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Distinguished Alumni

 

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樱花视频 is committed to celebrating the exceptional achievements of its alumni, and we want to provide you, as a member of the 樱花视频 family, with a platform that honors these distinguished individuals. Each year, prior to graduation, 樱花视频 schools select Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients to address the graduating class. These alumni are recognized for their outstanding personal and professional accomplishments in their respective fields and for emulating 樱花视频's mission by living lives of purpose, service, and leadership. 

 


Henning Strauss

Strauss CEO Henning Strauss Named Seaver College Distinguished Alumnus 2025-26

Henning Strauss (鈥01)

CEO of Europe鈥檚 leading workwear and lifestyle brand, Strauss, Henning has transformed his family company into a global powerhouse known for quality, creativity, and partnerships with UEFA, the NFL in Europe, and Major League Baseball.

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Congratulations to the 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award Honorees!

 

Kevin D. McGowan
Kevin D. McGowan 

(MPP 鈥10)
School of Public Policy

BIO
Alan Beard
Alan Beard

(鈥94, MPP 鈥99)
Seaver College and School of Public Policy 

BIO
Ryan Dusick
Ryan Dusick

(MA 鈥21)
Graduate School of Education and Psychology 

BIO
Bernice L. Ledbetter
Bernice L. Ledbetter

(EdD 鈥05)
Graduate School of Education and Psychology

BIO
Janet Kerr
Janet Kerr

 (鈥75, JD 鈥78) 
Seaver College and Caruso School of Law 

BIO
John Figueroa
John Figueroa

(MBA 鈥97)
Graziadio Business School

Honorary Doctorate 

BIO

 

 

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Past Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipients

 

1996 Rick Caruso JD 鈥83
1996 Donna Kasser 鈥66, MA 鈥76, MS 鈥84, MS 鈥87
1996 Janet Kerr 鈥75, JD 鈥78 
1996 Arthur Southam MBA 鈥92
1996 Robert Van Dine MBA 鈥91
1997 Al-Saud Ahmad JD 鈥88
1997 Russell Bach MBA 鈥78, PKE 28
1997 Holly Bridges 鈥77
1997 Viggo Butler MBA 鈥80
1997 Sharon Draper 鈥69 
1997 Mike Phares 鈥96 
1997 Reid Rutherford 鈥75 
1997 Edward Yang MBA 鈥88, PKE 75
1998 Robert Dudley 鈥75
1998 Morteza Ejabat MBA 鈥81
1998 Clyde Oden  MBA 鈥75, PKE 15
1998 Sherry Skidmore MA 鈥68 
1999 James Brinton 鈥57
1999 Lorraine Brinton 鈥60
1999 Christos Cotsakos 鈥83
1999 Steven Goldman MBA 鈥89, PKE 76
1999 Mark Hiepler JD 鈥88
1999 Marcus Hiles MBA 鈥92, PKE 85
1999 Bobbie Scoggins 鈥92
2000 Cary Bren 鈥81, MBA 鈥98
2000 Boyd Clarke MS 鈥94 
2000 Jami Miscik 鈥80
2000 Arthur Rogers MBA 鈥90
2000 Pierre-Richard Prosper JD 鈥89
2000 Ziegfred Young MS 鈥83, EdD 鈥88
2001 Thomas Burnett MBA 鈥95
2001 Shirley Choi MBA'93
2001 James Crowe MBA 鈥82
2001 Steven Fazio MBA 鈥93 EdD 鈥99
2001 Leonardo Marmol 鈥60, MA 鈥62

2002 Michael Bekins 鈥77
2002 A. Ronald Berryman 鈥62, MBA 鈥67
2002 Raymond Boucher JD 鈥84
2002 Nina Curtis BSM 鈥99, MBA 鈥99
2002 Matt Harris MBA 鈥95
2002 Jeff Jani 鈥84
2002 Carl Lambert 鈥78
2002 Audre Levy 鈥92
2002 Linda Ruffin 鈥87
2002 Dwayne Simmons 鈥80
2003 Robert Ctvrtlik 鈥85
2003 Michael Klein MBA 鈥97, PKE 97
2003 Ted Leenerts MA 鈥90
2003 Ruth Novodor 鈥78, MBA 鈥90 
2003 Richard Phillips 鈥87
2003 Sylvia Rousseau EdD 鈥99
2003 Gregory Totten JD 鈥82
2004 Richard Alonzo 鈥87
2004 Rhonda Brinkley-Kennedy MA 鈥86
2004 Frank Cornell MBA 鈥78, EdD 鈥04
2004 John Monroe 鈥79
2004 Morin Seymour BSM 鈥71, MBA 鈥72 
2005 Sara Crosby-Hartman MBA 鈥93
2005 Ned Doffoney EdD 鈥91
2005 D. K. Grossman MBA 鈥92
2005 Marilyn S. Wright MA 鈥89, PsyD 鈥95
2005 Victor Tsao MBA 鈥86
2006 Gloria Austin MBA 鈥87
2006 Michael Bidart JD 鈥74
2006 Raymond Boucher JD 鈥84
2006 Robert Creson 鈥75
2006 Richard Cordova MBA 鈥84
2006 Lloyd Hedstrom 鈥51, MA 鈥54
2006 Pamela Hemminger JD 鈥76
2006 Lillian Maimone BSM 鈥96
2006 Marco Maimone MBA 鈥94
2006 Geoffrey Palmer JD 鈥75
2006 Lisa Stern JD 鈥83
2006 Eryn Witcher Tillman 鈥97, MPP 鈥99

2007 Katherine K. Freberg JD 鈥90
2007 Forescee M. Hogan-Rowles MBA 鈥96
2007 Bradley Ogden Hudson PsyD 鈥90
2007 Graciela Italiano-Thomas EdD 鈥97
2007 Denny Lewis 鈥65
2007 James R. Marshall MBA 鈥93
2007 Robert C. Marshall MBA 鈥76, PKE 19
2007 Arif Shakeel MBA 鈥81
2008 Alejandro Bustamante MBA 鈥82
2008 Luis Faura MBA 鈥04, PKE 111
2008 Leslie Landon Matthew 鈥87
2008 Montgomery "Monty" F. Moran JD 鈥93
2008 Monica Grace Rivera Mindt MA 鈥94
2008 Andrew Weather 鈥98, MPP 鈥00
2009 Alan Beard 鈥94, MPP 鈥99
2009 Neva Chauppette PsyD 鈥92
2009 John Figueroa MBA 鈥97
2009 Fiona Ma MBA 鈥00
2009 Sam Schmidt 鈥86, MBA 鈥87
2009 Jennifer Trubenbach MA 鈥04
2010 Andr茅 Birotte, Jr. JD 鈥91
2010 David M. Bowman MBA 鈥96
2010 Tod A. Burnett EdD 鈥05
2010 Cathryn J. Kingsbury 鈥97, MPP 鈥99
2010 Elizabeth A. Laugeson MA 鈥00, PsyD 鈥04
2010 John 鈥83 and Deanne Lewis 鈥84
2011 Randy Clark EdD 鈥05
2011 Dennis W. Lowe 鈥75, MA 鈥77
2011 Emily Scott-Lowe 鈥76
2011 Jason Pates 鈥95, MPP 鈥99
2011 Olena Kozlova-Pates MPP 鈥99
2011 Erin Rank MA 鈥89
2011 James M. Rishwain, JD 鈥84
2011 Robin L. Washington MBA 鈥95

2012 Paul A. Perry 鈥50
2012 Geoffrey F. Segal MPP 鈥00
2012 Lore Harp-McGovern MBA 鈥81, PKE 53
2012 Jeffrey C. Sprecher MBA 鈥84
2012 Britta M. Wilson MBA 鈥92, EdD 鈥16
2012 Laure R. Sudreau JD 鈥97 
2012 Kurt S. Takamine EdD 鈥00
2012 Leanne M. Neilson 鈥85, MA 鈥88, PsyD 鈥92
2013 Kimberly A Greene MA 鈥93, EdD 鈥99 
2013 Rebecca Burge Cooper MA 鈥97 
2013 Paul H. Reim 鈥83 
2013 Jeffrey M. Jones MPP 鈥02
2013 Blake J. Irving MBA 鈥88
2013 David W. Neu MBA 鈥09, PKE 122
2013 Zackery A. Hicks BSM 鈥97
2013 Gilbert L. Purcell JD 鈥83
2014 Brad A. Starkey 鈥88
2014 Ximena V. Del Carpio 鈥98, MBA 鈥00, MPP 鈥00 
2014 Earl M. Cummings MBA 鈥09, PKE 122
2014 James N. Harger MBA 鈥85 
2014 Mark J. Miller MBA 鈥04
2014 Shirley P. Kinsey MA 鈥76
2014 Gail M. Wilburn MA 鈥05
2015 Kandice R. McLurkin-Hasani MS 鈥95
2015 Dennis Joseph Palumbo MA 鈥88
2015 John R. Rettberg 鈥59
2015 Peter N. Peterson MPP 鈥07 
2015 Thomas A. Lucas MBA 鈥83 
2015 Ali H. Alireza MBA 鈥86 
2015 Don M. Bailey MBA 鈥86 
2015 Beverly R. O'Connell JD 鈥90
2016 Timothy C. Phillips 鈥87
2016 Evelyn Aleman MPP 鈥00 
2016 Kimber L. Maderazzo MBA 鈥10, PKE 123
2016 Cindy U. Ayloush BSM 鈥80, MBA 鈥13, PKE 130 
2016 Robert Kyncl MBA 鈥97 
2016 Jennifer C. Dorsey JD 鈥97
2016 Stephen N. Kirnon MBA 鈥89, EdD 鈥08  
2016 Paula L. Pompa-Craven MA 鈥95, PsyD 鈥00 
2017 Kathleen A. Plinske EdD 鈥08 
2017 Jack Gershfeld MA 鈥12
2017 Jared Hankins 鈥01
2017 Natalie Hankins 鈥01
2017 John S. Thomas MPP 鈥10 
2017 James S. Metcalf MBA 鈥83 
2017 Cedric L. Watkins MBA 鈥80 
2017 Paul S. Wagstaff MIB 鈥95
2017 Jerren P. Wright JD 鈥09, MBA 鈥11 
2018 Sara Young Jackson 鈥74
2018 Lance Ray Christensen MPP 鈥04
2018 Quincy C. Newell MBA 鈥12 
2018 Oscar Munoz MBA 鈥86 
2018 Vincent J. Monteparte MBA 鈥01
2018 Tricia A. Bigelow JD 鈥86
2018 Betty R. Uribe MBA 鈥00, EdD 鈥12 
2018 Tamara L. Anderson MA 鈥88
2019 Frances Esparza MS 鈥05, EdD 鈥15
2019 Christine M. Ford MA 鈥91
2019 Dee Anna Smith 鈥86
2019 Nicole K. Neily MPP 鈥06
2019 Dan J. Sanders MBA 鈥10, PKE 124 
2019 Robin L. Washington MBA 鈥95
2019 Michael C. Leach JD 鈥86
2020 Alan Beard 鈥94, MPP 鈥99
2020 Virginia F. Milstead JD 鈥04 
2021 Vianey L. Lopez  MPP 鈥12
2021 Brett M. Johnson MBA 鈥05, PKE 113
2021 Christa C. Zofcin Workman 鈥97, MBA 鈥00, JD 鈥01
2021 Andrew T. Kubitz MBA 鈥11, PKE 125
2021 Angela M. Powell 鈥93, JD 鈥97
2022 Sylvia R. Franson 鈥87
2022 Hattie P. Mitchell MPP 鈥12
2022 Thomas R. Magnuson MBA 鈥89
2022 Steve B. Totzke MBA 鈥15, PKE 134
2022 Jeffrey S. Boyd JD 鈥91
2022 Fereshteh Amin EdD 鈥06 
2022 Edrick H. Dorian PsyD 鈥03
2023 Stephen P. Birch MDR 鈥17, EdD 鈥18
2023 Brittany N. Winters MA 鈥09, PsyD 鈥14 
2023 A. Ronald Berryman 鈥62, MBA 鈥67
2023 Troy V. Senik MPP 鈥07
2023 Michael A. Cusumano MBA 鈥94, DBA 鈥22
2023 Brandi M. Harleaux MBA 鈥12
2023 Mark T. Cramer JD 鈥98
2024 Sevet Johnson MA 鈥04
2024 Dale A. Brown 鈥64
2024 Gary A. Hanson JD 鈥80
2024 Denise A. Roberson MBA 鈥14, PKE 131
2024 Shelby Eli Steele MPP 鈥11
2024 Keith Dorsey MBA 鈥13, PKE 130