Each year, we honor a group of Creighton alumni who have made a difference in their communities. These outstanding alumni will be recognized with the Alumni Merit Award and Alumni Achievement Citation at a ceremony and reception.
How to nominate an alumnus/alumna
2021 awards
Read more about the recipients.
Alumni Achievement Citation
Robert A. Reed, BSBA'61
Alumni Merit Awards
College of Arts & Sciences: Jane O’Keefe Addy, BS’74
College of Nursing: MG (Ret.) Mary E. Link, BSN’83
Graduate School: Jeffrey J. Gross, BSPHY’93, MS’95
Heider College of Business: Dennis L. Wiederholt, BSBA’75, MBA’85, and
Patricia Greco Wiederholt, BSBA’74
School of Dentistry: Eugene Low, DDS’67
School of Law: Felecia Turner Epps, JD’83
School of Medicine: Jane M. Carnazzo, BSCHM’82, MD’86
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions: Mary Wolpert-DeFilippes, PhD, BSPHA’63
Recent Alumni Award
Hilary Wething, PhD, BS’11
Friend of Creighton Award
Macaela Smith and Bette Walker