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The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given in the form of a medal, is awarded based on characteristics of "heart, mind and helpfulness to others." The award is presented at Commencement to two individuals from the student body and a person who has a close working relationship with William & Mary. 

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award Recipients

1926

Virginia Allen Smith, Lomax Wells

1927

James Hardy Dillard, Herbert Lawrence Ganter, Minnie Robb Phaup

1928

A. Herbert Foreman, Lathrop Arnold Motley, Pauline Hines

1930

Jackson Davis,

Willard Marvin Entwisle, Alice Harwood

1931

George Walter Mapp, Elliott D. Healy, Virginia Arthur

1932

Sydney B. Hall, Davis Y. Paschall, Anne Croxton

1933

John Stewart Bryan,
Ira H. Erickson,
Catherine Cubberly

1934

Oscar McMurtrie Voorhies,
Howard M. Scammon, Jr.,
Ann Randolph Pharr

1935

Cary T. Grayson,
Ernest Goodrich,
Jane Gilmer

1936

Douglas S. Freeman,
Rogers Mapp,
E. Lois Burr

1937

Janius Blair Fishburne,
Daniel Robert Dixon,
Margaret C. Johnson

1938

Gabriella Page,
Wilfred Tuggle,
Jane Speakman

1939

James Hurst,
Herbert Krueger,
Mildred Mode

1940

William Thomas Hodges,
John Edward Dillard,
Ethel Elizabeth Moore

1941

David Bennett Camp,
Ellen Frances Lindsay,
Charles Post McCurdy, Jr.

1942

Edgard J. Fisher, Jr.,
Mildred Anne Hill,
The Right Reverend John Boyd Bentley

1943

Sidney Grayson Clary,
Jacqueline Fowlkes,
Rear Admiral Manley Hale Simons, U.S.N. (Ret.)

1944

Marjorie E. Lentz,
David B. McNamara,
Chaplain Clinton A. Neyman, U.S.N.

1945

Nancy Lee Carnegie,
Thomas Granville Pullen, Jr.,

1946

Dr. Robert Gilchrist Robb,
Robert Harry Bryant,
Margaret Edith Potter

1947

Rear Admiral W.L. Ainsworth, U.S.N.,
George Robert Jacobs,
Jane Ann Segnitz

1948

Dr. Grace Warren Landrum,
Mary Aubrey Keeney,
Mark Edward Waldo

1949

Richard Lysle Bethards,
Paul Neyron Derring,
Mary Beverly Harrison Wilson

1950

Carra Nicholls Dillard,
Harvey Lawrence Glass,
Vernon L. Nunn

1951

Robert Blew Lawson,
Ina Gordon Saville,
Archibald F. Ward, Jr.

1952

Jeanne Vester,
Ronald Emon Barnes,
John Evans Hocutt

1953

Nancy Joan Child,
Carmen Joseph Romeo

1954

Madge Charlton Cushing,
Winfred O'Neal Ward,
Marguerite Wynne-Roberts

1955

Marilyn Ruth Zaiser,
Thomas Michael Jordan,
Dr. Baxter I. Bell

1956

Victoria Clayton Stone,
William Francis Marfizo,

1957

Zona Mae Fairbanks,
Alexander Victor Fakadej

1958

Betsy Painter Stafford,
William Ferguson Mitchell

1959

Jane Aubrey Boorman,
James Wellons Brinkley

1960

Ann Coffield Perkins,
Lauren Forest Kardatzke

1961

Charles Aubrey White, Jr.,
Carolyn Sue Foutz

1962

Mary Elena Ruddy,
Stanley Lynn Shaw,
Dudley Warner Woodbridge

1963

Frank Karl Zavitkovsky,
Patricia Arlene Pound,
Edward Katz

1964

William V. Cleveland Jr.,
Susan Hall Roache,
William George Guy

1965

Robert Michael Gates,
Jean Carol Stern,
Althea Hunt

1966

William Roger Heins,
Dorothy Bruce Edel

1967

Mary Mackall Stedman,
James Robert Bell

1968

Patricia Ann Milliren,
David Whitt Rutledge

1969

Anne Bradstreet,
James Edwin Barton

1970

John D. Shearin III,
Carol Good Roberts,
Martha Elizabeth Barksdale

1971

Robert Charles Jolly,
Charlotte Webb Sandquist,
Agnes Winn Paschall

1972

Henry Thompson Tucker, Jr.,
Jacqueline Gail Sivertsen,
Carter O. Lowance

1973

Nancy Lee Rowland,
David Kern Anderson,
Charles F. Marsh

1974

Laurelle Ann Baxter,
Douglas Frederick Pinter,
Blake T. Newton, Jr.

1975

Michelle Yvonne Whitehurst,
James van Istendal Black,
Thomas F. Mainor

1976

Corby Lynne Cochran,
Gary Wayne Charles,
Thomas E. Thorne

1977

Karen Adele Yanity,
Jeffrey Wayne Leppo,
Marguerite Wynne-Roberts

1978

Joellen Selora Jacoby,
Mark W. Stanley,
Lois Hornsby

1979

Cathy Michele Allen,
Alvin Gerald Austin, Jr.,
Mary and Donald Gonzales

1980

Marla Ann Gusmer,
Merlin C. Vaughan,
Edward E. Jones

1981

Keith Best,
Jennifer Lea Tatnall,
Irene B. Slagle

1982

Sarah Gayle Armbrister,
Michael Geren Landen,
Barbara Stevens Ball

1983

Stephen Damian Bisese,
Cynthia Lynne Nash,
Frances Breese

1984

Jon Douglas Klein,
Susan Elizabeth Wise,
Richard W. Rastetter

1985

Carol Ann Epling,
Samuel Kirk Payne,
Katherine A. Yates

1986

Monica Maria Tetzlaff,
Roy Burton Sauberman,
Carol Egelhoff

1987

Stephanie Angela Jayne,
Michael David Torrey,
Father Ronald Seguin

1988

Dianne Theresa Carter,
Andrew Wylie Jacob,
Harriett E. Reid

1989

Dwona Lynette vanTree,
Douglas Latta Smith,
Dr. Jay L. Chambers

1990

Jamie Krisine Doyle,
Cary Nelson Davis Fishburne,
Howard M. Smith, Jr.

1991

Daniel William Donovan,
Judith Ann Rossman,
James N. McCord

1992

Earl Thomas Granger III,
Ernestine A. Jackson,
Katherine Page O'Neill

1993

Emeritus Joseph S. Agee,
Stephen Baldwin Watts,
Anne Michelle Turner

1994

Cheryl Lynn Grant,
Daniel Paul Rodgers,
John Maurice Levy (Professor of Law)

1995

Dara Lehigh,
Mikhail Davis,
Charles Kelly (campus minister from St.Bede's Catholic Church)

1996

Robert Eric Wone,
Tara Marie Adams,
Dr. Frank T. Lendrim

1997

Amy Catherine Beasley,
Matthew Michael Couch,
James Sands Kelly

1998

Karen Elizabeth Silverberg,
Rodney Carneil Pratt,
Peter A. Mantey

1999

Matthew Todd Lambert,
Hillary Elizabeth Browne,
S. Dean Olson

2000

Janet Elizabeth Haws,
Paul Brandon Clay-Rooks,
Emeric Fischer

2001

James Whitten Ellerman,
Sarah Cargile Glass,
Roy Alfred Williams

2002

Lauren Hilary Park,
Robert James Lockridge,
Carl Richard (Rick) Berquist (State Geologist, Director of Division of Mineral Resources, Charlottesville)

2003

Fiona Caroline Horgan,
Brent Douglas Turner,
Randall S. and Shelby M. Hawthorne (Both are graduates of the College; Randall has been president of Spiked Shoe Society for 27 years; he issued the first edition of Track Talk in July 1976; he raised over 3 million dollars in the last 15 years for track program endowment; they established two named scholarships themselves)

2004

Sada Andrews,
Matt Roosevelt,
Al Albert (class of 1969, William & Mary men's soccer coach for 33 years)

2005

Alicia Grace Browder,
George Srour,
Rev. Dr. William Sidney Parks (served the College as the Baptist campus minister for the previous 22 years)

2006

Heather Marie Jamais Soloria,
Amol Chandra Patel,
Paul Marcus (Haynes Professor, School of Law)

2007

Chris Lemon,
Richael Faithful,
Louise Kale (Executive Director of the Historic Campus)

2008

Jeree Michele Harris,
Shaun Joseph Loria,
W. Samuel Sadler (Vice President for Student Affairs)

2009

Kevin Kwabena Kessie Dua,
Syeda Adeela Tajdar,
Sandra J. Wilms (Executive Assistant to the Board of Visitors)

2010

Jessica Jung Ae Kim,
Lamar Brandon Shambley,
David Meredith Hindman (United Methodist campus minister)

2011

Lauren Christine Edmonds,
John Matthew Pothen,
Pamela Garrette, William & Mary Career Center

2012

Jennifer Lynn Quigley,
Andrew Bradley Gardner,
Clayton M. Clemens, Chancellor Professor of Government

2013

Bailey Clair Rose
evin Norman Barrett
Earl T. Granger, III, Associate Vice President for University Development

2014

Rachel Brooks,
Chase Koontz
Rev. John Maxwell Kerr, Episcopal Chaplain at William & Mary

2015

Hannah Sophia Kohn,
Andrew Alden Wilke
Stephen W. Tewksbury, Executive Director of University Events

2016

Julia Suzana Canney
Gabriel Todd Morey
Wendy D. Urbano, Manager of Academic and Degree Progress for the University Registrar's Office

2017

Daniella Rosa Aron-Shiavone
Terelle Lamar Robinson
Deborah Boykin, Associate Vice President for Campus Living and Director of Residence Life

2018

Jaya Uppa
Nathanael Paige
Michael Fox, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Visitors

2019

Zauhirah Tipu
Jerome Shaen
Robert Trent Vinson, Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies

2020

Cameron How
Milka Mered
Linda Knight, Director of Campus Recreation and Executive Director of Health and Wellness

2021

Sonia Kinkhabwala
Nicholas Agyevi-Armah
Corinne Picataggi, Chief Technology Officer

2022

Calvin Kim
Taylor Young-Wells
Liz Cascone, Director of the Haven

2023

2024

Daniel A. Bess
Catherine G. Cable
Sue Hanna Gerdelman, Class of 1976, chaired William & Mary Foundation Board and served two terms on the Board of Visitors

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:

  • W&M designated as one of fifteen institutions where award maybe made FH, 11/23/1928, pg. 2.
  • Awards given for outstanding work in various fields FH, 11/7/1930, pg. 3, 9.
  • Memorial award resume of.. AG, 11.3, pg. 7a.
  • List of recipients AG, 11.3, pg. 7b.
  • Awards given AG, 11.3, pg. 7, 14.
  • Recipients - 1944 AG, 12.1, pg. 2a.
  • Jon D. Klein and Elizabeth Wise receive award AG, June 1984, pg. 9 (picture).
  • Carol Ann Epling, Samual Kirk Payne and Katherine A. Yates receive awards WMN, 5/16/1985, pg. 5.
  • Samuel Kirk Payne and Carol Ann Eppling receive award AG, June 1985, pg. 13 (picture).
  • Monica Marie Tetzlaff and Roy Burton Sauberman receive award WMN, 5/15/1986, pg. 1, 7.
  • Awarded to Monica Marie Tetzloff, Roy Burton Sauberman, Caroline T. Egelhoff '1936 AG, June 1986, pg. 1, 8-11, 17 (pictures).
  • Nominations sough WMN, 3/25/1987, pg. 2; WMN 4/8/1987, pg. 5.
  • Awarded to Stephanie Jayne, Michael Torrey and Father Ron Seguin WMN, 5/20/1987, pg. 1, 3 (picture).
  • Awarded to Ron Seguin, David Torrey, and Stephanie Jayne AG, June 1987, pg. 1, 11 (picture).
  • Dianne Carter, Andrew Jacob, and Harriet Reid are recipients of award WMN, 5/19/1988, pg. 8 (pictures).
  • Special awards given to Jamie Kristen Doyle and Cary Nelson Davis Fishburne WMN, 5/17/1990, pg. 3.
  • Howard M. Smith '1943 wins award AG, June 1990, pg. 1, 8 (picture).
  • Kartherine O'Neill, Earl Granger, and Ernestine A. Jackson win award WMN, 5/20/1992, pg. 6 (picture).
  • Turner, Watts, and Agee win Sullivan awards WMN, 5/19/1993, pg. 5.
  • Turner and Watts receives Sullivan awards AG, May/June 1993, pg. 2.
  • Cheryl Grant, Daniel Rodgers, and John Levy receive Sullivan awards WMN, 5/19/1994, pg. 5, 6 (picture).
  • Tara Adams, Robert Wone win Sullivan awards WMN, 5/16/1996, pg. 4-5 (picture).
  • Matt Couch, Amy Beasly receive awards WMN, 5/21/1997, 5 (picture).
  • Nominations sought WMN, 3/26/1998, pg. 7.
  • Browne, Lambert receive awards WMN, 5/27/1999, pg. 7 (picture).
  • Dean Olson wins award WMN, 5/27/1999, pg. 9 (picture).

 

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