Congratulations to the 2026 Distinguished Award Winners!
Alison (DeWitt) Huber ’90 (Distinguished Alumni), Mary Ann McPherson (Distinguished Staff), and Steve Soper (Friend of the Foundation).
These award winners will be recognized at our annual Distinguished Awards Luncheon at Kenwood Country Club on Friday, May 15, 2026.
Madeira Schools Foundation 2025 Distinguished Award Winners (pictured below from left to right): Scott Blackwelder ’92 (Distinguished Alumni), Bob Kitchen (Distinguished Staff), and David Eberly (Friend of the Foundation).
Past Winners:
Distinguished Alumni
George H, Roland R., Walter Wierwille- 2003
William Case- 2005
Col. Barry Butler, Dr. Les Le Fevre- 2006
Stephn & Dawn Kincaid- 2007
James L. Schroth- 2009
Wayne Morris- 2010
Judy Brandenburg- 2011
Dan Henke, James Giles- 2012
Michelle Schneider, Charles McCullough- 2013
Tom Walter, Paul Lewis- 2014
Dr. Uday Khosla, Laurie Westermeyer- 2015
Larry Sheakley- 2017
Phil Santoro- 2018
Carol Kormelink- 2019
John DiMauro- 2020
Lydia Seiter ’15- 2021
Tracey Blackwelder- 2022
Mark Russell (’67) – 2023
Betsy Henning (’95) – 2024
Scott Blackwelder (’92) – 2025
Distinguished Friend
Terry Jacobs, Mel Martin- 2004
J. Perin, L. Colgan, W. Kordis- 2005
B. Rusche, J. Garmen, D. Nichols- 2006
Robert E. Lee- 2008
George & Kathy Hurst, Ray & Patty Nulsen- 2009
Barbara Brewer, Vic Parkhouse- 2011
Bill & Cyndi Underwood- 2013
J. Rahe & E. Rahn, Mary Alice Carpenter- 2005
T. Yeomans, J. Decatur, C. McCullough- 2005
Pat & Jacque Gentile- 2007
Cindy Craver- 2009
Jay DeWitt, Harry Adler- 2010
Don Korengel- 2012
Stephen Shaw- 2014
Jay Adrick- 2017
Chip & Debbie Graeter- 2018
Cathy Schwepee- 2019
Mechelle Hyatt- 2020
Bo & Tina Gutierrez- 2021
Dennis Klasmaier- 2022
Bridie & Brian Busken- 2023
Steve Kramer- 2024
David Eberly- 2025
Distinguished Staff
Herbert L. Dericks- 2003
Gardner Benedict- 2005
Dave Stouffer- 2006
Theresa Deters Gerrard- 2007
Bill Williamson- 2008
Sue Gilsdorf- 2009
Jackie Schmidt- 2010
Carolyn Edington, Nadine Wilson-2011
DJ Hammond- 2012
Diana Bartles, Pep Strifler- 2013
Bob & Ronna Gardner- 2014
Richard Hartmann- 2015
John Taylor- 2017
Dr. Cathy Swami- 2018
Jeanne Gulick- 2019
Lori Adams- 2020
Jennifer Bracken- 2021
Jonelle Bell- 2022
Jennifer Jordan- 2023
Amy Hugentobler- 2024
Bob Kitchen- 2025