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Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Alumni Award
This award has been presented since 1982 to recognize outstanding career achievement, as well as significant contributions to the community and/or the University, within ten years of graduation. It was renamed to honor Kalpana Chawla (MAero’86, PhD’88) and her impressive career as a scientist and astronaut following her February 1, 2003, death aboard the space shuttle Columbia.
Award Recipients
2011
Jason Burdick (PhDChemEngr’02)
Richard “Trey” Lyons III (PolSci’00)
2010
Nick Sowden (Mgmt’07)
2009
(No Award Given)
2008
(No Award Given)
2007
James J. Tighe (Aero’97)
2006
Stephen P. Cape (PhDChemBioEngr’02)
Joshua Stuart (CompSci, MCDBio’96)
2005
(No Award Given)
2004
Kristi Anseth (PhDChemEngr’94)
Trent Hein (CompSci’91, PhD ex’96)
Kenzo Kawanabe (PolSci’94)
2003
(No Award Given)
2002
Randolph “Trey” Parker III (A&S ex’93)
Matthew Stone (Art, Math’93)
2001
(No Award Given)
2000
Simona Errico (Aero’94, MS’99)
1999
Charles Bedford (Law’92)
1998
(No Award Given)
1997
(No Award Given)
1996
Elisabeth Arenales (Law’93)
1995
John P. Raeder Jr. (Econ’85)
1994
Prince Holley III (Geog’83)
1993
(No Award Given)
1992
Gail Howerton (Rec’83, MEdu’86)
1991
(No Award Given)
1990
(No Award Given)
1989
Joseph P. Missal (DMA’87)
1988
(No Award Given)
1987
(No Award Given)
1986
Jeff Lipton (MBA’75, MFin’79)
Sharon D. Prater (Mus’77)
Deborah L. Redding (Mus’78)
1985
Lorenzo A. Trujillo (A&S’72, MDance’74)
1984
James Nicklos (Acct’71)
Stella Jenkins Lillicrop (Bus’70)
1983
Jon F. Kottke (Law’76)
Karen Tatum Williams (Geog’72)
1982
Kenneth E. Powell (PolSci’75)
