| Alumni
Awards |
| The Deerfield Academy Heritage
Award |
The Heritage Award was initiated in 1984 to
recognize a Deerfield Alumnus whose professional
and personal achievements represent a special
contribution to the betterment of society. In
short, someone whose life exemplifies the
academy's motto, "Be Worthy of Your Heritage." In
addition to honoring the recipient, it also makes
the current Deerfield student body aware of the
scope and substance of the accomplishments and
contributions of the academy's alumni.
The
sole stipulation is that the recipient of the
Heritage Award come to Deerfield to receive the
award and address the student body and faculty at
an all-school assembly. The hope is that this
experience will inspire those present and make
them alive to the possibility of a life dedicated
to public service, education, science or the arts.
Winners receive a framed citation, a copy of which
hangs in the lobby of the Memorial Building,
alongside those of previous winners.
Nominees are proposed to the Executive
Committee of the Alumni Association. Finalists are
selected by a panel of students, faculty, and
Executive Committee Members. The award is given
each fall. |
Ambassador Ralph Earle, II '46
|
| 2009 Heritage Award Winner: |
| Ambassador Ralph Earle, II '46 - national security |
| Past Heritage Award Recipients: |
| 2008 Brian A. Rosborough '58 |
public service - environmental conservation and education |
| 2007 Michael K. Frith '59 |
public service/the arts - children's educational entertainment |
| 2006 Father Thomas Keating '40 |
public service - philosophy & ministry |
| 2005 Thomas C. Reed '51 |
public service - national security |
| 2004 Frederick
C. Barton '67 |
public service - humanitarian |
| 2003 James W. Symington '45 |
public service - politics |
| 2002 Christopher J. Waddell '87 |
athlete - paralympian |
| 2001 John Chittick '66 |
public service - HIV/AIDS Education |
| 2000 Nathaniel Reed '51 |
educator - environment |
| 1999 Francis L'Esperance '49 |
medicine |
| 1998 Robert E. Ives '65 |
public service - alternative ministry |
| 1997 David M. Childs '59 |
arts - architecture |
| 1996 William M. Boyd II '59 |
education |
| 1995 John A. McPhee '49 |
arts - writing |
| 1994 Michael B. Mayor '55 |
medicine |
| 1993 Warren Zimmermann '52 |
public service - diplomacy |
| 1992 Robert B. Binswanger '48 |
education |
| 1991 Henry W. Kendall '45 |
science |
| 1990 Henry P. Becton Jr. '61 |
arts - television |
| 1989 Gilbert M. Grosvenor '49 |
arts - publishing |
| 1988 John H. Chafee '40 |
public service - politics |
| 1987 Bruce McClellan '41 |
education |
| 1986 Budd Schulberg '32 |
arts - literature |
| 1985 Robert M. Morgenthau '37 |
public service - law |
| 1984 John L. Ashbery '45 |
arts - poetry |
| 1984 Edward P. Bullard IV '53 |
public service -
philanthropy |
