The following individuals have been selected by the MSU Alumni Association Awards Committee to receive the Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni Award, Philanthropist Award, Alumni Service Award, Honorary Alumni Award and the Distinguished Young Alumni Award, to be presented at the Grand Awards Ceremony on October 2, 2008. (Degrees listed were awarded by Michigan State University.)
2008
- Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
- Alumni Service Award Winners
- Honorary Alumni Award Winners
- Philanthropist Award Winners
- Distinguished Young Alumni Award Winners
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The following individuals have been selected by the MSU Alumni Association Awards Committee to receive the Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni Award, Philanthropist Award, Alumni Service Award, Honorary Alumni Award and the Distinguished Young Alumni Award, to be presented at the Grand Awards Ceremony on October 2, 2008. (Degrees listed were awarded by Michigan State University.)
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Henry Butler
Musician and Composer
Denver, Colorado
M.S. Music ‘74
Robert Goodman
Economic Consultant, Retired Senior Economic Advisor, Putnam Investments
Cos Cob, Connecticut
M.A. Economics ‘65
PhD. Economics ‘70
Diane Neal
Chief Executive Officer, Bath & Body Works
New Albany, Ohio
B.S. Communication Arts & Sciences ‘79
Russell Palmer
Chairman & CEO, The Palmer Group
Philadelphia, PA
B.A. Business ‘56
Sharif Shakrani
Professor and Co-director, The Education Policy Center at MSU
Bath, Michigan
M.A. Education ‘69
PhD. Education ‘73
PHILANTHROPIST AWARD
Alvin & Irene Arens
Alvin – MSU Faculty Emeritus, Professor, Researcher, Author
Okemos, Michigan
Robert & Julie Skandalaris
Robert – Chairman, Quantum Ventures of Michigan, LLC
Julie – Registered Nurse
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Robert - B.A. Business ‘74
ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD
Barbara Sawyer-Koch
Office of Strategic Planning, Michigan Department of Treasury, Retired
East Lansing, Michigan
M.P.A. Social Science ‘90
Clarence Stewart
DNR Upland Game Bird Specialist
Bath, Michigan
B.S. Agriculture ‘73
Stephen & Karen Wolf
Stephen – Vice President, Human Resources, Aquinas College
Karen – Consultant, West Michigan
Strategic Alliance
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Stephen – B.A. Social Science ‘82
Karen – B.A. Social Science ‘82
Mordechai Kreinin
Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics, MSU
East Lansing, Michigan
DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
Christopher Brown
Attorney & Partner, Miller Johnson
Grand Rapids, Michigan
J.D. MSU College of Law ‘99
Ryan Vartoogian
CEO & Founder, Spartan Internet Consulting
Haslett, Michigan
B.S. Agriculture ‘01
