This award was established by David M. Darrin ’40 in 1972 to recognize a faculty member who has made an unusual/exceptional contribution in the counseling of undergraduate students. The selection of the award recipient is made by Phalanx, the student leadership honorary society, based on nominations received from an open solicitation to the campus in the Spring semester. 5 years of service is required. The David M. Darrin ’40 Counseling Award is presented at Commencement in May. The winner addresses the campus community at the Phalanx Tapping ceremony the following Spring.
Award Recipients
Sorted Numerically With Latest Recipient at the Top
2026 – Dr. Holly Traver
2025 – Dr. Johnson Samuel
2024 – Yael Erel ’13G
2023 – Dr. Shayla Sawyer ’06 Ph.D.
2022 – Dr. Bruce Piper
2021 – Dr. Brandon Costelloe-Kuehn ’12 Ph.D.
2020 – Dr. Jeffrey H. Braunstein ’04 Ph.D.
2019 – Dr. Sibel Adali
2018 – Dr. Eddie Ade Knowles
2017 – Dr. Thomas Haley ’84, ’90G, ’92G, ’00 Ph.D.
2017 – Dr. John Reilly ’83 Ph.D.
2017 – Dr. Kim Fortun
2017 – Audrey Bennett
2017 – Dr. Toh-Ming Lu
2017 – Richard Plotka ’87
2017 – Dr. Thomas Triscari ’84 Ph.D.
2017 – Dr. Dorit Nevo
2017 – Michael Oatman
2017 – Gustavo Crembil
2016 – Dr. Marianne C. Nyman
2015 – David H. Bell
2014 – Dr. Dean Andrew Nieusma ’01G, ’04 Ph.D.
2013 – Dr. Charles W. Boylen
2012 – Dr. Burt L. Swersey
2011 – Dr. Bimal K. Malaviya
2010 – Dr. James Justin Napolitano ’77, ’78G
2009 – Dr. Lupita Montoya
2008 – Frank X. Wright
2007 – Dr. Thomas F. Zimmie
2006 – Robert Parsons
2005 – Dr. Harry W. McLaughlin
2004 – Dr. Michael H. Hanna
2003 – Dr. George F. List
2002 – Gilbert Maffeo
2001 – Dr. Peter Persans
2000 – Dr. Roger Grice ’87 Ph.D.
1999 – Dr. Simeon Komisar
1998 – Jonathan C. Newell ’65, ’68G
1997 – Frances Bronet
1996 – Dr. Michael M. Abbott ’60, ’65 Ph.D.
1995 – Dr. William C. St. John ’89 Ph.D.
1994 – Dr. Robert W. Messler, Jr. ’65, ’71 Ph.D.
1993 – Dr. Jorge Haddock ’78G
1992 – Curtis V. Green
1991 – Dr. John Schumacher ’66, ’67G, ’69G
1990 – Dr. Henrik Hagerup ’55
1989 – Dr. Gene Simons ’57, ’69 Ph.D.
1988 – Dr. Ernest Nippes, Jr. ’38, ’40G, ’42 Ph.D.
1987 – Dr. George H. Handelman
1986 – Paul B. Zuber
1985 – Dr. Edith H. Luchins
1984 – Walter Eppenstein ’52G
1983 – Barry A. Taylor ’56, ’68G
1982 – Alan S. Meltzer
1981 – A. Bruce Carlson
1980 – Joseph H. Smith, Jr. ’46, ’54G
1979 – Harry F. Herbrandson
1978 – Raymond D. Caravaty ’50
1977 – Dr. Douglas H. Washburn
1976 – Dis Maly
1975 – Dr. John J. McCarthy ’48, ’51G, ’58 Ph.D.
1974 – Henry B. Hollinger