Alumnae Awards
Benedictine Service Award
Honors an alumna who has made a significant impact on those around her for her continued commitment and contributions to community service and social justice at a regional, national or international level. Also demonstrates a commitment to the Benedictine spirit of giving hospitality, love of others, listening and social stewardship.
Decade Award
Honors an alumna who is recognized by her peers as a great role model and leader for younger alumnae because her outstanding career achievements, representing global consciousness and community involvement in her chosen profession.
Distinguished Alumna
Honors an alumna who has distinguished herself for her outstanding achievements in her chosen profession as well as has made a lasting contribution in her field as a role model and leader for all alumnae.
Sister Emmanuel Renner Award
Honors an alumna for her service to the College of Saint Benedict and recognizes her contributions as a leader, steward and volunteer to her alma mater.
See also About Reunion Awards
| 2023 | Janet Setter Dryer '83 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Angela Steward-Randle '88 | Distinguished Alumna Award | |
| Jennifer Coe Fulton '93 | Benedictine Service Award | |
| Kia Lor '13 | Decade Award | |
| 2022 | Joana (Turner) Van Deun '92 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Brigid Shea '77 | Distinguished Alumna Award | |
| Giavana Bain Jones '02 | Benedictine Service Award | |
| Jackie Hayden '12 | Decade Award | |
| 2021 | Laurie Rivard '81 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Deannna Suilmann '76 | Distinguished Alumna Award | |
| Patricia Schmitt Mische '61 | Benedictine Service Award | |
| Shannon Preston '11 | Decade Award | |
| 2020 | Kathy Kurvers Henderson '85 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Mary Kramer '85 | Distinguished Alumna Award | |
| Carrie Crook '95 | Benedictine Service Award | |
| Angela Guentzel '10 | Decade Award | |
| 2019 | Class of 1964 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Colleen Corrigan '94 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| Danielle Liebl '14 | Benedictine Service | |
| Andrea Carrow Morsching '09 | Decade Award | |
| 2018 | Judith Gretsch Schmid '63 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Colette Peters '93 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| Kate Ritger '03 | Benedictine Service | |
| Molly Roske '08 | Decade Award | |
| 2017 | Telzena Coakley '62 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Jackie Boucher '87 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| Kimberly Ebert Colella '82 | Benedictine Service | |
| Megan Peterson Christofield '07 | Decade Award | |
| 2016 | Debby (Beumer) Bradly '86 | Benedictine Service |
| Mary Winzenburg Uran '06 | Decade Award | |
| Mary Kay Ketter Carle '61 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| 2015 | Lori Helmer '85 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Denise DeVaan '75 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| Kristina Seslija '10 | Benedictine Service | |
| Ellen Hunter Gans '05 | Decade Award | |
| 2014 | Lynn Newman '79 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award |
| Teresa Hess Seifert '89 | Benedictine Service | |
| Ellie Jelsing, M.D. '04 | Decade Award | |
| Colonel Kimberly S. Kuhn '89 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| 2013 | Kari Erpelding Bunkers '83 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Laura Hauff '03 | Decade Award | |
| Kenzie Kraemer '08 | Benedictine Service | |
| Barbara Torberg Melsen '78 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award | |
| Betty Schneider '39 | Presidents' Award | |
| Mary Kay Braus Hunt '56 | Presidents' Award | |
| S. Mara Faulkner '62 | Presidents' Award | |
| Joan Strom Riebel '64 | Presidents' Award | |
| Judge Elizabeth Hayden '68 | Presidents' Award | |
| Diana Lam '69 | Presidents' Award | |
| Mary Dombovy '77 | Presidents' Award | |
| Judy Forstner Poferl '82 | Presidents' Award | |
| Karin Remington '85 | Presidents' Award | |
| Irma Mayorga '88 | Presidents' Award | |
| Shari Lamecker Rogalski '89 | Presidents' Award | |
| Colette Peters '93 | Presidents' Award | |
| Glennis Werner Roseboom '93 | Presidents' Award | |
| Krista Cleary Carroll '00 | Presidents' Award | |
| Welle Family | Legacy Award | |
|
Maria Hunt O'Phelen, Molly McGlynn Varley, and their 1978 classmates |
Circle of Sisters Award | |
| Bahamian Alumnae | Circle of Sisters Award | |
| 2012 | Denise Vaaler Zapzalka '92 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Sarah Halverson Jansen '02 | Decade Award | |
| Margaret (Peg) Engleson Palen '77 | Benedictine Service | |
| LeAnne Matthews Stewart '87 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award | |
| 2011 | Dr. Linda Bishop Bohn '71 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Sue Lynch Vento '76 | Benedictine Service | |
| Kristi Kubista Hovis '01 | Decade Award | |
| 2010 | Karin Remington '85 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Jacqueline Vanrohea Mycklewhyte '00 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| Mary White Frey '80 | Benedictine Service | |
| Gretchen Adelmann Korf '00 | Decade Award | |
| Laura Kelly Lovdahl '85 | S. Emmanuel Renner, OSB Award | |
| 2009 | Suzette Sutherland '84 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Kelly Ann deRosier '74 | Benedictine Service | |
| Amy Christine Hertel '99 | Decade Award | |
| 2008 | Mary Jo Bauer Ederer '48 | Benedictine Service |
| Maria Hunt O'Phelan '78 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| Melissa Jordan '98 | Decade Award | |
| 2007 | Mary Braun Huberty '67 | Benedictine Service |
| Mary Highes Hynes '77 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| Ronda Weiss '97 | Decade Award | |
| 2006 | Dr. Michelle Mary Lelwica '86 | Distinguished |
| Ellen Hodges '96 | Decade Award | |
| Lisa Peterson Moschkau '81 | Benedictine Service | |
| 2005 | Julie Ann Michels '85 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Connie Gerads Fournelle '95 | Decade Award | |
| Bernadette Kraemer Stein '55 | Benedictine Service | |
| 2004 | Lyn Harter Ceronsky '74 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Jennifer Ellen Nord Mallard '94 | Decade Award | |
| Jennifer Fontaine Modeen '94 | Benedictine Service | |
| 2003 | Rebecca Jane Miller Jewison '88 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Bette Jayne Youso Haak '58 | Benedictine Service | |
| Jennifer Muyres Palmer '93 | Benedictine Service | |
| Jennifer Meyer Redman '93 | Decade Award | |
| 2002 | Eleanor "Georgie" Betting Marquisee '67 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Jeanne O'Fallon Hynes '57 | Benedictine Service | |
| Lisa Lonneman-Doroff '92 | Benedictine Service | |
| Tricia Anderson Lyngen '92 | Benedictine Service | |
| Marianne Mason '82 | Benedictine Service | |
| Katie Regnier Mortenson '92 | Benedictine Service | |
| Kathleen O'Neill '77 | Benedictine Service | |
| Geri Backes Pettitt '62 | Benedictine Service | |
| Gwen Stende Reiter '57 | Benedictine Service | |
| Kathi Beavers Rivard '77 | Benedictine Service | |
| Ann Ruff '77 | Benedictine Service | |
| Phyllis Gans Sheehan '52 | Benedictine Service | |
| Barbara Pluth Thomes '52 | Benedictine Service | |
| Suzanne Welch-Dachel '57 | Benedictine Service | |
| Erin O'Toole-Tomczik '92 | Decade Award | |
| 2001 | Deanne Dowdle Suilmann '71 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Karen Welle Bellmont '66 | Benedictine Service | |
| Eileen Bitzan '76 | Benedictine Service | |
| Marjorie Boyle Coyle '46 | Benedictine Service | |
| Lori-Jo Fergle '76 | Benedictine Service | |
| Betty Sullivan Haas '56 | Benedictine Service | |
| Julie Hutcheson '91 | Benedictine Service | |
| Pat Keller Johnston '61 | Benedictine Service | |
| Leslie Krona '76 | Benedictine Service | |
| Colleen Lilly '81 | Benedictine Service | |
| Virginia Ziebol Lyon '46 | Benedictine Service | |
| Peg Achter Mann '76 | Benedictine Service | |
| Mary Hughes Mathews '66 | Benedictine Service | |
| Lisa Moes Maurer '86 | Benedictine Service | |
| MaryAnn Kinney Pattison '46 | Benedictine Service | |
| Laurena Lenihan Petron '46 | Benedictine Service | |
| Nancy Carpentier Roering '71 | Benedictine Service | |
| Doris Bogut Simonett '51 | Benedictine Service | |
| Louise Theisen '46 | Benedictine Service | |
| DiAnn Tintes Vinck '61 | Benedictine Service | |
| Laura McGrane '91 | Decade Award | |
| 2000 | Pat Rengel '60 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Anne Cleveland Ames '80 | Benedictine Service | |
| Holly Holdgraf Baker '90 | Benedictine Service | |
| Martha Terwey Benton '75 | Benedictine Service | |
| Therese Blaine '85 | Benedictine Service | |
| Marjorie Welp Clough '65 | Benedictine Service | |
| Ann Giebel Fischer '80 | Benedictine Service | |
| Margaret Gruenes '70 | Benedictine Service | |
| Elizabeth Reiten Henry '45 | Benedictine Service | |
| Linda Hutchinson '70 | Benedictine Service | |
| Dixie Aus Labat '60 | Benedictine Service | |
| Lorene Traxler Lawler '45 | Benedictine Service | |
| Lila McDermott '50 | Benedictine Service | |
| Barbara Coy McGinnis '50 | Benedictine Service | |
| Eleanor Bohlin McHale '50 | Benedictine Service | |
| Jeanne Daly McIntee '80 | Benedictine Service | |
| Dolores Lehman Nierengarten '50 | Benedictine Service | |
| Ruth Radermacher-Yurick '90 | Benedictine Service | |
| Mollie Mulheran Raih '65 | Benedictine Service | |
| Lucy Dufner Rieland '65 | Benedictine Service | |
| Katarzyna Rolzinski '65 | Benedictine Service | |
| Mary Schlosser '75 | Benedictine Service | |
| Irene Bates Sullivan '60 | Benedictine Service | |
| Margaret Wenner Tiplady '60 | Benedictine Service | |
| Jeanette Thielman Welle '45 | Benedictine Service | |
| Patricia Welter '70 | Benedictine Service | |
| Michelle Bauerly-Kopel '90 | Decade Award | |
| 1999 | Rebecca Hafner '74 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Cathy Diekmann '89 | Benedictine Service | |
| Anne Garry Betts '89 | Decade Award | |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Barringer '48 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Clair Pawlak Adachi '83 | Benedictine Service | |
| Margrette Nemanich Newhouse '88 | Decade Award | |
| 1997 | Kay Kelly Conlon '57 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Honor O'Connell Hacker '47 | Benedictine Service | |
| Annette Maggi '87 | Decade Award | |
| 1996 | Mary Kay Braus Hunt '56 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Jan Connelly Barnett '66 | Benedictine Service | |
| Pat Patton Gatzlaff '71 | Benedictine Service | |
| Christine Morris Boerner '86 | Decade Award | |
| 1995 | Velma Smith Brown '55 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Bridget Ryan '75 | Benedictine Service | |
| Monica Sinner Goodwin '85 | Decade Award | |
| 1994 | Diana Lam '69 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Kathryn O'Rourke Brinnkman '39 | Benedictine Service | |
| Nancy Holm '84 | Decade Award | |
| 1993 | Beth Dinndorf '73 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Anne Ford Nelson '73 | Benedictine Service | |
| Marguerite DeSpain '83 | Decade Award | |
| 1992 | Mary L. Dombovy '77 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Kathleen Yanes Waynes '42 | Benedictine Service | |
| Kim Ebert '82 | Decade Award | |
| 1991 | Charlotte Kunkel Klose '61 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Marilyn Scholl Schmit '56 | Benedictine Service | |
| Diane Gerdts Hovey '81 | Decade Award | |
| 1990 | Carol McCarthy '55 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Marilyn Yunker Murray '55 | Benedictine Service | |
| Mary Cashman Bakken '80 | Decade Award | |
| 1989 | Helen Deimert '49 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Joan Strom Riebel '64 | Benedictine Service | |
| Catherine McGinnis '79 | Decade Award | |
| 1988 | Donna Scherer Zitur '53 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Rose Mary Kuyava Meyer '68 | Benedictine Service | |
| Barbara Torborg Melsen '78 | Decade Award | |
| 1987 | Mary Sohler '37 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Kathy Hughes Dooley '52 | Benedictine Service | |
| Marianne Milroy Diekmann '52 | Benedictine Service | |
| Ann Cofell '77 | Benedictine Service | |
| Beth Rademacher '77 | Decade Award | |
| 1986 | Julie Ann Lickteig '61 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Mary Louise Mitchell '41 | Benedictine Service | |
| Marguerite Tonskemper Burns '28 | Benedictine Service | |
| Joanne Sunquist '76 | Decade Award | |
| 1985 | Marjorie Nelson Berard '40 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Anne Wolkerstorfer Torkelson '17 | Benedictine Service | |
| LaJean Hurd Anderson '37 | Benedictine Service | |
| Denise DeVaan '75 | Decade Award | |
| 1984 | Betty Schneider '39 | Distinguished Alumna |
| 1983 | Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict | Outstanding Alumna |
| 1982 | Pat Gits Opatz '49 | Outstanding Alumna |
| 1981 | Dr. Larraine Matusak '62 | Distinguished Alumna |
| 1980 | Dr. Marion Cooney '39 | Outstanding Alumna |
| 1979 | Consuelo Arteaga de Murphy '49 | Distinguished Alumna |
| 1978 | Catherine Pribyl Lupori '49 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Rosemay Boyle Petters '48 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| 1977 | Sister Joyce Williams '48 | Outstanding Alumna |
| Jane Richardson Britt '53 | Outstanding Alumna | |
| 1976 | Phylis Geering Janey '49 | Distinguished Alumna |
| 1975 | Patricia Schmitt Mische '61 | Distinguished Alumna |
| Patricia Gaines Taylor '55 | Outstanding Alumna | |
| Lois LaVasseur Liners '46 | Distinguished Alumna | |
| 1974 | Hildegard Schwankl '31 | Outstanding Alumna |
| 1973 | LeMay Wagner Bechtold '49 | Distunguished Alumna |
| 1972 | Mary Sweeney '17 (deceased) | Outstanding Alumna |
| 1971 | Vivian Drenckhahn '21 | Outstanding Alumna |
