Nominate an Alum for the Guinan Award
The Guinan Award is the highest alumni honor presented by the University of St. Thomas. Named for Fr. Vincent Joseph Guinan, CSB, the founding president of the University, the award recognizes an alumnus or alumna who has remained engaged with UST after graduation and has made outstanding contributions to their alma mater and to society through professional and personal excellence and community involvement.
To be eligible for consideration, nominees must:
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Hold a degree from the University that was earned ten or more years prior to nomination
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Be actively engaged with the University through volunteerism
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Support the mission and purpose of the University through philanthropic support
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Have distinguished him or herself in their chosen profession or field
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Have made significant contributions to his or her community
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Have demonstrated integrity in his or her personal life
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Jack Follis '94, MLA '02 +
Shelley Grahmann '02
Maria Quintero '81
Cynthia Riley MLA '95
Charles Krohn '58
Dan Garcia '01, MBA '09
Anthony Pizzitola '73, MBA '82
Drew Wilson '03
Kelli Kickerillo '03
Cecilia Abbott '87, MED '93, MAT '94
Charles Kitowski '98 +
Gabriel Canales '99
Ana-Lisa Gonzalez '97, MED '00
Frances Escriva '78, MBA '00
Burney Hebinck '55
Vince D'Amico '52 +
Rev. Jack Hanna '67
Carole Hanna McCann '76 +
Sally Wilson Landram '54 +
Larry Payne '72 +
Rebecca Massey LeBlanc '70
Robert LeBlanc '69
Tom Horan '67 +
Fr. Joe Courtney '51 +
Cheri York Hartford '69
Greg Hartford '68
Bert Edmundson '69
Mary Mendoza Dooley '58
Tom Dooley '59
Wilma Goetz '51 +
Bishop James Tamayo '71, MT '75
Barbara Gollub Hurwitz MED '88
Tom Bender '64
Teana Sechelski '52 +
Dorothy Williams Wilbeck '60 +
Poppy Linbeck Doyle '70 +
Sr. Charlene Wedelich '55 +
Don Carlton '58 +
Tom Brophy '57
Bishop John McCarthy '56, MA '79 +
Gil Aguirre '68
Harriet Brueggeman Colvin '60
Joe Colvin '59 +
Bishop Ricardo Ramirez '59
Criss Cole '52 +
Betty Koenig Fischer '52, MRE '91
Charles Fischer '52 +
Thomas Guerinot '69 +
Sr. Teresa Macey '56 +
Hank Grover '52 +
Laurence Wayne '68
Christopher McKee '57
Mary Posey Parsons '71 +
Rose Mary Badami '54 +