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Alumni Awards Dinner

Four UCA alumni were honored during the 2023 Alumni Awards Celebration on Oct. 27, 2023. The Awards Dinner honors alumni who demonstrate dedication and exceptional achievements towards UCA and those who make significant contributions while volunteering on behalf of the Alumni Association. Carmeon Hamilton ’08 received the Young Alumni Award. Andrew Reynolds ’12 received the Volunteer of the Year Award. Richard Martin Jr. ’76, ’77, and Susan B. Setzler ’83, ’84 received the Karen Sullards Alumni Service Award. A longtime supporter of UCA, Karen Sullards passed away in July. In 2012, she was the recipient of the Alumni Service Award that now bears her name.

LaShawn ’98 and Morris Kelley
Myrna Cummins and Ginny Bell ’75
Susan Setzler ’83, ’84 and Carolyn Ishee ’75
Lisa Hickey ’09, Susan Setzler ’83, ’84, Milicent McDonald ’81, Jennifer Overton ’81 and Judy Warren
Chase Hickey, Lisa Hickey ’09, Susan ’83, ’84 and Jeff Setzler, and Clay Hickey
Mike Cummins ’73 and Jack Bell ’77
Brenda Turner ’84 and Wanda Ruffins ’82
Morris Kelley and Reggie Jackson ’89
Maria Wile ’14 and Karen Sullards Alumni Service Award recipient Susan Setzler ’83, ’84
Young Alumni Award recipient Carmeon Hamilton ’08 and Jack Bell ’77
Alison Taylor and Volunteer of the Year Award recipient Andrew Reynolds ’12
Maria Wile ’14 and Karen Sullards Alumni Service Award recipient Richard Martin Jr. ’76, ’77

Article by UCA Magazine Staff / Fall/Winter 2023

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