Previous Alumni Award Recipients
The Max M. Fisher College of Business Alumni Board founded the Alumni Awards in 1993 to establish a tradition of honoring alumni who personify the college's legacy of excellence. Recognized for their outstanding achievements, career accomplishments and community contributions, recipients are celebrated at our annual Fisher Alumni Awards.
Previous Alumni Award Recipients
Fisher’s corporate partners invest in the college through their time, talent and philanthropic support. They engage with the college by offering internships to students, hiring recent graduates, guiding students through mentorship programs, and creating avenues for students to enhance their leadership capabilities. These actions exemplify how these organizations actively invest in advancing business education at Fisher. This award acknowledges an organization that exhibits an exceptional dedication to fostering the achievement of Fisher's students, faculty and educational initiatives.
- Nationwide (2024)
Inspired by Max M. Fisher’s legacy of leadership and dedication to others, the Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award honors an alumna or alumnus who has served as a principled leader in their company and their community. They are service-oriented catalysts who affect positive change in their profession and seek to advance the common good.
- Mark Johnson (2024)
- Alan Patricof (2023)
- James A. McNamara (2022)
- James R. Allen (2019)
- Denis G. Simon (2019)
- John B. Gerlach Jr. (2018)
- Paula Bennett (2017)
- Cynthia Hilsheimer (2016)
- Gerald R. Williams (2013)
- William C. Killgallon (2012)
- Michael Heschel (2011)
- Stephen G. Mehallis (2010)
- Clayton Carl Daley, Jr (2009)
- Phillip H. Urban (2008)
- Timothy A. Michael (2007)
- James O'Brien (2006)
- Tanny Crane (2005)
- James G. Oates (2004)
- David C. Rader (2003)
- Camille M. Gibson (2003)
- Richard D. Johnson (2002)
- Peter H. Edwards, Sr. (2001)
- David A. Rismiller (2000)
- Russel B. Klein (1999)
- Robert A. Oakley (1998)
- William D. Bradford (1997)
- George Sladoje (1996)
- Thad R. Perry (1995)
- Alex Schoenbaum (1994)
- John B. Gerlach, Sr. (1993)
- Kenneth L. Coleman (1993)
The Emerging Leader Award seeks to celebrate Fisher alumni of color of the last 15 years who have made early yet meaningful contributions to their profession, their alma mater, and their respective Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) communities.
- Amjed Osman (2023)
- Mariah Scott (2023)
- Aubrey Yuzer (2023)
- Christian Bonner (2022)
- Juan Hurtado (2022)
- Rekha Voruganti (2022)
- Aisha Watkins (2022)
- Edwin Jones (2021)
- Michael Song (2021)
- Melissa Trejo (2021)
This award is presented to an alumna or alumnus recognized for significant contributions to the entrepreneurship community through the development, launch and investment in successful new ventures. This award also recognizes outstanding commitment to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
- Michael Ritenour (2024)
- Jeff Schumann (2023)
- Narayan Surabhi (2022)
- Rachel Friedman (2021)
- Kenneth (Ken) L. Coleman (2019)
- Nate DeMars (2018)
Formerly known as Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award
- Brad Hunstable (2017)
- Clayton Daley III (2016)
- Srikanth Gaddam (2015)
- Dave Bianconi (2014)
Formerly known as Entrepreneurship Award
- Douglas Weintraub (2013)
- Fred Brothers II (2012)
- Reuben Klamer (2011)
- David W. Heard (2010)
- Timothy P. Keenan (2008)
- Vincent T. Aveni (2007)
This award is presented to an extraordinary alumna or alumnus who has demonstrated a consummate commitment to service — to their alma mater, in their local community and to humankind.
- Bruce Wimbish (2024)
- Corrine Burger (2023)
- Joyce Mace (2022)
- John Hrusovsky (2021)
- Gerard E. (Moe) Modecki (2019)
- Margie Harris (2018)
- Judy Tansky (2017)
Formerly known as Community Service Award
- Christopher Schumacher (2013)
- Sally Leonhardt Nelson (2012)
- Tyrone Scott (2011)
- Charles W. Gehring (2010)
- Katherine Anne Mabe (2009)
- Tim McCarthy (2008)
- Jennifer Ann Roer (2007)
- Cynthia Hilsheimer (2006)
- Raquel Diaz-Sprague (2005)
- Eric L. Colombo (2003)
- William J. Dolan (2003)
- Robert J. Weiler, Sr. (2002)
- Lawrence D. Funderburke (2002)
- Archie M. Griffin (2001)
- Dwight E. Smith (2000)
- William E. Arthur (1999)
- Dorothy R. Brownley (1998)
- Jack W. Kessler (1997)
- Dorothy R. Brownley (1996)
- Wallace J. Buya (1996)
- Eldon W. Ward (1995)
- Hugh R. Higgins (1995)
- John K. Pfahl (1994)
- George A. Gummer (1994)
- Theodore M. Gray (1994)
- Michael R. White (1993)
- Sandra w. Harbrecht (1993)
This award is presented to an alumna or alumnus recognized nationally and internationally for significant contributions to business — and for helping to advance the global learning of Fisher students.
- Jerome Revish (2024)
- Larry A. Hilsheimer (2023)
- Christopher W. Phillips (2022)
- Brad S. Lakhia (2021)
- Anu Saxena (2019)
- Stephen D. Milligan (2018)
- Craig Bahner (2017)
- Melinda Whittington (2016)
- Dwight Smith (2015)
- Sunil Sabharwal (2014)
Formerly known as International Alumni Award
- Anthony Manna (2013)
- Douglas Goare (2012)
- James Milby (2011)
- William B. Austin (2010)
- William Yeack (2009)
- Dale MacDonald (2008)
- Jesse J. Tyson (2007)
- Scott Baum (2006)
- Paul T. Yin (2005)
- Deven Sharma (2004)
- Paul T. Walters (2003)
- Douglas M. Loewe (2002)
- Gary J. Ross (2001)
- Charles J. Bramlage (2000)
- Steven M. Burgess (1999)
- Malcolm J. Gudis (1998)
The Legacy Award recognizes Fisher alumni of color who have achieved excellence and recognition in their professional careers and have provided extraordinary service to their alma mater and their respective Black, Hispanic, Latinx and Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) communities.
- Steven R. Brand (2023)
- Angel Fernandez (2023)
- Ami Scott (2023)
- Mohit Bathija (2022)
- Eric Lenard (2022)
- Terina Matthews-Davis (2022)
- Catherine Wahl (2022)
- Richard Wahl (2022)
- Lori Castillo (2021)
- Kenneth Coleman (2021)
- Ming-Hao Shiao (2021)
- Jesse Tyson (2021)
This award is presented to an alumna or alumnus in recognition of their outstanding career accomplishments and leadership, positive community impact and unrivaled passion for The Ohio State University.
- Archie Griffin (2024)
- Richard Lewis (2023)
- Peter A. Cohen (2002)
- Vincent T. Aveni (2002)
- Max M. Fisher (2001)
- Harley E. Rouda (2000)
- Marlese N. Rouda (2000)
- Raymond E. Mason, Jr. (1999)
- Ralph E. Kent (1998)
- William F. Spengler, Jr. (1997)
- Robert B. Smith (1996)
- Ray J. Groves (1995)
This award is presented to an alumna or alumnus in their early to mid-career who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in business, civic involvement and service to the college.
- Elicia Azali (2024)
- Dr. Zeenia Kaul (2023)
- Stephanie Revish (2022)
- Arun Singh (2021)
- Damon Frost (2019)
- Eric L. Lenard (2018)
- Sunil Doshi (2017)
- Roman Khlupin (2016)
- Summer Smith (2016)
Formerly known as Go Beyond Award
- Elizabeth Entinghe (2015)
- Lisa Ingram (2014)
Formerly known as Young Professional Achievement Award
- Aditya Mittal (2013)
- Greg Lehman (2012)
- Chris Yamasaki (2011)
- Marcie N. Beiling Heinrich (2010)
- Timothy B. Gallagher (2009)
- Ami Scott (2008)
- David K. Schoettmer (2007)
- Ryan Helon (2006)
- Kathleen L. Smith (2005)
- Thomas Lah (2005)
- Dana R. Houston (2004)
- Dawn H. Severt (2003)
- Jeffrey W. Montie (2002)
- Sandra K. Vlahos (2001)
- John T. Shave (2000)
- Dwight W. Crawford (1999)
- Constantine S. Yannias (1998)
- David Wietecha (1997)
- Roderick H. Dillon, Jr. (1996)
- Larry J. Fox (1995)
- Bryan L. Kelln (1994)
- Lynn B. Edens (1994)
- Clair S. Sawaya (1993)
- Mark R. Goldston (1993)
The Thaddeus Spratlen Alumni of Color Distinguished Educator Award seeks to honor educators who continue in the trailblazing footsteps of our award namesake, achieving great impact within academia and/or higher education.
- Rohan Williamson (2023)
- James Hill (2022)