Recognition Awards

List of 5 items.

• Distinguished Alumnus/na Award

  Established in 2002, this award recognizes the accomplishment of an alumnus/na who has demonstrated the Academy's mission through excellence in his or her chosen field. The award is presented annually.
  
  

  2022 - Larry Gordon '72, P'11

  2021 - Adam S. Najberg '86

  2020 - Michael H. Shulan '70

  2019 - Dr. James Salzer '69
  2018 - Dr. Yvonne Goldsberry '78
  2017 - Alan Duncan, Esq. '72
  2016 - Cmdr. David G. Muller, Jr. USN '66
  2015 - Stephen A. Knapp '65
  2013 - Carol Goldsberry Tucker '83
  2012 - Congressman James P. McGovern '77
  2011 - Dr. Everett F. Lang, Jr. '61
  2010 - Dr. Chulsu Kim '60
  2009 - Dr. Craig R. Dufresne '69
  2008 - Michael Puk Sun Tien '68
  2007 - Alan J. Bernon '72
  2006 - Dr. Thomas V. Healey '36 (posthumously)
  2006 - Sen. Louis C. D'Allesandro '56
  2005 - N. Scott Knight '65
  2004 - Robert E. Weissman '58
  2003 - Dr. Richard Talamo '53 (posthumously)
  2002 - Lt. Gen. Alcide M. LaNoue, M.D. '52

• Young Alumnus/na Recognition Award

  Established in 2003, this award is given to an alumnus/na who graduated from the Academy in the past twenty years and has demonstrated success in his or her chosen field or has contributed significantly to his or her community. The award is presented annually.
  
  

  2022 - Elizabeth Butterworth '07
  2021 - Eva M. Nazarewicz '01

  2020 - Rebecca L. Vaudreuil '00

  2019 - Courtney Pelley '04
  2018 - Sava Berhané '03
  2017 - Charles Nicas '02
  2016 - Dr. Shana Starobin '96
  2015 - Wesley D. Piermarini '00
  2013 - Andrew Chalupka '03
  2012 - Philip A. Kalmanovitch '02
  2011 - Rodolfo Perecin Mareno '01
  2010 - Jonathan Starr '94
  2009 - Zoey L. Breslar '89
  2008 - Niels Tangherlini '88
  2007 - Neil S. Patel '87
  2006 - Alta M. Boover '96
  2005 - Tanja Bernstein '90
  2004 - Naomi A. Schaefer '94
  2003 - Ira Stoll '90

• Cole Porter Arts Recognition Award

  The Cole Porter Arts Recognition Award has been established to honor members of the Worcester Academy community—parents, alumni, faculty members, or other members of the community—who have made significant and lasting contributions to the visual or performing arts during their professional or personal lives. Recipients are recognized for embodying the passion for artistic pursuits that exemplifies Worcester Academy's visual and performing arts programs.
  
  

  2022 - Charles Vassallo '77
  2021 - Martha E. Sullivan '81

  2020 - Leslie Jacobson Kaye '80

  2019 - Benny Sato Ambush '69
  2017 - Steven Heller '67
  2016 - R. Victor Fields '71
  2009 - Stefan Lano '70

• Hall of Fame

  The Worcester Academy Hall of Fame, established in 1976, recognizes individuals who through their many years of service and devotion to the Academy have had an important impact on the school and society. The Hall of Fame members include alumni, former faculty members, heads of school, coaches, faculty spouses, trustees, benefactors and friends of the Academy. The Hall of Fame also includes alumni whose work has influenced the lives of people everywhere.
  
  

  2022   L. Ron Capozzoli 1949

  2022   James Pietro 1981 

   

  2021   Frank R. Callahan 1971

  2021   Diana Canterbury

  2021   R. Victor Fields 1971

   

  2019   Brian O’Connell 1967

  2019   Linda Duemmel

  2019   Helge Duemmel

  2019   Bayard DeMallie

  2019   Eleanor Such

   

  2018   Dexter Morse

  2018   Sue Moynagh

  2018   Andrew O’Donnell 1973

  2018   Robert Weissman 1958

   

  2017   Marsha Bernstein

  2017   Elisabeth Cotton

  2017   Pamela Lefferts 

   

  2016   Sonia T. Glazer

  2016   John M. Mackenzie

  2016   Howard Shainheit

  2016   Janet Shainheit

   

  2009   Donald A. Bloom 1959

  2009   Elaine (Willey) Bloom

   

  2005   Ronald A. Siff 1955

   

  2002   David P. Forsberg 1965

  2002   Jacques C. Lebermuth 1924

   

  2001   Earle Leeder 1951

   

  2000   James S. Davis 1962

  2000   Robert F. Hall 1962

  2000   Michael E. Mone 1960

   

  1999   Harold J. Keohane 1956

  1999   Duane T. Sargisson 1951

   

  1998   Bruce G. Daniels 1943

  1998   Janet O. Macko

   

  1997   Irving B. Freeman

  1997   Russell E. Manoog 1952

   

  1996   William Carmen 1937

  1996   Mary Piper Johnson

   

  1995   Thomas E. Blackburn

   

  1994   Llewellyn S. “Tod” Owen 1912

  1994   Benjamin D. Williams

   

  1993   M Howard Jacobson 1950

  1993   Mary Starrett H 1922

   

  1992   George M. Andes

  1992   Leroy A. Campbell

  1992   Hervey S. Ross 1946

   

  1991   John A. Bloom

  1991   George A. Kellner 1960

  1991   William C. “Doc” Samko

   

  1990   Charles E. Merrill 1904

  1990   Francis C. Rooney, Jr. 1940

  1990   Richard M. Sargeant 1940

   

  1989   Maynard M. Bliss 1932

  1989   Porter W. Dawley 1927

  1989   John Hope 1890

   

  1988   Robert U. Clemence 1926

  1988   Edward D. Jones 1873

  1988   Robert A. Labranche 1946

   

  1987   Robert N. Scola 1942

  1987   Laurence J. Smith

  1987   Ivan M. Spear 1940

   

  1986   Ernest M. Hopkins 1896

  1986   Ralph A. Hughes

  1986   Earle W. Peckham

   

  1985   Benjamin H. Bristol 1915

  1985   Ralph P. Robinson 1907

  1985   Harvey P. Sargisson 1924

   

  1984   John K. Blossom 1945

  1984   Karl L. Briel 1940

  1984   Harold W. “Had” Presson

   

  1983   Walter L. Davol 1915

  1983   Robert J. Macko

  1983   Warren Russell Sargent

   

  1982   Gilbert H. Grosvenor 1893

  1982   Charles R. Starrett 1922

  1982   Robert W. Stoddard 1924

   

  1980   Dorothy Simpson Rader 

   

  1981   Cole A. Porter 1909

  1981   Harold Hamilton Wade 

   

  1979   Fred D. Aldrich 1891

  1979   Francis “Chet” Chaisson 

  1979   Samuel Foss Holmes 

  1979   Clifford H. Littlefield 

  1979   J.F. “Jake” Russo 1922

   

  1978   Joseph P. Hannon 1952

  1978   Thomas W. Higgins 1927

  1978   Charles L. Stevens 

  1978   William S. Piper, Jr. 

  1978   Lewis J. Warner 1928

   

  1977   Daniel W. Abercrombie 

  1977   Harold N. Bockoven

  1977   F. Harold Daniels 1905

  1977   Isaac Davis

  1977   John J. Pietro, Jr. 1948

  1977   Donald E. “Dee” Rowe 1947

   

  Charter           Clarence H. Barthelman 

  Charter           Warren G. Davis 1906

  Charter           Andrew J. O'Connell

  Charter           Harold G. Rader

  Charter           Chapin Riley 1926

  Charter           Cloyd E. Small

  Charter           Walter H. Wheeler 1914

  Charter           George Whitney 1928

• Tien Student Impact Award

  The Tien Student Impact Award was created in appreciation for Michael Tien's (WA Class of 1968) personal experience at Worcester Academy. "I've come to understand (from my experience at Worcester Academy) that the best teachers are not necessarily the ones who impart the most knowledge, but are those who effectively allow the students to bring out the best in themselves," Mr. Tien told alumni during a visit to campus in 2008.
  
  The head of school will choose the honoree(s) annually from among current employees, based upon nominations received from students, parents, parents of alumni, or young alumni (from the 15 most recent graduating classes). The recipient(s) of The Tien Student Impact Award will receive a monetary award in recognition of the impact made on the lives of Worcester Academy students.
  
  2020 - Meagan Farraher & Renee Malowicz
  2019 - Sharon Plickert
  2018 - Donald Irving, Director of Vocal Music Studies
  2017 - Gladys Vasquez, World Languages Faculty 
  2016 - Nancy Osborn, Director of Parent Relations, Dorm Parent
  2016 - Kirk Upton, History & Social Sciences Faculty, Director of New Faculty Programming
  2015 - Robert Thorn, Visual & Performing Arts Faculty
  2014 - Sarah Getchell, English Faculty, Varsity Ski Coach, Administrator on Duty
  2014 - Alan Vaudreuil, Director of Instrumental Music Studies