Each
year the Boston Latin School Association Board of Trustees
solicits the nomination of individuals to recognize and reward
as Distinguished Graduate and Outstanding Recent Graduate for their outstanding accomplishment and service to their
community and/or alma mater for the Awards. Those names are reviewed by the
Awards Committee and are considered for a Graduate Award,
given out during the Alumni Dinner each November.
Nominations
for these awards may be solicited from: alumni, school and
Association staff, regional leaders, class committee members
and other Association volunteers. Past
nominations for an award may be utilized by succeeding awards
committees for the purpose of reconsideration. Nomination of one's own
family members is not allowed; sitting members of the BLSA
Board of Trustees and the current awards committee may
not be considered for these two awards. Nominations submitted to the awards committee
should include all known data on the nominees. Click
here for a printable Nomination form.
Distinguished Graduate Award
The first Distinguished Graduate Award
(formerly the Graduate of the Year Award) was presented to
John Cardinal Wright '27 in 1954. In the 54 years since, the
award has been Boston Latin School Association's highest honor,
given each year to an individual exemplifying the motto sumus
primi.
Nominees will be evaluated based on several criteria, including:
- Significant contribution to the community in which
he or she lives
- Substantial life achievement in career or community
- Engagement in activities engendering pride on the part
of alumni/ae of BLS
Click
here for a printable Nomination form.
Distinguished Graduates
(Formerly Graduates of the Year)
2008: Richard Dunn '42
2007: Daniel Yankelovich ’42
2006: Andrew Viterbi ’52
2005: Stephen Greyser ’52
2004: Nat Hentoff ’41
2003: Richard A. Clarke ’68
2002: Patrick E. Roche ’46
2001: Constantine "Conrad"
Pappas Jameson 37
2000: Sheldon Seevak 46
1999: Harry V. Keefe Jr. 39
1998: Thomas H. OConnor 42
1997: Stanley Miller 48
1996: Aaron M. Feuerstein 43
1995: Merton H. Miller 40
1994: Robert F. McDermott 55
1993: Raymond D. Nasher 39
1992: Marshall S. Cogan 55
1991: Rev. John E. Brooks 42
1990: Albert Bates Lord 30
1989: Sumner M. Redstone 40
1988: Michael Contompasis 57
1987: Avram Goldberg 47
1986: Norman Leventhal 33
1985: William F. Looney, Jr. 49
1984: Leonard Bernstein 35
1983: Saul G. Cohen 33
1982: Sidney Topol 41
1981: Elliot Norton 22
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1980: William T. Cloney 29
1979: Aaron Gordon 23
1978: Arthur Fiedler
1977: Theodore H. White 32
1976: William F. Morrissey 15
1975: Dr. Wilfred L. OLeary 25
1974: Dr. Paul Zoll 28
1973: Robert Coles 46
1972: William L. Langer 12
1971: John W. Ward 41
1970: Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. 43
1969: T. Vincent Learson 31
1968: Thomas L. Phillips 42
1967: Roy E. Larsen 17
1966: Ralph B. Rogers 26
1965: Malcolm A. MacIntyre 25
1964: Joseph G. Gavin, Jr. 37
1963: William F. Looney, Sr. 15
1962: Antonino E. Lovino 22
1961: Wade H. McCree, Jr. 37
1960: Max Levine 07
1959: Ira M. Daniels 15
1958: Samuel Silverman 11
1957: Joseph P. Kennedy 08
1956: Howard Lindsay 07
1955: Sidney R. Rabb 16
1954: John Cardinal Wright 27 |
Outstanding Recent Graduate Award
Created in 1995, the outstanding recent graduate award recognizes
the achievement of the most recent generation, highlighting
one individual whose actions have served as an inspiration
and motivation to others.
- Graduated from Boston Latin School within the last
20 years
- Contributes selflessly to the local, national, international
community and/or Boston Latin School
- Served as a positive role model for alumni/ae and students
of the Boston Latin School
- Inspired action on the part of others
Click
here for a printable Nomination form.
Outstanding Recent Graduates
2008: Timothy Codrington '91
2007: John Fitzgerald ’91 and Ailbe Glynn ’91
2006: Rebecca Galeota ’92
2005: John Hanlon ’92
2004: Eugene Wade ’88
2003: Mary Tamer ’85
2002: not awarded
2001: Raffi N. Yessayan 86
2000: Ellen M. Stranberg 82
1999: Annette M. Felzani-Dwyer 83
1998: Jean OCallaghan-Morris 78
1997: Cecilia Chan 81
1996: Richard G. Pond 77
1995: Susan A. Bear 80
Volunteer Awards
Alumni may also be recognized for their devotion and service to Alma Mater and her alumni by the following awards: Joseph Desmond ’44 Award, Lee J. Dunn ’24 Award and Edward Lambert ’39 Class Leadership Award.
Dr.
Joseph F. Desmond '44 Volunteer Award
This
award was established by the Boston Latin School Association
in memory of Dr. Joseph Desmond '44, teacher, acting head
master and loyal alumnus, and is presented annually to a
BLS alumnus/a whose contributions to the school typify the
spirit of dedication and generosity that Desmond exemplified.
The Desmond Award recipient is chosen by the board of trustees chair and BLSA president.
Click
here for a printable Nomination form.
Dr.
Joseph F. Desmond '44 Volunteer Awardees
(Formerly Volunteers of
the Year)
2008: Julianne Donley Gilpin '80
2007: Duncan O'Brien ’78
2006: Ellen Moy-Maneikis ’78
2005: Lawrence S. DiCara ’67
2004:
Robert E. Holland ’64
2003: John Daley ’57
2002: John Buckley ’62
2001: Albert Gerte 37
2000: William F. McCarron 79
1999: John P. Page 55
1998: Paul C. Kelly 43
1997: Robert G. Hoffman 47
1996: Bruce McKinnon 74
1995: Tracy Guinta ODonnell 81 and Anne DiNatale
Spry 81
1994: Charles L. Longfield 74
1993: Richard G. Pond 77
1992: George P. Field 67
1991: John M. Barry 54
1990: Robert Rittenburg 51
Lee J. Dunn Award
This award was established by the family and friends of Lee J. Dunn ’24, former dean and adviser of Class I
at the school and executive secretary of the Association, through whose efforts many Latin School students were able to attend the college of their choice. The Lee J. Dunn Award is given annually to a BLS alumnus/a who has shown dedication, commitment and industry in furthering
the efforts of the school and its alumni. The Dunn Award
recipient is chosen by a separate committee, led by members
of the Dunn family.
Click
here for a printable Nomination form.
Lee J. Dunn Awardees
2008: Head Master Emerita Cornelia A. Kelley H'44
2007: John Page ’55
2006: Mary Tamer ’85
2005: William Koplovsky ’54
2004: William H. Wright ’69
2003: William McCarron ’79
2002: Robert Rittenburg ’51
2001: Stanley E. Tobin 48
2000: Paul C. Kelly 43
1991: Stanley Miller 48
1999: William Schawbel 57
1998: Bruce F. McKinnon 74
1997: Charles L. Longfield 74
1996: James W. Hegarty 57
1995: Edward C. Lambert 39
1994: Marshall S. Cogan 55
1993: Leon D. Starr 35
1992: Edward D. Hurley 32
1990: John T. Daley 57
1989: John S. Buckley 62
1988: Stephen A. Greyser 52
1987: Louis S. Corsini 57
1986: Charles L. Arena 51
1985: Lee J. Dunn, Jr. 61
1984: John I. Fitzgerald 36
1983: Gerard Foley 63
1982: Costa Chalas 36
1981: Roger B. Tyler 13
1980: Michael Contompasis 57
1979: Lawrence W. Beloungie 37
1978: Austin W. Jones, Jr. 48
1977: ( not awarded)
1976: ( not awarded)
1975: Antonino F. Lovino 22
1974: William F. Looney, Jr. 49
1973: Federic B. Williams 25
1972: William F. Morissey 15
1971: Thomas D. Craven 13
1970: John F. Elsbree 28
Edward Lambert ’39 Class Leadership Award
From the very first “look to your left” lecture, your class is part of your Latin School identity. Your class helped create many of the special memories you carry of Alma Mater and your class committees, or their modern counterparts, continue to help guide how you see the institution on Avenue Louis Pasteur today. For the staff at the Association, class committees are one of the most vital resources we have in our effort to build and nurture relationships with alumni. In 2006, to celebrate outstanding effort from a class leader or leaders, BLSA created the Edward Lambert ’39 Class Leadership Award, named in honor of a stellar class leader, longtime coach and faculty member, and an inductee to the Varsity Club Hall of Fame. The Lambert Award is selected by the BLSA president.
Click here for a printable Nomination form.
Edward Lambert ’39 Class Leadership Awardees
2007: Louis Izzi ’87
2006: Amelia Aubourg ’99 and Barbara Regan ’99
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