George Washington Kidd, Class of 1836, Award

The George Washington Kidd, Class of 1836, Award, named for Lafayette's first graduate, is presented to Lafayette alumni who have earned distinction in their careers. The award was first presented in 1970.

> 1970
  Daniel L. Golden '34 - Law
Thomas S. Hargest III '50 - Bio-Engineering
Gerald S. O'Loughlin '45 - Performing Arts
Harry N. Snook '33 - Management Engineering
   
> 1971
  John G. Fuller '36 - Letters
F. Wilbur Gingrich '23 - Education
Philip L. Greenwalt '34 - Finance
Alan A. Scheer '45 - Medicine
   
> 1972
  Anthony L. Conrad '43 - Executive Management
John W. Landis '39 - Nuclear Engineering
Mitchell S. Rosenthal '56 - Medicine
John J. Veronis '48 - Publishing
   
> 1973
  No recipient
   
> 1974
  James E. Bryan '31 - Library Science
Robert S. Goodhart '30 - Nutrition
Edward A. Jesser, Jr. '39 - Banking
   
> 1975
  Robert B. Meyner '30 - Public Service
   
> 1976
  Dr. John M. Hills '31 - Geology
Dr. Fred S. Rosen '51 - Medicine
   
> 1977
  Dr. Seward Hiltner '31 - Religion
   
> 1978
  Charles Edward Loeb '36 - Publishing
   
> 1979
  Thomas W. Pomeroy, Jr. '29 - Judiciary
William E. Simon '52 - Public Service
   
> 1980
  Orvan W. Hess, M.D. '27 - Medical Research
   
> 1981
  James P. Gutai '66 - Medical Research
   
> 1982
  Ralph K. Gottshall '27 - Corporate Executive
H. Keffer Hartline '23 - Medical Research
Philip S. Hench '16 - Medicine
   
> 1983
  Robert B. Heilman '27 - Teaching and Writing
Fernando E. Lee '24 - Entrepreneurship
   
> 1984
  William B. Farinon '39 - Telecommunications
George L. Schaefer '41 - Film Production and Direction
   
> 1985
  E. Crosby Willett '50 - Artistry in Stained Glass
   
> 1986
  Saul Cooperman '56 - Public Service
Jules D. Prown '51 - Art History
   
> 1987
  Dominique M. Lapierre '52 - Writing and Philanthropy
D. Herbert Lipson '52 - Publishing
Ralph E. Ward '50 - Executive Management
Jay M. Weiss '62 - Clinical Psychology
   
> 1988
  Richard C. Alkire '63 - Engineering Education
Peter J. Carril '52 - Education and Coaching
J. Tylee Wilson '53 - Corporate Management
   
> 1989
  No recipient
   
> 1990
  General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. '50 - Military Service
William G. McCarter '51 - Public Broadcasting
Jay L. Parini '70 - Writing and Teaching
   
> 1991
  Gerald D. Dodd, Jr., M.D. '45 - Medical Research and Education
Fred M. Kirby II '42 - Financial Management and Philanthropy
   
> 1992
  Richard F. Edlich '58 - Medicine and Education
Dwight D. Sangrey '62 - Engineering Education
Robert C. Smith '65 - Public Service
Charles E. Hugel '51 - Executive Management
   
> 1993
  Dr. Edwin M. Curley '59 - Philosophy
Dr. Robert A. Pastor '69 - Political Science
William C. Lowe '62 - Executive Management
   
> 1994
  Darlyne Bailey '74 - Education
   
> 1995
  Walter Oechsle '57 - Investment Management
   
> 1996
  Arthur W. Conway '68
William J. Conway '70
   
> 1997
  Michael Moskow '59
   
> 2000
  Jeff Feather '65 and David Bloys '61
   
> 2004
  Tom Neff '59
   
> 2005
  Roger Schofield Newton ‘72
   
> 2006
  Richard P. Teets Jr. ’77
> 2007
  Michael F. Weinstein ’70
Albert Kauffman ’33 (posthumously)