Distinguished Alumni
The USC Upstate Office of Alumni Affairs is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award.
2009 Award Recipients, Mike and Penny Meilinger
The award celebrates outstanding USC Upstate graduates who have demonstrated success in one or more of the following:
- Professionalism - has made notable career moves and shown professional growth within his/her chosen field.
- Philanthropy - has made a positive impact on his/her community through leadership and/or active volunteering.
- University Support – has made a difference to the University through service, leadership, and/or financial giving
Submit a nomination for the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Past Recipients
2009
Michael E. Meilinger ‘93
Penny D. Meilinger ‘92
2008
C. Dan Adams '83
2007
Milton A. “Chip” Smith, Jr. ‘78
Mary Lou Hodge, RN ‘82
2006
Dolores Anderson ‘81
2005
Stephanie Seay ‘91
2004
Lisa Leary ‘87
Jane Bottsford ‘69
2003
Ainsley M. Williams ‘93
Barney G. Gosnell ‘79
2002
William Robert Cobb ‘74
2001
Priscilla Joyce Lipscomb ‘89
Jonathan Taylor McClure ‘83
LTC (Ret) Barry G. Murray ‘82
Dr. Edward Homan Overstreet ‘91
2000
Debroah Ruth Shehan ‘96
Albert V. Smith ‘77
James Robert Smith ‘72
Mike Wood ‘77
1999
Johnny Mack Brown ‘76
1998
Reverend Robert Lee Brown ‘84
Wilson W. Casey ‘77
Henry Alexander Danis ‘83
Dr. Daniel Livingston Dreisbach ‘81
Rebecca Marion Grant ‘83
Harold Andrew May ‘95
Paul Lee Thomas ‘83
Darrell Edward Whitaker ‘92
1997
Kimberly Jean Ashby ’85 & ‘91
Tonie Gail Edwards ‘89
Toni Lea Nunsz ‘91
Jane V. Turner ‘78
1996
David Alan Bellew ‘80
Rev. Mary Jo Cartledgehayes ‘83
Steve Harvey ‘80
Duveen Karen Woolbright ’80 & ‘88
1995
Robert Meadow Carpenter ‘85
Kathleen Gibson Elam ‘83
Gloria Hope Graves ‘91
Vanessa Thompson ‘94
1994
Bonita B. Landers ‘84
Tyrone Sterling Toland ‘90
1993
Harry Howell Clyborne ‘80
Dr. Linda Claire Miller ‘81
Robert Lee Speer ‘83
1992
Lee Hunter Bender ‘82
Elaine Emory Bond ‘90
Paul Alan Gray ‘84
Carl Franklin Hyatt ‘81
Joni S. Phillips ‘90
Lou Lyn Turner ‘84
1991
Dr. Jimmy Arthur Ferrell ‘81
Jeffery Wayne Ray ‘88
John Carter Wallace ‘89
1990
Cynthia Ann Gardner ‘86
William Craig Newsome ‘88
Cynthia Denise Smith ‘81
1989
Janet Sue Kirby ‘83
Susan H. Krause ‘85