The Distinguished Alumnus Award
The Distinguished Alumnus Award honors alumni who have typified the Johns Hopkins tradition of excellence and brought credit to the University by their personal accomplishment, professional achievement, or humanitarian service.
Award Recipients
* Year of award unknown
(W) - Winter
(S) - Summer
Hon - Honorary Degree
| Name | Affiliation/Title | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|
| Vinod K. Agarwal | Engr '77 |
2007
|
| Hewes D. Agnew | Med '63 |
2009
|
| Peter Agre | Med '74 |
2005 (W)
|
| Virginia Arnold | Nurs '35 |
*
|
| John Astin | A&S '52 |
1999
|
| Robert Austrian | A&S '37, Med '41 |
1970
|
| Samuel Asper | Med '40 |
1979
|
| Mary Ellen Avery | Med '52 |
*
|
| Richard Axel | Med '71 |
2000(S)
|
| Eric Baer | A&S '53 (MA), Engr '53, '57 (PhD) |
1979
|
| Benjamin M. Baker, Jr. | Med '27 |
1996
|
| Russell W. Baker | A&S '47, Hon '83 |
1979
|
| Susan Baker | SPH '68 |
1996
|
| Jeremiah Barondess | Med '49, HS '51 |
*
|
| Manuel Barrueco | Peab '75 |
2004(W)
|
| John Barth | A&S '51, '52 (MA) |
*
|
| Diane Demarest (M.) Becker | Nur '64, '78, SPH '79, '84 (PhD) |
2008
|
| Camilla P. Benbow | A&S '77, '79 (MA), Ed '80 (MS), '81 (EdD) |
2008
|
| Richard G. Bennett | Med '82 |
2009
|
| David H. Bernstein | A&S '57 |
1999 (S)
|
| Theordore Bickart | Engr '57, '58 (MS), '60 (PhD) |
2003
|
| Donald S. Bittinger | Engr '32 |
1969
|
| Morton K. Blaustein | A&S '50 |
1976
|
| Lewis Bluemle | A&S '43, Med '46, Hon '90 |
2004(W)
|
| Wolf Blitzer | SAIS '72 |
1999
|
| Michael R. Bloomberg | Engr '64 |
1995
|
| Paula E. Boggs | A&S '81 |
2009
|
| Andrew J. Bozzelli | Engr '53 |
2000(W)
|
| William Bowles | Engr '60 |
2006
|
| John W. Brantigan | Med '70 |
2009
|
| Randolph W. Bromery | A&S '68 |
1993
|
| Patrick E. Brookhouser | Med '66 |
2009
|
| Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. | HS '78, '83 |
2007
|
| J. Julian Chisolm | Med '46 |
1998
|
| Benjamin R. Civiletti | A&S '57 |
1990
|
| James C. Cobey | Med '69, SPH '71 |
1999(S)
|
| George W. Comstock | SPH '56 (PhD) |
1992
|
| Sydney M. Cone | A&S '25 |
1968
|
| Denton A. Cooley | Med '44, HS '50 |
1971
|
| Denice Cora-Bramble | Bus '99 (Cert), '03, (MBA) |
2009
|
| David Cordish | A&S '60, '69 (MLA) |
2001 (Jan)
|
| Richard Ben Cramer | A&S '71 |
2002 (W)
|
| L. Gordon Croft | Engr '56 |
2006
|
| Pedro Martin Cuatrecasas | Med Fellow and Faculty Member |
2000(S)
|
| Worth B. Daniels | Med '48 |
2000(W)
|
| Nils M.P. Daulaire | SPH '78 |
2005 (W)
|
| Nancy E. Davidson | Med' 82 (PGF) |
2009
|
| Carolyne K. Davis | Nurs '54 |
1981
|
| Gilbert F. Decker | Eng '58 |
2008
|
| John B. DeHoff | A&S '35, Med '39, SPH '67 |
1980
|
| Caleb Deschanel | A&S '66 |
2004(W)
|
| William Diamond | A&S '37, '42 (PhD) |
2008
|
| Barbara Donaho | Nurs '56 |
1991
|
| Virginia Dunbar | Nurs '23 |
*
|
| J. Brian Eby | A&S '18, '22 (PhD) |
1979
|
| Hermann F. Eilts | SAIS '47 |
1980
|
| Jessica P. Einhorn | SAIS '70 |
1995
|
| Mary A. Engle | Med '45, HS '47, Med '48 (PGF) |
2002
|
| Nancy B. Esterly | Med '60, HS '63, Med '67 (PGF) |
2007
|
| Robert Evans | A&S '54 |
2001 (Jan)
|
| David B. Fankhauser | A&S '71 |
2009
|
| Rashi Fein | A&S '48, '56 (PhD) |
1999
|
| Charlotte Ferencz | SPH '70 |
2001 (Jan)
|
| John H. Fishcher | Ed '40 |
1971
|
| K. Elise Fitzpatrick | Bus '50 |
1980
|
| M. Louise Fitzpatrick | Nur '63 |
2008
|
| Charles Flagle | Engr '40, '54 (MS), '55 (PhD) |
2000(W)
|
| Robert W. Fogel | A&S '63 |
2000(W)
|
| W. Byron Forbush | A&S '51 |
1998
|
| Arthur G. Foster | Engr '50 |
1977
|
| John Freccero | A&S '52, '53 (MA), '58 (PhD) |
2008
|
| John Freeman | Med '58 |
2006
|
| Marvin Friedman | A&S '32 |
1980
|
| F. Charles Froelicher | A&S '49 |
2008
|
| David C. Gakenheimer | Engr '65 |
2009
|
| Helene D. Gayle | SPH '81 |
2002 (W)
|
| John P. Gearhart | Med '82 |
2009
|
| Pearl S. German | SPH '72 |
1998
|
| John Geyer | Engr '43 |
1980
|
| George G. Glenner | A&S '49, Med '53 |
1993
|
| Gena D. Glickman | Ed '76 (MS) |
2009
|
| Earnest F. Gloyna | Engr '53 |
1993
|
| Solomon W. Golomb | A&S '51 |
2002 (W)
|
| Nancy S. Grasmick | Ed '75 (Cert), '80 (EdD) |
1992
|
| Philip S. Green | Engr '58 |
2009
|
| Paul Greengard | A&S '53 |
2001 (Jan)
|
| Michael D. Griffin | A&S '71, Engr '83 (MS) |
2007
|
| Corbin Gwaltney | A&S '43 |
1979
|
| Norman Hackerman | A&S '32, '35 (PhD) |
1982
|
| Willard Hackerman | Engr, '38 |
2001 (April)
|
| Jacob L. Hain | A&S '23 |
1971
|
| Paul A. Harper | SPH '47 |
1980
|
| Louis R. Harlan | A&S '55 |
1985
|
| Isabella Harrison | Med '38 |
2004(W)
|
| Timothy S. Harrison | Med, '53 |
2000(S)
|
| A. McGehee Harvey | Med '34 |
1996
|
| Charles E. Hastings | Engr '35 |
1963
|
| Elizabeth D. Hay | Med '52 |
2005 (W)
|
| Jiang He | SPH '96 |
2008
|
| Donald A. Henderson | SPH '60 |
1982
|
| Martha N. Hill | Nurs '64 |
1997
|
| Gertrude J. Hodges | Nurs' 59 |
2009
|
| Leroy Hood | Med '64 |
1994
|
| Walter C. Houck | Bus '54 |
1976
|
| William Howard | A&S '59 |
2001 (Jan)
|
| Albert D. Hutzler, Jr. | A&S '37 |
1973
|
| Edwin B. Jarrett | A&S '18, Med '22 |
1967
|
| F. Suzanne Jenniches | Eng. '79 |
2006
|
| Allan D. Jensen | A&S '65, Med '68, HS '74 |
2004 (W)
|
| Richard James Johns | Med '48 |
1994
|
| G. Donald Johnston, Jr. | SAIS '52 |
1982
|
| Robert A. Johnston | Med '19 |
1971
|
| Georgeanna Seegar Jones | Med '36, HS '38, '39 |
1997
|
| Howard W. Jones, Jr. | Med '35, HS '47 |
1997
|
| Michael S. Kappy | A&S '61 |
1996
|
| Kim Kashkashian | Peab '73 |
2007
|
| Kenneth Keller | Engr '63 (MS), '64 (PhD) |
1996
|
| Thomas Kelly | A&S '62, Med '65, '68 (PhD), Med '70 (PGF) |
2004 (W)
|
| J. Murray Kempton | A&S '39 |
1981
|
| Jeong Hun Kim | Engr '82, '89 (MS) |
1999
|
| Andrew S. Klein | Med' 79, Bus' 99 (Cert), '02 (MBA) |
2009
|
| Rahmi Koc | A&S '56 |
2006
|
| Louis V. Koerber | Engr '49 |
1984
|
| Arie Kopelman | A&S '60 |
2003(S)
|
| J. Barclay Knapp, Jr. | A&S '79 |
1999(S)
|
| G. Guy Knickerbocker | Engr '54, '58, '70 |
1999
|
| Morton Kramer | A&S '34, '35 (MS), SPH '39 (PhD) |
1991
|
| Robert H. Krieble | A&S '39 |
1980
|
| Helen Jane Landon | SPH '73 |
1979
|
| Thomas W. Langfitt | Med '53, HS '61 |
*
|
| Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | A&S '69 |
2007
|
| Paul V. Lemkau | Med '35, HS '40 |
1981
|
| Gilbert V. Levin | Engr '47, '48 (MS), '63 (PhD) |
1996
|
| Samuel W. Lewis | SAIS '54 |
1980
|
| Marjorie Lewisohn | Med '43 |
1977
|
| Kwok-Leung Li | Engr '79 |
1999
|
| Enoch Light | A&S '26 |
1978
|
| Abraham Lilienfeld | A&S '41, SPH '49 |
1977
|
| F. Pierce Linaweaver | Engr '55, '65 (PhD) |
1980
|
| G. Allison Long, Jr. | Engr '24 |
1979
|
| William P. Longmire, Jr. | Med '38, HS '54 |
1974
|
| Bernard Lown | Med '45 |
1990
|
| Kenneth M. Ludmerer | Med '72 (MA), '73 |
2000(S)
|
| Richard Macksey | A&S '53 (MA), '57 (PhD) |
1999
|
| Willis Crocker Maddrey | Med '64 |
2008
|
| John Malone | Engr '64, '69 |
2005 (W)
|
| Sir David Manning | SAIS '72 |
2003(S)
|
| Genevieve Matanoski | Med '55, SPH '62, '64 (PhD) |
2000(W)
|
| Maclyn McCarty | A&S '57, '59 (MS), '60 (PhD) |
*
|
| Joseph M. McDaniel, Jr. | A&S '24, '30 (PhD) |
1974
|
| Gail McGovern | A&S '74 |
2000(W)
|
| Nancy McKelvey | Nur '64 |
2006
|
| Victor A. McKusick | Med '46 |
*
|
| James M. McPherson | A&S '63 |
2007
|
| Carol M. Macht | A&S '42 (MA), '45 (PhD) |
1981
|
| Thomas H. Maren | Med '51 |
1998
|
| Aristides Melissaratos | Engr '66 |
2001
|
| Norman C. Melvin | A&S '39 |
*
|
| Bernard S. Meyer | A&S '36 |
1980
|
| Albert Mildvan | Med '57 |
2006
|
| Charles A. Miller, Jr. | A&S '40 |
1999(S)
|
| Charles D. Miller | A&S '49 |
2009
|
| Merton H. Miller | A&S '52 |
2000(W)
|
| William H. Miller | A&S '50 (MA), Med '54 |
2001
|
| Zhu Min | A&S '91 (MA), '96 (PhD) |
2007
|
| W. Tabb Moore | Med '59, HS '59, '63 |
1975
|
| Vernon B. Mountcastle | Med '42, HS '43, Med '48 (PGF) |
1997
|
| Morton Mower | A&S '55 |
2001 (Jan)
|
| Walter Murch | A&S '65 |
2004 (W)
|
| Heather H. Murren | A&S '88 |
2009
|
| Joseph Nadol | Med '70 |
2005 (W)
|
| Katherine Nelson | Nurs '36 |
*
|
| Ralph S. O'Connor | A&S '51 |
1975
|
| Samuel J. Palmisano | A&S '73 |
2003
|
| Yih-Ho "Mike" Pao | Eng '62 |
2008
|
| John Jay Pecora | Engr '38 |
1993
|
| Pierre Perrin | SPH '82 |
2004(W)
|
| Percy Pierce | ? |
*
|
| Theodore O. Poehler | Engr '56, '58 (MS), '61 (PhD) |
2002 (W)
|
| Edward L. Polochick | Peab '78 |
2002 (W)
|
| Alan L. Powdermaker | A&S '60 |
1985
|
| Awadagin Pratt | Peab '89 (PC), '92 (GPD) |
2008
|
| Marlene K. Rankin | Ed '74 (MS) |
2009
|
| Robert Resnick | A&S '43, '49 (PhD) |
2005 (W)
|
| John T. Rettaliata | Engr '32, '36 (PhD) |
2007
|
| Hugo Victor Rizzoli | A&S '36, Med '40, HS '44 |
2002 (W)
|
| Matthew Robbins | A&S '65 |
2004 (W)
|
| Rose Marie Robertson | Med '75 (PGF) |
2008
|
| Martin Rodbell | A&S '49 |
1995
|
| Benjamin Rome | Engr '25, Hon '82 |
*
|
| Karen J. S. Rosenbaum | A&S '73 (PhD) |
2009
|
| Steven Rosenberg | A&S '61, Med '64 |
*
|
| Mark E. Rubenstein | Engr '62, '67 (MS) |
1999(S)
|
| John F. Ruffle | A&S '58 |
1999(S)
|
| John W. Runyan, Jr. | Med '47 |
2000(S)
|
| Robert B. Rutherford | A&S '52, Med '56 |
2008
|
| David C. Sabiston | Med '47, '53 (PGF) |
1995
|
| Sally A. Sample | Nurs '54, Nurs '54 (Cert) |
2005 (W)
|
| Louis M. Sardella | Engr '69 |
2009
|
| Edward J. Schaefer | Engr '23 |
1973
|
| Zalman Shapiro |
A&S '42, '45 (MA), '48 (PhD) |
2002
|
| Huntington Sheldon | Med '56 |
2000(W)
|
| Martin L. Singewald | Engr '30, Med '38 |
1970
|
| Michelle L. Singeltary | Bus '93 (MA) |
2009
|
| Merrill I. Skolnik | Engr '47, '49 (MS),'51 (PhD) |
1980
|
| Hamilton O. Smith | Med '56 |
1979
|
| Wendell A. Smith | A&S '54 |
2000(S)
|
| Barry Solomon | Engr '69 |
2001
|
| Alfred Sommer | SPH '73 |
1995
|
| Helmut Sonnenfeldt | A&S '50, '51 (MA) |
2000(W)
|
| Richard Sonnenfeldt | Engr '49 |
1999
|
| Rowena Spencer | Med '47 |
1999
|
| Theodore S. Stern | A&S '34 |
1978
|
| Bandar bin Sultan | SAIS '82 |
1999
|
| Joan M. Sutton | Nurs '63 |
*
|
| Morris Tanenbaum | A&S '49 |
2008
|
| Linda Z. Tarr-Whelan | Nurs '60 |
1980
|
| Helen B. Taussig | Med '27, '28 (PGF), HS '30 |
1978
|
| Caroline B. Thomas | A&S '26 (MA), Med '30 |
*
|
| Robert W. Thon | A&S '33 (PhD) |
1977
|
| Michael H. Van Dusen | SAIS '68,'71 |
2008
|
| Judson J. Van Wyk | Med '48 |
2000(S)
|
| Ilza Veith | A&S '44 (MA), Med '47 (PhD) |
2000(W)
|
| Bert Vogelstein | Med '74, HS '76 |
1992
|
| George R. Wackenhut | A&S '49 (MA) |
1999(S)
|
| James Wagner | Engr '78 (MS), '85 (PhD) |
2005 (W)
|
| Andre Watts | Peab '72 |
1981
|
| Myron L. Weisfeldt | A&S '62, Med '65 |
2009
|
| Hugo Weisgall | Peab '31, A&S '40 (PhD) |
1980
|
| Robert Welch | Med '53 |
2001 (Jan)
|
| Edward Wenk, Jr. | Engr '40, '50 (PhD), Hon '89 |
1979
|
| John Wennberg | SPH '67, HS '64, Med '65 (PGF) |
1997
|
| Barbara Wilcox | Nurs '36 |
*
|
| Jody Williams | SAIS '84 |
1999
|
| Donald H. Wilson, Jr. | A&S '42 |
1973
|
| M. Gordon Wolman | A&S '49 |
*
|
| Church Yearley | A&S '34 |
1976
|
| Anne Young | Med '73, '74 (PhD) |
2006
|
| Michael J. Zinner | Engr '67, HS '79 |
2007
|
| Kathryn C. Zoon | SPH '76 |
2003
|
| George Dale Zuidema | Med '53 |
2008
|
If you know of anyone who is deserving of this award, please complete our Nomination Form. Forms may be completed online, faxed to 410-516-6858 or mailed to: JHU Alumni Awards, 3400 North Charles Street, San Martin Center, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218-2696. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 1.
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