Alumni Awards
Every other year, the Berkeley Alumni Association recognizes alumni who have made contributions to the school and our community.
Alison Avery ’12, 2023 recipient of the Berkeley Alumni Distinguished Service Award, and Darryl Shaw ’84, 2023 recipient of the Berkeley Alumni Achievement Award
Awards and Past Winners
Berkeley Alumni Achievement Award
The Berkeley Alumni Achievement Award recognizes an individual whose professional accomplishments represent extraordinary achievement and in the realization thereof, embody the core values of the Berkeley Preparatory School, including diligence, discipline, and integrity, reflecting positively on the school and inspiring its students and alumni.
Berkeley Alumni Achievement Award Recipients
2025 – Dr. Mike McIlwain ’94 (posthumous)
2023 – Darryl Shaw ’84
2021 – Leslie Verkauf Cohen ’87
2019 – Declan Farmer ’16
2018 – John W. Gray, Jr. ’93
2017 – Andrew Carron ’69
2016 – Alexis Saunders ’93 (posthumous)
2015 – Maulik Pancholy ’91
2014 – Gregory W. Iglehart ’79
2013 – Tamara Adler Lundgren ’74
2012 – Brett D. Divers ’85
2011 – Bryan L. Baldwin ’73
2010 – James Arthur Turner III ’69
2009 – Rebecca Harrison Steele ’73
2008 – Robert C. Newman ’69
2007 – Leslie Lubich ’81
2006 – Barbara Harvey Ryals ’79
2005 – Peter P. Rowell ’64
2004 – Martin Baron ’72
2003 – Sareet Majumdar ’81
2002 – Michael Powell ’73
2001 – Elizabeth Jon Wallace Swann ’67, James Terrell Swann ’67
2000 – Jeffery M. Reynolds ’65
1999 – Robin M. Shaw ’86
1998 – Richard F. Brown ’65
1997 – Ann Leavengood Giles ’72
1996 – Julianne Cone McKeel ’70
1995 – William A. Sahlman ’68
1994 – Jean K. Stallings ’67
1993 – Mary Lib Howell ’70
1992 – Elizabeth Reynolds Hammett ’67
1991 – Z. Vance Wilson ’68
1990 – Stephen P. Fluharty ’69
1989 – Gregory C. Yadley ’68
1988 – Eric M. Newman ’66
1987 – Frances R. Friedman ’71
Berkeley Alumni Distinguished Service Award
The Berkeley Alumni Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who, through volunteer and/or vocational endeavors, demonstrates an exemplary commitment to service and to making a positive difference in the quality of life for others in a significant way, either on a personal level or by engaging and empowering others through organizational leadership and local, national, or international initiatives.
Berkeley Alumni Distinguished Service Award Recipients
2025 – Dr. Kiran Musunuru ’93
2023 – Alison Avery ’12
2021 – Caitlin Reiner Glover ’02
2019 – Schuyler Arakawa ’11
2018 – Allison DeFoor ’71
2017 – Carlton Ward Jr. ’94, Mallory Lykes Dimmitt ’94
2016 – Jim Hollingsworth ’66
2015 – S. Katherine Frazier ’84
2014 – Elizabeth Davis Dearborn-Hughes ’02