The Emeriti Alumni Society Awards recognize individuals whose service, leadership and legacy have made a lasting impact on Florida State University. These honors celebrate the dedication and achievements of members of the Seminole community who embody the spirit of FSU. Awards are presented annually during Homecoming as part of the Emeriti Alumni Society Induction Brunch and Awards Ceremony. Award Categories Commitment to Excellence Award Established in 1991, this award honors living members of the Emeriti Alumni Society who have demonstrated a longstanding record of devotion to Florida State University and achieved personal success that brings honor and distinction to the university. Conradi Lifetime Achievement Award Established in 1998, this posthumous award recognizes deceased members of the Emeriti Alumni Society who devoted their lives to faithful service to Florida State University and whose contributions continue to reflect the values of the university. Dean Eyman Distinctive Service Award Established in 2001, this award honors non-alumni faculty or university personnel, living or deceased, who have provided exceptional guidance and support to students and contributed meaningfully to the growth and advancement of Florida State University. Current Honorees Yvonne Brown Dean Eyman Distinctive Service Award Davis Gaines B.A. ’76 Commitment to Excellence Award Ryals Lee Jr. Dean Eyman Distinctive Service Award Barbara Palmer B.S. ’70, M.S. ’74 Commitment to Excellence Award Wayne Wallace III B.S. ’74 Commitment to Excellence Award Previous Honorees Commitment to Excellence Award 2025 Susan MacManus (B.A. 1968, Ph.D. ’75) Bob Mang (B.S. ’68) Jim Riscigno (B.S. ’66) 2024 John Crowe (B.S. 1969, M.S. ’71) Lee Hinkle (B.S. ’71) Mike Pate (B.S. ’68) 2023 Eleanor Connan (B.S. ’63) Gene Walden (B.S. ’68) Max Carraway (B.S. ’70) 2021 President Emeritus John Thrasher (B.S. 1965, J.D. ’72) Shirley Moore Bill Durham (B.S. ’65) 2019 Gordon Holder (BME ’68) Clifford Madsen (Ph.D. ’63) Mike Martin (B.S. ’66) 2018 Mark Hillis (B.S. ’64) Ernie Lanford (B.S. ’60) Beverly Burnsed Spencer (B.A. ’62) 2017 Richard "Dick" Puckett (B.A. 1958, M.S. ’60) Peggy Everett (B.A. ’63) Pat Hogan (B.S. ’55) Jim Melton (M.S. ’75) Ray Solomon (B.S. 1951, M.S. ’58) 2015 Florence Ashby (BME’57) Melvin Pope (B.S. ’57) William Parker (B.S. ’51) 2014 Ron Hobbs (B.A. 1962, M.S. ’67) Marjorie Wessel (B.S. ’52) Don Alford (B.S.’57) 2013 Donna Lou Askew (B.S. ’55) Hugh Durham (B.S.1959, M.S. ’61) Nancy Sheridan (B.A 1957, M.S. ’67) 2012 Joyce Cayce Black (B.S. ’48) Richard Kurras (B.S. ’52) Tex Brown Meachem (B.S. ’38) 2011 Nell Gray Cunningham (B.S. ’48) Elizabeth King Wajdowicz (B.S. ’57) Sara Connell Arnette (B.A. ’58) 2010 Honorable Judge James Joanos (B.S. ’56) Jack A. Sinclair (B.S. ’56) 2009 Alice Summitt Englert (B.S. ’47) Betty Lou Joanos (B.S. 1957, Ph.D.’85) Thomas A. Waits (B.S. ’56) 2008 Nancy Smith Fichter (B.A.1952, M.A.’54) Elizabeth B. Mann (B.A.1945, M.A.1969, Ph.D.’72) Barbara A. Goleman (B.A.1952, M.A.’54) 2007 Birdget Chandler (B.A.’48) Jack Tully Sr. (B.S.’50) 2006 Jane Wooten Meigs (B.A.’49) Mildred Parrish (M.S.’50) Honorable Winifred Lane Wentworth (B.A.’49) 2005 Rufus Jefferson (B.S.’49) Rosa Lee Tomberlin (B.S.’48) Mabel Jean Morrison (B.A.1948, M.A.1951, Ed.D.’80) 2004 Jim Miller (B.A.’49) Sarah Bennett (B.S.’46) Philip Rountree (B.S.1948, M.S.’53) 2003 Honorable Reubin O’D. Askew (B.S.’51) Frances Cannon (B.S.1948, M.S.’49) Mary Ann Palumbo (B.S.’49) 2002 Daisy Parker Flory (B.A. ’37) Bess Rumph Lux (B.A. ’43) Sarah Lewis Marxsen (B.A. 1947, Ed.S. 1981, Ph.D. ’86) Martha J. Brown Rutland (B.A. ’46) 2001 Mary Lou Norwood (B.A. ’47) Betty Lewis Harrison (B.A. ’45) Sue Chaires Boynton (B.A. ’43) 2000 Jere Turner (B.A. ’44) 1999 M. Louise Cason (B.S. ’45) Grace Bail Mozo (B.A. ’42) Janet Wells (B.S. ’42) JoAnne Whitaker (B.S. ’48) 1998 Katherine Blood Hoffman (B.S. ’36) Margaret Kennedy Lewis (B.S. 1939, M.S.’61) Patty Hill Smith (B.S. ’46) Lois Lyman Fletcher (B.A. ’33) 1997 Betty Nickinson Chitty (B.A. 1941, M.A. ’42) Grace Fox (B.A. ’28) Marjorie Mackey Hart (B.A.’33) Tedy Parker King (B.S. ’45) Mary Ola Reynolds Miller (B.A. ’37) 1996 Jennie Rae Nall Cone (B.S. ’35) Mart Pierson Hill (B.S. ’42) Eleanor Brewer Morgan (B.A. ’21) Lorraine Turner Simmons (B.M. ’34) Hilda Jane Walters (B.S. ’31) 1995 Emilie Blackburn (B.S. ’29) Phil Asher Gates (B.S. ’38) Francis Horne Mackinnon (B.A. ’49) 1994 Winnie Warren Mcewen (B.S. ’15) Sarah Sealey Morrill (B.A.1938, M.S. ’55) Ina Simmons Thompson (B.A.1924, M.A.’48) 1993 Sora Embry Coulter (B.A. ’30) Mayme Tyner (B.S. 1930, M.A.’50) Pearl Tyner (B.S. ’30) 1992 Sara Krentzman Srygley (B.A. ’36) 1991 Gracie Flournoy Ashmore (B.M. 1926, M.A.’50) Beth Walton Moor (B.S. ’18) Conradi Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 President Emeritus John Thrasher (B.S. ’65, J.D. ’72) 2024 Honorable Judge James Joanos (B.S. ’56) 2019 President Thomas Kent "T.K." Wetherell (B.S. ’67, M.S. ’68, Ph.D. ’74) 2017 Clifford Hinkle (B.S. ’71) 2016 Gene Ready (B.S. ’64) 2013 June Alford (B.S. ’57) 2011 June Fouts Strauss 2011 Mina Jo Powell (B.S. ’50, MSW ’63) 2010 Jo Anne Whitaker (B.S. ’48) 2009 Pearl Tyner (B.S. ’30) 2008 Mary Lou Norwood (B.A. ’47) 2007 Grace Fox (B.S. ’28) 2006 Daisy Parker Flory (B.A. ’37) 2005 William Meigs Sr. (B.A. ’48) 2004 Dorothy Bryant Mcgahagin (B.S. ’44) 2003 Mildred E. Swearingen 2003 Elizabeth G. Andrews 2003 Dora S. Skipper (B.S. ’32, M.S. ’38) 2002 Sara Lou Hammond Leeper (B.S. ’32, M.A. ’27, Ed.D. ’53) 2001 Hellen Caro (B.A. ’44) 2000 S. Elizabeth Thomson (B.A. ’27) 1999 Charlotte E. Cooper (B.M. ’43) 1998 Katherine W. Montgomery (B.A. ’18) Dean Eyman Distinctive Service Award 2025 Dean Emerita Marie Cowart 2024 Eva Killings 2024 James Pitts 2023 Jimmy Patronis (B.S. ’53) 2023 Cecile Reynaud (M.S. ’79, Ph.D. ’98) 2021 Gene Deckerhoff 2021 Jean Thrasher 2021 Wilma Rosenbloom 2019 George Langford 2018 Carlisle Floyd 2017 Charlie Durbin 2016 Dale Lick 2015 James Jones 2013 Charles Hall 2012 Sherrill Williams Ragans 2010 Tommie Wright 2009 Herman Gunter 2008 Virginia Wetherell 2007 Jack Haskin 2006 Anna Forbes Liddell 2004 Mode Stone 2003 Don A. Veller 2003 Claude R. Flory 2002 Herman Frick 2001 Ralph L. Eyman 2001 Marian Irish 2001 Elizabeth Lynne