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The School takes great pride in the achievements of alumni and faculty. Whether in the classroom, on campus, or in the community, as professionals and as volunteers, Lawrentians of every age and era have much to celebrate. There are several ways we laud their accomplishments. Below, you can find lists of recipients of our Leopold, Big Red, Distinguished Alumni, and Harkness awards along with our Alumni Trustees and Class Prizes.
The Aldo Leopold Award
The Aldo Leopold Award, also known as The Lawrenceville Medal, represents the highest honor bestowed by the School on an alumnus or alumna in recognition of "brilliant, life-long work in a significant field of endeavor." Conferred annually since 1991, the award is dedicated to the memory of Aldo Leopold (Class of 1905), distinguished environmentalist and author.
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2018 Shelby M. C. Davis '54 GP'06 '07 '15 '18
2017 David B. Ottoway '57 P'86 '91
2016 Robert J. Burkhardt ’58 P’08 ’09
2015 Sheridan G. Snyder ’54
2014 HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal ’63 P’94 ’07
2013 Bob Ryan ’64
2012 Hugh Cregg ’67
2011 Wayne W. Meisel ’78 P’13
2010 Charles C.J. Carpenter ’48
2009 Michael D. Eisner ’60
2008 Butler W. Lampson ’60 P’90
2007 The Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’63
2006 Paul Moravec ’75
2005 Ricardo Maduro ’63
2004 Alan D. D'Andrea ’74
2003 Fox Butterfield ’57
2002 George A. Akerlof ’58
2001 Sheldon Meyer ’44
2000 F. M. Kirby ’38 GP’11 ’12 ’15 ’18
1999 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. ’36 GP’95
1998 Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. ’43
1997 Peter Lawson-Johnston ’45 GP’95 ’98 ’15 ’18
1996 Philip H. Jordan, Jr. ’50 H’61 ’96 P’85 ’90
1995 John N. Irwin II ’33 P’72 GP’07 ’11
1994 John B. Oakes ’30
1993 Frederick Buechner ’43
1992 Robert F. Goheen ’36
1991 James Merrill ’43
Big Red Award
Presented annually by the Alumni Association of the Lawrenceville School on behalf of the Lawrenceville School community, this award acknowledges and recognizes extraordinary volunteerism and/or service to the Lawrenceville Community. Candidates may be alumni, honorary class members, faculty and family, parents or school employees and family. This award may be recommended by the Nominating Committee of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association and voted upon by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association of The Lawrenceville School.
2021 Award Winners
Ajay Choudhri, M.D. P'22 '24
Deepika Choudhri, M.D. P'22 '24
Nancy King P'20 '22 '24
Mark R. Cleary '71 P'05 '08
William A. Jump III '73
Madison E. Ochs '14
John J. Preefer '66 P'07
Robin H. Ottaway '91 P'24
Soleil C. Saint-Cyr '21
Deepika Choudhri, M.D. P'22 '24
Nancy King P'20 '22 '24
Mark R. Cleary '71 P'05 '08
William A. Jump III '73
Madison E. Ochs '14
John J. Preefer '66 P'07
Robin H. Ottaway '91 P'24
Soleil C. Saint-Cyr '21
Distinguished Alumni
The Executive Committee annually selects an alumnus/a for this, the Alumni Association's most prestigious award. It is presented to the Lawrentian "who, through selfless devotion to the interests of The Lawrenceville School and to the activities of the Alumni Association, has contributed significantly to the welfare of Lawrenceville and who has exemplified the highest standards of the School."
2021 William F. Hofmann III '61
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2018 Dod A. Fraser ’68 P’98 ’01
2017 William G. Bardel ’57 P’93
2016 Loyal W. Wilson ’66 P’05 ’12
2015 Peter A. Dow ’50
2014 John “Jack” P. Belli ’44 P’70 ’71 ’74 GP’06
2012 Timothy R. Cutting ’47
2013 Brooke N. Williams ’63 P’90 ’93 ’95
2011 John Wellemeyer ’55 P’18
2009 John A. Pirovano ’59 P’93
2008 Stephen H. Ackerman ’53
2007 William H. Taft ’48
2006 William C. Crooks ’66 P’04 ’05
2005 Artemis A.W. Joukowsky ’50 P’80
2004 Mortimer B. Fuller III ’60 P’89 ’01
2003 Dunbar Abston, Jr. ’49 P’79
2002 Jansen Noyes III ’65
2001 Henry C. Woods, Jr. ’40 H’59 ’62
2000 Stanley C. Roskind ’56
1999 Paul B. Mott, Jr. ’47 P’76 ’85 GP’18
1998 Harold B. Erdman ’42 GP ’00 ’13
1997 K. Philip Dresdner ’45 P’72 ’73 ’76 GP’04
1996 David A. Bardes ’47 P’81
1995 Donald E. Charles ’43
1994 Joseph T. Breneman II ’49
1993 Howard L. Hill ’29
1992 Walter N. Plaut ’37 P’66 GP’96 ’00
1990 Francis H. Dyckman, Jr. ’44 P’81 GP’17
1990 John F. Kelsey, Jr. ’42 P’65 ’73
1989 Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. ’43
1988 Linton F. Murdock ’39
Harkness Award
Presented by the Alumni Association of The Lawrenceville School on behalf of all Lawrenceville School alumni, parents and friends, this award gratefully acknowledges the recipient’s distinguished classroom teaching and many contributions to The Lawrenceville School. The Harkness Award is presented to teachers who, upon retirement or leaving the Lawrenceville School, have served for a substantial period of time and whose service to so many Lawrentians is worthy of special praise.
2021
Sahoko Okabayashi H'95 P'92 '95
Sandra Rabin H'01 P'00
2019
Robert C. Ainspac H'76 P'77 '85 (posthumous)
Joel Greenberg H'77 '13 P'93
David E. Schorr H'88 '97 '02 P'80 '82 '88 GP'97 '09 '12 '17
2018
Rusty Hlavack H’95 ’17 P’06 ’08
Martha Gracey H ’92 ’93 ’07 P’18
Marshall Chambers H’62 P’77
2017
Harold B. Wilder H ’77 ’89 ’15 P’97
Benjamin F. Briggs
2016
William P. Tredway H’81 ’88 ’10 (posthumous)
D. Davison Cantlay H’89 ’91 ’93 ’94 ’15 P’07 ’09 ’11
2015
Deborah McKay H’85 ’88 ’94 ’14 P’97
Edmund R. Megna H’50 ’85 P’64 ’67 ’70 ’76 (posthumous)
2014
Charlie Williams ’67 H’85 ’98 P’94 ’97
Dr. Thomas H. Johnson P’61 (posthumous)
2013
Leita V. Hamill H’65 ’88 ’99 P’96 ’99
Catherine Boczkowski H’80 ’11 P’89 ’91 (posthumous)
2012
Edward A. Robbins H’68 ’69 ’71 ’11
Thomas M. Page H’66 (posthumous)
2011
William M. Dickey ’64 H’93 P’93
Edward R. Stehle H’79 ’08
2010
Wade C. Stephens ’50 H’68 P’78 GP’06 (posthumous)
Lawrence L. Hlavacek H’55 ’61 GP’06 ’08 (posthumous)
William H. Graupner ’64 H’81 P’91 ’95
2009
John M. Doggett, Jr. H’82 ’86 ’87 ’88 ’92 ’98 P’00
Jose L. Marti H’84 ’87 ’95 P’91 ’95 ’01
2008
Alvin M. Philpet, Jr. H’75
H. Carty Lynch, Jr. H’71 ’84 (posthumous)
2007
Kenneth W. Keuffel H’59 ’61 ’89 ’90 P’79 (posthumous)
Frederick W. Gerstell H’77
2005
David D. Wicks ’36 (posthumous)
Max A. Maxwell H’74 ’80 ’81 ’91
2004
Lewis Perry, Jr. H’52 P’65
James T. Adams ’65 H’82 ’96 ’01 P’93 (posthumous)
2003
W. Graham Cole, Jr. H’77 ’80 ’83 ’85 ’87 P’91 ’95
Norval F. Bacon, Jr. H’49 (posthumous)
2002
John W. King H’79 ’01 P’88 ’90 (posthumous)
John A. Ellis H’73
2001
Theodore H. Keller H’41 ’64 GP’69 ’74 GGP’04 (posthumous)
William J. Jackson H’74 P’74 GP’03
2000
Samuel P Harding H’85 P’87 ’89
Jordan C. Churchill H’44 (posthumous)
1999
Charles F. Weeden III H’65 ’92 P’77 ’79 ’87 (posthumous)
Paul D. Porter H’68 ’69 ’72 P’76 ’78
Peter C. Candler H’67 ’76
1998
John J. Reydel H’60 ’62 ’65 ’68
Bruce McClellan H’57 ’60 GP’10
1997
Henry C. Woods, Jr. ’40 H’59 ’62 (posthumous)
A. Graham Down H’60 ’63 ’64 ’67
Herman Besselink H’88 (posthumous)
1996
James C. Waugh H’74 ’85 ’88 GP’12 ’14 ’16
Thomas J. Johnston H’65 P’74 (posthumous)
George A. Diehl H’41
Alumni Trustee
A list of distinguished alumni is presented each year for review by the Selectors, who pick one to be proposed as Alumni Trustee to serve a four-year term on The Lawrenceville School Board of Trustees. The Executive Committee unanimously passed a resolution, with support from a number of Trustees, emphasizing the requirement of extensive service to the School through its various alumni programs.
The Lawrenceville Fund Prizes
Each year, the School recognizes those classes that have demonstrated exemplary enthusiasm and support for The Lawrenceville Fund. Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Prizes, and thank you to the alumni whose spirit and generosity helped to earn these distinctions.
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021
Class of 1925 Award
To the class giving the most dollars to The Lawrenceville Fund:
The Class of 1971, with $607,670 in gifts to The Lawrenceville Fund.
The Class of 1971, with $607,670 in gifts to The Lawrenceville Fund.
Class of 1940 Cup
To the class having the highest number of contributions to The Lawrenceville Fund:
The Class of 1991 with 102 donors.
The Class of 1991 with 102 donors.
The Fred A. Eichelberger Award
To the class with 15 or more, but fewer than 100 members having the highest percentage of participation to The Lawrenceville Fund:
The Class of 1955 with 78% participation.
The Class of 1955 with 78% participation.
The Bruce and Mary Elizabeth McClellan Award
To the class with 100 or more members having the highest participation:
The Class of 1988 at 69%.
The Class of 1988 at 69%.
Class of 1965 Award
To the class that most significantly furthered enthusiasm for and support of the School:
The Classes of 1991 and 2017.
The Classes of 1991 and 2017.
Charles M. Dickson '58 Class Agent of the Year Award
Selected by The Lawrenceville Fund team to annually recognize the Class Agent for The Lawrenceville Fund that exemplifies the role's purpose of raising funds and engagement from their classmates for the School. The award is named after Charlie, who was a remarkable Class President for the Class of 1958 for over sixty years and a Class Agent for Lawrenceville for over twenty years:
Erhan Bedestani '98 and Bill Jump '73.
Erhan Bedestani '98 and Bill Jump '73.
Admirable Achievement Award
Inspired by the 40-plus years of exceptional service, achievement, and demonstrated affection of Lawrenceville provided by Arthur Hailand, Jr. H'34 P'69 '70 GP'23 '25, this award is presented by the Alumni Association to a non-alumnus. In addition to being a trustee and goodwill ambassador for Lawrenceville, Mr. Hailand's exceptional service over several decades directly resulted in establishing teaching programs and campus buildings. A candidate for this award must not have matriculated at the school, has a long term dedication to the school, and has substantial history of significant volunteer efforts over many years. This award may be recommended by the Nominating Committee of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association and voted upon by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association of the Lawrenceville School:
Danielle Bentsen, M.D. P'17 '20 '21.
Danielle Bentsen, M.D. P'17 '20 '21.
