The Founder’s Award is the Highest Honor Given by the Alumni Association to recognize the Achievements and Contributions of Wheeler Alumni.

• 1995 Edith Swanson Middleton ’50 ❣
• 1997 Gertrude “Trudy” Coxe ’67
• 1998 Miriam Graves Kenney ’53
• 1998 Polly Carpenter ’73
• 1999 Dr. Marlene Cutitar ’79 ❣
• 2001 Maria Mariorenzi-Barone ’76
• 2005 Josh Schwartz ’94
• 2011 Stephanie Danforth Chafee ’76
• 2012 Marcie Cummings ’72
• 2013 Deborah Allinson ’68
• 2014 Carol Graves Cimilluca ’59
• 2015 Christine Armbrust Rooks ’70
• 2016 Susanne Bowen Toothaker ’66
• 2017 Geoff O’Hara ’87 ❣
• 2018 Kimberly Chazan Zwetchkenbaum ’83
• 2019 Betsy West ’69
• 2020 Cynthia Chace ’70
• 2021 Harvey E. Lee Jr. ’86
• 2023 Dacia Read ’04 – Service
• 2023 Vanessa Crum ’74 – Achievement
• 2025 Lisa Ballou Tyler ’75 – Service
• 2025 Jennifer Duffy ’81 – Achievement

❣ The heavy heart symbol indicates the honoree is deceased.