Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients 2024
The Kinkaid Alumni Association recognized the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Honorees on Friday, April 5, 2024. Nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards are now open!
The 2024 Distinguished Alumni Honorees
Distinguished Honorary Alumnus: Richard Harper
Dr. Richard L. Harper is a board certified neurosurgeon licensed in the state of Texas. He was born in Washington, D.C. He attended The University of Texas in Austin where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor society and he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Distinguished Alumnus: Gaurav Mathur ’90
Gaurav Mathur '90 is a renowned scholar in linguistics, with a specialization in sign languages used by deaf communities around the world. He is currently an associate professor with tenure at Gallaudet University, the world's only liberal arts university serving deaf and hard of hearing students.
Distinguished Young Alumna: Nina Brener-Hellmund Briance ’09
Nina Brener-Hellmund Briance ’09 is the Founder of Cult Mia, a values-driven marketplace for independent fashion brands and designers. The Cult Mia e-commerce platform brings limited-edition, global fashion to consumers, while championing sustainability and high quality.
Outstanding Alumni Service Award: Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ’89
Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ’89 started Kinkaid in the First Grade. While at Kinkaid, she was a member of KOCI, SOK and was an Eighth Grade and Varsity Cheerleader. She also played volleyball and ran track. She went on to The University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
About the Distinguished Alumni Awards
- Distinguished Honorary Alumni Award: This award honors a non-alumnus/a who has been significantly involved with Kinkaid and has made a difference in our community.
- Distinguished Alumni Award: This award honors an alumnus/a who has provided extraordinary service to the community or has achieved outstanding personal or professional success and is over 40 years of age.
- Distinguished Young Alumni Award: This award honors a young alumnus/a, age 40 or under at the time of nomination, with a significant record of career achievement in their chosen field and a promise for future success.
- The Outstanding Alumni Service Award: This award is presented to an alumnus/a who has had a longstanding relationship with the School and has demonstrated exceptional commitment and service to Kinkaid’s alumni.
- The Edward M. Trusty Jr. Core Values Award award is given occasionally to a Kinkaid employee who exemplifies the School's four core values and goes above and beyond in his or her work.
Past Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
- Distinguished Honorary Alumni Past Recipients
- Distinguished Young Alumni Past Recipients
- Distinguished Alumni Past Recipients
- Outstanding Alumni Service Award Past Recipients
- Edward M. Trusty Jr. Core Values Award Past Recipients