October 17, 2018

NAA honors 15 alumni during Reunion Weekend

Kevin Dailey ’73, recipient of an Exemplary Citizenship Award, is joined by his wife, Clare, at the National Alumni Association Awards Brunch.
Kevin Dailey ’73, recipient of an Exemplary Citizenship Award, is joined by his wife, Clare, at the National Alumni Association Awards Brunch.

More than 2,000 alumni and their guests returned to campus for Reunion Weekend 2018, June 1-3. Programming was offered for alumni with class years ending in 3 and 8.

Fifteen alumni were honored with awards from the National Alumni Association. Eight awards were presented at the Golden Friars Dinner on Friday, June 1, following the annual Golden Friar Mass in St. Dominic Chapel. The others were presented at the NAA Awards Brunch on Saturday, June 2. Recipients follow:

FAITHFUL FRIAR AWARD
Gerald Coffey ’58 & ’87P
William A. Hanlon ’58 & ’88P
Robert M. Silva, Sr. ’63, ’91P, & ’06P
John B. Champeau ’68
Karl Anderson ’88 and Kerry Anderson ’88

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
U.S. Army (Ret.) Lt. Col. Paul K. McNamara, Sr. ’63 & ’13P
U.S. Army (Ret.) Col. Gerry Dillon ’68, ’74G, & ’95P

EXEMPLARY CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Edward Quinn ’63
Kevin Newman ’68
Kevin Dailey ’73
John R. Mullen, M.D. ’78

SERVICE TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD
Michael Lynch ’83, ’10P, ’13P, ’15P, ’17P, & ’21P
Jenn O’Meara ’93

REV. PHILIP A. SMITH, O.P. AWARD
Katie Ferris ’13