Evelyn Tackett, '56 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1987 | William K. Wymond, '67 | Alumnus of the Year |
| 1988 | Janet McDonald, '25 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1990 | Janie G. Rugg, '64 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1991 | Beth Irby Milam, '41 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1992 | Sue Hathorn, '77 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1993 | Catherine K. Teixeira, '38 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1994 | Lynn Stringer, '71 | Alumnus of the Year |
| 1995 | Newt, '63 and Becky, '64 Wilson | Alumni of the Year |
| Martha Harris Campbell, '53 | Community Service Award | |
| Peggy B. Miller, '58 | Church Service Award | |
| 1996 | Elizabeth "Tay" P. Wise, '37 | Alumna of the Year |
| Sarah B. Buffington, '41 | Community Service Award | |
| Clay, '74 and Darleen, '73 Quarterman | Church Service Award | |
| 1997 | Ruth Giles, '37 | Alumna of the Year |
| 1998 | Caroline W. Bennett, '33 | Alumna of the Year |
| Ronald W. McKinney, '67 | Community Service Award | |
| William "Buck" Mosal, '59 | Church Service Award | |
| 1999 | Gary, '72 and Susan, '73 Bouer | Alumni of the Year |
| Sarah Jane Givens Alston, '59 | Community Service Award | |
| Helen S. Martin, '61 | Church Service Award | |
| 2000 | William Frisbee, '61 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Ruth W. Brewbaker, '88 | Community Service Award | |
| Carolina "Dessie" Anderson Caulfield, '38 | Church Service Award | |
| 2001 | Robert "Max" Taylor, Jr., '72 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Mary Evelyn "Ebbie" Spivey, '77 | Community Service Award | |
| Mary Elizabeth "Bibby" Swayze, '58 | Church Service Award | |
| 2002 | Palmer Robertson, '59 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Stewart Edwards, '92 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Shirley C. Hall, '90 | Community Service Award | |
| Bebo Elkin, '68 | Church Service Award | |
| Mark Windham, '77 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| Brenda Wolfe, '94 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Nehemiah Flowers, Jr., '97 | Distinguished Aspire Award (Jxn.) | |
| Brian D. White, '86 | Distinguished Aspire Award (Mem.) | |
| 2003 | Dominic Aquila, '68 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Margaret Suttle, '62 | Church Service Award | |
| Richard Whitlock, '82 | Community Service Award | |
| Dale Darden Anderson, '78 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Edward St. Pe, '99 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| Michael Holman, '91 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| 2004 | Sherron George, '70 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Brister Ware, '58 | Church Service Award | |
| Kim Sessums, '80 | Community Service Award | |
| Joel Bomgaars, '03 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Patrick Norman, '01 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Nathan McNeill, '03 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| William Dale Nutt, '79 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Bond Christie, '77 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| Lee Ann Mayo, '99 | Distinguished Aspire Award (Jxn) | |
| Don Gleason, '04 | Distinguished Aspire Award (Orl.) | |
| 2005 | Jimmy Turner, '58 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Don Gahagen, '59 | Church Service Award | |
| Phil Hardwick, '82 | Community Service Award | |
| Barbara Porter, '70 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Timothy M. Quinn, '95 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| 2006 | George Hunsberger, '66 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Don Elliott, '70 | Church Service Award | |
| Ann M. Maynor, '61 | Community Service Award | |
| Brian Perry, '97 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Leon A. Henry, Jr., '75 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| 2007 | Ronald W. McKinney, '67 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Emett H. Barfield, '57 | Church Service Award | |
| E.C. Harpe, '73 | Community Service Award | |
| Beverly H. Peden, '91 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Michael J. Peters, '77 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| Andrew Camenisch, '98 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| 2008 | J. Joseph Stroble, '70 | Alumnus of the Year |
| John S. Leonard, '77 | Church Service Award | |
| Ellza C. Jones, '58 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Emma McCain, '32 | Community Service Award | |
| Andrew Mattiace, '74 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| 2009 | Mark J. Windham, '77 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Grant F. Callen, '05 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Erma E. Driver, '04 | Community Service Award | |
| John E. Eichelberger, '76 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| Beverly C. Weathersby, '78 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Peggy P. Skattebo | Church Service Award | |
| 2010 | Gregory D. Jordan, '73 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Heather L. Ivery, '00 | Young Alumna of the Year | |
| Florence R. Scott, '60 | Church Service Award | |
| Corinne Fox, '63 | Community Service Award | |
| Lynn G. Beck, '74 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| W. Wayne Husband, '72 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| 2011 | James "Bebo" Elkin, '68 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Brad White, '06 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Tom Kay, Jr., '62 | Church Service Award | |
| Evelyn Tackett, '56 | Spirit of Belhaven Award | |
| Ann Scott, '77 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Billy Sims, '76 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| 2012 | F. Stewart Edwards, '92 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Bonnie McDonald Grubbs, '08 | Young Alumna of the Year | |
| Thomas R. Patete, '64 | Church Service Award | |
| Jane Everly, '85 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| J. Thomas Grantham, Jr., '71 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| 2013 | Larry and Salley Mills, '61 | Alumni of the Year |
| Danny Massie, '68 | Church Service Award | |
| Lois Hayes, '67 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Dan Marks, '98 | Jim Park Business Award | |
| Virginia Morris, '67 | Spirit of Belhaven Award | |
| 2014 | Becky Wilson, '64 | Alumna of the Year |
| 2015 | Evy Beahr, '10 | Young Alumna of the Year |
| 2016 | Valda Miller, '50 | Alumna of the Year |
| Angela Thomas, '11 | Young Alumna of the Year | |
| 2017 | Virginia Wicke Morris, ’67 | Alumna of the Year |
| Phillip Holmes, ’10 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| 2018 | Charley Lynn Chase, '68 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Josh Jackson, '12 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Larry Mills, '61 | Spirit of Belhaven Award | |
| Alice Powers Williams, '78 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| W. Lynn Stringer, M.D., '71 | STEM Distinction Award | |
| Elizabeth R. Weeks Crisler, '95 | Entrepreneurial Award | |
| Clarissa Behr Davis, D.M., '75 | Arts Excellence Award | |
| Katherine Alun Moore Yaegashi, '67 | World Service Award | |
| Charles W. Haynes III, '11, '13 | Community Service Award | |
| 2019 | Matt Buchanan, '01 | Alumnus of the Year |
| John Sima, Jr, '12 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| DeSean Dyson, '06 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Lee Ann Foreman, '14 | Business Success Award | |
| Vicki Moorehead, '88 | STEM Distinction Award | |
| Alex Riser, '11, '14 | Entrepreneurial Award | |
| Karen Hamm Castleman, '00 | Arts Excellence Award | |
| Stuart Mills, '99 | World Service Award | |
| Ronnie Crudup, '06 | Community Service Award | |
| Robert Griffin, '63 | Church Service Award | |
| George "Mike" Dixon, '75 | Ministry Influence Award | |
| Matthew Nasekos, '95 | Spirit of Belhaven Award | |
| 2021 | Maxie Gordon, ‘83 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Javanté Ingram, ‘12 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Mandy Lanier Bailey, ‘01 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Brad Bailey, ‘00 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Heath Jordan, ‘98 | Business Success Award | |
| J.D. Longmire, ‘90 | STEM Distinction Award | |
| Wade Wicht, ‘97 | Entrepreneurial Award | |
| Haddon McKinney, ‘07 | Arts Excellence Award | |
| Tanya Abadia Weaver, ‘91 | World Service Award | |
| James R. Carter, ‘83 | Church Service Award | |
| Brian Benn, ’16, ‘18 | Community Service Award | |
| 2022 | Gabriel Prado, ’11, ‘13 | Alumnus of the Year |
| Shellie Brown Kemp, ‘12 | Young Alumnus of the Year | |
| Bill Lytton, ‘72 | Spirit of Belhaven | |
| Elizabeth Baxter Sugg, ‘69 | Bettye Quinn Education Award | |
| Christian Patterson, ‘04 | Business Success Award | |
| Frances Fitler, ‘52 | Ministry Influence | |
| Tyler Hogan, ‘08 | Scholarship Excellence | |
| Adam Pierce, ‘07 | Entrepreneurial Award | |
| Cheri Gossman-Orr, ‘00 | Arts Excellence Award | |
| Kristopher Orr, ‘01 | Arts Excellence Award | |
| Fred Reid, '85 | World Service Award | |
| Joseph Parker, ‘81 | Church ServiceAward | |
| Charlotte Wingard, ’19, ‘21 | Community Service Award |
See the Belhaven Blazer site to view a historical list of Sports Hall of Fame Inductees.
Verse of the Year
Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
Matthew 7:24