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Honoring Service and Excellence

Nominations open for 2025 awards

The Maumee Valley Alumni Council has announced that nominations are now open for the school’s annual alumni awards! This is your opportunity to help us recognize outstanding members of our alumni community who have made significant contributions in various fields. Nominations will be accepted until March 1. Your submissions will assist the council in selecting deserving recipients for the following awards:

  • Alumni Achievement Award
  • Alumni Service Award

The recipients of the Alumni Achievement and Alumni Service awards will be honored at the Smead Luncheon on May 16. Additionally, we are accepting nominations for:

  • Lifetime Dedication Award
  • Alumni Parent Dedication Award
  • Young Alumni Achievement Award

These recipients will be celebrated during the Homecoming Weekend festivities on Sept. 20. The nominees will undergo a careful review and selection process by the council. Please click here to submit your nominee.

Thank you for your participation in honoring our alumni. If you have any questions, please contact Grace O’Leary, Alumni Council president.

Annual Alumni and Community Awards

Each year, Maumee Valley bestows seven awards to recognize service to our community and professional achievement.

Recognizes the service and achievement of an alumnus or alumna who has demonstrated unique or significant accomplishments in any of the following categories: career and professionalism, volunteerism, or service to Maumee Valley. Awarded in the spring at the Smead Luncheon.

Past recipients:

2024: Dr. Amanda Gosman ’90
2023: Miriam Gohara ’90
2022: Zeba Khan ’99
2021: Steven Ashley ’70
2020: No one awarded
2019: Richard Walter Steketee, MD, MPH ’69
2018: Masahide (Hide) Yasude ’68
2017: Gail Steketee ’67
2016: Erie Chip Chapman ’61
2015: The Stranahans: Stephen “Steve” Stranahan ’53, Michael “Mike” Stranahan ’57, Duane “Pat” Stranahan Jr. ’48, Mary Stranahan ’63, George Stranahan ’49, and Dinny Stranahan ’64 (posthumously)
2014: Dr. James Willey ’70
2013: Phil Griffin ’75
2012: Audrey Bohnengel Lee ’64
2011: R. Richard Newcomb ’64
2010: Lud Ashley ’41 (deceased)
2009: Jeffrey Vincent ’77
2008: Michelle Rhee ’88
2007: Bonnie Faulkner ’61
2006: Erickson S. Blakney ’83
2005: Clinton A. Mauk ’45 (deceased)
2004: Harlan Jacobson ’67
2003: Jeffrey F. Rayport ’77
2002: Stephen D. Smith ’78
2001: Marc D. Rayman ’74
2000: Robert F. Bennett ’85 (deceased)
1999: Margot Nishimura ’83
1998: Patrick K. Day ’88

Recognizes an alumnus or alumna who has given outstanding service to a Maumee Valley event or activity. Awarded in the spring at the Smead Luncheon

Past recipients:

2024: Tyler Boehm ’01
2023: Dr. James “Jim” Willey ’70
2022: Jessica Bohl Naprawa ’98
2021: Carty Finkbeiner ’57
2020: No one awarded
2019: Alex DeRosa ’82
2018: Ron Cowie ’88
2017: Jewel Woodard ’77
2016: Chris Johnson Gordon ’76
2015: Monica McAdams ’67
2014: Steve Hickey ’79
2013: Dave White Jr. ’80
2012: Carol Bentley ’48 (deceased) & Lisa West Alpert ’80
2011: Christine Wolfe Nichols ’80
2010: Dean Kasperzak ’76
2009: Priscilla Schwier ’57 (deceased)
2008: Betsy Kelsey ’73
2007: Suzanne D. Albert ’64
2006: Scott Parry ’78
2005: Stephen V. Foster ’84
2004: Frances S. Parry ’78
2003: John Barthold ’63
2002: William J. Davis ’88
2001: Rebecca Kasperzak ’76 (deceased)
2000: Rebecca Ross ’69
1999: Joseph H. Swolsky ’69
1998: David K. Welles ’70

Recognizes the continued volunteer dedication of a parent of an alumnus/a beyond the years when his or her child or children were students. Awarded in the fall during Homecoming Week activities

Past recipients:

2024: Ron Eaton P ’78, ’81, ’83
2023: Dr. Raj Kattar
2022: Stephen Foster ’84
2021: Linda & Fred Deichert
2020: No one awarded
2019: Jay Griffith
2018: Jim & Nancy Fish
2017: Mike Nagel and Shelly Ornstein
2016: Dennis Holman
2015: John & Julia Bearss
2014: Mary and Walt Krueger
2013: Jeff and Carol Twyman
2012: Chuck (deceased) and Karen Lundholm
2011: Georgia Welles (deceased)
2010: No one awarded
2009: Barton Wagenman
2008: Robert Mauer
2007: Carter Smith (deceased)
2006: Ann Stranahan
2005: Hope J Welles

Recognizes the outstanding contributions of an alumnus or alumna who has shown dedication and service to Maumee Valley. Awarded in the fall during Homecoming Week activities

Past recipients:

2024: Jewel Word ’77, P ’14
2023: Weezie Stoddard ’82
2022: Susie Draper Harris ’51
2021: Dean Kasperzak ’76
2020: No one awarded
2019: Deke Welles ’70
2018: Becky Ashley Ross ’69
2017: George LeBoutiller ’63
2016: Dave White Sr. ’55 (deceased)
2015: Steve Foster ’58
2014: Becky Kasperzak ’76 (deceased)
2013: Jenny Barthold ’57
2012: Nan Parfet Miller ’46 (deceased)
2011: Scott Parry ’78
2010: Diana Knight Foster ’57
2009: Lamson Rheinfrank ’58
2008: Jeffrey C. Wright ’57 (deceased)
2007: Caroline Dickey ’30 (deceased)
2006: M. W. Childs/ P. W. Lamb ’23 (deceased)
2005: Frederic D. Wolfe ’47 (deceased)
2004: Lars Alenius ’66
2003: Martha W. Farmer ’44 (deceased)
2002: Kay Foster ’57 (deceased)
2001: Stephen Stranahan ’53 (deceased)
2000: Jules L. Vinedge ’66 (deceased)
1999: Chas McKelvy ’48 (deceased)
1998: Geraldine Ashley ’42 (deceased)

Recognizes exemplary service by an individual on behalf of the Maumee Valley Family Association to the school and its faculty, students, and staff. Awarded in the spring at the Smead Luncheon

Past recipients:

2024: Angela Rabbit P ’30 and Dana Pienta P ’24
2023: Eileen Sullivan
2022: Samantha Harrison
2022: Rachel Freeman
2021: Lex Hultquist
2020: Lex Hultquist
2019: Dave Ziegler, Aimee Bretzloff and Heather Rohrs
2018: Todd Dapkus
2017: Lori Ziegler
2016: Stephen Foster ’84
2015: Dana Zeller
2014: Martha Corcoran and Kathy Peters
2014: Becky Evans and Stephanie McCellan
2013: Renee Buchanan and Lisa Reddy
2012: Linda Deichert, Kathleen Frasco, and Mary Krueger
2011: None awarded
2011: Margaret Kaufman
2010: Jay Griffith
2009: Mary Krueger and Julia Bearss
2008: Martha Hentz
2007: Cheryl Conrad and Joan Fankhauser
2006: Isabel Isaza
2005: Kerry Pigott
2004: Kelly Connell and Karen Pugh
2003: Phung Vo and Victoria Busch
2002: Laurie Madrazo
2000: Linda Deichert
1999: Su Elliot
1998: Julia Griffith and Mary Sabin
1997: Margaret Kaufman and Laurel Phillips
1996: Julia Griffith and David and Michelle Radtkin

NEW IN 2024: Recognizes students programs and/or groups who demonstrate a devotion to Maumee Valley Country Day and promote school spirit with integrity and honor in an effort to elevate the school and its history. Awarded in the spring at the Smead Luncheon

Past recipients:

Global Leadership Program

Recognizes the achievements of an alumnus or alumna under 40. Awarded in the fall during Homecoming Week activities

Past recipients:

2024: Dr. Nirupama Yechoor ’06
2033: Zeinab ‘Zizi” Khalil ’10
2022: Vin Gupta ’01
2021: Michael Bohl ’00
2020: Not awarded
2019: Zuri Hall ’06
2018: Berkley Welles Wellstein ’02
2017: Kathy Shelley ’01
2016: Emily Benavides ’03
2015: Hans Fedderke ’98
2014: Zeba Khan ’99