Alumni, Faculty, Staff Recognized During Founder's Day

The annual Founder's Day Convocation will returned to Dingledine Music Center at Bradley University. During the ceremony, founder, Lydia Moss Bradley, was remembered and alumni, faculty and staff were recognized for their many achievements. 

The following were honored.

Caterpillar Inc. Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching
Dr. Yoon-Si Lee, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering & Construction

Caterpillar Inc. Faculty Achievement Award for Scholarship
Dr. Devin Murphy, Assistant Professor of English 

Charles M. Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Twila Lukowiak, Associate Professor of Special Education

Samuel Rothberg Professional Excellence Award
Fisher Stolz, Professor of Art

Mergen Award for Public Service
Dr. Seth Katz, Associate Professor of English

Distinguished Alumnus Award
Khalid Al-Naif ’81
President and Chief Executive Officer, Al-Naif & Company, Inc. 

Outstanding Young Graduate Award 
Adam Cohen ’02
Executive Producer/Producer, Jeff Margolis Productions

Lydia Moss Bradley Award
Matthew Noe '02
Regional Shared Services Manager - Latin America, Caterpillar Inc.

The following alumni were inducted into the Centurion Society.

Mr. Khalid Al-Naif, ’81. 
President and CEO Al Naif & Company, Inc.

Judith Carta ’72
Director of Early Childhood Research at the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, a Senior Scientist in the Institute for Life Span Studies, and Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas

Mr. Bill Fairfield ’70
Chairman of Dreamfield Partners, Director of Proxibid and Director of ACASS Systems.  

Clyde W. Hall ’53
Regents Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering Technology, Savannah State University

Centurions Society Class of 2015. Left to right: Bill Fairfield, Dr. Judith Carta, Khalid Al-Naif. Not pictured, Dr. Clyde Hall