Alumni Leadership Conference

The Bronze Beaver Award is given in recognition of distinguished service to the Institute and/or its Association of Alumni and Alumnae by alumni who have been active in most or all phases of alumni activity and who have been outstanding in at least one phase. This award is the highest honor the Alumni Association can bestow upon any of its members. 

• Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87 

• Kerry Bowie ʼ94, MBA ʼ06 

• Kim Lesly Hunter ’86 

• Steven Larky ’84 

• Natalie Lorenz Anderson ’84 

The Harold E. Lobdell ’17 Distinguished Service Award is given in recognition of alumni relations service to the Alumni Association and MIT that is of special depth over a sustained period. 

• Rudayna Abdo ʼ90 

• Timothy Aune ’85 

• Adina Gwartzman ʼ81, SM ʼ82 

• Eboney Hearn ’01 

• Anurag Sood ʼ85, SM ʼ87 

• Richard Sternberg ’74 

The Henry B. Kane ’24 Award is given in recognition of exceptional service and accomplishments in fundraising for the Alumni Association and MIT.   

• Burt Barnow ’69 

• Carissa Climaco ’89, MCP ’96 

• Pooja Shukla Devendran ’99 

• Scott Morrison ’86 

The Margaret L. A. MacVicar ’65, ScD ’67 Award is given in recognition of innovation, dedication, and meaningful impact for the Alumni Association or the Institute in any area of volunteer activity, showing strong potential for future volunteer leadership for the Alumni Association. 

• Dima Ayyash ’12, MCP ’13 

• Mary Jane Daly MCP ’83 

• Jose Frontado MAA ’80 

• Renee Harton ’07 

• Emily Huang MA ’91, MArch ’91 

• Daniel E Ottenheimer ’79, SM ’82 

• Anita Wu MBA ’16 

• Hesham Younis SM ’97, PhD ’02 

The George B. Morgan ’20 Award is given in recognition of sustained excellence in all aspects of Educational Council activity, including dedication to MIT, an abiding concern for and sensitivity to the interests of prospective students, and exceptional standards of achievement and professionalism in meeting council responsibilities.  

• Steve Harsany ’03  

• Carol Shattles Hooker ’67  

• Gurumurthy Kalyanaram PhD ’89  

• Nitin Kasturi ’96, MEng ’97  

• Parameshwar Mani MBA ’08  

• Hai Nguyen ’04  

• Armando E. Viteri ’81 

The Great Dome Award is given in recognition of distinguished service to the Alumni Association and MIT by alumni organizations. 

• AMITA "In Her Footsteps" Walking Tour 

• MIT Ballroom Dance Club 

• MIT Class of 1974 50th Reunion Gift and Programming Committees 

• MIT Class of 1999 25th Reunion Gift and Programming Committees 

• MIT Club of Japan "150 Years of Japan and MIT" Gala 

• MIT Club of Southern California Disaster Relief 

• MIT Club of South Texas Community Service Program 

The constitution of the Alumni Association, adopted at its annual meeting held on December 30, 1897, provided that “anyone who has rendered outstanding service to the Association or the Institute” might be elected to Honorary Membership. This includes any present or former member of the Corporation, or any present or former officer of administration or instruction on the staff of the Institute, as well as their spouses.  

• President Sally Kornbluth