The Regius Award
Among the many distinguished alumni from the Social Sciences Department at Evangel University, the following have been honored over the years with the receipt of the Regius Award. They are representative of the varied professions served by the Social Science disciplines.
*All titles reflect the position the recipients held at the time the award was presented.
Recipients
1990: Bernard Bresson
- Established the Social Sciences Department at Evangel University
1990: Arnold (Bud) Greve
- Superintendent of Schools, Springfield, Missouri
1991: Donna Whiteman
- Secretary of Human Services of the State of Kansas
1992: Judge Paul Spinden
- Judge of the Missouri Court, Western Division
1993: Ted Papit
- CEO of Black-Eyed Pea Restaurants
1994: G. Stanton Masters
- Distinguished Attorney in Kansas City, Missouri
1995: Dr. David Moore
- Senior Director of Administration, Convoy of Hope
1996: Dr. Ronald Cleek
- Prosecuting Attorney, Christian County, Missouri
1996: Dr. Klaude Kendrick
- First President of Evangel University
1997: Dr. Alex Karmarkovic
- Contributed greatly to the Pre-law and Political Science Programs at Evangel University
1997: Dr. George O. Wood
- General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God
1998: Dr. David Clark
- President, Palm Beach Atlantic University
1999: Cori Holsinger Hartje
- Director, Marketing and Readiness, Worldwide Licensing and Pricing-Microsoft Corporation
2000: Allan Caldwell
- Assistant General Counsel, Koch Industries, Inc.
2001: Maria Rost Rublee
- Management Analysis, Environmental Protection Agency
2001: Gregory Rublee
- Branch Chief and Congressional Liaison, National Guard Bureau
2002: Dr. Daniel Johnson
- President, University of Toledo
2003: Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan
- Federal Judge of the Northern District of Illinois
2004/2005: Dr. J.C. Holsinger
- Contributed greatly to the Social Sciences Department and the History Program at Evangel
2006: Dr. Donald Smeeton
- Director of the Squires Library at Lee University
2007: the late Capt. Shane Mahaffee
- Fallen Hero of Iraq War, 489th Civil Affairs Battalion
2008: E.J. Arnold
- 2nd Secretary and Vice Consul Public Diplomacy Officer, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Diyala, Iraq
2009: Dr. Troy Paino
- Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Truman State University
2010: Dr. John Deegan Jr.
- Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs The National Defense University
2011: Bonnie Brewster
- Tulsa, Okla., area schoolteacher and has served more than 30 years with the Girl Scouts of America