Scholars Honored At Medals Ceremony
November 29, 2000
University Park, Pa. – Penn State will hold a medals commencement ceremony for the first graduating class of the Schreyer Honors College, which was established in 1997, and named for its benefactors, William A. Schreyer and his wife Joan, at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
Cheryl Achterberg, dean of the Schreyer Honors College, will speak. Penn State President Graham Spanier will present the medals, which were designed by John A. Cook, professor emeritus of art, to the approximately 55 graduating scholars.
The Schreyer's $30 million donation allowed for the transformation of the former University Scholars Program into a multidisciplinary center of undergraduate work which has been recognized as one of the top honors programs in the country.
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