Alumni Society Board Message from the Board President June of 2018 marked the start of my first year as president of the Alumni Society Board of Directors. I am having a wonderful time as president and have enjoyed many opportunities to meet and interact with alumni from across the College. In July of last year, I returned to campus to attend Penn State Arts Festival Alumni Weekend and to volunteer at the College’s welcome table, greeting alumni who returned to campus. Volunteer Ellen Freeman, a recent graduate of the Higher Education program, and I enjoyed engaging them in conversations about their experiences at Penn State and in the College. September brought the new student celebration reception to the Chambers patio. While faculty served Berkey Creamery ice cream to the class of 2022, alumni volunteers engaged students in conversation and encouraged them to sign up to win one of 24 Blue & White Society memberships that were generously donated by Alumni Society Board members. Alumni Andrew Ahearn and Alexis DiDomenico had such a great time that they now mentor students as part of the College’s alumnistudent mentoring program.
October saw not only Homecoming and the Alumni Society’s annual appearance in the parade, but also our Alumni Awards Dinner. I met Alumni Excellence honoree, Samuel B. Slike, who has spent his career working in the area of deaf education by improving teaching practices and access to higher education for students with disabilities. The spring and summer of 2019 will bring a number of opportunities for alumni to return to campus including We Are Weekend and of course ArtsFest. I plan on returning to the College that always feels like home to me, and I hope to see you there!
Nominate outstanding alumni for annual awards The College of Education Alumni Society supports awards in five categories, presented each year to graduates and student teachers who have distinguished themselves in their profession. Nominations are accepted throughout the year, with award recipients chosen each spring. For information, and to submit a nomination, visit https://ed.psu.edu/ alumni-friends/award/alumni-society-awards online. Board members for 2018-19 include: Front row, from left: David Monk, Tonnie DeVecchis-Kerr, Hannah Chisler, Stefanie Tomlinson, Tracy Hinish. Second row, from Photo: Steve Tressler left: Lawrence Wess, Sherry Yontosh, Pamela Peter, Pamela Francis. Third row, from left: John Rozzo, Joe Clapper, Douglas Womelsdorf, Larry Carretta, Cathy Tomon. Back row, from left: Leo D’Agostino, Jeannene Willow, Jonathan Klingeman, John Czerniakowski, Henry Laboranti (no longer with the board). Not pictured are Nicole Birkbeck, Kaela Fuentes-Packnick, Holly Klock, Amy Meisinger, Sandie Musoleno, Bridget Parler and James Trainer.
Pamela Peter (‘92 Behrend, ‘94 M.Ed. Edu)
About the Alumni Society The College of Education Alumni Society provides a means for alumni to come together to help improve the College and the University. It oversees a number of important projects that help serve the needs of alumni, students, the College and the University as well as promote the esteem of the institution. College of Education alumni automatically become members of the Alumni Society when they join the Penn State Alumni Association. For more information, contact the alumni relations office at 814-863-2216 or Stefanie Tomlinson, assistant director of Alumni Relations, at skt2@psu.edu. Penn State Education
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