The recognition of Distinguished Alumni was created to honor those Brescia University graduates who exemplify in their lives the elements that comprise The Brescia Difference: Respect for the Sacred, Devotion to Learning, Commitment to Growth in Virtue, and Promotion of Servant Leadership.
This prestigious annual award is the only one that the University bestows upon its alumni. All other alumni awards originate with the Alumni Association.
Since the award’s inception in 2000, Brescia University has bestowed this recognition on three to six alumni a year. The Distinguished Alumni represent an elite group of individuals selected because of the breadth and scope of their life’s work and the magnitude of their impact on the regional, national, and perhaps international scene. Their examples of service and leadership distinguish them among their peers and demonstrate that they are true stars of Brescia University.
Gallery of Distinguished Alumni
| Wesley Acton ’60 | Eric Kyle ‘92 |
| Evelyn Kennedy Ambrose ‘84 | Jason Kyle ’96 |
| Beverly A. McAuliffe Bisig ‘66 | Sr. Larraine Lauter ‘87 |
| Sr. Joseph Angela Boone ’62 | Carl P. Lewis ‘91 |
| Sr. Vivian Bowles ‘69 | Jean Lorraine Lonergan ’58* |
| Bob Brewster ‘73 | Sister Anita Louise Lowe ‘87 |
| Candance Castlen '93 Brake | Dianne M. Marcum ‘80 |
| Richard E. Brown ’72 | Alfred Mattingly ‘69 |
| Lark Buckman ‘69 | Patricia O’Malley McCarthy ‘58 |
| Jamie Buskill ‘86 | Mary H. McFarland ‘62* |
| Kevin Carrico ‘86 | John A. Meister ‘71 |
| Honorable Thomas Castlen ’76 | Greg ‘72 and Patricia ‘73 Merimee |
| Sr. Cheryl Clemons ‘74 | Joseph D. Moore ‘74 |
| Larry Conder ‘83 | Sr. Michele Morek ‘66 |
| Kevin J. Connelly ‘76* | James A. Mudd ‘59 |
| Paul Coomes ’73 | Donna Schueler Murphy ’81 & ‘88 |
| Mary Danhauer ‘76 | H. Joseph O’Bryan ‘72 |
| Sam Dunlany ‘69 | Larry O’Bryan ’70 |
| Arthur Ealum, Jr. ‘06 | Sr. Rose Marita O’Bryan ‘65 |
| Denzil Edge ’67 | Sister Dianna Ortiz ’83 |
| Robert Earl Fischer ’62 | Tara Henderson Parker ’74 |
| George Frey ‘63* | Ronald L. Payne ‘72 |
| Sr. Ruth Gehres ‘62 | Kathryn Raymer ‘93 |
| Michael D. Gilles ‘75 | Shirley Hawkins Raymond ‘69 |
| W. Gerald Gough ’63* | Carolyn Reynolds ’89* |
| Sue Kuhn ’80 Gough | Roy ’68 and Vicki Duffy ’67 Roberts |
| Carl V. Greenwell ‘73 | Carmina ’71 Rodriguez-Villa |
| J.R. Greulich ‘98 | Frank R. Schadler ’60* |
| J.C ’68 and Suzanne ’67 * Hagan | Michael J. Scherm ‘75 |
| Michael C. Hagan ‘71 | Marge ’57* and Bob Slack ’62 |
| Susan Kulka Hager ’66* | Sister Amelia Stenger ‘74 |
| Susanne Wright Harris ‘79 | Sr. Sharon Sullivan ‘75 |
| Earl Hayden ’68 * | Ernest E. Taliaferro ‘70 |
| Edward F. Hayden, Jr. ‘67 | Mary Lynn Tichenor ‘71 |
| Dr. Francis Hayden ‘85 | Carolyn Kempf Veigl ’80 |
| Greg Higdon ‘69 | James E. Voyles ’65 |
| Richard Higdon ‘86 | H. Drew Ward ’62 |
| James T. Hines, Jr. ‘63* | Sister Mary Matthias Ward ‘66 |
| Gary D. Jackson ‘78 | William Marvin Wathen ‘78* |
| Lisa Payne Jones ’93 | Jim Weafer ‘02 |
| Terrance A. Jones ‘68 | Keith Wells ‘96 |
| Charles Kamuf ’62 | Joyce Bittel Yeiser ’69 |
* Deceased