Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
6:30 p.m. - Cocktails and Passed Appetizers | 7 p.m. - Program
Grand Ballroom, Nigh University Center
Join UCO Alumni Engagement in celebrating the recipients of the university’s highest alumni honor - the Distinguished Alumni Award.
The 2025 recipients are:
Tom Aldridge
Andrea Durbin
Barb Morgan
Mike Patterson
Jason Stephenson
CENTRAL BEACON AWARD
In Memory of Dr. James Machell
Former Distinguished Alumni Recipients
If you have questions, please contact Kimberly Kavanagh at kkavanagh@uco.edu.
Join us at the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet!
Registration for the Distinguished Alumni Awards has closed. Please contact Kimberly Kavanagh at
kkavanagh@uco.edu with any questions.
Parking will be available in the visitor lot directly east of the Nigh University Center. Check-in will take place outside the Grand Ballroom (third floor).
Click here to view the UCO Campus Parking Map.
We appreciate your support! In the unlikely event of inclement weather or unforeseen cancellation, the UCO Foundation kindly requests that you consider the full registration amount as a donation. We will keep you informed if such circumstances arise.