The Erskine Alumni Association’s Honors and Awards program is designed to give recognition to alumni and friends of the college and seminary for their outstanding accomplishments in a variety of areas. Please feel free to make nominations for any of these awards if you know someone who is deserving.
The Alumni Distinguished Service Award is the most prestigious of all the awards given by the alumni association. This award recognizes outstanding service to church, community, profession, and to Erskine over the span of a lifetime.
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
| 1958 | William Hood Stuart |
| 1959 | Francis Ebenezer Grier |
| 1962 | Robert Calvin Grier |
| D. G. “Dode” Phillips | |
| 1967 | Everette Sloan and Ann Pressly Sloan |
| 1970 | James Patterson Pressly |
| 1971 | Jean Wood Todd |
| 1972 | Hugh Chisolm Dale |
| 1973 | Sarah Hopkins Sullivan |
| 1974 | James Dixon Lesslie, Jr. |
| 1975 | Thomas Selden Watt |
| 1976 | Joseph Howard Patrick, Sr. |
| 1977 | Robert Witherspoon Miller |
| 1978 | William Chamber “Red” Myers |
| 1979 | Moffatt Grier Long |
| 1980 | Mae Todd Moore |
| 1981 | Elisabeth Chisolm Huffman |
| 1982 | Jane Blakely Jennings |
| 1983 | “Tum” and “Totsy” Lesesne |
| 1984 | J. M. Plaxco |
| 1985 | Ralph W. Drake |
| 1986 | Martha Abernethy Long |
| 1987 | Jack and Anne Whitesides Alexander |
| 1988 | Lloyd H. Wilkerson |
| 1989 | D. Patterson Craig |
| 1990 | James H. and Betty Henry Young |
| 1991 | Mary E. McDill |
| 1992 | John and Mary Hunter |
| 1993 | Winnie Morrison Phillips |
| 1994 | Frank and Margaret Hunt |
| 1995 | William B. Patrick, Jr. |
| 1996 | L. M. “Dill” and Rachel Allison |
| 1997 | Gordon G. Parkinson |
| 1998-99 | Henry L. Sneed, Jr. |
| William L. Pressly | |
| 2000 | John M. Galloway |
| 2001 | John T. Moore |
| 2002 | Dot Simpson Wise |
| 2003 | P. Cleburne McClary III |
| 2004 | William J. Ranson |
| 2005 | D. Parker Young |
| 2006 | John Charles McGill |
| 2007 | Thomas W. Myers |
| 2008 | Joe and Kathy Black |
| 2009 | Cliff N. Wallace |
| 2010 | Dr. John Miller Grier |
| 2011 | Lowry Ware |
| 2012 | Eleanor Chesnut Richardson |
| 2013 | Randall T. Ruble and Martha Grant Ruble |
| 2014 | Dr. Joab Mauldin “Joe” Lesesne, Jr. |
| 2015 | Dr. Richard G. Taylor, Jr. |
| 2016 | Dr. Clifton Earl Linderman |
| 2016 | Harriet Elizabeth Smith Linderman |
| 2017 | Rev. Howard Max Bolin |
| 2017 | Cynthia Coulter Bolin |
Alumni
Jeanne Bell
Administrative Assistant for Alumni & Advancement, Coordinator of Supplemental Instruction
