Distinguished Alumni Award

The Morristown Beard School Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes graduates whose accomplishments, leadership, service, and contributions to their communities reflect the values of an MBS education.

Each honoree represents the lasting impact of an MBS experience. Through their work, leadership, creativity, service, and commitment to others, these alumni have made meaningful contributions to their professions, communities, and the world around them.

The Distinguished Alumni Award celebrates their achievements while inspiring current students and fellow alumni to consider the many ways they can use their talents and experiences to make a difference.

Recipients

  • 1988 – David Van Houten Hedley ’64
  • 1995 – Dr. Martha M. MacGuffie ’42 (deceased) 
  • 1996 – Dr. Joseph S. Nye ’54 (deceased)
  • 1998 – Dr. Judith G. Tobin ’44 (deceased)
  • 1999 – Nancy Tasman Brower ’47 (deceased)
  • 1999 – Finn Wentworth ’76
  • 2000 – Walter C. Pitman III ’49
  • 2004 – Virginia Hopper Matthews ’42 (deceased)
  • 2005 – Aubrey Adam Barr ’85

 

  • 2007 – David V. Hedley III ’87
  • 2008 – Ileana Saros ’68
  • 2008 – Luis A. Ferre, Class of 1920 (deceased) 
  • 2009 – Julie Beckman ’91
  • 2010 – George Hammond Tilghman, Class of 1915 (deceased)
  • 2012 – Siobhan A. Teare ’77
  • 2015 – Joseph B. Baker ’65
  • 2016 – Naneen Hunter Neubohn ’57
  • 2018 – Allan P. Kirby, Jr. ’49 (deceased)
  • 2021 – Peggy Harding Nelson '59 (deceased)