Announcements
THE OUTSTANDING THOMASIAN ALUMNI (TOTAL) Award is the highest honor bestowed by the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and the UST Alumni Association, Inc. (USTAAI) upon the Thomasian Alumni, in recognition of their significant and exemplary contribution to the society and the Church.
The conferment of the TOTAL Award commenced in 1993 and continued as as an annual event until 2009, when the University and the UST Alumni Association, Inc. agreed to grant the Award every other year. Through the years, TOTAL has continued to draw inspiration from all stakeholders of the Thomasian community, as it likewise inspires the Thomasian students, the future Alumni and Alumnae of the University, towards the pursuit of excellence in their academic as well as spiritual and moral formation.
The following SPECIAL AWARDS are likewise conferred during the TOTAL Award Ceremonies: Thomasian Family Award, Young Thomasian Achiever, and the Meritorious Achievement Award.
The TOTAL Award is conferred upon an Alumna/Alumnus who exemplifies the Thomasian core values in his/her respective field of expertise: competence in pioneering human endeavors, commitment to his/her profession and compassion for others, particularly the marginalized in society.
Cesar V. Canchela
2004 Awardee
Carmelo T. Casas
2016 Awardee
Jose Ramon P. Carunungan
BS Architecture 1984
2014 Awardee
Leandro Locsin
1995 Awardee
Francisco T. Mañosa
2005 Awardee
Felino A. Palafox, Jr.
2009 Awardee
Pablo D. Panlilio
BS Architecture 1937
2006 Awardee
Fr. Rodrigo D. Perez III (Dom Bernardo Ma., OSB)
2003 Awardee
Jorge Ramos
2001 Awardee
Edgar V. Reformado
2016 Awardee
Yolanda Reyes
2002 Awardee
Jose Siao Ling
2007 Awardee
Abelardo M. Tolentino, Jr.
2008 Awardee
Carlos R. Alindada
2008 Awardee (Accountancy)
William T. Belo, DComm (Hons.)
Doctor of Commerce 2023 (honoris causa)
BS Electronics and Communications Engineering 1973
2022 Awardee (Accountancy, Business, and Management)
Joey A. Bermudez
2003 Awardee (Business and Management)
Concepcion F. Blaylock, PhD
1999 Awardee (Business and Industry)
Eric A. Cruz
1998 Awardee (Business and Management)
J. Carlitos G. Cruz
2016 Awardee (Accountancy)
Nina Datu-Aguas
2002 Awardee (Consumer Banking)
Francisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.
1994 Awardee (Business Management)
Baltazar N. Endriga
2009 Awardee (Business, Finance, and Accounting)
Peter B. Favila
2000 Awardee (Business and Management)
Engr. Raul C. Hernandez
1998 Awardee (Business and Management)
Larry Lim
1997 Awardee (Business Management)
Ramon M. Lopez, MDE
2022 Awardee (Accountancy, Business, and Management)
Atty. Reginaldo Oben
2002 Awardee (Business Management)
Vivian Que-Azcona
1996 Awardee (Business and Management)
Eugenio D. Reyes
2006 Awardee (Business Management)
Elena Mari Ginia Roxas-Domingo
2016 Awardee (Business)
Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Economics 1985
Education High School 1981
Grade School 1977
Carlos C. Salinas
1995 Awardee (Business Management)
Laura Suarez-Acuzar
2014 Awardee (Business/Accounting)
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting 1970
High School 1966
Robin C. Sy
2005 Awardee (Business)
Dr. Washington SyCip
1993 Awardee (Business Management)
Tony Tan Caktiong
2001 Awardee (Business and Management)
Enrico L. Torres
2016 Awardee (Business)
Alfredo M. Velayo
2004 Awardee (Business and Management)
Rosemarie Arenas
1996 Awardee
Dr. Jacinto Bautista
2002 Awardee
Fortunata “Nellie” V. Bautista-O’Santos
2003 Awardee
Jose C. Benedicto
1999 Awardee
Henry R. Canoy
1998 Awardee
Consuelo Madrigal Collantes
2005 Awardee
William Olalia
2001 Awardee
Dr. Maria Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito
2000 Awardee
Mardonio R. Santos
1994 Awardee
Fr. Guillermo Tejon, O.P.
1993 Awardee
Teresita L. Tongson
2004 Awardee
Conchita Torres-Maceda
1997 Awardee
Carmela R. Centeno
2016 Awardee
Candida Agcaoili
2001 Awardee
Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P.
1995 Awardee
Fe Aldave-Yap
2008 Awardee
Emmanuel Y. Angeles
1999 Awardee
Lourdes J. Custodio
1994 Awardee
Bachelor of Science in Education 1950
Lilian de Jesus-Sison
2003 Awardee
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 1968
2016 Awardee
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management 1999
Master of Arts in Educational Management 1996
Bachelor of Secondary Education, major in Computer Technology 1993
Fr. Rolando V. de la Rosa, O.P.
2006 Awardee
Amor G. de Torres
2007 Awardee
Amado L. Dimayuga
2000 Awardee
Carmen G. Kanapi
1997 Awardee
Norma Lerma
1996 Awardee
Paz I. Lucido
2004 Awardee
Jesusa Magbanua-Antiquierra
2012 Awardee
Josefina R. Navarro
1998 Awardee
Victor M. Ordoñez
2009 Awardee
Teresita U. Quirino
2002 Awardee
Aurora Roldan
1996 Awardee
Angeles Tan-Alora, MD
1993 Awardee
Rolando R. Evangelista
2016 Awardee
Benjamin P. Saldua
Education High School 1964
BS Civil Engineering 1969
2014 Awardee
Ferdinand A. Tumpalan
2008 Awardee
Luis I. Ablaza, Jr.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Banking & Finance 1959
2014 Awardee (Entrepreneurship/Management)
Carlito E. Balita
2016 Awardee
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1991
Alberto Fernando F. Braganza
2005 Awardee
Ambassador Francisco del Rosario
2006 Awardee
Margarita delos Reyes-Cojuangco, PhD
2014 Awardee
Doctor of Philosophy in History 2001
Master in Philippine History 1987
Francisco T. Duque III
2004 Awardee
Mina T. Gabor
1993 Awardee
Jose D. Lina
1995 Awardee
Ambassador Benjamin Jyh-Yuan Lo
2002 Awardee
Rosario N. Lopez
2000 Awardee (Government)
President Diosdado Macapagal
1993 Awardee
Chief Justice Andres R. Narvasa
1994 Awardee (Law and Government Service)
Potenciano B.P. Pineda
1998 Awardee (Government Service)
Purita Regino-Tuazon
1997 Awardee
Aurelio M. Umali
2016 Awardee (Government/Public Service)
Senator Victor S. Ziga
2003 Awardee
Liwayway Vinzons-Chato
1996 Awardee
Jorge Garcia
1996 Awardee
Jaime Morales
1994 Awardee
Dr. Miguel Noche
2002 Awardee
Carmencita G. Reodica
1997 Awardee
Salvador L. Abiera
2016 Awardee
Raul V. Destura
2016 Awardee
Dulce Estrella-Gust
1999 Awardee
Jose P.B. Gallardo
2003 Awardee
Teresita Irigo-Barcelo
1998 Awardee
2022 Awardee
Erlinda B. Pascual
2004 Awardee
Maria Lourdes C. Santiago
2000 Awardee
Joselito Sayson
2006 Awardee
Rosalinda Solevilla
2001 Awardee
Rene Arcilla
1993 Awardee
Gilberto L. Gamez
2000 Awardee
Jorge Garcia
1996 Awardee (Health)
Reynaldo L. Lee-Llacer
2016 Awardee
Reynaldo M. Javate
2005 Awardee
Manuel A. Madayag
2004 Awardee
Jaime Morales
1994 Awardee (Health)
Maria Minerva Patawaran-Calimag, MD, PhD
2022 Awardee (Medicine)
Doctor of Medicine 1981
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management 2011
Bachelor of Science General 1977
High School 1973
Natividad Relucio-Clavano
1998 Awardee
Estrella Paje-Villar, MD
1999 Awardee
Juan P. Sanchez
2016 Awardee
Rolando S. Songco
2003 Awardee
Tito Torralba
2001 Awardee
Cristina C. Hendrix
2016 Awardee
Amelia B. Rosales
2016 Awardee
Leonor Alviz-Tsai
2016 Awardee
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1966
Education High School 1962
Apolonio L. Lasala
2016 Awardee
Antonio S. Say
2014 Awardee
Doctor of Medicine 1976
Master in Health Professions Education 2011
BS General Science 1972
Jeffrey O. Tarayao, MS
2022 Awardee (Serivce to Humanity)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts 2001
Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta
2002 Awardee
Zenaida Amador
1998 Awardee
Ar. Carlos Arguelles
2000 Awardee
Alfredo P. Co
2012 Awardee
Michael M. Coroza
2016 Awardee
Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana
1999 Awardee (Arts and Humanities)
Florentino Hornedo
2006 Awardee (Arts and Humanities)
Ar. Manuel T. Mañosa, Jr.
1997 Awardee (Arts and Humanities)
Fr. Manuel P. Maramba, OSB
1994 Awardee (Arts and Humanities)
Irma Potenciano
2000 Awardee (Arts and Humanities)
Ar. Engracio L. Mariano
1998 Awardee (Arts and Humanities)
National Artist Francisco Sionil Jose
2001 Awardee
Antonio S. Adriano
2016 Awardee
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Cesar Y. Apolinario, Jr.
2016 Awardee (Media)
Jose G. Burgos, Jr.
1998 Awardee (Media)
Eugenia D. Apostol
1999 Awardee (Media)
Neal H. Cruz
2004 Awardee (Media)
Lucien C. Dy Tioco
2016 Awardee (Media)
Alice Colet-Valladolid
2005 Awardee (Media Journalism)
Ramon S. Francisco
2000 Awardee (Media)
Jose Guevarra
1996 Awardee (Journalism)
Teodoro M. Locsin, Sr.
1993 Awardee (Journalism)
Antonio S. Lopez
1997 Awardee
Crispin C. Maslog, PhD
2022 Awardee (Media and Entertainment)
Rubel V. Nepales
2012 Awardee (Media)
Benjamin F. Rodriguez
1994 Awardee (Media)
Ramon R. Rosario
2003 Awardee (Media)
Jesus C. Sison
1995 Awardee (Media)
Jullie Yap-Daza
2014 Awardee (Media)
Bachelor of Letters in Journalism 1965
Justice Monina Arevalo-Zenarosa
2014 Awardee (Law/Justice)
Bachelor of Laws 1959
Associate in Arts 1955
Justice Alfredo Benipayo
1997 Awardee (Law)
Justice Arturo B. Buena
1995 Awardee
Harriet Demetriou
1996 Awardee
Justice Teresita V. Diaz-Baldos
2016 Awardee (Law/Justice)
Justice Jose Y. Feria
1993 Awardee
Serafin V.C. Guingona
1998 Awardee
Salvador Lao
2006 Awardee
Roman F. Mabanta, Jr.
2004 Awardee
Justice Alicia Lumboy Santos
2002 Awardee
Justice Bernardo P. Pardo
1999 Awardee
Rosario T. Setias-Reyes
2016 Awardee
Justice Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez
2001 Awardee
Ambassador Enrique P. Syquia
2000 Awardee
Emiliano del Rosario
2002 Awardee
Osias G. Barroso, Jr.
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts 1986
2014 Awardee
Fidel G. Calalang, Jr.
2002 Awardee
Sergio Z. Esmilla, Sr.
2003 Awardee
Maria Rachelle R. Gerodias
2012 Awardee
Fr. Leo Nilo C. Mangussad
2016 Awardee
Bienvenido S. Panganiban
2004 Awardee
Reynaldo Reyes
2001 Awardee
Maestra Salvacion Yñiguez
2001 Awardee
Servado C. Aromin
1997 Awardee
Angelita Castro Kelly
1993 Awardee
Gloria de Castro-Bernas
2002 Awardee
Zenaida Dizon-Balajadia
1998 Awardee
Beatrice Q. Guevara
2003 Awardee (Science and Technology)
Gerardo C. Janairo
2016 Awardee
2022 Awardee
Bachelor of Science in Biology – Accelerated 1987
Doctor of Medicine 1992
Engr. Jose Lugay
2001 Awardee (Technology)
Antonio F. Mateo, PhD
1999 Awardee
Marjorie B. Medina
1996 Awardee
Leonardo A. Riingen
2006 Awardee
Lydia G. Tansinsin
1994 Awardee
Norberto A. Viera
1999 Awardee
Most Rev. Bernardito C. Auza, D.D.
2016 Awardee
Fr. Anscar Cupungco, OSB
2000 Awardee
Sr. Delia Coronel, ICM
2001 Awardee
Most Rev. Oscar V. Cruz, D.D.
1994 Awardee
Fr. Excelso Garcia, O.P.
1996 Awardee
Fr. Gregorio Garcia, O.P.
1997 Awardee
Fr. Quintin Ma. Garcia, O.P.
1997 Awardee
Most Rev. Leonardo Z. Legaspi, O.P., D.D.
1993 Awardee
Sr. Mother Mary Aurora Marasigan
2002 Awardee
His Eminence Jose Cardinal Sanchez
1998 Awardee (Church)
Leonila Laki Vera
2005 Awardee
Fr. Fidel E. Villarroel, O.P.
Doctor of Philosophy in History 1971
2004 Awardee
Jethro T. Dionisio
2000 Awardee
Felicisimo R. Fajardo
1993 Awardee
Gabriel Fajardo
1996 Awardee
Manolo Gabriel
2006 Awardee
Janice Sy Hung
2012 Awardee
Antonio G. Austria
2003 Awardee
Rosario Bitanga-Peralta
2004 Awardee
THE BLANCO BROTHERS
Noel P. Blanco –Â BA Communication Arts 1987
Michael P. Blanco –Â BA Literature 1987
Jose Glenn P. Blanco – BA Journalism 1987
2014 Awardees
Juliette B. Dizon
2005 Awardee
Raul Isidro
2006 Awardee
Nemesio R. Miranda, Jr.
2022 Awardee (Music, Arts, Literature, and Design)
Michael Alexander C. Ocampo
2016 Awardee
Mario T. Parial
2009 Awardee
Ricarte Maramba Puruganan
1993 Awardee
Lolita C. Valderrama-Savage
Education High School 1969
BFA major in Painting 1973
2012 Awardee
Timmy Chong Ong
2001 Awardee
Coach Januario “Aric” del Rosario
1996 Awardee
Benito Lim
2001 Awardee
The Award is conferred upon an Alumnus/Alumna who exemplifies the Thomasian core values in his/her respective field of expertise: competence in pioneering human endeavors, commitment to his/her profession and compassion for others, particularly the marginalized in society.
Rubilen D. Amit
2016 Awardee (Sports)
Doland D.H. Castro
2014 Awardee (Media)
2006 Awardee (Education)
Bachelor of Science in Education 1993
Master of Arts in Educational Management 1996
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management 1999
Enrique V. de la Cruz, Jr.
1997 Awardee
Lemuel dela Cruz
2002 Awardee
Andrew S. Fernando
2004 Awardee
Geronimo V. Francisco
2003 Awardee
Maria Rachelle R. Gerodias
2002 Awardee
James Arthur B. Jimenez
1998 Awardee
Arturo L. Lazaro, Jr.
2000 Awardee
Jhoanna Feliza C. Go
2005 Awardee
Maria Victoria C. Lim
2000 Awardee
Arlene Maneja
2004 Awardee
Mary Jane C. Mendoza (Jamie Rivera)
2001 Awardee
Maria Therese Oba-del Rosario
2002 Awardee
Pinky Tobiano Sinfriego
1998 Awardee
Najib M. Ismail Young
2003 Awardee
Bethune C. Tanquincen
2005 Awardee
Ar. Albert Yu
2001 Awardee
The Award is conferred upon a family whose members are all Alumni of the University of Santo Tomas and who exemplify the Thomasian core values in their respective fields of expertise: competence in pioneering human endeavors, commitment to his/her profession and compassion for others, particularly the marginalized in society.
AVENDAÑO Family
1998 Awardees
AVENTURA Family
2000 Awardees
CALIMAG Family
2022 Awardees
FLORES Family
2005 Awardees
LASALA Family
2016 Awardees
ROSALES Family
1999 Awardees
SYQUIA Family
2002 Awardees
TAN Family
2001 Awardees
An individual who was educated at UST, for at least two (2) years, but has not completed his/her primary, secondary or tertiary education from the University due to varying reasons is an Associate-Alumnus/Alumna.