April 19, 2001
University Park, Pa. – Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College will hold a medals commencement ceremony for over 320 graduates who have successfully completed the requirements to earn an honors diploma on Friday, May 11, at
5 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium.

The honors graduates will receive a medallion designed by John A. Cook, professor emeritus of art in the College of Arts and Architecture.  Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, will present the medals, assisted by Rodney Erickson, provost and executive vice president, John Cahir, dean of the Office of Undergraduate Education and Cheryl Achterberg, dean of the Schreyer Honors College.

Three student awards will be presented during the ceremony.  The Paul Axt Prize recognizes a Schreyer Scholar who has seized the opportunities offered by the University and the Honors College to create an undergraduate education notable for both its breadth and depth. The Schreyer Honors College Mission Award is awarded to a Schreyer Scholar who best exemplifies the mission of the Honors College—Academic Excellence, Internationalization and Service Leadership. The Dean’s Award for Research Achievement honors a graduating Schreyer Scholar who has accomplished a single, extraordinary, research achievement.  The award honors work of high quality, outstanding intellectual value, creativity, commitment and significance.

The Honors College was named for its benefactors, William A. Schreyer and his wife Joan, 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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Contact: Donna L. Meyer, Schreyer Honors College, at (814) 863-2635 or email dlh15@psu.edu.