Featured Alumni - Awards - 2022 Volunteer Awards

The most recent Volunteer Celebration and Awards dinner recognized the outstanding work of volunteers and Darden alumni classes in the 2022 fiscal year. 

2022 Outstanding Alumni Student Champion Award

Tiffani Moore (EMBA ‘16)

2022 Alumni Inclusive Excellence Award

Indy Adenaw (MBA ‘08)

2022 Outstanding Class Engagement Leadership Award

The Class of 1984
Class Secretary Debbie McPhillips
Class Agent Gary Wilhite

2022 Outstanding Reunion Committee Leadership

Class of 1997 Reunion Committee
Gibboney Huske
Jim Meneely
Mark Bridgers
Karen Castellon
Jason Jordan
Brian Bednar
Jack Benson
Angela Black-Macon
Brad Blonkvist
Chuck Brown
Nadine Burnett
Ted Castellon
John Cox
Carolyn Deng
Melissa Van Royen Kyle
Rob Kyle
Myra Lee
Deirdre McCaffrey
Gee McVey
Dave Mikita
Kari Pitkin
G Price
Uday Singh
Mike Skelps
David Tayman
Bradley Vandevoort
Joe Walsh
Cliff Yonce

2022 Philanthropic Innovators Award

Adam Carter (MBA ’02)
Matt Kaness (MBA ’02)

Highest Reunion Weekend Attendance

Class of 2012 MBA – 40 percent
Reunion Co-Chairs: Lily West and Katie Dinneen

Class Awards

LESS THAN 250 ALUMNI

Highest Giving Participation

Reunion: Class of 1987 – 45 percent
Reunion Giving Co-Chairs: Dick Dahling, Carol Brooks, Johnny Munford

Non-Reunion: Class of 2011 EMBA – 75 percent
Class Agents: Tom Tichenor, Dave Schmidle
Class Secretary: Chris Mehalic

Highest Dollar Total

Reunion: Class of 1982 – $5,001,774
Reunion Giving Co-Chairs: Connee Sullivan, Bill Coogan, & Sam Chappell

Non-Reunion: Class of 1984 – $3,024,906
Class Agent: Gary Wilhite
Class Secretary: Debbie McPhillips

MORE THAN 250 ALUMNI

Highest Giving Participation

Reunion: Class of 1997 – 39 percent
Reunion Committee Co-Chairs: Gibboney Huske & Jim Meneely

Non-Reunion: Class of 2011 MBA – 46 percent
Class Agents: Liz Brower, Louise Rios, Reg Jones
Class Secretaries: Sarah Boice, Stephanie Conell

Highest Dollar Total

Reunion: Class of 2002 – $1,453,635
Reunion Giving Co-Chairs: Adam Carter & Matt Kaness

Non-Reunion: Class of 2009 MBA – $206,895
Class Agents: John Imbriglia, Adam Bennett, Christine Davies, Stephanie Bennett
Class Secretaries: Lizzie Breyer, Neal Pavlic

High-Performance Recognition and Awards

All classes that improved their giving participation from the fiscal year 2021 to 2022.

Class of ’58
Class of ’59
Class of ’64
Class of ’72
Class of ’73
Class of ’77
Class of ’82
Class of ’87
Class of ’92
Class of ’97
Class of ’07
Class of ’08
Class of ’09 EMBA
Class of ’12 MBA
Class of ’12 EMBA
Class of ’14 GEMBA
Class of ’17 EMBA

Class with the largest increase in giving participation

Class of 2009 EMBA – 13 percent
Tim Oakhill (Class Agent)

Classes with the highest percentage of Hickory Club members

Reunion: Class of 1977 – 32 percent
Reunion Giving Co-Chairs: Mike DeCola and Paul Nelson

Non-Reunion: Class of 2011 MBA – 70 percent
Class Agents: Liz Brower, Louise Rios, Reg Jones; Class Secretaries: Sarah Boice, Stephanie Conell

Classes with the highest percentage of Darden Society members

Reunion: Class of 1987 – 17 percent
Reunion Giving Co-Chairs: Carol Brooks, Dick Dahling, Johnny Munford

Non-Reunion: Class of 1984: 18 percent
Class Agent: Gary Wilhite; Class Secretary: Debbie McPhillips

ALL CLASS ENGAGEMENT LEADERS WHO ACHIEVED 50 PERCENT OR MORE DARDEN CLASS GIVING PARTICIPATION

C. Ray Smith (MBA ’58)
Edward G. Dinwiddie (MBA ’58)
Conley W. Ricker (MBA ’59)
Hugh L. Campbell (MBA ’63)
Robert L. Gaines (MBA ’63)
Frank T. Ellett (MBA ’65)
Nicholas P. Valdrighi (MBA ’65)
Tim Oakhill (EMBA ’09)
David M. Schmidle (EMBA ’11)
Thomas D. Tichenor (EMBA ’11)
Michael J. Wade (EMBA ’11)
Christopher C. Mehalic (EMBA ’11)
Will Payne, II (EMBA ’22)
Michelle Cobb (EMBA ’22)
Stephen Beaudoin (EMBA ’22)
Mary Winston Richardson (MBA ’22)
William Kelly (MBA ’22)
Adam Sadiq (MBA ’22)
Amanda Wear (MBA ’22)