Named for the 10th president of Florida State University, the Bernard F. Sliger Award is the single highest honor given by the FSU Alumni Association. This award recognizes a member of the university community who has made a major contribution toward the fulfillment of the mission of Florida State University. Winners of the Bernard F. Sliger Award, named below, are automatically accorded membership into the Circle of Gold. Current Honorees Guy Spearman MSW '75 Previous Honorees Bernard F. Sliger - 1993 Bobby Bowden - 1994 Daisey Parker Flory - 1995 Katherine Blood Hoffman - 1996 Reubin O' D. Askew - 1997 W. Godfrey Smith - 1998 Burt Reynolds - 1999 George R. Langford - 2000 John E. Champion - 2001 John E. Thrasher - 2002 Jim Smith - 2003 Mike Martin - 2004 James E. Joanos - 2005 J. Stanley Marshall - 2006 Andy Miller - 2007 Talbot D' Alemberte - 2008 William M. Durham Jr. - 2009 Lawrence G. Abele - 2010 Leslie Pantin - 2011 James E. Pitts - 2012 W. Andrew Haggard - 2013 T.K. Wetherall - 2014 See T.K. Wetherall on YouTube Betty Lou Joanos - 2015 William Proctor - 2016 See William Proctor on YouTube Charles Ehrhardt - 2017 See Charles Ehrhardt on YouTube Mart Hill - 2018 See Mart Hill on YouTube Melvin Stith - 2019 See Melvin Stith on YouTube Freddie Groomes-McLendon - 2020 See Freddie Groomes-McLendon on YouTube Edward E. Burr - 2021 See Edward E. Burr on YouTube Sally Karioth - 2022 Peter Collins - 2023 Gene Deckerhoff Jr. - 2024