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Alumni Awards

Fletcher Bright ’43 Distinguished Alumnus Award

This award is given to alumni who have exhibited brilliant and distinguished lifelong work in a significant field of endeavor or service.

Recipients include:

Mai Bell Hurley '40 in 2014
Franklin McCallie '52 in 2016
Henry Aldridge '55 in 2018
Spencer McCallie '49 in 2023
Herb Barks '45 in 2023

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Jack McDonald ’45 Service Award

This award is given to alumni who have contributed significantly to the welfare of Bright School and exemplified the highest standards of the school through selfless devotion to the interests of the school.

Recipients include:

Gordon P. Street Jr. ’50 in 2014
Lucy Bright Thatcher '41 in 2016
Fontaine Patten Moore '55 in 2018
Emily Hon '86 in 2022
John Shearer '72 in 2023

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Citizen of the World Award

This award recognizes alumni who are fulfilling the school's mission: "The Bright School builds a foundation upon which students become wise and compassionate citizens of the world. Its century of progress fosters the intellectual, artistic, physical, and moral growth of young boys and girls." To be eligible for the award, alumni must be current students in high school (grades 9-12), college or graduate school. The winning alumni demonstrate leadership in service to others in the broader community.

Recipients include:

Mimi Vance '10 in 2017
Ben Workinger '10 in 2018
Pierson Brown '11 in 2019
Sana Nisar '13 and Julia Fisher '13 in 2020
Lauren Yim '14 in 2021
Meghan Boehm '16 in 2022
Claire Holtzclaw '16 in 2023

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Alumni Spencer McCallie, his wife, Kathaleen Hughes, and Franklin McCallie and his wife