The Tipton Award is presented by the Student Senate to honor an alumna or alumnus who has made an outstanding service contribution to Park University. It was endowed by Mary Lou and Bill Tipton, both class of 1928. Throughout their lives, the Tiptons served Park University through the Alumni Association, Friends of the Library and the Park University Board of Trustees. Their many gifts of time, talent and funds are too numerous to mention here. The first Tipton Award presentation was made in 1991.
RECIPIENTS
- 1991 Marlowe Sherwood, ’63
- 1992 Paul Gault, ’65, MPA ’88
- 1993 Carolyn McHenry Elwess, ’71
- 1994 Eileen West, ’71
- 1995 Randy Condit, ’87, MPA ’89
- 1996 Charles “Chuck” Edwards, ’42
- 1997 not awarded
- 1998 Michael Driskell, ’96
- 1999 Dr. Brian Hoffman, ’86
- 2000 not awarded
- 2001 Jody Manchion, ’99
- 2002 Dr. Harold Smith, ’44
- 2003 Dorla Watkins, ’80, MPA ’00
- 2004 Ewa Witkowska, ’03
- 2005 Alisha Blackwelder, ’03
- 2006 Blair Howell, ’05
- 2007 Denzil Ross, ’06
- 2008 Allyson Pasbach, ’05, MBA ’07
- 2009 Deanna Medlin Armstrong, ’70
- 2010 Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Martin, ’50
- 2011 Ken Smith, ’94, MBA ’08
- 2012 Toni Madeira, ’88
- 2013 Susan Kensett McGaughey, ’74
- 2014 Heather Brennan, ’83
- 2015 Robert Corbett, ’38
- 2016 Lynn Bondurant, ’61
- 2017 Philip D. Wheeler, ’62
- 2018 Erik Bergrud, MPA ’94
