Young Alumnus Award
Celebrating Monmouth’s young leaders.
2019 Young Alumnus Award

Zak Edmonds ’08
Zak Edmonds ’08 of currently serves as business development director for OSF St. Francis in Peoria. After working in his fraternity’s (Alpha Tau Omega) international office, he expanded OSF’s business development team and kept Monmouth close to his heart by leading the way on an internship partnership program between OSF’s Holy Family and Monmouth College. Edmonds currently serves on the Alumni Board, and helped establish the Tartan Talks webinar series.
Year Awarded | Recipient |
2019 | Jennifer Erickson Sanberg ’10 |
2018 | Ryne Sherman ’06 |
2017 | Kelli J. Wefenstette ’07 |
2016 | Scott Shaw ’03 |
2015 | Carl H. Larson ’02 |
2014 | Benjamin Bingle ’02 |
2013 | Zachary D. Hampson ’03 |
2012 | Joanna Davison Triebel ’99 |
2011 | Alex J. Melvin ’05 |
2010 | Robert T. Grimm, Jr. ’96 |
2009 | Eric S. Hanson ’98 |
2008 | Jennifer A. Goedke ’98 |
2007 | Neil A. Dahlstrom ’98 |
2006 | Katie Bass Loveday ’93 |
2005 | Kunal Kapoor ’97 |
2004 | Jon J. Kruse ’92 |
2003 | Danielle J. Nierenberg ’95 |
2002 | Raymond Doswell ’91 |
2001 | Daniel A. Cotter ’88 |
2000 | Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 |
1999 | Jean Peters Witty ’88 |
1998 | Daniel L. Keating ’83 |
1997 | Dr. Curtis C. Farr ’88 |
1996 | Anita S. Ridge ’88 |
1995 |
Conny Davinroy Beatty ’81 Col. Susan S. Gibson ’81 |
1994 | Dr. Diana L. Hearne ’82 |
1993 |
Dr. Harvey L. Echols, Jr. ’81 Lt. Cmdr. Paul G. Luepke, D.D.S. ’83 |
1992 | Dr. Thomas A. Nichol ’82 |
1990 | Kevin Z. Truman ’78 |
1987 | Wing H. Loke ’82 |
1984 | Dr. E. Paul Suhs ’75 |
1983 | James R. Coziahr ’68 |
1982 |
J. Patrick Buchen ’74 Jane Fort Edwards ’75 |
1981 |
Alan J. Landauer ’70 Rev. Monica McKig Styron ’69 |
1979 |
Michael B. Calvin ’72 David M. Hersh ’77 |
1978 |
Alan E. Marti ’64 Courtney J. Munson ’63 |
1977 |
Larry R. Dew ’66 Joan R. Rezner Gundersen ’68 |
1974 |
Elizabeth Flynn Connors ’61 Donald R. Hellison ’60 Richard A. Hessel ’65 |
1973 | Dr. Stanley E. Chism ’63 |
1972 | Roger W. Jaeger ’59 |
1971 | Dean E. Welch ’59 |
1970 | John A. Alexander ’64 |
1969 |
Beth L. McPeek ’57 Roger W. Rasmusen ’56 |
1968 |
Robert V. Cramer ’54 Alan V. Larson ’55 |
1967 |
Dean E. Fischer ’58 Dr. Thomas W. Nichol ’54 |
1965 | James Lexvold ’55 |
1964 |
Roger J. Fritz ’50 Howard E. Gladfelter ’50 Kenneth F. Miller ’52 Frederick G. Ramback ’52 William H. Woods ’50 |