Distinguished Alumni Awards
Westminster College is proud to have touched the lives of so many alumni who have gone on after graduation to excel personally and professionally. Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are considered and chosen by Westminster College alumni. The College honors alumni who make a difference in their communities by exemplifying the service learning aspect of a Westminster College education.
You are cordially invited to the
Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner
honoring
Kim T. Adamson (’79)
Solomon Awan (’07, MBA ’12)
Julie Balk (’83)
Noreen Rouillard (Honoray PhD, '12)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tanner Atrium, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts
Westminster College Campus
Black Tie Invited
Tickets: $40 per person
Register by Monday, April 22, 2013
2012-2013 Honorees
Kim T. Adamson (BS, Behavioral Science ‘79)
Kim Adamson has always committed her time to serving her community and nation. Prior to graduating from Westminster, she enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1974. Then in 1975, she entered law enforcement working for various police agencies across the Salt Lake Valley. In 1997, she was appointed to the bench at the Salt Lake County as a Justice Court judge. She now holds senior justice court judge status. Kim’s military career took her from private to chief warrant officer 5. Kim’s service includes four combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. As a Platoon Commander during three of those combat tours, Kim led a team of Marines in the sobering mission of retrieving our fallen heroes and ensuring they were safely and respectfully returned to the US. This year Kim will retire from the US. Marine Corps Reserves.
At Westminster College, Kim has dedicated herself to supporting her fellow alumni, even providing the final funding for the Kim T. Adamson Alumni House. Kim serves on the Westminster College Board of Trustees and previously served on the Alumni Board.
Solomon Awan (BS, Business ‘07, MBA ‘12)
When Solomon Awan fled his home country of Sudan in 1987 at the age of eight, he never imagined that his journey would lead him to Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2007 Solomon graduated from Westminster with a BS in business with an emphasis in finance, and in 2012 Solomon received his MBA from Westminster.
Solomon believed education could open doors and would allow him to help people of his native country. Throughout the years, he has been dedicated to helping children in his native country by donating school supplies. While at Westminster he coordinated fundraisers to get others involved in his mission.
Solomon is currently the managing director for South Sudan Education for Change, an organization committed to building a primary school in South Sudan.
Julie Balk (BS, Nursing ‘83)
As a certified nurse practitioner, Julie has worked in a variety of clinical settings. Julie served as President of Utah Nurse Practitioners and received the Excellence in Practice Award for the State of Utah by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Julie is an active volunteer for local health fairs, and has traveled to the Amazon jungle and the Solomon Islands on medical missions. She has been active in the public school system and served as a PTSA president on two occasions.
In 2007, Julie returned to Westminster to teach; she is currently an associate professor in the school of nursing and health sciences. Julie also has clinical practice that provides onsite healthcare and wellness coaching to CHG, a healthcare staffing agency.
Julie earned a Master’s of Science and Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the University of Utah
Prior Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Recipients of the Westminster College Distinguished Alumni Award include the following alumni:
Irene Warr ‘52, ‘54
Lowell Judson Farmer ‘56
Roberta Roberts Patrick ‘56
William Y.K. Wong ‘58
DeAnn Dunn Hanson ‘64
Thomas Metcalf ‘65
Steve Crane ‘70
Barbara Parady Hoagland ‘70
Dick van Klaveren ‘70
Forrest S. Cuch ‘73
Doug Morton ‘73
James Andersen ‘74
Owen D. Wells ‘75
Babs De Lay ‘76, ‘79
Patrick Iversen ‘76
Christine Pannier Chytraus‘77
France A. Davis ‘77
Patrick Moore ‘77
Richard D. Wood ‘77
John “Jackie” Robertson ‘78
June Cline ‘87
Shirley Michel ‘87
Mark Wheatley ‘89
David Litvack ‘94
William L. Sedgewick ‘94
Jim Martin ‘97
Carlos Linares ‘01, MBA ‘05
Josie Valdez ‘03
Francis Battle ‘78
Dick Paff ‘67
Khosrow Semnani ‘72
Nominations
Do you know a Westminster grad who should be considered for the Distinguished Alumni Award? Please submit your nomination by November 30, 2013. The alumni recognition committee will select the recipients to be honored at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner in April 2014. Please submit your nomination online here.
