UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Alumni Association presented 14 Penn Staters with the Alumni Fellow Award, the most prestigious award given by the Alumni Association, on Sept. 28 at the State Theatre in downtown State College.
Every moment from the 2022 Alumni Fellow Awards Ceremony can be viewed here via the Alumni Association’s official recording.
This year’s honorees were:
- Jeffrey Conrad, 1983, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Charles Dages II, 1977 graduate degree, College of Engineering
- Daniel Eichenlaub, 1978, College of Engineering; nominated by the College of Agricultural Sciences
- Wanda Jones, 1975, Eberly College of Science
- Kevin Lynch, 2014 graduate degree, College of Health and Human Development
- H. Laddie Montague Jr., 1963 juris doctor degree, Dickinson Law
- Jean Oelwang, 1987, Smeal College of Business
- Cornel Pewewardy, 1989 graduate degree, College of Education
- Lawrence Raiman, 1982, Smeal College of Business
- Lloyd Sigal, 1987 and 1988, College of Arts and Architecture
- David Skidmore, 1979, Bellisario College of Communications
- Joseph Snyder, 1997, Penn State Behrend
- Ala Stanford, 1991, Eberly College of Science; 1997 graduate, College of Medicine; nominated by Penn State Abington, Penn State Behrend, the Eberly College of Science, and the College of Medicine
- George Strickler III, 1969, Smeal College of Business
Award recipients each shared some words during their time on stage after a brief introduction by Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi.
The honorees expressed gratitude toward those who helped them achieve such great heights, and highlighted the magnitude of accepting the distinction. Following the singing of the Alma Mater, attendees shared each other’s company during a reception at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.
The Alumni Fellow program is administered by the Penn State Alumni Association in cooperation with the University’s academic colleges, campuses and the Office of the President, and is the highest honor presented by the Alumni Association.
Alumni are nominated by a college or campus as leaders in their professional fields and accept an invitation from the president of the University to return to campus to share their expertise with students, faculty and administrators.
Visit the Alumni Association’s website for more information on the honorees and the award.