Honorees 2011 and Before
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PAST HONOREES
2011 HONOREES
2011 Award Recipients
- Robert Akins
- William Atkinson
- Carol Becker
- Robert Berlinger
- Patricio Bernal
- Kirsten Brandt
- Kurt Campbell
- Carolyn Chase
- Joyce Cutler-Shaw
- George DeVries
- Brian Druker
- Donald Eigler
- Sheldon Engelhorn
- Jodi Finkel
- Robert Glushko
- David Goeddel
- Lawrence Goldstein
- Larry Groupé
- Taner Halicioglu
- Steven R. Hart
- Khaled Hosseini
- Naomi Iizuka
- Gary E. Jacobs
- Kim Jones
- Lucy Killea
- John Knauss
- Robert Koenigsberger
- Kenneth Kroner
- Frank Longo
- Kim MacConnel
- Eleanor Mariano
- Katherine Megan McArthur
- Marcia McNutt
- Walter Munk
- Donald Murphy
- Clyde Ostler II
- Russell Preisendorfer
- Peter Preuss
- Laverne Ragster
- Timothy Roemer
- Richard Sandstrom
- Maurizio Seracini
- David Shaw
- John Shoven
- Judith Swain
- Susumu Tonegawa
- Guy Tribble
- Gunars Valkirs
- J. Craig Venter
- Alfred Zollar
2000-2010 HONOREES
2010 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumna: Bun-Ching Lam
- Professional Achievement: LaVerne Ragster
- Distinguished Teaching: Sam Popkin
- Distinguished Service: Thom Sherman
2009 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Donald Murphy
- Professional Achievement: Abbie Celniker
- Distinguished Teaching: Jeffrey Rabin
- Honorary Alumnus: Wayne Kennedy
2008 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Khaled Hosseini
- Professional Achievement: Gunars Valkirs
- Distinguished Teaching: David Jordan
- Distinguished Service: Anthony Jackson
2007 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: David E. Shaw
- Professional Achievement:Maurizio Seracini
- Distinguished Teaching: Martin Yanofsky
- Distinguished Service: Robert Glushko
- Honorary Alumnus: Joseph Watson
2005 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Paul Lamb
- Professional Achievement: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Distinguished Teaching: William “Billy” O’Brian
- Distinguished Service: Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs
2004 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumna: Marcia McNutt
- Professional Achievement: Ancel Keys
- Distinguished Teaching: Barbara Sawrey
- Distinguished Service: Sheldon Engelhorn
2003 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumna: Heidi Feldman
- Professional Achievement: Dr. Rodney Hood
- Distinguished Teaching: Prof. Wayne Cornelius
- Distinguished Service: John Cambon
- Honorary Alumnus: Richard C. Atkinson
2002 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Michael Robinson
- Professional Achievement: Prof. John Atkinson Knauss
- Distinguished Teaching: Prof. Willie C. Brown
- Distinguished Service: DeAnn Salcido and Patti Garcia
2000 Award Recipients
- Mark Allen
- Judith Bays
- Marc Brutten
- Patty Brutten
- Carolyn Chase
- George DeVries
- John Doback
- Brian Druker
- Zachary Fisk
- Jay Fukuto
- Dani Grady
- Steve Hart
- Alma Hills
- Gary Jacobs
- Naomi Iizuka
- Mike Judge
- Abby Leibman
- Peter Libby
- Hung Liu
- Frank Longo
- Ed Lopez
- Eleanor “Connie” Mariano
- Jeff Moses
- William Piggot
- Ellen Potter
- Rusty Preisendorfer
- Diane Moss
- Greg Papdopoulos
- Steven Peace
- Tim Roemer
- Daniel Rosen
- John Shoven
- Lyle Turner
1990-1999 HONOREES
1999 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumna: Carol Becker
- Professional Achievement: J. Craig Venter
- Distinguished Teaching: Mark Kritchvesky
- Distinguished Service: Jorge Mariscal
- Honorary Alumnus: Paul Saltman
1998 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Donal Eigler
- Professional Achievement: Rodey Batiza
- Distinguished Teaching: Paul Pickowiz
- Distinguished Service: Wayne Akeson
- Honorary Alumnus: Monroe Trout
1997 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: John Orcutt
- Professional Achievement: David Brin
- Distinguished Teaching: David Miller
- Distinguished Service: Lenny Goins
- Honorary Alumnus: Kwan So
1996 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: David Goeddel
- Professional Achievement: Michael Greif
- Distinguished Teaching: Thomas O’Neil
- Distinguished Service: Charlie Robins
1995 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Wolfgang Berger
- Professional Achievement: Edwin Hutchins
- Distinguished Teaching: John Wixted
- Honorary Alumnus: Clair Burgener
- Distinguished Service: Peter Preuss
1994 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Laurel Wilkening
- Professional Achievement: Yareli Arizmendi
- Distinguished Teaching: Immo Scheffler
- Honorary Alumnus: Jerome Katzin
1993 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumna: Sandra Dijkstra
- Professional Achievement: James Avery
- Distinguished Teaching: Philip Kitcher
- Honorary Alumnus: Ernie Mort
1992 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Walter Munk
- Professional Achievement: John Zil
- Distinguished Teaching: Paul Price
- Honorary Alumnus: Margaret & Hamilton Martson
- Distinguished Service: Viviane Warren
1991 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumni: Nathan East / Hollis Gentry III
- Professional Achievement: Glen Evans
- Distinguished Teaching: Stephen Cox
- Honorary Alumnus: Judy Sweet
- Distinguished Service: Bill Otterson
1990 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumni: Bill Atkinson / Bud Tribble
- Professional Achievement: Clyde Ostler
- Distinguished Teaching: Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk
- Honorary Alumnus: DeWitt Higgs
1980-1989 HONOREES
1989 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Roger Revelle
- Distinguished Teaching: Paul Drake
- Honorary Alumnus: Mandell Weiss
1988 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Susumu Tonegawa
- Distinguished Teaching: Shirley Strum
1987 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumni: Paul Chu / Brian Maple
- Distinguished Teaching: Sherley Anne Williams
1986 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Joe Martinez
- Distinguished Teaching: Kristin Luker
1985 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumni: Mia Tegner
- Distinguished Teaching: David Luft
1984 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Peter Preuss
- Distinguished Teaching: Cecil Lytle
1983 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Lucy Killea
- Distinguished Teaching: Paul Saltman
- Distinguished Teaching: Jorge Huerta
1982 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: John B. Slaughter
- Distinguished Teaching: Claudio Fenner Lopez
- Distinguished Service: DeWitt Higgs
1981 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Tom Shepard
- Distinguished Teaching: Charles Chamberlain
1980 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Roger Showley
1970-1979 HONOREES
1979 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus:Herve Sweetwood
- Distinguished Teaching: Tom Bond
1978 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Walter Munk
- Distinguished Teaching: Michael Real
- Distinguished Teaching: Paul Wolf
1977 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Alumnus: Roger Revelle
- Distinguished Teaching: David Laitin
- Distinguished Teaching: Patrick Ledden
- Distinguished Teaching: Hans Oesterreicher
- Distinguished Teaching: Kent Wilson
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