Distinguished Alumnus Award
Dr. Rashaad Abdur-Rahman ’03 is a dedicated advocate for racial and social justice, with a proven track record of leading transformative change in organizations nationwide. As the founder and CEO of the Racial Healing Project, he empowers groups and institutions to embrace anti-racist, anti-white supremacist principles through comprehensive strategies, training and action planning. Read more.
Alumni Loyalty Award
Born in Whitesburg, Ky., Charles Glenn Ihrig graduated from Whitesburg High School in 1959 and completed his bachelor’s degree at Berea College in 1963. The following year he taught high school in Monroe, Conn. In 1965, Dean Kenneth Thompson encouraged Ihrig to teach in southern Africa at Nyatsime College. Read more.
Honorary Alumnus/Alumna
Dr. Michael Berheide arrived on Berea College’s campus in 1981 after receiving his bachelor’s degree in political science from Ohio Northern University.
After graduating Montpelier High School, Becky Berheide obtained her bachelor’s degree in health and physical education at Ohio Northern University. She began working at Berea College’s Student Craft warehouse in 1993. Read more.
Distinguished Alumna
Dr. Rachel Saunders Carr ’08 is an accomplished physician and educator in obstetrics and gynecology, and she serves as an associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Born in Lexington, Ky., and raised in Birmingham, Ala., Dr. Carr returned to Kentucky to pursue higher education, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, cum laude, from Berea College. Read more.
Distinguished Alumna
Alix Heintzman ’09, grew up outside of Bowling Green, Ky. She graduated from Berea at 19 years old with a history degree, and she spent the next few years disappointing her parents. Read more.
