Awards & Scholarships

2009 Honorees

School of Business

• Mr. Fernando Aguirre - 1980 BS in Business Admin/Marketing - President & CEO, Chiquita Brands, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Ms. Karyn Molnar - 1974 BS in Business - Retired, Government Services Audit Partner, KPMG LLP, St. Louis, Mo.

College of Arts & Sciences

• Dr. Gordon Bush - 1970 BA, 1971 MS in Geography - Assessor, St. Clair County
• Ms. Edna Patterson-Petty - 1984 BFA in Art & Design, 1988 MFA in Art Therapy - Artist
• Mr. William (Bill) Plaschke - 1980 BS in Mass Communications - Sports Columnist, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Dr. Rance Thomas - 1973 MA in Sociology - Professor Emeritus

School of Dental Medicine

• Dr. Larry Osborne - 1982 DMD - Dentist, Decatur, Ill.

School of Education

• Dr. Ann Beatty - 1978 MA in Psychology - President, Psychological Associates, St. Louis, Mo.
• Mr. Alberto Friedmann - 2003 MSED in Kinesiology - Coach, U.S. Martial Arts Team

School of Engineering

• Ms. Mary Kay Guse - 1988 BSE in Industrial Engineering - Director, EO&T Policies, Procedures and Processes, The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Mo.
• Mr. James Heinz - 1983 BS in Construction - Executive Vice President of WPCS International, Incorporated, St. Louis, Mo.

School of Nursing

• Ms. Michele Brown - 1990 MS in Medical-Surgical Nursing - Retired, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo.
• Mr. Edgar Curtis - 1975 BS in Nursing - President & CEO, Memorial Health Systems, Springfield, Ill.

2008 SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame Honorees