The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given in the form of a medal, is awarded based on characteristics of "heart, mind and helpfulness to others." The award is presented at Commencement to two individuals from the student body and a person who has a close working relationship with William & Mary.
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award Recipients
1926
Virginia Allen Smith, Lomax Wells
1927
James Hardy Dillard, Herbert Lawrence Ganter, Minnie Robb Phaup
1928
A. Herbert Foreman, Lathrop Arnold Motley, Pauline Hines
1930
Jackson Davis,
Willard Marvin Entwisle, Alice Harwood
1931
George Walter Mapp, Elliott D. Healy, Virginia Arthur
1932
Sydney B. Hall, Davis Y. Paschall, Anne Croxton
1933
John Stewart Bryan,
Ira H. Erickson,
Catherine Cubberly
1934
Oscar McMurtrie Voorhies,
Howard M. Scammon, Jr.,
Ann Randolph Pharr
1935
Cary T. Grayson,
Ernest Goodrich,
Jane Gilmer
1936
Douglas S. Freeman,
Rogers Mapp,
E. Lois Burr
1937
Janius Blair Fishburne,
Daniel Robert Dixon,
Margaret C. Johnson
1938
Gabriella Page,
Wilfred Tuggle,
Jane Speakman
1939
James Hurst,
Herbert Krueger,
Mildred Mode
1940
William Thomas Hodges,
John Edward Dillard,
Ethel Elizabeth Moore
1941
David Bennett Camp,
Ellen Frances Lindsay,
Charles Post McCurdy, Jr.
1942
Edgard J. Fisher, Jr.,
Mildred Anne Hill,
The Right Reverend John Boyd Bentley
1943
Sidney Grayson Clary,
Jacqueline Fowlkes,
Rear Admiral Manley Hale Simons, U.S.N. (Ret.)
1944
Marjorie E. Lentz,
David B. McNamara,
Chaplain Clinton A. Neyman, U.S.N.
1945
Nancy Lee Carnegie,
Thomas Granville Pullen, Jr.,
1946
Dr. Robert Gilchrist Robb,
Robert Harry Bryant,
Margaret Edith Potter
1947
Rear Admiral W.L. Ainsworth, U.S.N.,
George Robert Jacobs,
Jane Ann Segnitz
1948
Dr. Grace Warren Landrum,
Mary Aubrey Keeney,
Mark Edward Waldo
1949
Richard Lysle Bethards,
Paul Neyron Derring,
Mary Beverly Harrison Wilson
1950
Carra Nicholls Dillard,
Harvey Lawrence Glass,
Vernon L. Nunn
1951
Robert Blew Lawson,
Ina Gordon Saville,
Archibald F. Ward, Jr.
1952
Jeanne Vester,
Ronald Emon Barnes,
John Evans Hocutt
1953
Nancy Joan Child,
Carmen Joseph Romeo
1954
Madge Charlton Cushing,
Winfred O'Neal Ward,
Marguerite Wynne-Roberts
1955
Marilyn Ruth Zaiser,
Thomas Michael Jordan,
Dr. Baxter I. Bell
1956
Victoria Clayton Stone,
William Francis Marfizo,
1957
Zona Mae Fairbanks,
Alexander Victor Fakadej
1958
Betsy Painter Stafford,
William Ferguson Mitchell
1959
Jane Aubrey Boorman,
James Wellons Brinkley
1960
Ann Coffield Perkins,
Lauren Forest Kardatzke
1961
Charles Aubrey White, Jr.,
Carolyn Sue Foutz
1962
Mary Elena Ruddy,
Stanley Lynn Shaw,
Dudley Warner Woodbridge
1963
Frank Karl Zavitkovsky,
Patricia Arlene Pound,
Edward Katz
1964
William V. Cleveland Jr.,
Susan Hall Roache,
William George Guy
1965
Robert Michael Gates,
Jean Carol Stern,
Althea Hunt
1966
William Roger Heins,
Dorothy Bruce Edel
1967
Mary Mackall Stedman,
James Robert Bell
1968
Patricia Ann Milliren,
David Whitt Rutledge
1969
Anne Bradstreet,
James Edwin Barton
1970
John D. Shearin III,
Carol Good Roberts,
Martha Elizabeth Barksdale
1971
Robert Charles Jolly,
Charlotte Webb Sandquist,
Agnes Winn Paschall
1972
Henry Thompson Tucker, Jr.,
Jacqueline Gail Sivertsen,
Carter O. Lowance
1973
Nancy Lee Rowland,
David Kern Anderson,
Charles F. Marsh
1974
Laurelle Ann Baxter,
Douglas Frederick Pinter,
Blake T. Newton, Jr.
1975
Michelle Yvonne Whitehurst,
James van Istendal Black,
Thomas F. Mainor
1976
Corby Lynne Cochran,
Gary Wayne Charles,
Thomas E. Thorne
1977
Karen Adele Yanity,
Jeffrey Wayne Leppo,
Marguerite Wynne-Roberts
1978
Joellen Selora Jacoby,
Mark W. Stanley,
Lois Hornsby
1979
Cathy Michele Allen,
Alvin Gerald Austin, Jr.,
Mary and Donald Gonzales
1980
Marla Ann Gusmer,
Merlin C. Vaughan,
Edward E. Jones
1981
Keith Best,
Jennifer Lea Tatnall,
Irene B. Slagle
1982
Sarah Gayle Armbrister,
Michael Geren Landen,
Barbara Stevens Ball
1983
Stephen Damian Bisese,
Cynthia Lynne Nash,
Frances Breese
1984
Jon Douglas Klein,
Susan Elizabeth Wise,
Richard W. Rastetter
1985
Carol Ann Epling,
Samuel Kirk Payne,
Katherine A. Yates
1986
Monica Maria Tetzlaff,
Roy Burton Sauberman,
Carol Egelhoff
1987
Stephanie Angela Jayne,
Michael David Torrey,
Father Ronald Seguin
1988
Dianne Theresa Carter,
Andrew Wylie Jacob,
Harriett E. Reid
1989
Dwona Lynette vanTree,
Douglas Latta Smith,
Dr. Jay L. Chambers
1990
Jamie Krisine Doyle,
Cary Nelson Davis Fishburne,
Howard M. Smith, Jr.
1991
Daniel William Donovan,
Judith Ann Rossman,
James N. McCord
1992
Earl Thomas Granger III,
Ernestine A. Jackson,
Katherine Page O'Neill
1993
Emeritus Joseph S. Agee,
Stephen Baldwin Watts,
Anne Michelle Turner
1994
Cheryl Lynn Grant,
Daniel Paul Rodgers,
John Maurice Levy (Professor of Law)
1995
Dara Lehigh,
Mikhail Davis,
Charles Kelly (campus minister from St.Bede's Catholic Church)
1996
Robert Eric Wone,
Tara Marie Adams,
Dr. Frank T. Lendrim
1997
Amy Catherine Beasley,
Matthew Michael Couch,
James Sands Kelly
1998
Karen Elizabeth Silverberg,
Rodney Carneil Pratt,
Peter A. Mantey
1999
Matthew Todd Lambert,
Hillary Elizabeth Browne,
S. Dean Olson
2000
Janet Elizabeth Haws,
Paul Brandon Clay-Rooks,
Emeric Fischer
2001
James Whitten Ellerman,
Sarah Cargile Glass,
Roy Alfred Williams
2002
Lauren Hilary Park,
Robert James Lockridge,
Carl Richard (Rick) Berquist (State Geologist, Director of Division of Mineral Resources, Charlottesville)
2003
Fiona Caroline Horgan,
Brent Douglas Turner,
Randall S. and Shelby M. Hawthorne (Both are graduates of the College; Randall has been president of Spiked Shoe Society for 27 years; he issued the first edition of Track Talk in July 1976; he raised over 3 million dollars in the last 15 years for track program endowment; they established two named scholarships themselves)
2004
Sada Andrews,
Matt Roosevelt,
Al Albert (class of 1969, William & Mary men's soccer coach for 33 years)
2005
Alicia Grace Browder,
George Srour,
Rev. Dr. William Sidney Parks (served the College as the Baptist campus minister for the previous 22 years)
2006
Heather Marie Jamais Soloria,
Amol Chandra Patel,
Paul Marcus (Haynes Professor, School of Law)
2007
Chris Lemon,
Richael Faithful,
Louise Kale (Executive Director of the Historic Campus)
2008
Jeree Michele Harris,
Shaun Joseph Loria,
W. Samuel Sadler (Vice President for Student Affairs)
2009
Kevin Kwabena Kessie Dua,
Syeda Adeela Tajdar,
Sandra J. Wilms (Executive Assistant to the Board of Visitors)
2010
Jessica Jung Ae Kim,
Lamar Brandon Shambley,
David Meredith Hindman (United Methodist campus minister)
2011
Lauren Christine Edmonds,
John Matthew Pothen,
Pamela Garrette, William & Mary Career Center
2012
Jennifer Lynn Quigley,
Andrew Bradley Gardner,
Clayton M. Clemens, Chancellor Professor of Government
2013
Bailey Clair Rose
evin Norman Barrett
Earl T. Granger, III, Associate Vice President for University Development
2014
Rachel Brooks,
Chase Koontz
Rev. John Maxwell Kerr, Episcopal Chaplain at William & Mary
2015
Hannah Sophia Kohn,
Andrew Alden Wilke
Stephen W. Tewksbury, Executive Director of University Events
2016
Julia Suzana Canney
Gabriel Todd Morey
Wendy D. Urbano, Manager of Academic and Degree Progress for the University Registrar's Office
2017
Daniella Rosa Aron-Shiavone
Terelle Lamar Robinson
Deborah Boykin, Associate Vice President for Campus Living and Director of Residence Life
2018
Jaya Uppa
Nathanael Paige
Michael Fox, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Visitors
2019
Zauhirah Tipu
Jerome Shaen
Robert Trent Vinson, Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies
2020
Cameron How
Milka Mered
Linda Knight, Director of Campus Recreation and Executive Director of Health and Wellness
2021
Sonia Kinkhabwala
Nicholas Agyevi-Armah
Corinne Picataggi, Chief Technology Officer
2022
Calvin Kim
Taylor Young-Wells
Liz Cascone, Director of the Haven
2023
2024
Daniel A. Bess
Catherine G. Cable
Sue Hanna Gerdelman, Class of 1976, chaired William & Mary Foundation Board and served two terms on the Board of Visitors
Material in the Special Collections Research Center
References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:
- W&M designated as one of fifteen institutions where award maybe made FH, 11/23/1928, pg. 2.
- Awards given for outstanding work in various fields FH, 11/7/1930, pg. 3, 9.
- Memorial award resume of.. AG, 11.3, pg. 7a.
- List of recipients AG, 11.3, pg. 7b.
- Awards given AG, 11.3, pg. 7, 14.
- Recipients - 1944 AG, 12.1, pg. 2a.
- Jon D. Klein and Elizabeth Wise receive award AG, June 1984, pg. 9 (picture).
- Carol Ann Epling, Samual Kirk Payne and Katherine A. Yates receive awards WMN, 5/16/1985, pg. 5.
- Samuel Kirk Payne and Carol Ann Eppling receive award AG, June 1985, pg. 13 (picture).
- Monica Marie Tetzlaff and Roy Burton Sauberman receive award WMN, 5/15/1986, pg. 1, 7.
- Awarded to Monica Marie Tetzloff, Roy Burton Sauberman, Caroline T. Egelhoff '1936 AG, June 1986, pg. 1, 8-11, 17 (pictures).
- Nominations sough WMN, 3/25/1987, pg. 2; WMN 4/8/1987, pg. 5.
- Awarded to Stephanie Jayne, Michael Torrey and Father Ron Seguin WMN, 5/20/1987, pg. 1, 3 (picture).
- Awarded to Ron Seguin, David Torrey, and Stephanie Jayne AG, June 1987, pg. 1, 11 (picture).
- Dianne Carter, Andrew Jacob, and Harriet Reid are recipients of award WMN, 5/19/1988, pg. 8 (pictures).
- Special awards given to Jamie Kristen Doyle and Cary Nelson Davis Fishburne WMN, 5/17/1990, pg. 3.
- Howard M. Smith '1943 wins award AG, June 1990, pg. 1, 8 (picture).
- Kartherine O'Neill, Earl Granger, and Ernestine A. Jackson win award WMN, 5/20/1992, pg. 6 (picture).
- Turner, Watts, and Agee win Sullivan awards WMN, 5/19/1993, pg. 5.
- Turner and Watts receives Sullivan awards AG, May/June 1993, pg. 2.
- Cheryl Grant, Daniel Rodgers, and John Levy receive Sullivan awards WMN, 5/19/1994, pg. 5, 6 (picture).
- Tara Adams, Robert Wone win Sullivan awards WMN, 5/16/1996, pg. 4-5 (picture).
- Matt Couch, Amy Beasly receive awards WMN, 5/21/1997, 5 (picture).
- Nominations sought WMN, 3/26/1998, pg. 7.
- Browne, Lambert receive awards WMN, 5/27/1999, pg. 7 (picture).
- Dean Olson wins award WMN, 5/27/1999, pg. 9 (picture).