Alumni Award Nomination Form
Award Criteria
2021 Virtual Alumni Awards Program
Michael E. Yamrick, Jr. '07, '10 - Dave Shaffer Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Jana L. Sharlow '97, '00 - Outstanding Alumni Award
Paul M. Winkler '78 - Lifetime Achievement Award
Rawland D. Cogan ’81 DuBois, ’91 - 2021 Alumni Fellow
(above) Rawley Cogan accepting his award from Penn State President Eric Barron
The Alumni Fellow Award is the most prestigious award given by the Penn State Alumni Association. Since 1973, the Alumni Fellow Award has been given to select alumni who, as leaders in their professional fields, are nominated by an academic college and accept an invitation from the President of the University to return to campus to share their expertise with students, faculty, and administrators.
2020 Virtual Alumni Awards Program
Nicole A. Shaffer '06 - Dave Shaffer Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Thomas G. Gasbarre '75 - Distinguished Ambassador Award
Edward S. Nasuti '74 - Lifetime Achievement Award
Francie Erickson Spigelmyer '83 - Outstanding Alumni Award
2019 Alumni Award Recipients
Anita D. McDonald, Ph.D. - Distinguished Ambassador
Craig R. Hicks '99 - Outstanding Alumni
Richard W. Ogden '80 - Lifetime Achievement
Rick Ogden, Craig Hicks, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Anita McDonald, Chancellor McBride
2018 Alumni Award Recipients
Robert G. Johnson '71 - Distinguished Ambassador
Christine M. Beretsel '86 - Outstanding Alumni
Ross A. Kester '69 - Lifetime Achievement
Chancellor McBride, Robert G. Johnson, Christine M. Beretsel, Ross A. Kester, Michael White
2017 Alumni Award Recipients
2016 Alumni Award Recipients
2015 Alumni Award Recipients
2014 Alumni Award Recipients
2013 Alumni Award Recipients
2012 Alumni Award Recipients
2011 Alumni Award Recipients
2010 Alumni Award Recipients
2009 Alumni Award Recipients
2008 Alumni Award Recipients
2007 Alumni Award Recipients
2006 Alumni Award Recipients
2005 Alumni Award Recipients
2004 Alumni Award Recipients
2003 Alumni Award Recipients
2002 Alumni Award Recipients
2001 Alumni Award Recipients
List of Past Alumni Award Recipients