The current Montclair Kimberley Academy Distinguished Alumni Award was
inspired by its predecessor, the Montclair Academy Outstanding Alumnus
Award. The purpose of the award is to bestow recognition and
appreciation for outstanding achievement. The recipients have achieved
distinction in some field of endeavor, or through outstanding character
or dedication been of special service to humanity. The award is a
meritorious reflection on the school and provides inspiration and
encouragement for our young people.
Distinguished Alumni Award
- 2007 - Melissa Cohn '78 - Businesswoman and philanthropist
- 2006 - Peter N.
Perretti, Jr. '49 - Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, Academy Trustee
- 2005 - Ross I.S. Zbar '84 - Surgeon and humanitarian
- 2004 - Virginia Hamilton Adair '29 - Poet and educator
- 2003 - Barry W. Ridings '70 - Investment banker; Lazard Freres' Restructuring Group
- 2002 - Laura Scher '76 Pioneering entrepreneur; Working Assets Funding Service
- 2001 - Parker B. Armstrong '37 - Vice Admiral USN, ret.
- 2000 - James E. Johnson ' 79 - Undersecretary of the Treasury for Enforcement
- 1999 - William H. Cook '30 - Aeronautical engineer, Boeing Aircraft
- 1998 - Robert L. Clifford '42 - New Jersey Supreme Court Justice
- 1997 - Peter V. K. Funk '39 - Author, lexical semanticist
- 1996 - Doris Keller Hamlin '36 - Pioneering environmentalist
- 1995 - Herbert H. Tate Jr. '71 - President, N.J. Board of Public Utilities
- 1994 - Rudolph H. Deetjen '50 - Educator
- 1993 - Ellen R. Malcolm '65 - Founder, EMILY's List
- 1992 - Michael S. Yamashita '67 - International photographer
- 1991 - Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner '70 - Founder, Lyme Disease Foundation
- 1990 - Thomas G. Stockham Jr. '51 - Electrical engineer; inventor digital recording
- 1989 - Philip L. Fradkin '53 - Author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- 1988 - Aubin Zabriskie Ames '54 - Quintessential volunteer
- 1987 - James A. Courter '59 - U.S. Congressman, military expert
- 1986 - Joseph E. Wiedenmayer '24 - Career diplomat, advocate for the Deaf
- 1985 - Elizabeth Jones '53 - Chief Sculptor-Engraver, U.S. Mint
Outstanding Alumnus Award
- 1974 - Roger B. Etherington '41 - President, American National Bank & Trust Co.
- 1973 - S. Barksdale Penick Jr. '21 - President, S.B. Penick Co., New York
- 1972 - Arthur A. Goldman '25 - Hotelier, owner All Seasons Hotel & Golf Club
- 1971 - Dallas S. Townsend Jr. '36 - CBS News journalist
- 1970 - Spruille Braden '10 - U.S. Ambassador to Colombia (1939-42), Cuba (1942-45), Argentina (1945)
- 1969 - Howard Van Vleck '22 - Landscape architect, Academy Trustee
- 1968 - Richard B. Scudder '31- Publisher, The Newark Evening News
- 1967 - Gustave E. Wiedenmayer '25 - President, National Newark and Essex Banking Co.
- 1966 - James S. Vandermade '35 - President, Sowerbutt Quarries, Inc.; MA Trustee
- 1965 - Fairleigh S. Dickinson '37 - President of Becton, Dickinson & Co.
- 1963 - Lewis Douglas '12 - U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain (1947-50)
- 1962 - Edwin D. Etherington '42 - President, American Stock Exchange; President, Wesleyan University
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD NOMINATION FORM
To all alumni, parents, trustees, faculty, staff and friends of The Montclair Kimberley Academy:
The Distinguished Alumni Award Committee is hereby accepting nominations.
The
recipient should have achieved distinction in some field of endeavor,
or through outstanding character or dedication made a special
contribution to humanity.
Race, creed, sex or contribution to the school should have no bearing on the choice of recipient.
The
purpose of the Distinguished Alumni Award is "to bestow recognition and
appreciation for outstanding achievement." This award will be a is a
meritorious reflection on the school and provides inspiration and
encouragement for our young people. It is hoped that the recipient will
come to MKA and address a gathering of alumni and of students.
You
may nominate more than one alumna/alumnus. There will be one
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient each year; all nominations will be
maintained in confidential files for consideration in following years.
