Stanford Medal

The Stanford Medal annually honors volunteer leaders with decades of distinguished volunteer service to the university.

Kenneth Bacon, ’76

Kenneth Bacon has steadfastly served Stanford for decades, from campus to his Washington, DC home. As a member of the Board of Trustees and the Undergraduate Cabinet, he helped strengthen university engagement with students and alumni of color. Kenneth – who has played a pivotal role in multiple fundraising campaigns, including founding the Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Undergraduate Scholarship Fund, and served on the Center for Longevity Board – continues to wholeheartedly embody Stanford's mission and values.

Fred Harman, ’82, MS ’83

Fred Harman has profoundly impacted Stanford, particularly in service to the arts and medicine. As Chair of the Stanford Live Advisory Council, he played a vital role in the renovation and reopening of Frost Amphitheater and activating Stanford Stadium for concerts. His tenure on the Stanford Health Care Board and his influential fundraising efforts for his class, athletics, campaigns, and initiatives including the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute make him a pillar of the university community.

Carol C. Lam, JD ’85

Carol Lam is a dedicated Stanford leader who brings keen judgment and a strong moral compass to her service. On the Stanford Board of Trustees, she took on complex and consequential issues with skill and an openness to different views. From her roles on the Stanford Health Care Board, to the Law School’s Board of Visitors, to the Alumni Committee on Trustee Nominations, Carol inspires others with her sincerity, humor, and commitment to excellence.

List of Past Recipients

Robert H. Piestewa Ames, ’51, JD ’54
Victor Arias, MBA ’82
Charles G. Armstrong, JD ’67
Bill Barnum, Jr., ’76, MBA ’80, JD ’80
Jon Blum, ’84
Juli Oh Browne, ’91
Young J. Boozer III, ’71
Stuart C. Burden, '84
Kathryn Ko Chou, ’85, MS ’86
Michelle Clayman, MBA ’79
Linda Hawes Clever, ’61, MD ’65
Michelle Landrey Cline, ’93, MBA ’98
Mary B. Cranston, ’70, JD ’75
W. Craig Falkenhagen, ’74, MS ’75, MBA ’89
Bernadine Chuck Fong, ’66, MA ’68, PhD ’83
Ivan K. Fong, JD ’87
Michelle Greer Galloway, '87, JD '89
Diane Fields Geocaris, ’72, JD ’75

Phil Halperin, ’85
Leslie T. Hatamiya, ’90, JD ’97
Andrew J. Howard, '98
Elwood “Woody” Howse, ’61, MBA ’70
George A. Jedenoff, ’40, MBA ’42
Sally Pollock Lannin, ’78
Hong Seh Lim, MS ’83, MS ’83, MS ’87, PhD ’87
Goodwin Liu, ’91
Ruthanne Hosterman Mefford, ’77
Lloyd M. Metz, ’90
Gretchen Hartnack Milligan, ’73, MBA ’75
Woodrow A. Myers, Jr., ’74, MBA ’82
Angela Nomellini, ’75
Susan Coleman Oberndorf, ’78
Denise O’Leary, ’79
Vilma Kennedy Pallette, ’52
Danny Parker, ’80, JD/MBA ’83
Lise A. Pfeiffer, ’75

Phil Pompa, ’78, MBA ’82
Rowland K. “Reb” Rebele, ’51
Miriam Rivera, ’86, AM ’89, MBA ’94, JD ’95
Jesse T. Rogers, ’79
Victoria Browne Rogers, ’83
Beverly P. Ryder, ’72
Pam Rymer, LLB ’64
Jennifer Arnold Satre, ’71
Phil Satre, ’71
Bill K. Shen, ’98
Risa Shimoda, ’77
V. Joy Simmons, ’74
Sandy Smith, ’78
Jeffrey E. Stone, ’78
Gail Aguilar Stypula, ’59
Dana Weeks Ugwonali, ’94
Jim Ukropina, ’59, MBA ’61