Giving To Concordia
Spiritus Christi Award
Established in 1966, the Spiritus Christi Award is presented to an individual who has performed his or her responsibilities with unusual effectiveness and influence, and with the highest quality of service to the Church at large.
Dr. Carl Schalk HS, BS '52
2018 Spiritus Christi Awardee
Read about Dr. Schalk's career in the Fall 2018 edition of the Forester.
Nominate Today for the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Distinguished Alumni Award Honorees are featured annually at the Maroon & Gold Banquet on the last Saturday in September.
To nominate an alumnus/a for the Distinguished Alumni Awards, please complete and submit the two-page nomination form in its entirety. Submissions must be received no later than February 15 to be considered for the next award cycle.
Nominations may be submitted via email Alumni@CUChicago.edu, fax 708-209-3523, or mail to:
Alumni Association Awards Committee
Download the Nomination Form (PDF, 94K)
Previous Spiritus Christi Awardees
1966 - Gertrude Doderlein 1966 - Herman Schaars 1968 - Hugo Gehrke BS '32 1968 - John Rieck BS '20 1968 - Frederick Trinklein BS '45 1969 - Norman Brinkman BS '32 1969 - Moses Dickinson 1969 - Melvin Luebke BS '45 1970 - Melvin Kieschnick BS '50 1970 - Arthur Wittmer BS '28 1970 - Leonard Ramming BS '34 1971 - Walter Bleke BS '45, MA '61 1971 - Martha Boss 1971 - Edwin W. Haack 1971 - Erwin Paul 1972 - Morella Mensing BS '42 1973 - Robert Demske BS '40 1973 - Herold Gersmehl BS '36 1973 - Emil Ruprecht BS '23 1974 - Roland Eggerding BS '46 1974 - Elfrieda Miller 1974 - Walter J. Bellhorn 1975 - Paul Bouman BS '39 1975 - Edward Klammer BS '40 1975 - Adolph Rittmueller 1977 - Wililam A. Kramer BS '27 1979 - Elmer Jackisch BS '16 |
1980 - Robert Zimmer BS '55 1980 - Herbert H. Gross BS '25 1981 - Erna M. Rueggeberg 1981 - Dorothy Schoknecht 1981 - Clara Werner 1982 - Elizabeth (Belencak) Duda BS '52 1983 - Henry O. Koeneman 1983 - William G. Lusthoff 1983 - Verna Rahdert BA '76 1984 - Michael J. Duda 1985 - Roman Valleskey BS '48, MA '65 1986 - Arnold C. Stoppenhagen BS '35 1987 - Edna Messerschmidt BS '42 1988 - Dennis Janko BS '60 1989 - Carl Middeldorf BS '48 1989 - Sharon Bolin 1990 - Alfred Scheiwe BS '22 1993 - Ralph Droege BS '54 1993 - Ralph Schultz BS '54 1994 - Walter Hartkopf BS '37 1994 - Al H. Senske 1995 - Julia M. Foard 1996 - Dale Busse BS '57 1996 - Lawrence Meinzen BS '49 1997 - Melvin Block BS '61, MA '66 1997 - William Griffen MA '66 1998 - Richard Blatt BA '60, MA '66 |
1999 - Roy D. Siefker MA '66 |