Exemplary Service Award
The Exemplary Service Award recognizes devoted and productive service at the chapter, district, regional and/or national level for a minimum of 20 years. Recipients have made significant and lasting impact for the betterment of the Fraternity.

Brett Danko, Pennsylvania ’90 – speech
Mike Duggan, Missouri State ’74 – speech
Chuck Stegman, Colorado ’81 – speech
Dale Werts, Baker ’84 – speech
Kelly Williams, Tennessee ’92 – speech

Distinguished Alumnus and Distinguished Volunteer Awards
These awards recognize devoted and productive service at the chapter, district, regional and/or national level for a minimum of 10 years. The recipients of these awards have produced positive, tangible and sustainable results for the betterment of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon are awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award and non-member volunteers are awarded the Distinguished Volunteer Award.

Todd Donavan, Oklahoma State ’86
Glenn Ezell, North Texas ’87
Steve Fallick, Rensselaer ’68
Matt Finke, Truman State ’04
Mike Hart, South Dakota State ’96
John Hopson, Jacksonville State ’90

University Partner of the Year Award
SigEp’s University Partner of the Year Award recognizes campus partners who have played an outstanding role in the development of our chapters and the fraternal movement.

Chris Graham
Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Florida State

Dr. Alan Heisterkamp, Northern Iowa Renaissance
Director of the Center for Violence Prevention
Northern Iowa

Casey Jakubowski
Associate Director, Archer Center for Student Leadership Development
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Dr. Brian Kassar, Montana State Renaissance
Licensed Psychologist, Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Montana State

Dr. Kevin McCarthy, Baker Renaissance
Professor of Business and Economics, Collins-Dietrich Chair
Baker University

Volunteer of the Year Award
The Volunteer of the Year Award is awarded annually to a volunteer in each district who has given outstanding volunteer service that had a significant impact on either the AVC or undergraduate chapter over the past year.

Adam Baer, Missouri ’85
Megan Blackwell
Matt Bunch, California-Berkeley ’05
Nate Bylander, South Dakota State ’09
Mitch Christ, Colorado State ’79
Conrad Eberstein, Pennsylvania ’65
Blake Gebhauer-White, Southern Methodist ’89
Robertta and Robert Goffeney, Lawrence Tech ’83
Austin Hurwitz, Pepperdine ’97
Rob Jech, Ohio State ’03
Brian Jordan, Monmouth ’07
Jason Marion, Morehead State ’04
Eleanor Oi
Jeff Opalko, Coastal Carolina ’81
Cody Rapp, Clarion ’12
Larry Riggs, Sam Houston State ’66
Ben Sardinas, Florida International ’01
Shawn Walker, Washburn ’06
Sheehan Walker, Virginia Commonwealth ’11
Larry Whitman, Alabama ’86
Alex Woodlief, Northeastern ’11

Outstanding New Volunteer Award

The Outstanding New Volunteer award can be presented annually to a new volunteer in each district who has had a significant impact on the AVC or the undergraduate chapter. Recipients have been serving for fewer than four years.

Melissa Brydon
Forrest Cook, Baker ’85
Aaron Cromer, Oklahoma State ’16
Robert Dizon, CalPoly-Pomona ’06
Ryan Dubs, Bradley ’15
Dexter Emch, Toledo ’12
Josue Garcia, California-Davis ’17
Alton Gorum, Huntingdon ’04
Ray Greer, Tennessee ’76
Rob Jackson, CalPoly-Pomona ’08
Craig Kaufman, Washington in St Louis ’86
Ryan Nick, Boston C ’14
Sterling Powell, Stetson ’13
Kyle Rotert, Nebraska-Kearney ’13
Kyle Runko, Stevens ’18
John Schindler, Sam Houston State ’84
Tom Szigethy

AVC Operational Excellence Award
The Alumni and Volunteer Corporation Operational Excellence Award recognizes an AVC that has shown outstanding service in one of the Four Core Areas of an AVC: mentoring undergraduates, alumni cultivation, asset management or corporate health.

Illinois Alpha AVC – Illinois
Maine Alpha AVC – Maine
Michigan Theta AVC – Lawrence Tech
Missouri Eta AVC – Missouri State
New Jersey Zeta AVC – Rider
New York Delta AVC – RPI
New York Gamma AVC – NYU
Ohio Alpha AVC – Ohio Northern
Oregon Beta AVC – Oregon
Pennsylvania Delta AVC – Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gamma AVC – Pittsburgh
South Dakota Alpha AVC – South Dakota State
Tennessee Kappa AVC – Tennessee-Martin
Texas Alpha AVC – Texas-Austin
Virginia Kappa AVC – Virginia Tech