The Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award honors alumni whose career and personal success in their industry and commitment to the Broad College and Michigan State University exemplify the standards of achievement for all students and alumni.
Award Recipients
Titles and employers are those in the year the award was made.
1967-1968
Warren Hume (M.S. ’62), senior vice president, IBM Corporation
1968-1969
Eli Broad (B.A. ’54), chairman of the board and president, Kaufman & Broad, Inc.
1969-1970
Joseph F. Kerigan (M.S. ’66), vice president and group executive, Chrysler Corporation
1970-1971
Robert D. Rowan (B.A. ’47), president, Fruehauf Corporation
1971-1972
Leslie W. Scott (B.A. ’35), president, National Restaurant Association, and vice president, AmFac, Inc.
1972-1973
Kenneth F. Anderson (B.A. ’53), partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.
1973-1974
John A. Cooper (MBA ’68), president, Cooper Van Dyke Association
1974-1975
John G. Martin (B.A. ’51), president and chief administrative officer, First of Michigan Corporation
1975-1976
William F. Randolph (M.S. ’68), director of development, Michigan Cancer Foundation
1976-1977
Archie M. Long (M.S. ’66), comptroller, General Motors Corporation
1977-1978
Jack L. Otto (B.A. ’50), partner, Ernst & Ernst
1978-1979
Russell Palmer (B.A. ’56), national managing partner, Touche Ross & Co.
1979-1980
Earl Hoekenga (B.A. ’39), chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Ryder Truck Lines
1980-1981
Louis R. Ross (MBA ’72), executive vice president, Ford Motor Company
1981-1982
Nancy Dick (B.A. ’51), former lieutenant governor, State of Colorado
1982-1983
John Marakas (B.A. ’48), store group vice president, J.L. Hudson Co.
1983-1984
William H. Cunningham (B.A. ’66, M.S. ’67), president, University of Texas–Austin
1984-1985
Louis T. Hagopian (B.A. ’47), chairman of the board, N.W. Ayer, Inc.
Dean E. Richardson (B.A. ’50), chairman of the board, Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit
John D. Withrow, Jr. (B.A. 54, MBA ’71), executive vice president, Chrysler Corporation
1985-1986
James J. Blanchard (B.A. ’64, M.S. ’65), former governor, State of Michigan
Robert D. Krestel (B.A. ’49), chairman of the board and chief executive officer, First of America Bank-Detroit, N.A.
Henry O. Timnick (B.A. ’55, M.S. ’58), chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Stanley Interiors Corporation
1986-1987
Richard E. Cregar (B.A. ’58), chairman of the board, CAV Food Service, Inc., Executive Dining, Inc., and LeGourmet, Inc.
John H. McConnell (B.A. ’49), founder and chairman of the board, Worthington Industries, Inc.
Robert C. Stempel (MBA ’70), vice president and group executive, General Motors Corporation.
1987-1988
Paul Borman (B.A. ’54), chief executive officer, Borman’s, Inc.
Raymond Spinola (B.A. ’51), vice chairman and regional managing partner, Northeast Region, Deloitte Haskins & Sells
1988-1989
Daniel J. Church (B.A. ’51), business consultant
Michael J. Kelly (B.A. ’49), chairman of the board, Kelco Industries, Inc.
Robert B. McCurry (B.A. ’50), executive vice chairman, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
1989-1990
Anthanase (Tony) J. Pasant (B.A. ’49), president and chairman of the board, Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Lynn C. Myers (B.A. ’64, M.S. ’67), general director, North American car and truck planning, General Motors Corporation
Carl T. Mottek (B.A. ’51), president, hotels division, Hilton Hotels Corporation
1990-1991
Robert J. Schultz (B.S. ’53, MBA ’69), vice chairman, General Motors Corporation
Bernard F. Sliger (B.A. ’49, M.S. ’50, Ph.D. ’55), president, Florida State University
Martin E. Zweig (Ph.D. ’69), financier
1991-1992
Dorothy J. Selinger (B.A. ’59, M.S. ’62), manager, executive resources, information systems, group marketing development, IBM
Jack D. Rutherford (MBA ’78), co-founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, ICM Industries, Inc.
1992-1993
Mary Ann Singer, manager, strategic business planning, Chrysler Corporation
Frederick S. Addy, executive vice president, Amoco Corporation
Norman A. Barkeley, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Ducommun, Inc. (AMEX)
1993-1994
Richard J. Lewis, dean, College of Management, North Carolina State University, and dean emeritus, the Eli Broad College of Business and the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University
Ann E. Corwell, partner, MECA International
Jerry K. Myers, president and chief executive officer, Steelcase Inc.
1994-1995
Betty F. Elliott, vice president and comptroller, Ameritech
Rick Inatome, chairman, Inacom Corporation
David P. Williams, president and chief operating officer, the Budd Company
1995-1996
Donald J. Bowersox, the John H. McConnell University Professor of Business Administration, the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University
John W. Byington, former president, the NPD Group Inc.
Peter H. Trivers, president, P.H. Trivers & Company
Alex Trotman, chairman and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company
1996-1997
John Brogan, senior vice president, Sheraton ITT Hotels, Hawaii
Kenneth Way, chairman and chief executive officer, Lear Corporation
Arthur Rodecker, president, Rodecker & Company
1997-1998
John T. Becker, chairman and chief executive officer, Eurpac Services, Inc.
Thomas C. Gale, executive vice president, product development, Chrysler Corporation
Edward E. Hagenlocker, vice chairman, Ford Motor Company
Patricia Yauch, president, WorkTransitions
1998-1999
Andre A. Blay, chairman and chief executive officer, Enterprise Software, Inc.
Robert H. Burns, founder, Regent Hotels International
Ralph A. Caponigro, president, Caponigro Financial Counselors
James M. Cornelius, chairman of the Board of Directors, Guidant Corporation
Dan W. Darrow, president, Palm Hospitality
Michael H. Getto, senior vice president and director of development, Friden Hotel Company
Thomas P. Notarainni, controller and business group manager, Exxon Corporation
Peter F. Secchia, chairman of the board, Universal Forest Products, Inc.
1999-2000
Carol Ashley, assistant controller, the Dow Chemical Company
Irwin Ettinger, executive vice president and chief accounting officer, Citigroup, Inc.
Carmine Guerro, managing partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
William Hughes, president, Crawford Door Company
Ransom Leech, consultant, General Hardwood Company
2000-2001
Robert G. David, owner and founder, the David Group
Edward R. James, chairman of the board, Edward James Partners, LLC
James Roach, vice president and chief financial officer, Steven Bochco Production, Inc.
Daniel Romanelli, president, Warner Bros. Worldwide Consumer Products
Frederick Schwab, president and chief executive officer, Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Cevik Uraz, professor, Marmara University
Yuzo Yagi, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Yagi Tsusho Limited
Soichiro Yoshida, president, Yoshida and Company
William Zehnder, president, Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Restaurant
2001-2002
Darryl Allen, president, Allen Ventures, LLC
John Griggs, chairman and president, GSC-Mobile Solutions
Donald Kniffen, vice president, assistant treasurer, and assistant secretary, ThyssenKrupp USA, Inc.
James Proebstle, president and owner, Prodyne, Inc.
Glenn Schafer, president, Pacific Life Insurance Company
2002-2003
Toichi Takenaka, president and chief executive officer, Takenaka Corporation
Susan J. Unger, senior vice president and chief information officer, DaimlerChrysler AG
Gary C. Valade, executive vice president and member of the board of management, DaimlerChrysler Corporation
2003-2004
Ron Cichy, professor and director of The School of Hospitality Business
Timothy Dykstra, vice president and treasurer, DaimlerChrysler, North America Group
Bernard Robertson, senior vice president of engineering technologies and regulatory affairs for DaimlerChrysler Corporation
2004-2005
Beth A. Chappell (B.A. Marketing ’79), president, Detroit Economic Club
Neil De Koker (Executive MBA ’77), president, Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA)
2005-2006
Jeff Boromisa (B.A. Accounting ’77), senior vice president and chief financial officer, the Kellogg Company
Francisco Itzaina (MBA Marketing ’74), president, Rolls-Royce International, South America
Robert Olstein (MBA Accounting ’66), chairman and chief investment officer, Olstein and Associates
Stu Reed (B.A. Materials and Logistics Management ’83), senior vice president, integrated supply chain, Motorola Inc.
2006-2007
Gregory Josefowicz (B.A. Marketing ’74), president, chairman and chief executive officer, Borders Group
Bruce McDonald (B.A. ’62), president, McDonald Modular Solutions
Kathleen Sullivan-Barclay (B.A. ’78), vice president, global human resources, General Motors Corporation
2007-2008
Craig D. Brown (B.A. ’73), president and chief executive officer, Keelers Ridge Associates
Dan H. Mathews (B.A. Hotel & Restaurant Management ’66), executive vice president and chief operating officer, National Automatic Merchandising Association
2008-2009
Julie Fasone-Holder (B.A. Business Administration ’75), senior vice president; chief marketing, sales and reputation officer, Dow Chemical Company
Phillip F. Kuhn (B.A. Financial Administration ’77), vice president and corporate officer of the Rockwood Company and president of Executive Risk Management
Robert Thull (B.A. Business Administration ’73), president, Milestone Equipment Corporation
Karen Zehnder (B.A. Marketing ’72, Executive MBA ’94), general manager, Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn and Lodge
William Zehnder (B.A. Hotel & Restaurant Management ’71), president, Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn and Lodge
2009-2010
Scott E. Eston (B.A. Accounting ’78), retired chief operating officer and executive committee chairman, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo (GMO); president and chief executive officer of GMO Trust
Cuneyt T. Evirgen (Ph.D. Marketing ’95), executive director of Executive Development Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
John R. Nyland (B.A. Purchasing ’75, MBA Supply Chain Management ’77), retired managing partner, IBM Global Business Services, Public Sector
2010-2011
David P. Cosper (B.A. Financial Administration ’77, MBA Finance ’78), chief financial officer, Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Erik Qualman (B.A. Marketing ’94), global vice president of Online Marketing Education and author of Socialnomics
2011-2012
Robert Chapek (MBA ’84), president, Disney Consumer Products
2012-2013
Bruce R. Leech (B.A. Financial Administration ’78), co-founder and director, CrossCom National
2013-2014
Brian Van Elslander (B.A. Accounting ’87), managing director and head of financial sponsors, Wells Fargo Advisors
2014-2015
Bob Fish (B.A. Hotel & Restaurant Management ’88), co-founder and chief executive officer, Biggby Coffee
Craige Stout (B.A./MBA Accounting ’86), chief executive officer and managing director, Stout Risius Ross
Houston Striggow (B.A. Hotel & Restaurant management ’75), chief operating officer, Susiecakes Holdings, Inc.
2016-2017
Todd Penegor (B.A. Accounting ’87/MBA Finance ’89), president and chief executive officer, Wendy’s International, Inc.
Bob Driessnack (B.A. Accounting ’89), chief financial officer, PrimeLine Utility Services
2017-2018
Nancy Vella (B.A. Accounting ’79), managing director, Deloitte Tax, LLP
2018-2019
John Duffey (B.A. Accounting ’82), chief executive officer (retired), Six Flags Entertainment
Michael Krimbill (B.A. Accounting ’76), chief executive officer, NGL Energy Partners LP
2021-2022
Blake Krueger (B.A. Business Administration ’75), chairman of the board, Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
2022-2023
Jerry Jonckheere (B.A. Accounting ’81), retired partner, Plante & Moran, PLLC