The Benny Award is the Alumni Association’s top award for service to Ball State University or the Alumni Association. The award gets its name from the statue of Beneficence, the University’s long-standing symbol of unselfish contribution of one’s talents, energy, and time.

Benny Award Recipients 1975–1999

1975

 Mary Lou Conrad, AB '57
Clell W. Douglass
John R. Emens
William P. Givens
Edward O. Langas, '47
William H. McCarthy, '67
Jack M. Stanton, '61

1976

Paula W. Carter, '64 MA '69 EdD '75 
Judy K. Griffith, '64
Robert E. Linson, '47 MA '48
Sharon E. Pierce, '70 MA '72
Julie P. Mendenhall Simmons, '64
J.C. Wagner
James D. Yunker, '69 MA '72

1977

Clifford W. Childress, '36 
Lisbeth A. Cupp, '74
General Telephone, Fort Wayne (Terry S. Parker, '67) 
Richard W. Hutson, '60 MA '62
Don L. Park, '61 MA '63

1978

Ray W. Ashley, '41 MA '52
Charles E. Hefley, '56 MA '59
Dan G. Howe, '65
Don L. Lemish, '65 MA '68
Muncie Power Products, Inc. (Hamer and Phyllis, '47, Shafer)

1979

Richard L. Brainerd, '50
Michael L. Cox, '70
Delco Electronics, Kokomo (Sherry Strahla Horner, '77)
Donald E. Marsh
Will Parker

1980

Anne F. Courtney, '75
James R. Hatcher, '65 MA '66
Henry County Savings & Loan (Ralph Kerwin, MA'70)
M. Jack Peckinpaugh, '50
Richard L. Reedy, '64
Vern J. Schmaltz, '70
W.J. Wagoner, AB '42

1981

Ben E. Delk
Ronald P. Herzig, '66 MA '66
Highland Community Schools (Merlin Clinkenbeard, '50)
Crystal L. Mahoney, '53
Morry E. Mannies, '60 MA '64
Donald L. Mays, '62 MA '65 EdD '69
Robert D. McFadden, '52
Lee Pursley, '48 MA '62
Nancy J. Renner, '48
Greg A. Schenkel, '70

1982

Aline B. Emens, MA '65
Tom D. Epply, '61
First National Bank of Elkhart 
Jim G. Hiatt, '70
D. Fred Powell, '53
John S. Walker, '32 MA '36
Brian D. Williams, '81

1983

Foster Adams, '56
H. Gordon Miller, '59
Kathy A. McClanahan, '74
James W. Parks, '51 MA '56
Marilyn S. Skinner, '58 MA '61

1984

Alexis Olson-Brandt, '75
Jack L. Demaree
Jim R. Davis, '67
Carolyn Davis, '69
Garfield
Jim D. Garretson, '64 MA '69
Ray S. Ferguson, '70
Dick A. Poppa, '74
Bill A. Reynolds, '35
Valley American Bank

1985

Oliver C. Bumb
Indiana National Bank
Jim M. Jackson, '72 MA '74 EdS '82
Ed E. Lewis, '59
Steve F. Rathka, '64
Earl C. Yestingsmeier, '55 MA '58

1986

Stefan S. Anderson
Mary S. Cusic, '74
Tom L. DeWeese, '68 MBA '69
Larry L. Dorton, '60
Robert M. Manor, '63
Gordon P. Paquin, '62 MA '69
James E. Reed, '73
John O. Reed, '52 EdD '71
Phil A. Schermerhorn, '74
Terry Walker, '68

1987

Robert P. Bell, '40
John P. Brunso, '56 MA '61
Gordon Cox
Shirley L. Foster, '58 MA '79
Dennis L. Kramer, '65 MA '69

1988

Marie Fraser, '45
Thomas J. Kinghorn, '65 MA '67 
Sally S. Mauck, '57 MA '67

1989

Hollis E. Hughes, Jr., '65 MA '73 
Doris E. Miller, '45 MA '50

1990

Jama E. Cashdollar, '71
Mark A. Ervin, '81 MA '85
James Marine
William D. Marohn, '58
Thomas A. Meilstrup, '65

1991

Joe L. Alford
Paul E. Crousore, '67 MAE '71
Betsy M. Ross, '72
James C. Stout, '60
Dennis B. Swackhamer, '68 MA '70
C. Warren Vander Hill

1992

Keith L. Bennett, '57
Amy R. Connelly, '85 MA '86 
Gary P. Fileccia, '72
Richard W. Harris, MA '70

1993

Bruce D. Allman, '69
David W. Amick, '78
Lucy H. Atkinson, '78
Charles Bowman, '59 MA '63
Don D. Dumoulin, '82
J. Paul Georgi, '49
Richard C. McKee,  '53
Joyce A. Meyer, '81

1994

Eleanor J. (Jo) Brown, '56
Thomas L. Farris, '67
Jack R. Foss, MA '67
Paul H. Schudel
Tony's Lockeroom (Tony,  '58 MA '63, and Ann, MA '63, Catanzarite )

1995

Ned S. Emshwiller,  '67
Julia K. Ingels, '73 MA '76 EdS '83
Patricia J. McCallister, '54 BS '79 MA '81 
Donald W. Mikesell, '60 MA '63
Joseph T. Naumcheff, '51 MA '59
Neil A. Palomba
Sheryl A. Swingley, '74 MA '82
Indiana Energy, Inc.

1996

Jan P. Abbs,  '76
Earl L. Conn, MA '57
Thomas L. Neat,  '62 
Edwin D. Shipley, '68 MA '71 

1997

Richard A. Isenhour, '75 MA '82
Michael L. Johnston,  '77 MA '81 
Paul H. Linder,  '68 MAE '71 EdS '82
Alice B. Prettyman,  MA '82

1998

Frederick E. Cox, Jr., '74
Patricia A. Jacoby, '81
Gilbert L. McKean, '56
Patti L. Quiring, BS '75
Thomas E. Spangler, '66
Stoops Automotive Group, Inc.  (Jeffrey E. Stoops, BS '69–President)
Stoops Automotive Group, Inc.  (Randy Stoops–Vice President)
Pennie M. Thomas, MA '61

1999

Susan G. Akers, '90 MA '99
J. Bob Browning, '76
Sam W. Clemmons, '79
Jeff L. Hall
Kermit V. Hayes, '53 MA '57
John E. Worthen