Awards

Each spring, the Stanford Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate a graduating senior for the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award. It is named for J.E. Wallace Sterling, who served as Stanford's president from 1949 to 1968 and as chancellor until 1985.

The award recognizes a senior whose undergraduate leadership and volunteer activities have made the largest impact on the Stanford Community. Service might include involvement in athletics, clubs, drama and musical productions, fundraising, journalism, public service, religious organizations, residential education, social and political organizations, student government, or University committees.

The 2013 J.E. Wallace Sterling Award recipient is Morgan Duffy.

The selection committee for the Sterling Award considers the following criteria in evaluating each candidate:

• Leadership and depth of the candidate's chosen activities
• Commitment and goodwill demonstrated toward the university
• Degree of sustained dedication to volunteerism
• Impact and legacy resulting from the candidate's involvements
• Potential for a candidate's future role as a Stanford volunteer and advocate

The recipient will be selected from nominations sent in by faculty, resident fellows and resident assistants, deans and department heads and other University administrators. The final selection will be made by a committee appointed by the Stanford Alumni Association.

1995 Marianna "Muffy" Davis
1994 Roopal Anil Mehta
1993 Julius R. Paras
1992 Monica Moran Gonzalez
1991 Cory Anthony Booker & Steven James Kafka
1990 Suzanna Mak
1989 Amira Karin Leifer
1988 Fidelia Yuan-Shin Butt
1987 Monica Marie Lytle & Pedro Pablo Morales
1986 Elizabeth Marie Butler
1985 Sarah von der Lippe
1984 Peter George Spivack
1983 Megan Ann Chesnut
1982 Mariann Byerwalter
1981 Mark Lee Breier
1980 Peter Stamos
1979 Vincent Mulro

2013 Morgan Duffy
2012 Jack Trotter
2011 Angelina Cardona
2010 Christopher Khavarian
2009 Patrick Cordova
2008 Jonathan Jourdane
2007 Feranmi Okanlami
2006 Krista Rappahahn
2005 JT Batson
2004 Nadiya Figueroa
2003 Scott Cannon
2002 Sohini Ramachandran
2001 Melia Villegas
2000 Megan Tompkins
1999 Mike Martinez & Maren Norton
1998 Bill Shen
1997 Paul Joseph Kim
1996 Lan Thanh Phan

The Stanford Alumni Association recognizes the top 2-3 seniors who have made a significant impact on the campus community and whose undergraduate activities demonstrate the strong potential for continued service to the University and the alumni community. The award recipients were finalists for the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award. Service might include involvement in athletics, clubs, drama and musical productions, fundraising, journalism, public service, religious organizations, residential education, social and political organizations, student government, or University committees. The Outstanding Achievement Award was started in 2011.

The 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award Recipients are Ashley Lyle, Aracely Mondragon and Stephen Trusheim.

The selection committee for the Outstanding Achievement Award considers the following criteria in evaluating each candidate:

• Leadership and depth of the candidate's chosen activities
• Commitment and goodwill demonstrated toward the university
• Degree of sustained dedication to volunteerism
• Impact and legacy resulting from the candidate's involvements
• Potential for a candidate's future role as a Stanford volunteer and advocate

The final selection will be made by a committee appointed by the Stanford Alumni Association.

2013 — Ashley Lyle, Aracely Mondragon & Stephen Trusheim
2012 — Michael Tubbs & Tenzin Seldon
2011 — Sarah Flynn & Pamon Forouhar

The Stanford Alumni Association honors graduating seniors who have demonstrated a sincere commitment to the university through involvement, leadership, and extraordinary Stanford spirit with the Stanford Award of Excellence.

This award is designed to recognize the top 10% of the class with this honor. Service might include involvement in athletics, clubs, drama and musical productions, fundraising, journalism, public service, religious organizations, residential education, social and political organizations, student government, or University committees.

• All members of the senior graduating class are eligible.
• Nominations will be accepted from faculty and staff.
• A maximum of 10% of the graduating class will be recognized for this award.