Alumni Association Awards

A nominee shall be one who, through unselfish interest, loyalty or personal commitment, has enhanced the quality of life in the Moorestown Friends School community. The nominee should also be currently involved with the school through volunteer work, contributions or other ways.

Past Recipients of the Service Award:

2001: Floss Brudon*
2002: G. MacCulloch “Cully” Miller*
2003: Lou Matlack ’53
2004: Neil Hartman*
2005: John Caughey*
2005: Cynthia Eni Yingling ’75
2006: Tak Moriuchi*
2007: Sandy Heath*
2008: Warren Nelson ’58
2009: William Diller ’59*
2010: Connie Muldowney
2011: Warren Sawyer*
2012: Phil & Naomi Lippincott
2013: Tom & Debbie Whitesell
2014: Grace Kennedy Blackburn*
2015: Fred Moriuchi ’65
2016: William R. Archer ’61
2017: Bill Gardiner ’67
2018: William E. Teale ’58 and Mary McAllister Teale ’58
2019: Patricia Ann Metzer ’59
2020: Frank Beideman and Mindy Holman
2021: Meridee Duddleston
2022: Lynne Brick and Marge Dawson
2023: Barbara Rose Caldwell
2024: Paul Lloyd, Ira Stark, and Laurie Hodian

(*deceased)

An individual who exemplifies the best qualities of MFS, including honesty, integrity, fairness, a commitment to serve others, and a dedication to equality and justice. One or more of the following criteria should be present in the profiles of nominees:

• One who uses his or her education from MFS or affiliation with MFS and gives of himself or herself to make the world a better place.
• One who has achieved a standard of excellence in one’s chosen endeavor or field.
• One who has made significant contributions to his or her community, whether it is Moorestown or the community in which he or she lives.

Past Recipients of The Alice Stokes Paul Merit Award:

2003: Ken Mayer ’68
2004: Mary Ellen Avery ’44*
2005: Mustapha Khan ’80
2006: Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes ’76
2007: Thomas R. Hedges, III ’67
2008: Elizabeth Whitney “Whitty” Ransome ’63
2009: Anne Rosenberg ’74
2009: John Stubbs ’54
2010: Christian Hansen ’50*
2011: Judith Greenfield Faulkner ’61
2012: Robert Smith ’42*
2013: Debbie Miller Hull ’63
2014: Peter and Bonnie Greenfield Reagan ’64
2015: Fredric Jameson ’50
2016: Paul “Terry” M. Mecray ’56
2017: Miriam Feyerherm
2018: Dana Calvo ’88
2019: Maria Elena del Socorro Jefferds ’89
2020: S. Merrill Weiss ’65
2021: Mark Mitchell ’86
2022: Sarah F. Feyerherm ’82
2023: Nancy Polutan-Teulieres ’88
2024: Nathaniel R. Evans III, M.D. ’94

(*deceased)

This award may be made to a recent MFS graduate on or before the Fifteenth Reunion, who has distinguished him/herself either through meritorious achievement in the early years of his/her career or through exceptional service to the community or to the school. The recipient of this award will have demonstrated commitment to the values and spirit of Moorestown Friends School after graduation by one or more of the following:

• Pursuing unique and rigorous academic, artistic or athletic challenges.
• Leading their surrounding community or business in keeping with traditional Quaker values.
• Providing exemplary service to the School or to their community-at-large.

Eligible recipients must have been active members of the Moorestown Friends School community during his/her high school years. This award will be given only when the meritorious action of a recent graduate warrants celebration and recognition.

Past Recipients of The Young Alumni Award

2006: Sarah Adelman Corliss, Class of 1996
2009: Brian Weaver, Class of 1999
2010: Meruka Gupta Hazari, Class of 2000
2011: Jordan Barbour, Class of 2001
2012: Robin Nelson, Class of 1997
2013: Brian Turner, Class of 1998
2014: Palav Babaria, Class of 1999
2015: Heather McKay, Class of 2000
2016: Kara Duffy, Class of 2001
2017: Sonia Mixter Guzman, Class of 2002
2018: Erika Richardson Hall, Class of 2003
2019: Kristi Hunter-Ryan, Class of 2004
2019: Christopher Setz-Kelly, Class of 2004
2020: Cornell Verdeja-Woodson, Class of 2005
2021: Ryan Flynn, Class of 2006
2022: Andrew Bernard, Class of 2007 and Briana Pressey Ellerbe, Class of 2007
2023: Ashley Edwards, Class of 2008 and Eric Teitelbaum, Class of 2008
2024: Alicia Gurrieri, Class of 2009