Alumni Association Awards

Alumni Citations are designed to honor alumni who have demonstrated continuous support and service to the school through a variety of activities (e.g. more than one cycle and many times over decades).

The Josie Rigby Spirit Award is awarded to an alumnus or alumna for exceptional volunteer service to, and support of, Northfield Mount Hermon. 

The Young Alumni Award is designed to honor a recent graduate and is given for outstanding loyalty and support of the school. It is the equivalent of the Alumni Citation for graduates who are not more than 15 years out of NMH.

The William H. Morrow Award was established in 1975 to honor non-alumni who, like Bill Morrow, have had a significant impact on the life and spirit of Northfield Mount Hermon. Faculty and staff are mainly considered for outstanding service to NMH. Most recipients are multi-faceted individuals whose service has been in more than one area.

The Community Service Award was created in 1994 to honor alumni who have demonstrated the NMH ideal of service to others in a professional or volunteer role. The award carries with it a gift of $500 from the Harold A. Knapp Jr. Foundation to be donated to an organization of the recipient’s choice, in memory of Mr. Knapp’s special qualities of citizenship.

The Lamplighter Award is the highest honor given by the Alumni Association for service to the school. It is awarded to those who have gone way beyond the call of duty in their dedication to NMH.

The Distinguished Service Award, established in 1938, is given annually by the Alumni Association to an alumnus or alumna in recognition of outstanding achievement in his or her career and for the recipient’s demonstrated service to humanity.

Alumni Citations
Charles "Charlie" Kellogg ’48
Katrinka (Craw) Greger ’58
Stephen "Steve" Cone ’68
Jennifer "Jennie" Kent ’88
Stuart H. Paap '93
Allison M. Boyd ’03

Young Alumni Citation
Rachel S. Francklyn ’13

Lamplighter Award
Caroline "Carrie" Niederman '78

Community Service Award
Thomas "Tom" Schmidt ’73

Distinguished Service Award
Michael A. Hardy ’73

Morrow Award
Dennis W. Kennedy P’00, ’03, ’05

Josie Rigby Spirit Award
David W. Torrey ’73

Read about the 2023 award recipients HERE

Alumni Citations
Danielle (Henry) Beale '02
Loren Bullock '42
Julia M. Cohen '97
Deidra D. Dain '72
Jennifer (Sadula) deVore '92
Dana "Lee" Gordon '67
Erin E. Lyman '97
Barbara (Salthouse) Massoudi '82, P'14
Thomas "Tom" Sisson '72

Josie Rigby Spirit Award
Stephen "Steve" Green '87, P'18, '20

Community Service Award
Ritchie (Davis) Dow '67

Distinguished Service Award
Bisa E. Williams '72

Lamplighter Award
Sally L. Willis '82

Young Alumni Citation
Roberta L. Taggart '07

Morrow Award
Meg (Weatherbee) Donnelly P'96, '18

Read about 2022 Award Recipients Here

Alumni Citations
Dorcas (Platt) Abell '41, P'65
Caro (Woolley) Peterson '56
Sandi (Groome) Scopteuolo '61
Lynn (Gilligan) Everhart '66
Cathy (DiMiceli) Masie '81
Julia (Callahan) Streit '86
Juan A. Garcia '91
Tanya Luthi '96

Josie Rigby Spirit Award
Christopher A. Zissi '01

Young Alumni Awards
Amanda Kusek '06
Kate Hayes '06

Community Service Award
Carleton K. Finch '41

Distinguished Service Award
Marshall L. Horwitz '71

Lamplighter Award
Edwin W. Finch '46, P'73

Read more about this year's recipients here.

Alumni Citations:
Katherine Truax ’70
Nancy (Chambers) Goff ’60
Anthony S. Cantore ’65
Alfred B. Smiley ’55, P’84

Young Alumni Award
Casey H. Woo ’10

Community Service Award:
Lila Javan ’90

William H. Morrow Award:
S. Hughes Pack P’04, ’07

Distinguished Service Award:
David Robinson '70 P'98

Lamplighter Award:
Irma (Klein) Schachter ’45

Read more about this year's recipients here.

Alumni Citation Awards:
David Febus ’89
Randy Foster ’59, P’82, ’83, ’86, ’87, ’91, GP’18, ’20
Roland Leong ’69 
Kysa (Edsall) Crusco '94 
Emily (Tucker) Dunlap ’59
Carol Anne (Koldis) Foote '94, P'25
Alice (Wimer) Erickson ’69

Alumni Citation - Josie Rigby Spirit Award:
George N. Chaltas ’69

Young Alumni Award:
Eshalla (Merriam) Webne ’09

Community Service Award:
David E. Burnett ’64

Distinguished Service Award:
Brian F. Atwater ’69

William H. Morrow Award:
Glenn Minshall P’96, ’18 

Lamplighter Award:
Josephine "Josie" Hart ’74

David M. Hickernell ’68
Amy Lyman '93
Carol M. Waaser ’63
Peter H. Weis ’78, P’13, ’21
Augustus "Gus" White '53

Josie Rigby Spirit Award:
John W. Stone '58

Young Alumni Award:
Luke A. Shulman ’03

William H. Morrow Award:
Margaret van Baaren P’16, ’18, ’21

Community Service Award:
Kelli King-Jackson '93

Community Service Award:
Ellen (Watson) Payzant '58

Lamplighter Award:
Willem "Will" Lange '53
Bev (Bolton) Leyden ’53, P’76, ’80, GP’14

Distinguished Service Award:
David "Dave" Goldman '83

Alumni Citation:
Roland "Roly" Coates '47
Joyce (Moore) Arthur '57
Lloyd E. Mitchell '57
Richard "Dick" Linthicum '62
Donna (Eaton) Mahoney '67
William "Will" Melton '67

Josie Rigby Spirit Award:
Kit Gattis '87

Young Alumni Award:
Elizabeth "Liz" Donald '07

William H. Morrow Award:
Cecile DeLa Cruz P'16

Community Service Award:
A'Dorian Murray-Thomas '12

Community Service Award:
Lucinda "Cindy" Kidder '62, P’97

Lamplighter Award:
Alan "Al" Burnett '62
Dorothy "Dorrie" (Krakower) Susser '56

Distinguished Service Award:
Patricia (Watson) Bartlett '67

View the citations of the 2017 recipients.

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