Founders’ Sons and Daughters Awards
The University of Findlay’s Founders’ Award is annually conferred upon two students who most exemplify the ideals of the founding fathers. Those ideals include high achievement in scholarship, leadership, service to others, and demonstrated personal integrity in and out of the classroom.
Recipients are recognized during the Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity awards ceremony in the spring. Each recipient is awarded a framed certificate and $1,000.
Criteria:
Students must have enough credits to be considered a senior, a GPA of 3.0 or higher and should be actively involved on campus.
Nomination Process:
Nominations are submitted by faculty and staff to the Office of Student Affairs, which reviews all nominations and carefully examines each student’s academic and extra-curricular involvement on campus to determine by vote which student receives the award each year.
Founders’ Award Recipients
1972
Linda L. Feuchtenberger and Martin J. Arft
1973
Drusilla L. Overwyk and Roger N. Pritts
1974
Mary H. Szalay and Ronald D. Moden
1975
Pamela A. Bright and Richard W. Lee
1976
Sheila Jones, James O. Creager, and Bernard Turner
1977
Melanie S. Springer and Edward J. Urbaniak, Jr.
1978
Karen M. Ewald, Kenneth Clark, and Michael Francis Peter Gross
1979
Jane M. Danchisen and Rick P. Brunswick
1980
Alicia M. Akers and Paul J. Trina
1981
Sheree A. Buchenroth and Robert E. Strasbaugh
1982
Molly Murray and Michael P. Piechuta
1983
Karen L. Santangelo and William D. Coate
1984
Jana L. Stingel and Richard W. Bink
1985
Lee Ann Stephan and Gary D. Himes
1986
Doreen K. Massay and Roger J. Darr
1987
Jeanene Holloway and Steve Hoehne
1988
Barbara Stengel and Michael Mallett
1989
Lori M. Gossard, Timothy E. Beatty, and Stephen C. Davis
1990
Julie L. Berlage and Lee A. Wilson
1991
Amy Pi-Ying Fan and Quintin F. Thompson
1992
Anita Kumar and Vijay Talwar
1993
Lisa Hallock, Mohommed Amawi, and Benjamin Sapp
1994
Bryn A. Moser, Lurley J. Archambeau, Jr., and Mark E. Jamison
1995
Joann M. Chase, Nicole L. Clever, and Stephan M. Dickerson
1996
Cari L. Combs, Diana S. Laffin, and Mike M. Clouse
1997
Kara A. Steinman and Jonathan A. Zimmerman
1998
Alison Fry and James R. Vargo
1999
Meredith D. Lautzenheiser and Jed W. Thorp
2000
Rachel M. Harder, Debra Klages, and Gary J. Herman
2001
Kathy E. Aller and James L. Smith
2002
April M. Lee and P. Adam Hechko
2003
Kathy L. Green and Benjamin L. Neff
2004
Chase A. Francis and Joshua L. Baker
2005
Whitney L. Haverfield and Brian A. Oestreich
2006
JaNess A. Lipkins and Ioannis Z. Giatis
2007
Kimberly A. Jackson and Bryson P. Stair
2008
Danielle N. Matson and Kevin J. Kramer
2009
Ashley Dutridge and Andrew Dehnoff
2010
Laurie Neiling and Adam Houser
2011
Stefanie Lauer and Skylar Mettert
2012
Bridget Messaros and Ryan Gibson
2013
Sarah V. Foltz and Derick Putnam
2014
Lauren Brassfield and Lucas Opperman
2015
Sierra Hutton and Preston Eberlyn
2016
Allison Dilbone and Nicholas Thompson
2017
Katie Ahrns and Forrest Miller
2018
Rebecka Stricker and Kaleb Brown
2019
Sara Tomko and Parker Nash
2020
Julia Harris and Zachary Wildman
2021
Isabel Tobin and Olunife Akinmolayan
2022
Ashlyn Coleman and Octavian Dungee
2023
Hope Roth and Jeremiah Jackson
2024
Chloe Moltzen and Kaitlin Conway
2025
Megan Ketner, Mason Boatwright, and Reilly Cozette