2025 Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Award Recipients

Event Details:

Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences & College of Education Awards Conferral
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Reception: 5:00 p.m. | Conferral: 5:30 p.m.

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Distinguished Alumna of the Year Award
Dr. Theresa M. Wahlig, Arts ’83
Des Moines, Iowa

Dr. Theresa Wahlig came to Marquette planning to study nursing. But when she and classmates toured the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Milwaukee, her goals suddenly changed. “That experience left a lasting impression on me and ultimately led me to major in pre-med,” she explains. Teri spent seventeen years caring for tiny patients as a neonatologist. Today, she is CEO of ChildServe, a pediatric healthcare organization.

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A Person for Others Award
Dr. Paul G. Gregerson, Arts ’79 
Los Angeles, Calif.

Dr. Paul Gregerson’s work embodies the principle of cura personalis, the Jesuit value of deep care and respect for the dignity of the whole person. As the chief medical officer of the JWCH Institute Inc., a federally qualified health center in downtown Los Angeles, he leads efforts to provide medical care and supportive services to nearly 70,000 people, many of whom lack housing.

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Young Alumni of the Year Award
Kelly Hogan Ibarra, Arts ’09 and Irving A. Ibarra, Arts ’11
Milwaukee, Wis.

Kelly and Irving Ibarra are committed to helping young people on their education journey, especially diverse students of limited means. They credit Jesuit values for inspiring them.

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Friend of the College Award
Scott W. Kilrea, Bus Ad ’82 
Hilton Head, S.C.

When Scott Kilrea looks back on his years at Marquette, he thinks fondly of the process of getting to know fellow students. “I was together for the first time with people from various backgrounds who were different than me, talking with them about their customs, experiences, and opinions,” he recalls.

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