Announcing the 2022 Alumni Award winners

By Kristin Van Ormer, August 30, 2022

Congratulations to the 2022 Alumni Award winners!

One of the signature events held each year during reunion weekend is the Alumni Awards Celebration, where the IC Alumni Association Board of Directors honors exceptional alumni for their accomplishments. 

We are thrilled to share this year’s outstanding slate of Alumni Award winners:

  • Mark Dicker ’77 (Edgar “Dusty” Bredbenner Jr. ’50 Distinguished Alumni Award)
  • Carlos Perkins ’99 and Michael Henderson ’99 (Humanitarian Alumni Award)
  • Lois (Moses) Shofer ’67 (Lifetime Achievement Award)
  • Peggy Ryan Williams and Shelley Semmler (James J. Whalen Meritorious Service Award)
  • Kimberly Kurtz Lent ‘92 (Professional Achievement Award)
  • Ricardo Player ’89 (Professional Achievement Award)
  • Samantha (Cary) Schrell ’12 (Outstanding Young Alumni Award)

Congratulations to this year’s award winners!

We hope if you're able, you will join us at the Marriott Marquis in NYC during IC in the City - Reunion and Cortaca '22. The Alumni Awards Celebration will be held on Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m.

If you know of any faculty or staff interested in volunteering during the weekend, please have them contact Bree Peltier-Amborn at bpeltieramborn@ithaca.edu.

You can nominate an alum for the 2023 awards here

*Please note that the James J. Whalen Meritorious Service Awards is given to non-alumni who have made significant contributions to Ithaca College. 

Awards display

Awards display

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Kristin Van Ormer at kvanormer@ithaca.edu or 607-274-3314. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.