Richard H. Thornton Award

Richard H. Thornton Award for Excellence, also known as the Thornton Scholar Award, established in 1974 to recognize alumni who have made significant contributions to their fields of expertise. Candidates must have received their degrees at least twenty years ago and are selected by a committee of member from the LC Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi .

Past Recipients

1974       Richard H. Thornton ’07

1977       John Mills Turner Jr. ’29

1979       Russell Baldock ’29

1980       Rosa Lewis Schenk ’12

1981       Belle Boone Beard ’23

1982       Harry A. Walton Jr. ’40

1983       Shirley W. Rosser ’40

1984       Stuart W. Bruchey ’41

               Fred Helsabeck ’29

               Orville W. Wake ’32

1985       Franklin Flint ’49

1986       Bernard D. Reams Jr. ’65

               Richard L. Witcofski ’56

1987       Pauline Rose Clance ’60

               William David Brown ’59

1988       James O. Howell ’66

1989       John D. Bower ’57

1990       Kenneth L. Waters ’35

1991       David G. Longfellow ’64

1992       M. Carey Brewer ’49

1993       David S. Palermo ’51

1994       A. Simone Reagor ’61

1995       J. Clopton Knibb ’33

               Estherina Shems ’54

1996       Steven L. Stephenson ’68

1997       Percy Wootton ’53

1998       Julius A. Sigler ’62

1999       Robyn Rufner ’70

2000       Paul H. Lilly ’61

2001       Nancy M. Welch ’68

2002       Paul E. Goldenbaum ’66

2003       Brown Cardwell ’63

2004       Eric A. Barringer ’79, ’96 M.B.A.

2005       Kathleen Hermes Groover ‘82

2006       Randy C. Krantz ‘86

2007       Judith G. Goding ’69, ’75 M.Ed.