Meet the 2026 Alumni of the Year

Every year, the University of Arizona salutes a group of alumni for their achievements, public service, advocacy for education, volunteerism and service to students, the colleges and the university. Meet this year's award winners!

 

 

College of Information Science

Jose Aponte, Class of 1976

College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture

Donald Baker, Class of 2014 

College of Fine Arts

Brandon Coleman, Class of 2015

W. A. Franke Honors College

Benjamin Driggs, Class of 1996

College of Humanities

Michelle Durham, Class of 2002

James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences

Janet Fender, Class of 1981

James E. Rogers College of Law

Richard Fried, Class of 1963 and 1966

College of Engineering

Susan Gray, Class of 1996 and 2001

College of Education

Maura Mulligan, 1977 and 1980

Eller College of Management

James Muzzy, Class of 1963 and 1964

R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy

Cathleen Peterson-Layne, Class of 1988

College of Nursing

Anne Rosenfeld, Class of 1976          

College of Medicine - Tucson

Tim Tiutan, Class of 2012 and 2016 

Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Christine Wiggs, Class of 2002, 2010 and 2016

College of Science

Mark Zoback, Class of 1969 

College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences

George Cairo, Class of 1992 and 1994

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Angela Castellino, Class of 1993

College of Medicine – Phoenix

Robert Bina, Class of 2013