2004 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Nancy Lyon

Nancy Lyon, '78, Chicago, Illinois, is senior vice president of trust and financial services at Northern Trust Company. She is an attorney and, at one time, was an instructor at the Wilmette, Illinois, campus of Loyola University Law School.

At Carthage, Ms. Lyon majored in business administration and accounting, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Chi sorority. After graduating with high honors, she attended Loyola University Chicago's College of Law and earned her J.D. in 1981. She received her bar admissions from the State of Illinois and later studied estate and gift taxation at ITT Chicago-Kent College of Law. In 1982, she served as an attorney for the personal injury firm Corby & Demetrio. In 1983, she joined Northern Trust, where she managed the responsibilities of after-verdict financial settlements. In 1986, she was promoted to senior guardian administrator and in 1991, to senior business development officer. She again was promoted to vice president in July 1991, and, most recently, senior vice president. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, CBA Trust Committee, and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). She currently serves as secretary-treasurer for the Chicago Bar Foundation.

Ms. Lyon has provided naming gifts for the women's volleyball coach's office in the N. E. Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center and for a faculty office in the A. W. Clausen Center for World Business. She currently serves on Carthage's Division of Social Sciences advisory committee.

Patrick Anderson

Patrick Anderson, '85, Alexandria, Virginia, founded his own law firm in 1988, and is an attorney practicing criminal defense in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

He served as a board member and vice chairman of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA); on the board of directors of the Hopkins House Association; as chairman of Alexandria's Economic Opportunities Commission; and as president of the board of trustees of the Alexandria Symphony.

Mr. Anderson currently serves on the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia and is active in Democratic politics. He worked on several state and local campaigns, and, most recently, served as General Counsel to the Democratic Party of Virginia.

At Carthage, Mr. Anderson sang with the Carthage Choir, served as president of Phi Alpha Theta, was a member of Lambda Kappa, served as a Resident Assistant, and worked for the student newspaper. He received the Nelson Peter Ross Scholarship for Excellence in History. As an alumnus, he has volunteered as a Class Agent, and he attends alumni events in the Washington, D.C. area.

Mr. Anderson earned his law degree from the University of Richmond and received his bar admission from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1988.

He and his wife, Kim, have two children, Sydney and Madeline.

Leroy and Edith (Tiecklemann) Botkin

Leroy, '43, and Edith (Tieckelmann, '45) Botkin, Northbrook, Ill., are Henry Denhart Society members, serve as College Torchbearers, and have volunteered for a number of College activities. They attend the annual get-together of a group of 1940s graduates that has been gathering since the 1950s.

At Carthage, Leroy majored in mathematics and Edith majored in elementary education. On September 22, 1943, Leroy was commissioned as ensign in the US Navy. Later that evening, he married Edith, his college sweetheart. After serving in the Pacific during World War II, he enrolled at the University of Iowa and earned his master's degree in actuarial science in 1948. He was hired immediately by CNA Insurance in Chicago. He was admitted as a fellow in the Society of Actuaries in 1957. After more than 38 years and several advancements, he retired from CNA Insurance in 1987 as vice president of financial reports. He is a member and past president of the Chicago Actuarial Association, and he served for 18 years on the board of directors of the condominium where he lives.

Before moving to Northbrook, the couple lived in LaGrange, Illinois, where Edith was active in civic affairs. She led a successful campaign to fluoridate the village water. Leroy served for several years as secretary for the church council of Grace Lutheran Church.

Today, the Botkins are active members of Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Northfield.

Leroy and Edith have four children, Nancy, Allan, Marilyn, and David. The couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

David Dale

David Dale, '43, St. Louis, Missouri, and his wife, Estelle, recently established the Rev. J. E. and Mary A. Dale Scholarship fund, which provides funding to Carthage students who are children of Lutheran pastors. The Dales also provided a naming gift for a future golf center in Carthage's Physical Education Center and are Henry Denhart Society members. Mr. Dale continues to coordinate annual class reunions and has attended numerous Carthage events.

Mr. Dale previously led the Meals on Wheels program in his community and has been active in his church for more than five decades. He is editor of CBIVA Sound-Off, the quarterly magazine for the China-Burma-India Veterans Association.

Mr. Dale majored in history and English at Carthage. After graduation, he met Estelle while attending an Army Specialized Training Program at Rhode Island State College (now the University of Rhode Island). He was stationed in China, Burma, and India while serving in WW II.

He worked several jobs after the war, and later found a meaningful career as a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch, where he retired as assistant vice president after 34 years of service.

David and Estelle have a daughter, Mary Kathleen Hanneke, and two grandsons. They soon will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.