Each fall, the Winthrop Alumni Association presents Alumni Awards 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 annually for the Alumni Distinguished Service Award, Alumni Professional Achievement Award and Outstanding Young Alumni Award. An internal committee of Winthrop staff selects the recipients for the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award and Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
The 2025 Alumni Award recipients will be recognized at the Alumni Awards Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 13 in Richardson Ballroom on Winthrop's campus. Read the press release about the 2025 Alumni Award recipients.
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan and Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards are the only national collegiate service awards. They have been presented since 1890 by the Sullivan Foundation to college students, faculty, staff, alumni and civic leaders who have distinguished themselves through service to others and their communities. The Sullivan Awards are the highest honor the Winthrop Alumni Association can bestow upon a graduate.
The male equivalent of the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award. This award recognizes a Winthrop alumnus for selfless dedication of time, energy, and talent in service to Winthrop and others.
Mrs. Betty Morgan Holcombe, Class of 1956
Dallas, TX
Established in 1940, the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award recognizes a Winthrop alumna
for selfless dedication of time, energy and talent in service to others.
Mr. Bob Hambright
, Class of 1974
Naples, Florida
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recognizes a Winthrop alumnus for selfless dedication of time, energy and talent in service to others.
The Honorable Tiffany Spann-Wilder, Class of 1995 
North Charleston, South Carolina
The Alumni Distinguished Service 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.
Mrs. Julie Robinson Adams, Class of 1978 
Charlotte, North Carolina
The Alumni Professional Achievement 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.
Mr. Roman Vitanza, Class of 2017
Arlington, Texas
The Outstanding Young Alumni 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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