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The annual winners for the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Alumni Service Award, and Athletic Hall of Fame are presented in the spring each year. Please complete the appropriate forms (links below) by Friday, September 26, 2025.
The Distinguished Alumnus/a Award 

​This award recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field, and in doing so, have brought distinction and honor to North Cross School. The annual winner is presented during Alumni Reunion Weekend in the spring.
The recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award is Rick Brown '66.
Past Recipients: ​
2024: Dr. Alison Nordt '88
2023: David Krell '96
2022: Dr. Linda Valleroy '68
2021: Mark Sandy '83
2020: Dr. Caroline Light '87
​2019: Liza Mundy '78
2018: Catherine Bradshaw '93
​2017: Harry I. Johnson, III ’86
2016: Will Dichtel '96
2015: Katherine Fulton '73
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​The Alumni Service Award 

This award is presented annually to one outstanding alumnus/a who has made significant contributions to his/her community. Nominees should meet the following criteria:
  • The candidate must have graduated from or attended North Cross School and must continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to the school and its ideals.
  • The candidate must be someone other than an alumnus/a currently serving on the North Cross School Alumni Association Board.
  • The candidate should be a responsible citizen who generously contributes time and/or resources and who continues to be involved with North Cross School and/ or with his/her community. 
The annual award winner is presented during Commencement in the spring.
The recipient of the 2025 Alumni Service Award is Fourd Kemper '86.
Past Recipients: 
2024: Barney Hammond '82
2023: George Vogel '93
2022: Colleen Hamlin '78​
2021: Leigh Huff '76
2019: Susan Card '76 (NGA)​
​2018: George B. Cartledge III ‘82
2017: Ian McDade ’91
2016: Sarah Boxley Beck ’98
2015: Elizabeth Fulghum Frankl ’82
2014: Russ Ellett ’84
2013: Katherine Watts ’67
2012: Allen B. Whittle ’91
2011: Joseph D. Logan III SA ‘49
2010: Stephen W. Lemon ‘80
2009: Linda A. Valleroy ’68
2008: David B. Trinkle ’79
2007: Anne Lee Stevens SA
2006: G. Andrew Kegley, Jr. ’77
2005: T. Christopher Moore ’71
2004: Kathryn Krisch Oelschlager ’69
2003: Deb Bennett Haggerty ’76
2002: David D. H. Willis, Sr. ’77
2001: J. Randolph Garrett III ’65
2000: T. Garrick Steele ’71
1999: Rossie Carter Hutcheson ’73
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