Tomorrow evening in the Dow Leadership Center, five recipients will be honored at the 63rd annual Alumni Awards banquet, which takes place the Friday of homecoming week each year.
According to Grigor Hasted, director of business and industry and constituents/alumni relations, the alumni are nominated for the honors.
Three awards will be presented: the Distinguished Alumnus Award for outstanding achievement in profession, the Tower Award for volunteerist spirit toward the college, and the Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award, which recognizes alumni who have had significant professional achievement within 10 years of graduation.
Murry Stegelmann `84 will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his foundation of Kilimanjaro Advisors and Credit Fund.
Gregory Wolfe `80 has also earned the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his work as founder and editor of IMAGE quarterly.
The GOLD Awards will be allocated to David Morrell `07, for his work as an associate at Jones Day law firm and prior clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Paul Ray `08, will also receive the award for his service as law clerk to Honorable Samuel Alito.
Glorie Podgorski Stonisch-Jimenez will receive the Tower Award for her exemplary service and loyalty to the college and her work on the Hillsdale College Board of Women Commissioners.
Only Stonisch-Jimenez and Stegelmann are able to attend the banquet.
