Chatham University Announces 2025 Alumni Award Winners
Chatham University is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 ChathamU Alumni Awards.
The Alumni Awards were established to honor the contributions and achievements of the University’s alumni. Each year, the Alumni Association’s Awards Committee works to identify and research nominees, and the finalists are selected through a vote of the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors.
Winners will be honored at Chatham’s Homecoming & Alumni Reunion Weekend, which occurs Friday, October 3 to Sunday, October 5, 2025.
Here are the winners:
Jeanne Kowalski-Muegge, Class of 1990
Distinguished Alumni Award
Sigo Falk, Trustee
William Trimble Beatty Award
Stephanie Novosel, Class of 1990 & Trustee
Cornerstone Award for Women’s Leadership in Business
Pam Bradley, Class of 1970 & Former Trustee
Cornerstone Award for Global Vision
Jina O’Neill, Class of 2005
Cornerstone Award for Organizational Change
Susan Alterton Hanson, Class of 1965
Cornerstone Award for Historic Preservation
Sandi DiMola, Class of 1975
Cornerstone Award for Social Progress
Susannah “Suzy” Colt, Class of 1980
Cornerstone Award for Civic Leadership
Maryanne Yingst, Class of 1980
Cornerstone Award for Environmental Stewardship
Susan Salyards, Class of 1985
Cornerstone Award for Community Investment
Rebekah Heilman, Class of 2000
Cornerstone Award for Transformative Justice
Marita Garrett, Class of 2015
Cornerstone Award for Community Leadership
Christopher Barzak, Class of 2010
Graduate Young Alumni Award
Jessica “Jessie” Buckner, Class of 2010
Undergraduate Young Alumni Award