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Tipton Award

The Tipton Award is presented by the Student Senate to honor an alumna or alumnus who has made an outstanding service contribution to Park University. It was endowed by Mary Lou and Bill Tipton, both class of 1928. Throughout their lives the Tiptons served Park University through the Alumni Association, Friends of the Library and the Park University Board of Trustees. Their many gifts of time, talent and funds are too numerous to mention here. The first Tipton Award presentation was made in 1991.

2012 Tipton Award Recipient
Toni Madeira, '88

Toni Madeira, ’88, serves on the Alumni Council and the School of Business Advisory Council.
She is instrumental in providing opportunities for students to network with alumni and
to participate in community service projects. She is responsible for the creation of the
Alumni Match, the new alumni mentoring program. Madeira is chief financial officer of
Candace Bennett and Associates, a consulting firm focused on market research,
communications, and organizational assessment and development.

Photo, left to right:
Toni Madeira with Clarinda Creighton, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

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RECIPIENTS

1991   Marlowe Sherwood, '63
1992   Paul Gault, '65, MPA '88
1993   Carolyn McHenry Elwess, '71
1994   Eileen West, '71
1995   Randy Condit, '87, MPA '89
1996   Charles “Chuck” Edwards, '42
1997   not awarded
1998   Michael Driskell, '96
1999   Dr. Brian Hoffman, '86
2000   not awarded
2001   Jody Manchion, '99
2002   Dr. Harold Smith, '44
2003   Dorla Watkins, '80, MPA '00
2004   Ewa Witkowska, '03
2005   Alisha Coggins, '03
2006   Blair Howell, '05
2007   Denzil Ross, '06
2008   Allyson Pasbach, '05, MBA '07
2009   Deanna Medlin Armstrong, '70
2010   Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Martin, '50
2011   Ken Smith, '94, MBA '08
2012   Toni Madeira, '88