The Greensboro Day School Alumni Association, in recognition of excellence on the part of our alumni, established the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1991. This award is presented annually during Commencement to the alumnus/a who best exhibits at least one of the following qualities:
A. extraordinary service to the City of Greensboro, the state of North Carolina, or the nation
B. extraordinary distinction in one's field of specialization or extraordinary service to society and corresponding tangible benefit to fellow citizens
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
1991 - Mary Copeland '79 1992 - Jane Gorrell '79 1993 - Bill Morrisette '75 1994 - Millard Porter '81, Newton Cowan '84 1995 - Edward Cone '80, Ann Clark '76 1996 - Mary Marr Dillard Johnson '75, Tom Lambeth '77 1997 - Thomas Roberts '89 1998 - Missy Martin '84 1999 - Linda Knox Sudnik '79 2000 - David Howard '76 2001 - Wendy Lavine '85 2002 - Cynthia Green '79 2003 - Courtney LeBauer '91 2004 - Max Hendrix '88 2005 - Amanda Taylor Marshall '93 2006 - Lisa Doughten '85 2007 - Sallie Lacy '93 2008 - Andy Alspaugh '83 2009 - Wayne H. Robinson '76 2010 - Leslie Hummel '94 2011 - Ned Sharpless '84 2012 - Rebecca Nadel '93 2013 - Sonny Caberwal '97 2014 - Kara Medoff Barnett '96 2015 - Pearse Edwards '87 2016 - Noni Thomas Lopez '90 2017 - Jeff Yurcisin '93 2018 - Georges Saab '85 2019 - Mihan House McKenna Taylor '95 2021 - Keats Webb '03
The Greensboro Day School Alumni Association established the Alumni Service Award in 2002. This award is presented to an alumnus/a during Commencement who exhibits dedication and achievement in service to Greensboro Day School through exemplary leadership in voluntary service to the school.
Alumni Service Award Recipients
2003 - Bill Soles '75 2004 - Chrissy Olson '85 2005 - Laura Wagg Gasiorek '82 2006 - Danny Wright '89 2007 - J. Scott '90 2008 - Virginia Harris Knox '83 2009 - Jennifer Smith Adams '86 2010 - Charles Tinsley '81 2011 - John Lineweaver '81 2012 - Sally Gorrell Kuratnick '75 2013 - Jeb Brooks '01 2014 - Chuck Keeley '81 and Jim Rucker '82 2015 - Mary Marr Dillard Johnson '75 2016 - Grier Booker Richards '97 2017 - Holly Barnes Hofbauer '92 2018 - Amanda Dowtin McLaughlin '97 2019 - Beau McIntosh '97 2021 - Tim Warmath '80 2022 - Sallie Warmath '76
Established in 2000, the Alumni Extra Yard Award is given to a teacher who goes "above and beyond" to impact another person's life, a program or their community. This award, given by the GDS Alumni Association, is presented to two recipients each year.
Alumni Extra Yard Award Recipients
2000 - Peter Amidon '90 & Carmen Redding 2001 - Carl Fenske & Lori Arends 2002 - Libby Alspaugh & Brad Pazant 2003 - Louise Cornet & Val Vickers 2004 - Iraida Fung & Susan Kunar 2005 - Jane Gutsell & Tim Martin 2006 - Lee Roane & Kay Zimmerman 2007 - Janet Poole & Sonny Willis '96 2008 - Trish Morris & Cindy Stan 2009 - Ashley Knapp Meyer '97 & Carol Williams 2010 - Marilyn Jones 2011 - Kathy Gillespie & Mary Beth Phillips 2012 - Charli Kelly & Stephanie Richardson 2013 - Michelle Bostian & Randy Mintz 2014 - Jose Navarro & Ruthie Tutterow 2015 - Mary Beth Phillips & Laura Hines 2016 - Mara Montana & Holly Barnes Hofbauer '92 2017 - Stephanie Ezerman & Beverly Edwards 2018 - Beth Dunbar & Calvin Davenport 2019 - Karen Collins & Craig Head 2020 - Suzanne Billips & Sarah Rose Mosh Mostafa '06 2021 - Elizabeth Wilson and Linda Register '79
Established in 2013, the Alumni Class Giving Competition aims to add friendly competition to the annual fund. From July 1-March 31, each class tries to get as many alumni from their class to make a gift to the annual fund. The class with the highest participation percentage wins! Which class will step up in 2015 to take down the Classes of '04 and '05?
Class Giving Competition Winners
2013 - Class of 2004 2014 - Class of 2005 2015 - Class of 2004 2016 - Class of 1980 2017 - Class of 1980 2018 - Class of 2004 2019 - Class of 1980 2020 - Class of 1980 2021 - Class of 1980 2022 - Class of 1980
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