A. B. Freeman School of Business Outstanding Alumni Award
Lisa Kelloway Madden (NC ’88, B ’89)
Lisa Kelloway Madden spent over 35 years working for KPMG before her retirement. Madden served as vice chair of risk management and led the firm’s enterprise and operational risk strategy, governance and practices.
Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Outstanding Alumni Award
Sue Griffey (PHTM ’83, PHTM ’93)
Sue Griffey is a career strategist and founder of SueMentors, a global mentoring consultancy for people in career transitions. Griffey co-founded the mentoring program at the Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Tulane Medical Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award
Karen B. DeSalvo (M ’92, PHTM ’92, R ’95, R ’96)
Dr. Karen B. DeSalvo is chief health officer at Google and former acting assistant secretary for health with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In 2020, she received the Lisa P. Jackson Professional Achievement Award.
Robert V. Tessaro Young Alumni Volunteer Award
Shelby R. Brown (PHTM ’17, SoPA ’23)
Shelby R. Brown is the senior director of volunteer services and donor relations at Met Council, America’s largest Jewish organization combating poverty. Brown serves as president of the Tulane Club of New York and sits on the executive committee of the Tulane Fund Advisory Board.
Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Professional Achievement Award
Maxwell “Max” Steitz (SLA ’20) & Franziska “Fran” Trautmann (SSE ’20)
Maxwell Steitz and Franziska Trautmann are co-founders of Glass Half Full. This visionary and innovative New Orleans-based glass recycling company recycles glass waste into sand and gravel to restore eroding coasts and create new glass.
Bobby Boudreau Spirit Award
Libby Connolly Alexander (NC ’84)
Libby Connolly Alexander, the former CEO of Connolly Inc., is a distinguished executive, board director, author and philanthropist who has demonstrated a deep and abiding commitment to the university through her visionary leadership and dedicated service.
Scott Cowen Service Award
Dottie Reese (SW ’79, PHTM ’80)
Dottie Reese is the co-founder and principal of DMM & Associates, an award-winning consulting firm in New Orleans. For 40 years, Reese has mentored and guided countless Tulane students and graduates as they built successful careers in social work.
Community Builder Award
Shawn M. Barney (B ’11)
Shawn M. Barney is a co-founder of Campaign for Equity New Orleans, which works to educate, connect and mobilize leadership throughout the city in order to build a better future for New Orleans.
International Award for Exceptional Achievement
Odaline de la Martínez (NC ’72)
Odaline de la Martínez is the founder and longtime artistic director of the Lontano Ensemble and the founder of the classical label LORELT. De la Martínez is a Cuban-born British composer and conductor whose work has played a significant role in shaping contemporary music.
Lisa Jackson Professional Achievement Award
Ellyn W. Ogden (NC ’82, PHTM ’84)
Ellyn W. Ogden is a globally recognized expert in polio eradication and infectious disease surveillance. Ogden has designed and led effective outbreak response and immunization campaigns, including in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Steven M. Paul (A&S ’72, G ’75, M ’75)
Dr. Steven M. Paul is the founder and chair of the board at Seaport Therapeutics and a venture partner at Third Rock Ventures. He has over 40 years of experience as a physician-scientist specializing in neuroscience and molecular neuropharmacology and has authored or co-authored more than 600 papers and book chapters.
Dermot McGlinchey Lifetime Achievement Award
Scott Ballard (UC ’95)
Scott Ballard is the owner of Ballard Brands LLC, a fast-casual dining leader based in Covington, Louisiana, and the founder of Ballard Hospitality LLC, a logistics company that provides lifestyle services, housing and all logistical support to remote sites, among others. Named one of Gambit’s “40 Under 40” businessmen to watch in 2007, Ballard is a dedicated member of the Louisiana community, sharing his talents with numerous boards and councils.
