Alumni Man and Woman of the Year Awards

First presented in 1974, the Alumni Man and Woman of the Year Award "honors Gilmour and Glen Oak graduates who have distinguished themselves in their personal lives and careers and who have demonstrated leadership and service to the Academy."

To nominate an alumnus or an alumna for this award, please view the link below. If you have any questions, contact Grace O'Rourke Routhier '08 at routhierg@gilmour.org.

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2026 Alumni of the Year

The 2026 Gilmour Academy Alumni Man and Woman of the Year are Jim Rooney '86 and Christina Lonergan Karna '86.

Full List of Winners

1974	William J. O’Neill Jr. ’51
1975	Donald W. Junglas ’51
1976	William A. Flesher ’51
1977	James J. McMonagle ’62
1978	E. Timothy Holzheimer ’61
1979	James C. Farrar ’59
1980	No Award Presented
1981	No Award Presented
1982	Robert B. Tomaro ’67
1983	Daniel J. O’Brien ’63
1984	J. Philip O’Neil ’50
1985	Kevin T. Geraci ’59
1986	Michael F. Resch ’68
1987	William C. Mulligan ’72
1988	Timothy I. Panzica ’73
1989	Raymond R. Rhode ’51
1990	Murlan J. Murphy, Jr. ’64
1991	Joseph R. Ciuni ’77
1992	Charles J. Schenkelberg ’63
1993	David L. Holzheimer ’64
1994	Anthony M. Panzica ’71
1995	Patrick R. Alexander ’79
1996		Cindy Ross Trotter ’73
1997	William K. Nook ’62
1998	Frank T. Peterson ’77	Katherine O’Neil ’88
1999	Mark G. Frantz ’65	Mary Alexander Ray G.O. ’75
2000	Raymond M. Murphy ’65	Carole Moran Krus '86
2001	Charles V. Wellman, M.D. ’68	Terri Hamilton Brown G.O. ’79
2002	William A. Junglas, M.D. ’77	Lynn Arko Kelley G.O. ’73
2003	Richard J. Boland, Jr. ’63	Kathleen Hackman Crowther G.O. ’75
2004	Stephen T. Skrovan ’75	Amy I. Ritchie ’87
2005	Oliver E. Seikel ’55	Ann Chiarucci O’Brien G.O. ’76
2006	G. Thomas Selfridge ’65	Denise Paulin Bangasser ’90
2007	Paul J. Dolan ’76	Mary Elizabeth Holzheimer Potratz ’86
2008	Edward W. Rybka ’73	Michelle Brennan Stefan ’84
2009	Denis F. Hoynes, Jr. ’51	Barbara A. Watts G.O. ’73
2010	William F. Lavigna ’68	Deanne Carlson Ness ’95
2011	Thomas O. Callaghan ’65	Amy Farrar Walsh ’96
2012	Charles F. Tremont ’70	Roberta H. Guarino GO ’82
2013	Robert E. Heltzel, Jr. ’65	Kristin Franco Kirkpatrick ’94
2014	V. Lawrence Weber ’73	Elizabeth Chiarucci Morgan ’84
2015	Richard A. Barone ’60	Colleen F. Kiely ’96
2016	Lawrence D. Kennedy ’66	Patricia Pfundstein Miller ’85
2017	Neal P. Lavelle ’53	Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93
2018	James V. Conway ’67	Cheryl Forino Wahl ’87
2019	Matthew P. Figgie ’84	Mary Ann Lasch G.O. ’72
2020	No Award Presented	No Award Presented
2021	Frank Stanton ’61	Sally Hurley Koepke G.O. ’77
2022	Marc Stefanski ’72
2023	Alfred Connors, Jr. ’68	Wendy Steinhoff Baldikoski ’88
2024	Gregory Baran, M.D. ’69	Laura DiNovi Anderson ’84
2025	Terry Clyne ’65	Jennifer Ray-Tomasek ’88
2026	Jim Rooney ’86	Christina Lonergan Karna ’86

Nominate an Alumnus/Alumna

The Alumni of the Year Awards are presented annually to an alumnus and alumna who have distinguished themselves in their personal lives and careers and who have demonstrated leadership and service to the Academy.

See the list of previous winners below to ensure your nominee has not already received the award.

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