Each November, the Winthrop Alumni Association presents awards during the Alumni Reunion and Awards Luncheon, held during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, to alumni who have demonstrated Winthrop's tradition of excellence. The Honors and Awards Committee of the Alumni Executive Board reviews nominations and selects winners.
The 2020 and 2021 Alumni Award recipients will be recognized at the Alumni Awards Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 9 in Richardson Ballroom. The awards ceremony will be live streamed via Facebook Live on the Alumni Association’s Facebook page.
Nominations for the 2021 Alumni Awards will be accepted through Friday, July 30. The 2021 Alumni Award recipients will be honored in the fall at the Alumni Awards Dinner.
To nominate a Winthrop graduate for the Alumni Distinguished Service Award, Alumni Professional Achievement Award or the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, complete the Alumni Awards Nomination Form (below) for the award you would like to nominate for and submit to Lori Tuttle, executive director of alumni relations, at tuttlel@winthrop.edu
The recipient shall be a dedicated alumna/us who supports the growth and development of Winthrop University through his/her service to and/or support of programs and objectives established by the University. This award recognizes a Winthrop alumna/us who significantly contributes to the quality of life in his/her community, the development of overall values and morals within others, and serves as an outstanding citizen in his/her own right. Distinguished service may have been rendered with one's community, church, charity, family and school on a national, state or local level.
The recipient shall be a dedicated alumna/us who supports the growth and development of Winthrop University and exemplifies an outstanding code of ethics, as well as the overall quality concept by which Winthrop University is governed. This award is presented to an alumna/us who has made significant contributions to his/her professional field while exemplifying high moral and business ethics. Nomination documentation should indicate the nominee's involvement in and advancement of his/her chosen profession or field endeavor.
This award recognizes a Winthrop alumna/us age 35 or younger whose service to Winthrop, service to the community and professional achievements have reflected positively on all alumni and the university.
Mary Elizabeth Hope Reed '41, '51
(Posthumous Award)
This award, established in 1940, recognizes a Winthrop alumna for selfless dedication of time, energy and talent in service to others.
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Jeuel Bannister Esmacher ’44
Anderson, South Carolina
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Ben Roach '77
Rock Hill, South Carolina
This award recognizes a Winthrop alumnus for selfless dedication of time, energy and
talent in service to others.
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David McDonald ‘01
Greenville, South Carolina
This award recognizes a Winthrop alumna/us who significantly contributes to the quality
of life in his or her community, the development of values and morals within others
and serves as an outstanding citizen.
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Steven Dillingham ‘73
Washington, D.C.
This award is presented to an alumna/us who has made significant contributions to
his or her professional field while exemplifying high moral and business ethics.
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Alex Isern '12
Barcelona, Spain; Miami, Florida
This award recognizes a Winthrop alumna/us age 35 or younger whose service to the
university, service to the community and professional achievements have reflected
positively on all alumni and the university.
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Marc Segarra '13
Barcelona, Spain; Miami, Florida
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