Tuesday, July 31, 2012
2012 Alumni Awards recipients announced
The 2012 Alumni Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, October 26, 2012 in the Oakland
Center banquet rooms. For
details on the event or if you wish to reserve your table early, please contact Christina
Simon at 248-364-6134 or casmion2@oakland.edu.
Join us in honoring the following outstanding alumni and friends:
Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Greggory R. Garrett, SECS ‘97
President, CGS Advisors LLC
The Distinguished Alumni Service Award is Oakland’s
highest alumni honor. It recognizes
peerless volunteer leadership in service to OU or its alumni association.
Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
Joel Frederiksen, MM ‘90
Operatic Soloist
Richard D. French, CAS ‘84
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, French/West/Vaughan
The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award recognizes outstanding
professional achievement or contribution to the community.
Odyssey Award
Tamra Dukatz, MSN '93
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Beaumont Health
System
The Odyssey Award honors alumni whose lives exemplify
Oakland University’s motto to “seek virtue and knowledge.”
Spirit Award
Anthony Thornton, CAS ’76 and Robert Thornton, CAS ‘77
Manager, Center for Work and Families at Lighthouse of
Oakland County and Program Officer, The Skillman Foundation
The Spirit Award recognizes exemplary volunteer service to
the university.
Alumni Community Service Award
Lynne Lombard, SHS ‘84
Physical Therapy Director, Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center
The Alumni Community
Service Award recognizes distinctive service of a humanitarian nature or
citizenship through community, public, or OU service activities.
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
David McGhee, CAS '05
Program Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint
The Outstanding Young
Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated the worth of their education
through their post-college achievements and, generally, have graduated within
the last ten years.
Honorary Alumni Award
The Honorable Representative Gary C. Peters
U.S. Congressman
Joy Williams
Executive Events Consultant to the President (retired),
Oakland University
The Honorary Alumni Awards are given to individuals who
have not graduated from OU, but who have given outstanding service to the
university.