Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin Lutheran College (WLC) presented Dennis Quaid with the 2025 Divine Servant Award at a celebration on Friday, May 30. The event was held at Discovery World in downtown Milwaukee with more than 380 guests in attendance. This year's celebration has raised more than $788,000 to support student scholarships at WLC.

“We were honored to present the Divine Servant Award to Dennis Quaid, recognizing not only his remarkable artistic achievements but also his genuine testimony of faith.” said WLC’s President, Dr. Daniel W. Johnson. “The evening was a true celebration of Christian servant leadership and generosity, raising scholarship dollars to prepare WLC students who will boldly impact the world through their faith.”

WLC established the Divine Servant Award in 2017 as an opportunity to honor individuals who exemplify qualities of Christian servant leadership and have exhibited Christian values throughout their lives of service. This event also serves as an awareness and fundraising event for the college.

The inaugural award was presented to the 43rd President of the United States, the Honorable George W. Bush, at a celebration attended by 600 guests. Subsequent events have honored Tony Dungy, David Green, Tim Tebow, Kathie Lee Gifford, Kurt and Brenda Warner, and Steven Curtis Chapman.

Quaid is an Emmy® Award and two-time Golden Globe® nominee who’s known for his roles in hit films The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, Traffic, Vantage Point, Frequency, The Parent Trap, Soul Surfer, The Right Stuff, Breaking Away, Midway, and many more. In 2022, he co-starred with Jake Gyllenhaal in Disney’s animated adventure film Strange World. In 2024, Quaid portrayed the 40th president of the United States in the biopic Reagan, produced by Mark Joseph and directed by Sean McNamara.

Alongside his acting career, Quaid is also a respected singer-songwriter with hundreds of thousands of miles under his belt as a recording and touring musician who’s been playing music since his grandfather bought him his first guitar.

Wisconsin Lutheran College is a nationally ranked Christian college in Milwaukee that serves nearly 1,100 undergraduate and graduate students. The college, which prepares students for lives of Christian servant leadership, is recognized for its academic excellence and superior student experience.