Armstrong Alumni Awards
The Armstrong Campus in Savannah presented its second ever Eminent Alumni Award to Dr. Irving Victor at its Fourth Annual Alumni Awards Gala on Oct. 20, 2017. The Eminent Alumni Award is only presented occasionally and in cases of extraordinary merit.
Victor was recognized for his service to Armstrong, to his profession and to the community. He served on the Armstrong College Commission before the school became part of the University System of Georgia. He is a past president of the Armstrong Alumni Association and is a member of Armstrong’s Board of Trustees. He is a retired urologist, who established one of the nation’s first emergency medical systems in Savannah. He has been active with all of Savannah’s hospitals, the United Way, the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce and the Coastal Area Planning and Development Commission. Today, he is a successful restauranteur with Vic’s on the River and, at age 95, he remains active in Savannah’s civic and business communities.
The Distinguished Alumni Award for career achievement was presented to Sterling Seacrest executive Cliff McCurry, who attended Armstrong in the late 1960s. The Outstanding Alumni Award for service to the University was presented to HunterMaclean partner Drew Ernst (’74). Thirteen other alumni received the Notable Alumni Award.
Dr. Irving Victor
Cliff McCurry
Drew Ernst
Notable Alumni Honorees
Sherry Danello (’79), Vice President of Patient Care Services at St. Joseph’s/Candler
Joseph Ferraro (’93), Senior Manager of Quality Control Services at GAF Materials Corporation
Kevin Fitzmaurice (’02), Outdoor Lighting Lead Product Engineer for Southern Company
Dorothy Kempson (’00, ’02, ’06, ’14), Director of Georgia Southern University Liberty Campus in Hinesville
Sherry Danello
Joseph Ferraro
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Dorothy Kempson
Lamar Kirkley (’75), Advancement Associate and Head Boys Tennis Coach at Savannah Country Day School
Ginger Masingill (’68), Retired Educator
Daniel Massey (’76), Clerk of Chatham County Superior Court
Krista Mincey (’07), Assistant Professor of Public Health at Xavier University
of Louisiana
Lamar Kirkley
Ginger Masingill
Daniel Massey
Krista Mincey
Patrick O’Neil (’01), Savannah Market President for Bank of America
Pamela Parker (deceased) (’84), formerly Senior Vice President of Ameris Bank
David Plaspohl (’77), Product Manager of North America Estate Management for Verifone
Henry Precht (’51), Former Country Director of the U.S. Embassy in Iran (1978-1980)
Patti Victor (’76), President and CEO of The Matthew Reardon Center for Autism
Patrick O’Neil
Pamela Parker
David Plaspohl
Henry Precht
Patti Victor