On Saturday, January 27, the BenU 2023 Alumni Achievement Award recipients were celebrated at the Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner and Program, hosted by Benedictine University’s Office of Alumni Relations. This event was held on the Lisle campus, Goodwin Hall of Business, and celebrated the contributions of ten esteemed alumni who were nominated by BenU faculty/staff, fellow alumni, colleagues, and/or community members.
Award recipients included:
Distinguished Alumnus
Christopher J. Betti, PhD (BS ’96)
Visionaries
Sadia Covert (BA. ’05)
Susan Otten (MBA ’90)
Laticia “Tish” Thompson, PhD (MSMOB ’03)
Rising Stars
Victor Johnson, Jr. (BA ’18)
Katie Kleinwachter (BS ’08, award accepted by her father and BenU alumnus Jim Kleinwachter BA ’78)
Adam Michalski (MSMOB ’18, MBA ’20)
Samyuktha Neeraja (MPH ’13)
Paulina Piasecki (BA. ’18)
Blaire Sullivan (MBA ’17)




