Dr. Robert E Steele ’65 is Presented Yale Medal by Association of Yale Alumni. IMAGE: Yale.edu
Inaugurated in 1952, the Yale Medal is the highest award presented by the AYA and is conferred solely to recognize and honor outstanding individual service to the University.
Since its inception, the Yale Medal has been presented to individuals who show extraordinary devotion to the ideals of the University, and who are conspicuous in demonstrating their support of Yale through extensive, exemplary service on behalf of Yale as a whole or one of its many schools, institutes, or programs.
In the words of the AYA, “Robert E. Steele is a true and devoted citizen of Yale University, holding graduate degrees in public health and psychology. He established the Creed/Patton/Steele scholarship as well as a second scholarship in public health and an internship at the Yale Art Gallery. While president of the School of Public Health Alumni, he established and met a goal of 100% giving by the alumni executive committee as well as leading the alumni to consistently meet their giving goals.
“He has served on the AYA Board of Governors and currently is in his second term on the Yale Art Gallery board and, his first term with the Yale Alumni Annual Fund board.
“He and his wife Jean have an extensive collection of art on paper by African-American artists and have made gifts from it to the Yale Art Gallery and lent art twice to the Divinity School. His daughter Elisabeth is a graduate of Yale Law School and delegate-at-large at AYA.”
In 2005 Bob was selected as the DC Chapter’s Man of the Year and the Association’s Alumnus of the Year for his accomplishments and for his financial support of Morehouse College and the Alumni Association.
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