Westminster College Proudly Announces its Distinguished 2025 Alumni Achievement Honorees

All nine awardees are pictured in two rows along with the 2025 Alumni Weekend logo, featuring a vintage Blue Jay, in the middle of the top row.

Drum roll, please: It’s the time of year our alumni have all been waiting for! Westminster College is excited to announce its esteemed 2025 Alumni Achievement honorees. The following nine highly accomplished individuals will be formally recognized during the Alumni Awards Convocation at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 12 in Champ Auditorium:

The Jack Marshall Alumni Loyalty Award

Tim Steinbeck is pictured in a navy coat and yellow dotted tie.
Timothy S. Steinbeck, ’82 ΦΔΘ

The Young Alumni Achievement Award

Alyssa Lankford is pictured in a navy blazer and blue blouse.
Alyssa (Baker) Lankford, ’14 ΚΑΘ

Matthew Greaves is pictured in a grey collard shirt and burgundy tie.
Matthew D. Greaves, DDS, ’10 ΔΤΔ

The Alumni Achievement Award

Kenneth R. Burton wears a black suit jacket, burgundy tie, and military-style cap.
Kenneth R. Burton, ’65 ΣΑΕ

Wendy Humphrey is pictured in a navy and white suit.
Wendy A. Humphrey, ’95 ΚΑΘ

George Mahn III is pictured in a beige blazer and blue shirt.
George W. Mahn III, ’92 ΣΑΕ

Jeffrey Palmer is pictured in a navy blazer and blue shirt.
Jeffrey M. Palmer, ’99 ΔΤΔ

Anne Schneider is pictured in a blue sweater, smiling at the camera.
Anne E. (McIntosh) Schneider, ’85 ΚΑΘ
Posthumously Awarded – Accepted by Her Husband, Raymond Schneider

The Remley Award

Karen Tompson-Wofe smiles at the camera in a close-up shot, wearing a purple jacket and white turtleneck.
Karen Tompson-Wolfe
Assistant Dean of First-Year Experience and Learning Opportunities;
Head of the Tomnitz Family Learning Opportunities Center

Shelby Rufkahr, Director of Alumni Engagement, encourages the extended Westminster community to attend the awards convocation, which is among a number of events during Alumni Weekend, April 11-13.

“We are gearing up for what promises to be a truly exciting gathering of alumni from across the country,” Rufkahr reflects, adding that reunions are planned for the Classes of 1970, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015. “We encourage the alumni community to attend the awards convocation to cheer on our honorees, to reconnect with their Westminster family and to rediscover their alma mater.”

The Westminster Alumni Awards Convocation has recognized outstanding alumni since 1956. Honorees were nominated by their peers and voted on by the College’s Alumni Council.

Be sure to mark your calendars, register for Alumni Weekend and watch for complete information on each Alumni Achievement Award honoree in the following weeks!

Sarah Rummel Backer

Sarah Rummel Backer is the Director of Media Relations and Senior Writer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. A proud Westminster graduate, Sarah has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and strategic communications in the areas of higher education, medicine, agriculture, and the private business sector.