History of the Edward G. Hames Alumni Honors Award
The alumni ranks of Saint Thomas Academy are filled with men who have contributed to the greater community in a variety of ways. The public and private sectors, as well as civic and church circles, have reaped the benefits of our graduates’ leadership and dedication.
Since 1969, the Saint Thomas Academy Alumni Association has honored a leader in our community with the Alumni Honors Award, which was later renamed the Hames Alumni Award in 1971. The award is named for Edward G. Hames ’36. During his days as a student at the Academy, Hames was Cadet Colonel, Eagle Award Winner, and a leader in school activities. He was a teacher and the father of Edward “Ned” Hames ’68 and Gregory Hames ’71. He also presided over the STA Alumni Association in 1967-68 and was serving on the STA Board of Directors in 1970 at the time of his death.
The Hames Award seeks to give due recognition to those alumni who have exemplified the ideals of Saint Thomas Academy, and in doing so have distinguished themselves in their communities. Such alumni enrich the lives of those about them through their personal and family lives, their occupations or professions, their civic leadership or human welfare activities, their intellectual or cultural pursuits, or their efforts to advance the goal of the Academy.
Recipients of the Edward G. Hames Alumni Honors Award -
1969 -- John Lee ’51
1970 -- William Fallon ’15
1971 -- Patrick Towle ’25
1972 -- Alfred Gruenther ’16
1973 -- L. Fallon Kelly ’26
1974 -- Emmet Murphy ’18
1975 -- Frank Mullaney ’39
1976 -- Clarence Rowe ’34
1977 -- Thomas Carlin ’39
1978 -- Herbert Mischke ’45
1979 -- Alan Ruvelson ’32
1980 -- Richard Murphy ’42
1981 -- Joseph O’Neill ’49
1982 -- J. Peter Ritten ’51
1983 -- J. Jerome Plunkett ’42
1984 -- Lawrence O’Shaughnessy ’39
1985 -- Gerald Donovan ’48
1986 -- Robert Courteau ’41
1987 -- John Hoffner ’53
1988 -- Michael Wright ’56
1989 -- Paul Vincent ’44
1990 -- Thomas Gainor ’51
1991 -- Robert Hamel ’41
1992 -- William Foussard ’72
1993 -- Walter Kurtz (Honorary Alumnus)
1994 -- James Shannon ’38
1995 -- Ronald Smith ’51
1996 -- James Whalen ’42
1997 -- Felix Bettendorf ’41
1998 -- Charles Denny ’48
1999 -- Christopher Cox ’70
2000 -- Timothy Kelly ’52
2001 -- Brian Short ’68
2002 -- Lawrence McGough ’47
2003 -- Thomas Krebsbach ’41
2004 -- Gerald Brown ’58
2005 -- Michael OConnell ’59
2006 -- Thomas Schreier (Honorary Alumnus)
2007 -- William Gabler ’63
2008 -- Roger Swenson ’51
2009 -- William Fallon '49
