Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
The Distinguished Alumni Award is given annually at Homecoming in recognition of an alumna or alumnus who has made a distinctive and unique contribution to his or her profession and to society.
- 2022 Tony Librot ’94
- 2021 Lisa Hogarty ’81
- 2020 Sally Shaw Veitch ‘66
- 2019 Deb Coffin ‘76
- 2018 Robin Mead ‘72
- 2017 Beverly Stearns Bernson '55
- 2016 Nancy Hoyt Langbein '56
- 2015 Debra “Debbie” Bray Mitchell ’79
- 2014 Kurt Svoboda '00
- 2013 Pamela Stanley Bright '61
- 2012 Suzanne Turtle Millard '56
- 2011 Hilda Hutchins McCollum '58
- 2010 Joan “Pete” Peterson '49
- 2009 Hannah “Haydi” Caldwell Sowerwine '60
- 2008 JoAnn Franke Overfield '69
- 2007 Jean “Je-Je” Harding Pierce '47
- 2006 Leslie Wright Dow '57
- 2005 Mary Trafton Simonds '38
- 2004 Suzanne Simons Hammond '66
- 2003 Eleanor Morrison Goldthwait '51, '52
- 2002 Deborah Field McGrath '68
- 2001 Barbara Clough '31, '01
- 2000 Anne Winton Black '73, '75
- 1999 Sharon Fitzpatrick Merrill '68
- 1998 Diane Shugrue Gallagher '57
- 1997 Joyce Juskalian Kolligian '55
- 1996 Rebecca Young Robinson '64
- 1995 Veda Kaufman Levin '67
- 1994 Marilyn Moore Maslow '52
- 1993 Jan Brett '69
Alumni Service Award Winners
Presented each year at Homecoming, the Alumni Service Award recognizes an alumna/us who has made outstanding volunteer service contributions to Colby-Sawyer and to the public on either a local, national or international level.
- 2022 Linda “Kelly” Graves ’72
and Beth Bryant Camp ’92 - 2021 Sara Hammond ’01
- 2020 Ann Lozier Rohrborn ’71 MT
- 2019 Jean Cragin Ingwersen ‘54
- 2018 Mimi Baird ‘58
- 2017 Joan Campbell Eliot '67
- 2016 Ramona "Hoppy" Hopkins O'Brien '46
- 2015 Sandra Davis Carpenter '55 MT
and Patricia Canby Colhoun '60 - 2014 Nancy Woodring Hansen '64
- 2013 JoAnn Franke Overfield '68
- 2012 Gail Graham Lee '62
- 2011 Karen Craffey Eldred '86
- 2010 Ann Hoar Floyd '60
- 2009 Marsha Halpin Johnson '59
- 2008 Ethelyn "Jackie" Dorr Symons '35
- 2007 Nancy Shumway Adams '52
- 2006 Nancy Hoyt Langbein '56
- 2003 Nancy Nielsen Williams '59
- 2002 Sandy Hall Devine'66
and Ellie Goodwin Cochran '71 - 2001 No award given
- 2000 Jen Ellis '85
and Jean Morley Lovett '45 - 1999 No award given
- 1998 Martha McCracken Howard '38
- 1997 Margaret Fish Langa '47
- 1996 Marjorie Johnston Rawls '36
and Barbara Melendy Parker - 1995 Nancy Dean Maynard '45
- 1994 Anne Dwyer Milne '54
- 1993 Sally King Cramer '43
and Mary Scheu Teach '43 - 1992 Anne Baynes Hall '67
- 1991 Patricia A. Thornton '56
- 1990 Susan Morrison Mayer '50
- 1989 Janet Rich Nixon '54
- 1988 Barbara Hamilton Hopkins '48
- 1987 Polly Heath Kidder '52
- 1986 Charlotte Cobb Stahl '51
- 1985 Eleanor Morrison Goldthwait '51, '52
- 1984 Pauline Rogers Barker '34
- 1983 Helen Thomas Lethbridge '48
and Mary Scheu Teach '43 - 1982 Barbara Clough '31
- 1981 Barbara Johnson Stearns '32
- 1980 Harriet Gott Kidder '31
- 1979 Mary Trafton Simonds '38
- 1978 Sally Kleindienst Fifield '45
- 1977 Gretchen Hoch White '53
- 1976 Genevieve Millar '32
- 1975 No award given
- 1974 Judge Martha Ware '3
Young Alumni Achievement Award Winners
Presented each year at Homecoming, this award recognizes a young alumna/us for significant achievement and contribution within her/his chosen field and community. Eligible nominees should reflect positively on Colby-Sawyer while providing an example of leadership and inspiration to young alumni.
- 2022 Benjamin Maines ’18
- 2021 Arianna Dawley Anton ’11
- 2020 Bernard Botchway ‘15
- 2019 Nick Ciarlante ‘14
- 2018 Rebecca Harned ‘03
- 2017 Andrew Pillsbury '07
- 2016 Collin Bray '06
- 2015 Zanna Campbell Blaney '00
- 2014 Megan Thayer '04
- 2013 Kim-Laura Boyle '98
- 2012 Mike Mooney '02
- 2010 Drew Drummond '02
- 2009 Anthony Librot '94
- 2008 Sara Hodgkins Morin '95
- 2007 Matt Godbout '95
- 2006 Christopher "Koz" Kozlowski '95
- 2003 Christopher Quint '98
- 2002 Keith Perkins '99