E. Burton Mercier Alumni Service Award
This award is presented to alumni in recognition of their outstanding volunteer service and contributions to Illinois State and/or the Alumni Association or significant volunteer efforts in service to the community, state, country, or an important social cause. The award honors the memory of Burt Mercier '50, a community leader who gave back to the University in many ways throughout his life.
The Awards Ceremony is held each spring. Nominations from alumni, the
University community, and friends of the University are welcome.
To initiate the nomination process, please send a completed online nomination
form to Alumni Relations, Campus Box 3100, Normal, IL 61790-3100 or fax it
to the office at (309) 438-8057. If practical, please have the nominee complete
and return the online biographical data form.
A PDF version of the nomination
form and biographical data form are
also available.
Past E. Burton Mercier Service Award Recipients
- 1980 Francis B. Belshe
- 1980 Helen E. Marshall
- 1980 William V.White '27, M.S. '52
- 1981 Eunice Blackburn '08, B.S. '16
- 1981 George B. McNeely '38
- 1981 Ross V. Randolph
- 1981 Isabelle Terrill
- 1982 Edward L. Holloway '42\
- 1982 Arthur H. Larsen, L.L.D. '74
- 1982 James E. Nation '59
- 1982 Frederick L. Wellman '56, M.S. '59
- 1983 Agnes M. Allen '24
- 1983 Edith Benjamin '28
- 1983 Donald J. D'Amico '52, M.S. '55, Ed.D. '76
- 1983 George W. Forgey, Ph.D. '71
- 1983 Elaine H. Parker '51
- 1983 Helen K. Smith '35
- 1984 George R. Babigian '49, M.S. '50
- 1984 James E. Heald '51, M.S. '52
- 1984 Andreas Paloumpis '50, M.S. '53
- 1985 Alice Ebel
- 1986 Robert Gray, Ph.D. '71
- 1986 Eugene P. Jontry ' 58
- 1986 D.A.Weibring '75
- 1987 Karin L. and Robert G. Bone, L.L.D. '68
- 1987 Anna Keaton
- 1989 Edward Burton Mercier '50
- 1990 Roger W. Powell '79
- 1990 Nelson Smith '47, M.S. '48
- 1991 Joseph A. Kinney '72
- 1992 Margaret Esposito '61, M.S. '63
- 1992 Carolyn (Lauling) Finzer '69
- 1993 Dave Fowler '78
- 1993 Joseph Nicosia '73
- 1994 YJean (Staples) Chambers '43
- 1994 Elaine (Ingram) Huggins '39
- 1994 Joseph Loss '73
- 1994 Mary (Manz) Simon '69
- 1995 John Maitland Jr.
- 1995 Sam Van Scoyoc '66
- 1995 David Wiant
- 1996 Wadell Brooks Sr. '57
- 1996 Lynn (Sojka) Gaddis '71, M.S. '91
- 1996 Stanley Ommen '63
- 1997 Gordon Fidler '51, M.S. '52
- 1997 Jill Hutchison, M.S. '69
- 1997 Phares O'Daffer '55, M.S. '56
- 1998 Bruce Breitweiser '70, M.S. '73
- 1998 W. Charles Witte '71
- 1999 Mike Flanigan '73
- 1999 Fred V. and Lois (Rademacher) Mills '62, M.S. '69
- 1999 Michael D. Wiant '71, M.S. '77
- 2000 Mary Selk '44, M.S. '54
- 2000 James C. Tyree '78, M.B.A. '80
- 2001 G. Thomas Andes '65
- 2001 Carl B. Sneed '72, M.S. '73
- 2002 Jeffrey A. Fritzen '74
- 2002 Duane L. Miller, M.S. '72
- 2003 Thomas E. Gatewood '64
- 2003 Duane H. Livingston '70
- 2003 Maya (Balakrishn) Shenoy '73, M.S. '78
- 2004 Barbara J. Adkins '86
- 2004 D. Lee Dueringer '65
- 2005 Shari Buckellew, M.B.A. ' 01
- 2005 Joseph P. Murphy ' 82
- 2005 Curtis Thomas Jr. ' 91
- 2006 Scott D. Drazewski ’79
- 2006
Taye Woldesmiate ’82, M.A ’84
- 2007 Linda Herman, M.S. '72, Ed.D. '83
- 2008 Andrew Purnell '57