Outstanding Alumni Award
The Outstanding Alumni Award is bestowed upon graduates whose successes embody the high level of accomplishment exemplary of a Broad graduate. Past recipients occupied many walks of life - from Fortune 500 executives and entrepreneurs to academics and politicians - yet all are representative of success in their professional and family life and involvement with the alma mater and community.
The general criteria for the award are:
- Outstanding professional accomplishment
- Strong involvement with the university and/or the Broad School
- Excellent leadership qualities
- Commitment to community service
For additional information on alumni awards, please contact Connie Lawson, board secretary at 517/432-7442.
| 1967 | Warren Hume, Senior Vice President, IBM Corporation |
| 1968 | Eli Broad, Chairman of the Board and President, Kaufman & Broad, Inc. |
| 1969 | Joseph F. Kerigan, Vice President and Group Executive, Chrysler Corporation |
| 1970 | Robert D. Rowan, President, Fruehauf Corporation |
| 1971 | Leslie W. Scott, President, National Restaurant Association and Vice President, AmFac, Inc. |
| 1972 | Kenneth F. Anderson, Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co. |
| 1973 | John A. Cooper, President, Cooper Van Dyke Association |
| 1974 | John G. Martin, President and Chief Administrative Officer, First of Michigan Corporation |
| 1975 | William F. Randolph, Director of Development, Michigan Cancer Foundation |
| 1976 | Archie M. Long, Comptroller, General Motors Corporation |
| 1977 | Jack L. Otto, Partner, Ernst & Ernst |
| 1978 | Russell Palmer, National Managing Partner, Touche Ross & Co. |
| 1979 | Earl Hoekenga, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Ryder Truck Lines |
| 1980 | Louis R. Ross, Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Company |
| 1981 | Nancy Dick, Former Lieutenant Governor, State of Colorado |
| 1982 | John Marakas, Store Group Vice President, J.L. Hudson Co. |
| 1983 | William H. Cunningham, President, University of Texas, Austin |
| 1984 | Louis T. Hagopian, Chairman of the Board, N.W. Ayer, Inc. |
| Dean E. Richardson, Chairman of the Board, Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit | |
| John D. Withrow, Jr., Executive Vice President, Chrysler Corporation | |
| 1985 | James J. Blanchard, Former Governor, State of Michigan |
| Robert D. Krestel, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, First of America Bank-Detroit, N.A. | |
| Henry O. Timnick, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Interiors Corporation | |
| 1986 | Richard E. Cregar, Chairman of the Board, CAV Food Service, Inc., Executive Dining, Inc., and LeGourmet, Inc. |
| John H. McConnell, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Worthington Industries, Inc. | |
| Robert C. Stempel, Vice President and Group Executive, General Motors Corporation. | |
| 1987 | Paul Borman, Chief Executive Officer, Borman's, Inc. |
| Raymond Spinola, Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, Northeast Region, Deloitte Haskins & Sells | |
| 1988 | Daniel J. Church, Business Consultant |
| Michael J. Kelly, Chairman of the Board, Kelco Industries, Inc. | |
| Robert B. McCurry, Executive Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. | |
| 1989 | Anthanase (Tony) J. Pasant, President and Chairman of the Board, Jackson National Life Insurance Company |
| Lynn C. Myers, General Director, North American Car & Truck Planning, General Motors Corporation | |
| Carl T. Mottek, President, Hotels Division, Hilton Hotels Corporation | |
| 1990 | Robert J. Schultz, Vice Chairman, General Motors Corporation |
| Bernard F. Sliger, President, Florida State University | |
| Martin E. Zweig, Financier | |
| 1991 | Dorothy J. Selinger, Manager, Executive Resources, Information Systems, Group Marketing Development, IBM |
| Jack D. Rutherford, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, ICM Industries, Inc. | |
| 1992 | Mary Ann Singer, Strategic Business Planning Manager, Chrysler Corporation |
| Frederick S. Addy, Executive Vice President, Amoco Corporation | |
| Norman A. Barkeley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ducommun, Inc. (AMEX) | |
| 1993 | Richard J. Lewis, Dean, College of Management, North Carolina State University, and Dean Emeritus, The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University |
| Ann E. Corwell, Partner, MECA International | |
| Jerry K. Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Steelcase Inc. | |
| 1994 | Betty F. Elliott, Vice President and Comptroller, Ameritech |
| Rick Inatome, Chairman, Inacom Corporation | |
| David P. Williams, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Budd Company | |
| 1995 | Donald J. Bowersox, The John H. McConnell University Professor of Business Administration, The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University |
| John W. Byington, Former President, The NPD Group Inc. | |
| Peter H. Trivers, President, P.H. Trivers & Company | |
| Alex Trotman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company | |
| 1996 | John Brogan, Sr. Vice President, Sheraton ITT Hotels, Hawaii |
| Kenneth Way, Chairman and CEO, Lear Corporation | |
| Arthur Rodecker, President, Rodecker & Company | |
| 1997 | John T. Becker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eurpac Services, Inc. |
| Thomas C. Gale, Executive Vice President - Product Development, Chrysler Corporation | |
| Edward E. Hagenlocker, Vice Chairman, Ford Motor Company | |
| Patricia Yauch, President, WorkTransitions | |
| 1998 | Andre A. Blay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Software, Inc. |
| Robert H. Burns, Founder, Regent Hotels International | |
| Ralph A. Caponigro, President, Caponigro Financial Counselors | |
| James M. Cornelius, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Guidant Corporation | |
| Dan W. Darrow, President, Palm Hospitality | |
| Michael H. Getto, Senior Vice President and Director of Development, Friden Hotel Company | |
| Thomas P. Notarainni, Controller and Business Group Manager, Exxon Corporation | |
| Peter F. Secchia, Chairman of the Board, Universal Forest Products, Inc. | |
| 1999 | Carol Ashley, Assistant Controller, The Dow Chemical Company |
| Irwin Ettinger, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Citigroup, Inc. | |
| Carmine Guerro, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP | |
| William Hughes, President, Crawford Door Company | |
| Ransom Leech, Consultant, General Hardwood Company | |
| 2000 | Robert G. David, Owner and Founder, The David Group |
| Edward R. James, Chairman of the Board, Edward James Parners, LLC | |
| James Roach, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Steven Bochco Production, Inc. | |
| Daniel Romanelli, President, Warner Bros. Worldwide Consumer Products | |
| Frederick Schwab, President and Chief Executive Officer, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. | |
| Cevik Uraz, Professor, Marmara University | |
| Yuzo Yagi, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yagi Tsusho Limited | |
| Soichiro Yoshida, President, Yoshida and Company | |
| William Zehnder, President, Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Restaurant | |
| 2001 | Darryl Allen, President, Allen Ventures, LLC |
| John Griggs, Chairman and President, GSC-Mobile Solutions | |
| Donald Kniffen, Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary, ThyssenKrupp USA, Inc. | |
| James Proebstle, President and Owner, Prodyne, Inc. | |
| Glenn Schafer, President, Pacific Life Insurance Company | |
| 2002 | Toichi Takenaka, President and Chief Executive Officer, Takenaka Corporation |
| Susan J. Unger, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, DaimlerChrysler AG | |
| Gary C. Valade, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board of Management, DaimlerChrysler Corporation | |
| 2003 | Ron Cichy, Professor and Director of The School of Hospitality Business |
| Timothy Dykstra, Vice President and Treasurer, DaimlerChrysler, North America Group | |
| Bernard Robertson, Senior Vice President of Engineering Technologies and Regulatory Affairs for DaimlerChrysler Corporation | |
| 2004 | Beth A. Chappell, (BA '79, Marketing), President, Detroit Economic Club |
| Neil De Koker, (Executive MBA '77), President, Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) | |
| 2005 | Jeff Boromisa, (BA Accounting '77) senior vice president and chief financial officer, The Kellogg Company |
| Francisco Itzaina, (MBA Marketing '74), President, Rolls-Royce International, South America | |
| Robert Olstein, (MBA Accounting '66), Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Olstein and Associates | |
| Stu Reed, (BA MLM '83), Senior Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Motorola Inc. | |
| 2006 | |
| Gregory Josefowicz, (BA '74), president, chairman and chief executive officer, Borders Group | |
| Bruce McDonald, (BA '62), president, McDonald Modular Solutions | |
| Kathleen Sullivan-Barclay, (BA '78), vice president, Global Human Resources, General Motors Corporation | |
| 2007 | Craig D. Brown, (BA '73), president and chief executive officer, Keelers Ridge Associates |
| Dan H. Mathews, (BA Hotel & Restaurant Management '66), executive vice president and chief operating officer, National Automatic Merchandising Association |