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      Behrend students recognized for leadership and service awards

      Celeste Makay, at left, received the Guy W. Wilson Award for service to Penn State Behrend. She has been active in the college's Sustainable Food Systems Program, including the community garden. Credit: Penn State Behrend / Penn State. Creative Commons

      ERIE, Pa. — Every April, Penn State Behrend recognizes its student leaders during the annual Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards. While the COVID-19 crisis forced the cancellation of the in-person awards event in 2020, it didn’t diminish the achievements of the following students, who were all named award recipients and honored for their accomplishments this year.

      STUDENT LIFE AWARDS

      Guy Wilson Award: Celeste Makay, Erie

      Outstanding Adult Student Award: Jennifer Kerestes­, Erie

      Outstanding Advisor Award: Hannah Moran, Erie

      Outstanding Student Organization President Award: Alexandra Sienerth, Erie

      Outstanding Student Organization Officer, Non-President Award: Joshua Slayton, Venango

      Outstanding Student Organization, Non-Officer Award: Mercedes Myers, Bethel Park

      Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Service Award: Lingjie Xiao, Nanjing, China

      Outstanding Student Organization Award: Multi-Cultural Council

      Outstanding Service by a Group or Organization Award: Lambda Sigma

      Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award: Asian Student Organization

      Outstanding Program Award: Chinese Cultural Advancement Club

      Outstanding Collaborative Award: Delta Sigma Pi

      Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Award: Chinese Cultural Advancement Club

      Larry and Kathryn Smith Philanthropy Award: Asian Student Organization

      Student Government Association President’s Award: Kris Motta Torok, Millcreek

      Conor F. MacMannis Memorial Award: Shaelyn McQuillen, Girard

      SERVICE AWARDS

      Christopher M. Geitner Award: Larissa Henderson, Longwood, Florida

      Pride of the Lion Award: Safinaz Elhadary, Alexandria, Egypt

      Penn State Behrend Alumni Society Leadership Award: Ashley Jankowski, Murrysville

      Irvin H. Kochel Lion Ambassador Awards: Nicholas Kane, Erie; Vishal Shah, Clifton, New Jersey; Jennifer Gustafson, Natrona Heights; Jordan Belfiore, Darlington

      Jane Wood Reno Memorial Scholarship Award: Kara Dobson, Girard

      Ralph Dorn Hetzel Award: Celeste Makay, Erie

      ATHLETIC AWARDS

      John Zahniser Female Scholar-Athlete Award: Erica Koenig, Pittsburgh

      John Zahniser Male Scholar-Athlete Award: Chris Drozynski, Stoneboro

      Cheryl Ramsdell-Anderson Female Athlete of the Year Award: Savannah Carr, Franklin

      James Frye Male Athlete of the Year Award: Dillon Hildebrand, Red Lion

      Last Updated April 20, 2020

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