The Cheryl M. Hogle Distinguished Service Award honors a member of the Society who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to OΔK, as demonstrated through outstanding service. The award was named for former National President Cheryl M. Hogle in 2008.
Hogle, along with Eldridge W. Roark, Jr., were the two key leaders behind the establishment of the circle at SUNY Plattsburgh. She was initiated as a faculty/staff member when the circle was chartered in 1981.
Hogle, a long-time student affairs administrator at SUNY Plattsburgh, held numerous roles within Omicron Delta Kappa’s national leadership. She was vice president for extension, a member of the Foundation Board of Trustees, and a member of the Scholarship Review and Selection Committee. Notably, Hogle was the first woman to serve as national president of Omicron Delta Kappa, a position she held from 1998-2002. Forty-four circles were chartered during her service as national vice president for extension. She championed a more efficient governance structure for Omicron Delta Kappa, and she touched generations of students in her roles in student affairs at SUNY Plattsburgh. Hogle was also a long-time advisor for the SUNY Plattsburgh Circle and was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Key in 2008.
Up to four awards are presented each year, often in conjunction with the National Leadership Conference. National officers are not eligible to receive this award until they have completed their terms. The individual must not be a current student and should have served the Society over a period of time. Serving in several capacities such as circle advisor, former province chair, national committee work, regional or national convention or conference committees, writing for The Circle, working with extension, or serving on the Board of Directors or Board of Trustees. In general, the individual should have served the Society in significant ways.
To submit a nomination, please fill out the nomination form here. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2025.
Past Recipients
Washington and Lee University
Charles D. Wettach (1931)
University of Pittsburgh
J. Carl Fisher (Founder) (1933)
Washington and Lee University
Rupert Nelson Latture (Founder) (1935)
Washington and Lee University
George Lang (1939)
University of Alabama
Robert B. Craig (1941)
Southwestern at Memphis
Robert W. Bishop (1947)
University of Cincinnati
C. Stanton Belfour (1951)
University of Pittsburgh
Robson Duncan McIntyre (1953)
University of Kentucky
Marten ten Hoor (1955)
Tulane University
Ralph Clipman McDanel (1955)
University of Richmond
Gordon William Johnston (1957)
University of Denver
Fred B. Wenn (1957)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ross H. Moore (1959)
Millsaps College
Virgil Melvin Hancher (1961)
State University of Iowa
Arno J. Haack (1964)
Washington University
Donald E. Swarts (1964)
University of Pittsburgh
G. Herbert Smith (1966)
Willamette University
Frank A. Rose* (1966)
University of Kentucky
Maurice A. Clay (1968)
University of Kentucky
C.J. Gray (1968)
University of Richmond
Lloyd A. Helms (1968)
Bowling Green State University
B.F.D. Runk (1968)
University of Virginia
Philip N. Carpenter (1970)
Grove City College
Marion L. Huit (1970)
Ohio Wesleyan University
Robert L. Morlan (1970)
Denison University
Joseph M. Plant, Jr. (1970)
Auburn University
John Karlem Riess (1972)
Tulane University
Frank G. Dickey (1972)
University of Kentucky
James E. Bear, Jr. (Founder) (1974)
Washington and Lee University
Henry Malone (1974)
Emory University
Wayne Rubinas (1974)
Florida State University
William Tate (1976)
University of Georgia
Edward H. Ward (1976)
Bowling Green State University
W. Ivan Hoy (1976)
University of Miami
Wen-Yu Cheng (1976)
Marietta College
Dacho Dachoff (1978)
Wayne State University
Charles W. Crawford (1978)
University of Mississippi
Glenn O. Hilburn (1978)
Centenary College
Gary L. Branch (1980)
University of Georgia
James R. Okonak (1984)
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Daniel E. Beeman (1988)
University of South Florida
William F. LaForge (1988)
University of Southern Mississippi
Lewis J. McNurlen (1988)
Duke University
Pickett Riggs (1988)
Georgia State University
Awarded posthumously
Rodney E. Cox (1992)
University of Florida
Dante B. Fascell (1992)
University of Miami
Rodney Williams, Jr. (1994)
University of Louisville
Russell E. Dougherty (1996)
University of Louisville
Eldridge W. Roark, Jr. (1996)
Samford University
Ronald W. Roskens (1996)
Kent State University
Sally Jones Hill (1998)
Auburn University
Jess Gardner (1998)
University of Kentucky
Melford E. Espey (2000)
University of Alabama
Dan Beeman (2000)
University of South Florida
Drury Bagwell (2002)
University of Tennessee
Rich Pirrotta (2002)
Pennsylvania State University
Colleen Thomas (2002)
University of Kentucky
Thomas Vukovich (2002)
University of Akron
Betty DeMent (2004)
Auburn University
William Laundry (2004)
Plattsburgh State University
Palmer Gene Vance, II (2006)
Transylvania University
Cheryl M. Hogle (2008)
SUNY Plattsburgh
Calder Sinclair (2008)
Emory University
William Johnston (2008)
Washington and Lee University
Edward Rodriguez, Jr. (2008)
University of Maryland, College Park
Charles Shearer (2010)
Transylvania University
Michael Nichols (2010)
Transylvania University
Jo Ann Romano (2010)
SUNY Plattsburgh
John H. Herbst (2012)
University of Kentucky
John D. Morgan (2012)
Maryville University
Sam Sadler (2012)
College of William and Mary
Robert Squatriglia (2012)
Coastal Carolina University
Stephen D. Bisese (2014)
College of William and Mary
Andristine Robinson (2014)
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Kenneth P. Ruscio (2014)
Washington and Lee University
Valerie Guzman (2016)
Grand Valley State University
Billiee Pendleton-Parker (2016)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gary Smith (2017)
Grove City College
Betsy Bugg Holloway (2018)
Vanderbilt University
Michelle R. Burke (2020)
University of South Carolina
Bruce D. Forbes (2020)
Morningside College
Michael N. Christakis (2021)
Alfred University
Michael L. James (2021)
Harding University
Michael S. Cashman (2022)
SUNY Plattsburgh
Matthew W. Clifford (2022)
Davidson College
Cynthia C. Cochran (2022)
University of Miami
Daniel C. Holsenbeck (2022)
Auburn University
Sally K. Albrecht (2023)
Rollins College
Linda M. Hooks (2023)
Louisiana State University
Darwin C. Jones (2023)
University at Albany
Jeffrey I. Stone (2023)
Auburn University
