Established in 1989, the GAA’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award recognizes alumni age 40 or younger whose achievements have brought credit to the University.
2022
Markita Landry ’06 | Award citation
2021
Julius Tillery ’08 | Award citation
2020
Jason Brown ’05 | Award citation
Constance R. Jones ’03 | Award citation
Scott A. Quilty ’15 MBA | Award citation
2019
Lanakila “Ku” McMahan ’07 (MPH, ’11 PhD) | Award citation
Julius Frazier Peppers ’02 | Award citation
Emily C. Steel ’06 | Award citation
2018
Rebecca Leah “Bekah” Brunstetter ’04 | Award citation
Daniel Scott DeRue ’99 | Award citation
Jessica Nicole Holmes ’06 (’09 JD) | Award citation
2017
Brooke Baldwin ’01 | Award citation
Nicholas Black ’13 (MBA) | Award citation
Nikole S. Hannah-Jones ’03 (MA) | Award citation
2016
Jesse Keith Barton Moore ’01 | Award citation
Preston David Schwemmer Smith ’01 | Award citation
2015
Hunter Erichson Lewis ’00 | Award citation
Danae Mariya Ringelmann ’00 | Award citation
John Michael Sides ’96 | Award citation
2014
Callie Joyce Brauel ’09 | Award citation
Richard Martin ’95 | Award citation
Rajesh Panjabi ’02 (’07 MD) | Award citation
2013
Stuart Alan Albright Jr. ’01 | Award citation
Thanassis Cambanis ’96 | Award citation
2012
Amanda Taylor Marshall ’97 | Award citation
Jeffrey Bryant Saturday ’97 | Award citation
Bryan Hill Tucker ’93 | Award citation
2011
David Wayne Jernigan ’00 | Award citation
2010
Sarah Elizabeth Dessen ’93 | Award citation
Jason Alan Kilar ’93 | Award citation
Travis Thompson Tygart ’93 | Award citation
2009
Eve Marie Carson ’08 | Award citation
Eric Scott Montross ’94 | Award citation
Emily Williamson Gangi ’99 (’03 MPA) | Award citation
2008
Sindhura Citineni ’04 (’10 DDS) | Award citation
Anthony Stuart Deifell ’91 | Award citation
2007
Gwendolyn Michele Bounds ’93 | Award citation
Serena Wille Sides ’93 | Award citation
2006
Rye M. Barcott ’01 | Award citation
Andrea Jean Bruce ’95 | Award citation
2005
Douglas Stephen McCurry ’94 | Award citation
Stuart Orlando Scott ’87 | Award citation
Dacia Merle Sampson Toll ’94 | Award citation
2004
Bradley Lee Daugherty ’86 | Award citation
Adam Frederick Falk ’87 | Award citation
Kevin Jeffrey Martin ’89 | Award citation
2003
Sallie Lee Krawcheck ’87 | Award citation
2002
H. Holden Thorp ’86 | Award citation
2001
Gregory Scott Michie ’85 | Award citation
Draggan Paul Mihailovich ’83 | Award citation
2000
J. Michael Cumpsty ’82 (’85 MFA) | Award citation
Daniel Henry Johnson ’98 (’04 JD) | Award citation
1999
Steven Philip Aldrich ’91
1998
Randy Kane Jones ’79 (’82 JD)
Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence ’83
1997
Mia Hamm Garciaparra ’94
David Herr Gardner ’88
Melanie Ann Sill ’81
1996
Roy Asberry Cooper III ’79 (’82 JD)
Victoria Ann Livengood ’83
1995
Donald Aaron Baer ’76 | Award citation (PDF)
Joyce Lee Fitzpatrick ’76
1994
Jill Collins McCorkle ’80
Alan Stewart Murray ’77
1993
Joel Graham Brinkley ’75
Kaye Batts Gibbons ’84
1992
Thomas Victor Morris ’74
Patricia Ann Timmons-Goodson ’76 (’79 JD)
1991
Leslie Holland Garner Jr. ’72
Karol Virginia Mason ’79
1990
Michael Jeffrey Jordan ’86
Deborah Ann Potter ’72
1989
James Hayes Shofner Cooper ’75
Rebecca Wesson Darwin ’75