The University of Santo Tomas proudly announces the upcoming The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) Awards 2024 on September 27, 2024 at the Dr. Robert C. Sy Grand Ballroom, Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building (Thomasian Alumni Center), UST Manila.
The TOTAL Awards is a biennial event where the University confers its highest honors upon the Thomasian alumni in recognition of their significant and exemplary contribution to society and the Church. Recipients have undergone a comprehensive review process by a selection committee composed of past awardees, University administrators, and UST Alumni Association, Inc. (USTAAI) officers.
For the 2024 TOTAL Awards, 11 alumni will be cited for their prominence in their respective fields of expertise.
Accountancy, Business, and Management
MS. ALICE G. EDUARDO
Health Allied
SR. MARIA MARISSA R. VIRI, RVM
Law and Judiciary
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE AMY C. LAZARO-JAVIER
Media and Entertainment
MR. NESTOR D. CUARTERO
MR. JOSELITO B. ZULUETA
Medicine
MS. CATHERINE S. TEH, M.D.
Music, Arts, Literature, and Design
MR. EDGAR D. DOCTOR
AR. JOSE PEDRO C. RECIO
Science and Technology
MR. HASAN FARD
Service to Humanity
MS. GRACE TAN CAKTIONG
Service to the Church
MS. PILAR I. ROMERO, LPT, PHD
Special awards will also be given to individuals and families who have embodied the Thomasian core values in their professional practice and personal life.
Young Thomasian Achiever
ASSISTANT SECRETARY PAUL ANTHONY M. PANGILINAN
Posthumous Award
ENGR. MARIANO S. AGONCILLO
Thomasian Family Award
LING FAMILY (JSLA Architects Family)
The TOTAL Awards began in 1993 and has recognized over 295 exceptional alumni and 10 Thomasian families. Among these recipients include former President Diosdado Macapagal, businessman Dr. Washington SyCip, National Artists Architect Leandro Locsin and Francisco Sionil Jose, Jollibee founder Tony Tan Caktiong, cardinal His Eminence Jose Cardinal Sanchez, chemical engineer Dr. Lydia Tansinsin, Century Pacific Group founder Ricardo Sy Po, Sr., poet Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta, chemist Trinidad Palad-Trinidad, and journalist Cesar Apolinario.