Distinguished Alumni Awards
Since their inception in 1946, the Boston University Alumni Awards have been the highest honor that we bestow on our alumni. Awardees are honored each year in the presence of the alumni, students, families, and guests gathered to celebrate this important tradition.
We are currently accepting nominations for the Alumni Awards. You may submit your nomination here.
2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Uzo Aduba (CFA’05)
Kate Barrand (Questrom’85)
Michelle Hurd (CFA’88)
Daniel Levy (CAMED’80)
Em Nguyen (COM’15)
2024 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipient
Prior Boston University Alumni Award Recipients
All graduation years are in the 1900s/2000s unless indicated otherwise.
2023 Award Recipients
Danielle De La Fuente (CGS’04, Pardee’06)
Richard G. Fecteau (Wheelock’51)
Mitchell Garabedian (CGS’71, CAS’73)
Santiago Levy (CAS’77, GRS’78,’80)
Daniella Pierson (CGS’15, Questrom’17)
2023 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipient
2022 Award Recipients
Malcolm Coles (CAS’66)
Dr. Cherae Farmer-Dixon (SDM’14)
Gina Ortiz Jones (GRS’03, Pardee’03)
Howard Moore, Jr. (LAW’60)
Drew Weissman (GRS’87, MED’87)
Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse (LAW’55)
Lina González-Granados (CFA’20)
2022 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipient
2021 Award Recipients
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr. (STH’68,’70,’79)
Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield (Pardee’88)
Kathleen McLaughlin (ENG’87)
His Excellency Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (GRS’81)
Priyanka Naik (CAS’10)
2021 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipient
2019 Award Recipients
Carol Jenkins (Wheelock’66)
The Honorable Sandra L. Lynch (LAW’71, HON’12)
Pete Souza (COM’76)
General Dennis L. Via (retired) (Wheelock’88)
Erica V. Mosca (CGS’06, COM’08)
2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipient
Andy X. Vargas (CAS’15, Pardee’15)
2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipient
2018 Award Recipients
Bill Brooks (Questrom’86)
Dr. Binoy K Singh (ENG’89)
Marylou Sudders (CAS’76, SSW’78)
Erika Ebbel Angle, PhD (Chobanian & Avedisian’12)
2018 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipient
2017 Award Recipients
Cornell William Brooks (STH’87)
Mary Elizabeth (Tipper) Gore (CAS’70)
Dr. Mahesh Maskey (SPH’01)
2016 Award Recipients
Bonnie Arnold (COM’78)
Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell (STH’58)
Ruth MacFarlane Hunter (ENG’64, Questrom’86)
2015 Award Recipients
Robert Jackler (Chobanian & Avedisian’70)
Sarah Degnan Kambou (SPH’84, UNI’94)
Lisa Wong (CAS’00, GRS’00)
Young Alumni Awards Recipients: 1946-2014
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Joe Amorosino, COM’92
James Apteker, SHA’88
Nancy Canavan Anderson, CAS’97, SED’97,‘98
Sera Bonds, SPH’04
Michael Chiklis, CFA’86
Leslie Cohen, LAW ’74
Gary Colen, COM’90
Fabien Cousteau, CGS’89, MET’91
Rocco DiSpirito, SHA’90
Amy Doyle, COM’92
Amy Eldon, COM’97
Jacqueline Entenmann, COM’91
Alexander Giannoulias, CAS ’98
Seth Greenberg, Questrom’82
Jenny R. Gruber, ENG’99
Mikhail Gurevich, ENG’07,GSM’12
Gina Kelly, CGS ’89
Robert Mariano, CGS’96, CAS’99
Mark McLaren, CFA’88
Michael Medico, CFA’94
Bridget E. Mooney, CAS 2005
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Ali Noorani, SPH’99
Kenneth James Olson, COM’89, GSM 2002
Peter Paige, CFA’91
Travis M. Roy, COM’00
Morris DeRhon Robinson, CFA 2001
Michael Suk, LAW’95, SPH’95
Keith Tavares, CGS’88, CAS’90
Matthew A. Trevithick, CGS’06, CAS’08
Parul Vadehra, COM’03
Linda Vester, COM’82
Lisa Wong, CAS’00, GRS’00