Distinguished Alumni
The Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award is the Texas State Alumni Association's most prestigious award. Recipients must be distinguished in his or her chosen business, profession or life work on a national or international level and must have received previous recognition from his or her contemporaries on a national or international level.
Award recipients are graduates whose leadership serves as an example to all members of the Texas State community. Visit the Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni page to read more.
The first Texas State Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented in 1959 to then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, who later served as thirty-sixth President of the United States of America.
| Date Awarded | Last Name | First Name | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Adams | Mark E. | 1985 | |
| 2018 | Carroll | Karen | 1988 | |
| 2018 | Cummins | Light Townsend | 1968 | 1972 |
| 2018 | Miller | Douglas R. | 1976 | |
| 2018 | Porter | Tracy L. | 1979 | |
| 2017 | Huewitt | Kenneth | 1985 | |
| 2017 | Kissire | Deborah | 1979 | |
| 2017 | McGaugh | Michael | 1995 | |
| 2017 | Raiford | Michael | 1990 | |
| 2017 | Simmons | Dana | 1977 | |
| 2016 | Emerson | Scott | 1975 | |
| 2016 | Mitchell | Ron Lynn | 1972 | |
| 2016 | Sadau | Ernie W. | 1985 | |
| 2016 | Schick | Diana McGinty | 1971 | |
| 2016 | West | Jim | 1977 | |
| 2016 | Whiteley | Marvin | 1997 | |
| 2015 | Angell-Gonzalez | Susan | 1980 | |
| 2015 | Brown | Mary Rose | 1979 | |
| 2015 | del Cid | Oliver | 1995 | |
| 2015 | Guastella | Beth | 1984 | |
| 2015 | Keller, Jr. | Rod C. | 1981 | |
| 2015 | Ramos | Nelva Gonzales | 1987 | |
| 2014 | Cox | Patrick L. | 1988 | |
| 2014 | Edwards | Veronica Muzquiz | 1986 | |
| 2014 | Grogan | Robert Louis | 1970 | |
| 2014 | McCall | John H. | 1970 | |
| 2014 | Michel, Jr. | John E. | 1987 | |
| 2014 | Vasquez | Melba J. T. | 1972 | |
| 2013 | Connor | Geoffrey S. | 1985 | |
| 2013 | Roddy | R. Tom | 1966 | |
| 2013 | Rodriguez, Jr. | Cleofas | 1991 | |
| 2013 | Stevens | Virginia Ann | 1972 | |
| 2013 | Wilson | Ken | 1964 | 1966 |
| 2012 | Fields | Linda Gregg | 1966 | 2012 |
| 2012 | Fite | Kathleen | 1969 | 1970 |
| 2012 | Hardy | Darcy Walsh | 1982 | 1983 |
| 2012 | Phillips III | Paul | 1977 | |
| 2012 | Pruetz | Jill D. | 1989 | |
| 2012 | Ratcliff | S. Blake | 1984 | |
| 2011 | Arnold | Connie | 1960 | 1962 |
| 2011 | Bowman | Michael | 1978 | |
| 2011 | Chisum | Karen | 1972 | 1978 |
| 2011 | Foster | Jeff | 2009 | |
| 2011 | Kowalski | Tom | 1978 | |
| 2010 | Burris | John Howard | 1956 | |
| 2010 | Lillibridge | Gary R. | 1978 | |
| 2010 | McDonald | Vernon | 1952 | 1954 |
| 2010 | Muehl | Daymon | 1961 | |
| 2009 | Casey | Darren B | 1981 | |
| 2009 | King | William Ross | 1958 | |
| 2009 | McCormick | Shawn | 1985 | |
| 2009 | Moreau | John | 1984 | |
| 2009 | Oquin | Wayne | 1999 | |
| 2008 | Carlisle | Paul "Chip" | 1971 | |
| 2008 | Cofer | Debs | 1959 | 1960 |
| 2008 | Foshee | Douglas L. | 1982 | |
| 2008 | Seay Vietor | Carolynn | 1968 | |
| 2007 | Guerra | Heriberto | 1984 | |
| 2007 | Kemble | Steve | 1982 | |
| 2007 | Nolen | Marilyn | 1966 | |
| 2007 | Payne | Wyatt G. | 1980 | 1982 |
| 2007 | Young | Michael R. | 1971 | |
| 2006 | Bogard | James S. | 1970 | |
| 2006 | Bulkley | Dale | 1981 | |
| 2006 | Chinery-Hesse | Herman | 1988 | |
| 2006 | Fields | Dr. Jerry | 1969 | |
| 2006 | Hodges | Jody | 1982 | |
| 2006 | Tate | Charlotte | 1972 | |
| 2005 | Garcia | Richard | 1975 | |
| 2005 | Matthews | Charles | 1999 | |
| 2005 | Moore | Nelwyn | 1951 | 1966 |
| 2005 | Tingle | Tricia | 1978 | |
| 2005 | Vaca | Nina | 1994 | |
| 2005 | Wright | E.W. Bill | 1970 | |
| 2004 | Beck | John J. | 1961 | |
| 2004 | Hill | Dottie St. Clair | 1965 | |
| 2004 | Patton | Robert (Bobby) E. | 1962 | 1963 |
| 2004 | Roberts | Gregg | 1974 | |
| 2004 | Rushing | Ralph "Refel" | 1969 | 1971 |
| 2004 | Thompson | Karen Gebert | 1985 | |
| 2003 | Bates | J. Dan | 1966 | |
| 2003 | Brown | Jim T. | 1961 | |
| 2003 | Dieste | Tony | 1988 | |
| 2003 | Rogers | James | 1985 | |
| 2003 | Woods | Gary | 1965 | |
| 2002 | Padgett | Shelton | 1970 | |
| 2002 | Short | Rick J. | 1977 | |
| 2002 | Squires | Bill | 1972 | 1976 |
| 2002 | Wills-Karp | Marsha | 1980 | 1982 |
| 2001 | Cawthon | Matthew | 1980 | |
| 2001 | Coil | John | 1939 | 1940 |
| 2001 | Davalos | Rudy | 1960 | |
| 2001 | Henderson | Kay Adams | 1967 | |
| 2001 | Locker | Dan | 1967 | |
| 2001 | Moore | Beth Green | 1982 | |
| 2000 | Baish | Richard Owen | 1969 | |
| 2000 | Bulmahn | T. Paul | 1978 | |
| 2000 | Chesire | Daniel P. | 1974 | 1975 |
| 2000 | Polk | James E. | 1991 | |
| 2000 | Ramsay | Inez Wenzel | 1937 | 1959 |
| 1999 | Adler | Chris Nance | 1961 | |
| 1999 | Dunn | Margaret E. | 1973 | 1976 |
| 1999 | Goodman, Jr. | H. Harris | 1938 | 1940 |
| 1999 | Luna | Christopher James | 1965 | |
| 1999 | Nolle | Wilson | 1938 | |
| 1999 | Starbuck | F. Randall | 1971 | 1972 |
| 1999 | Votaw, Jr. | David F. | 1937 | |
| 1998 | Bishop | Judy | 1963 | 1993 |
| 1998 | Luxton | Jesse C. | 1966 | |
| 1998 | Mitte | Joann Cole | 1953 | |
| 1998 | Spiller | Roger J. | 1969 | 1971 |
| 1997 | Castro | Richard | 1970 | |
| 1997 | LeClercq | Teresa Ross | 1968 | 1970 |
| 1997 | Lee | Eugene | 1974 | |
| 1997 | Taylor | Mary-Agnes | 1940 | |
| 1997 | Woolsey | Erv | 1969 | |
| 1996 | Austin | Charles | 1991 | |
| 1996 | Krueger | Bill | 1957 | 1961 |
| 1996 | Phillips, Jr. | Richard | 1965 | |
| 1996 | Sharp | John | 1976 | |
| 1996 | Tidwell | Barbara Guinn | 1962 | |
| 1996 | Tomblin | J. Randall | 1965 | |
| 1996 | Wagner | Fred | 1962 | |
| 1995 | Baker | Rosalyn | 1968 | |
| 1995 | Barsotti | Charles | 1955 | |
| 1995 | Roberts | John | 1967 | |
| 1995 | Villanueva | Tino | 1969 | |
| 1994 | Alexander, Jr. | Marcellus W. | 1973 | |
| 1994 | Dailey | Benjamin P. | 1938 | |
| 1994 | Flores | Dionicio "Don" | 1973 | |
| 1994 | Kneese | Allen V. | 1951 | |
| 1994 | Willbern | Cylde E. | 1940 | |
| 1994 | Wilson | C. Ivan | 1952 | |
| 1993 | Evans | Ponce "Heloise" Cruse | 1974 | |
| 1993 | Pappas | Jimmy | 1956 | |
| 1993 | Ross | Chelcie | 1964 | |
| 1993 | Rutherford | Robert Skip | 1961 | |
| 1993 | Swift | Roy L. | 1932 | |
| 1993 | Tilton | Lawrence E. | 1957 | |
| 1992 | Broome | Esther | 1943 | |
| 1992 | Carter | Thomas | 1974 | |
| 1992 | Farmer | Charles | 1963 | |
| 1992 | Garza, Sr. | George J. | 1934 | 1940 |
| 1992 | Teague | Marvin O. | 1954 | 1957 |
| 1992 | Wright | Larry | 1956 | 1990 |
| 1990 | Barker | Clovis | 1958 | |
| 1990 | Martin | Jack L. | 1973 | |
| 1990 | Smith | J. Edwin | 1933 | |
| 1989 | Andrews | Barry | 1969 | |
| 1989 | Newberry | William C. | 1953 | |
| 1989 | Shelton, Sr. | Emmett | 1925 | |
| 1988 | Boothe | Powers | 1970 | |
| 1988 | Willbern | York | 1934 | |
| 1987 | Hill | Gerald | 1970 | |
| 1987 | Perry | W.C. | 1938 | |
| 1987 | Willbern | Roy | 1938 | 1942, 1987 |
| 1986 | Henderson | Richard B. | 1949 | |
| 1986 | Kennedy | Vann M. | 1925 | |
| 1986 | Strait | George | 1979 | |
| 1985 | Norris | William "Henry" | 1940 | |
| 1984 | Biggs | Burnard S. | 1927 | |
| 1983 | Berry | L. Joe | 1930 | |
| 1983 | Powell | Sadie Ray | 1943 | |
| 1983 | Prescott | John Mack | 1941 | |
| 1982 | Dockall | Wallace D. | 1948 | 1949 |
| 1982 | Mitte | Roy F. | 1953 | 1958 |
| 1982 | Vliet | Russell G. | 1952 | 1953 |
| 1981 | Brown | J.H.U. | 1939 | |
| 1981 | Porter | Ella SoRelle | 1930 | |
| 1981 | Rains | G. Don | 1966 | |
| 1980 | Deck | William L. | 1939 | 1940 |
| 1980 | Houston | John "Abe" | 1934 | 1942 |
| 1980 | Rivera | Tomás | 1958 | 1964 |
| 1979 | Bing | R.H. | 1935 | |
| 1979 | Littleton | James A. | 1949 | 1949 |
| 1979 | Yarbrough | Yancy P. | 1924 | |
| 1978 | Bellard | Emory D. | 1949 | |
| 1978 | Frels | Leon Kelly | 1966 | |
| 1977 | Brown | Joe Frazier | 1938 | |
| 1977 | Kellam | Claud H. | 1924 | |
| 1977 | McDonald | Leslie C. | 1921 | |
| 1976 | Gilcrease | Lewis | 1953 | 1955 |
| 1976 | Hughes | Sidney C. | 1939 | 1939 |
| 1976 | Moore, Sr. | Jerry L. | 1948 | 1951 |
| 1976 | Pochmann | Henry "Pete" | 1923 | |
| 1975 | Dailey | John | 1936 | |
| 1975 | Hensley | Debs | 1941 | |
| 1975 | Shands | Henry "Pete" | 1924 | |
| 1974 | Doyle | C. E. "Curley | 1931 | 1940 |
| 1974 | Leifeste | Bertha | 1930 | |
| 1974 | Roberts | Joseph T. | 1929 | |
| 1974 | Wildenthal | Bryan | 1925 | |
| 1973 | Adams | Fred W. | 1912 | |
| 1973 | Bass | Harper H. | 1935 | |
| 1973 | Edwards | Jack | 1943 | |
| 1973 | Flowers | John G. | 1913 | |
| 1973 | Thornton | J.R. "Bob" | 1934 | |
| 1972 | Cavness | Raymond | 1925 | |
| 1972 | Jowers | Milton | 1935 | 1940 |
| 1970 | Peebles | Farley | 1946 | |
| 1969 | Richter | Walter | 1938 | 1939 |
| 1967 | Deason | Willard | 1930 | |
| 1967 | Montgomery | Robert | 1913 | |
| 1966 | Beard, Jr. | Roy J. | 1913 | |
| 1966 | Collins | Carr P. | 1910 | |
| 1965 | Kellam | Jesse C. | 1923 | |
| 1963 | Brown | Mamie | 1919 | |
| 1959 | Johnson | Lyndon B. | 1930 |
