The Patriot Award is given to Appleton East alumni who have obtained outstanding civic achievements and/or post-high school academic and professional accomplishments.
Recipients (in the order in which they were awarded):
Christine Feld Boskoff, 2003 (Class of 1985)
James Lee, 2004 (Class of 1979)
Hayden Knight, 2005 (Class of 1975)
Jeffrey T. Snell, 2006 (Class of 1982)
Reid Ribble, 2007 (Class of 1974)
Jeffrey Glasheen, 2008 (Class of 1988)
Eric W. Edwards, 2009 (Class of 1991)
Steve Kagen, 2010 (Class of 1968)
Paul and Barb McCann, 2011 (Classes of 1976 & 1978)
Ann McKee, 2012 (Class of 1971)
Tom Grist, 2013 (Class of 1976)
Michael Sajbel, 2014 (Class of 1972)
Jennifer Kostelnik Utley, 2015 (Class of 1989)
Janet Heimerman Washatka, 2016 (Class of 1976)
Mark Stewart, 2017 (Class of 1979)
Joy Cardin, 2018 (Class of 1977)
Gary Arndt, 2019 (Class of 1987)
Nathan Hagens, 2020 (Class of 1983)
Maren Peterson, 2021 (Class of 1995)
Lester Chen, 2022 (Class of 2006)
Willem Dafoe, 2023 (Class of 1973)
Nominations are accepted year-round; however, nominations to be considered for the current school year are due by November 30th. An alumnus must have graduated at least 10 years prior to nomination to be eligible. Nominees are active candidates for 10 years.
Access the nomination form.
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