A lifelong teacher, Kristin (Scheidt) Dailey ’98 has spent her days professionally, personally and communally advocating and volunteering for the causes closest to her heart.

Dailey studied education, graduating from the University of Dayton in 1998 and then serving as an intervention specialist in northeast Ohio school districts while earning her master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Akron.

She paused her teaching career to raise her three children, two of whom are proud Flyers (Steven ’23 and Elizabeth ’24), and pursued leadership roles in nonprofit organizations and boards, serving people with disabilities.

Dailey used the skills she learned from teaching and fundraising when she joined UD’s Parent Leadership Council, supporting initiatives such as One Day, One Dayton, UD’s giving day; We Soar, the campaign for the University of Dayton, as a Campaign Cabinet member; and Reunion Weekend as a committee member.

Because of Dailey’s efforts, she held successful (and safely distanced) events during the pandemic with more than 70 alumni participating in “virtual tours” and more than 80 attending a drive-in movie event to update the alumni community on UD happenings, including the opening of The Hub at the Dayton Arcade.

This work is close to Dailey, so much so that she and her husband, Matt Dailey ’98, have hosted events at their home for UD leadership and donors. She also inspired a business leadership briefing in Cleveland for alumni and leaders, which continued across several states with President Eric F. Spina and Andy Horner, executive vice president of business and administrative services, during the pandemic.

Of all of Dailey’s accomplishments, she is most proud of establishing the Matthew C. Scheidt Endowed Scholarship Fund in 2023 with her husband. This fund was created and named in honor of her late brother who had Down syndrome. Dailey’s goal is to help future UD students who are studying education and health sciences or related fields.

Special Service Award
For volunteer service to the University of Dayton

The Special Service Award is presented to an alumnus who has performed a special service or displayed exceptional diligence on behalf of the University of Dayton.

Special Service awards are given for extended service or for successfully completing a special project or program on behalf of the University or the Alumni Association. To be eligible, a person must hold a degree from the University of Dayton.

Past Recipients

Robert & Jacqueline Aumer ’68
Margaret Baker ’41
Richard Beach ’52
John Beran ’74, ’79
Jerome Bishop ’59
Jack R. Brown ’26
Michael Bryce ’74
Fr. Norbert Burns, SM ’45
Gerald Bushman ’25
Robert L. Butler ’42
Eleanor Kelly Budic ’71
Mark ’72 & Mariann Callahan ’73
Mary Clark ’68
Suzanne Columbus ’68
Robert Conger ’57
Robert E. Daley ’55
Walter A. DeAnna ’62
Doris Drees, Ph.D. ’54
Joseph & Mary Jane Duffy ’56
Lawrence Eveslage, S.M. ’31
Richard Finan ’54
Frank Geraci ’73 ’77
Vicki Edwards Giambrone ’81
James Gilvary ’51
Frederick Grimm ’49
Wilbert L. Hamm, S.M. ’44
Paul Heckman ’38
Mary Beth Hickey ’74
Joaquin Hidalgo ’83
T. J. Hollenkamp ’37
Steven J. Junker ’84
Lawrence P. Keller ’67
Christopher Kerner ’75
Richard & Barbara King ’60
C. William & Kathleen Kinzeler ’70
Raymond & Regina Kohl ’50
John M. Korn ’57
Edward ’50 & Mary Krach
Peter Kuntz ’50
Eleanor A. Kurtz ’47
Robert N. Kuzmick ’74
Edward Longo ’57
Brian R. ’79 & Renai A Lowry ’75
Anthony E. Lupia ’74
George Maas, Jr. ’61
Dennis Marx ’68
Carl H. Mayer ’66
Joseph J. McLaughlin
Mary F. Minnis ’79
Bette Rogge Morse ’44
J.P. Nauseef ’88
Betty Ann Behringer Perkins ’44
Donald J. Pesce ’76
Margaret E. Peters ’59
Donald Polomsky ’65
Al Reynolds ’60
Donald Ruhl ’47
R. Daniel Sadlier ’70
Mary Ann Schrader ’69
Lynton Scotland ’84
Marilyn Selvaggio ’77
Joseph Spadaford ’69
Howard ’63, ’67 and Sally ’65 Stevens
James Stitt ’71
Joseph ’71 & Ann Sutherland ’72
Fiore Talarico ’74
Ronald N. Thaman ’71
Karen A. Thompson ’77
Robert C. Toomb ’82
William M. Tweed ’70 and Jan Tweed
Terry N. Vukcevic ’71
James Weber ’67
Maureen Willits ’69
Lawrence W. Woerner ’76
Donald E. (Butch) Zimmerman ’58