In 2017, the 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校 校友 Society, in partnership with 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校, established the Distinguished 校友 奖.
杰出校友奖的目的是表彰校友的个人成就, contributions to their industry or profession, 服务社会, and loyalty to 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校.
杰出校友奖是免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校授予毕业生的最高荣誉. Four recipients were honored on June 16, 2017.
Dr. 芭芭拉·J. 82 85 89年的阿诺德
Dr. 芭芭拉·J. Arnold is the president of PrepTech, Inc., 它为煤炭公司和其他煤炭清洗领域的公司提供工程咨询服务. PrepTech是美国代表国内和国际矿物加工设备制造商.
Barb attended the 新肯辛顿 campus from 1978-1980. 她拥有理学学士学位, 理学硕士, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Mineral Processing from The 宾西法尼亚 State University, where she specialized in coal froth flotation, 细颗粒加工, 煤炭岩石学.
Barb的研究和开发经验包括政府和行业资助机构以及私营公司的项目，并涵盖了煤炭清洁模拟器的开发, 煤处理, 煤混合, 选煤特性, 以及流程图评估. Barb在美国钢铁公司和电力研究所(EPRI)的工作经历使她对煤炭特性及其对工业过程的影响有了深入的了解. She has provided assistance for projects in China, India, Australia, Poland, and Canada.
免费mg不朽情缘试玩的活跃校友, Barb是免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校校友会董事会和顾问委员会的成员.
In 1999, Barb established the Student Leadership Development Fund which supports awards, 演讲嘉宾, and travel related to student leadership programs.
In 2008, Barb established the 芭芭拉·J. 阿诺德全球倡议计划支持基金，以增加学生获得国际经验的机会. 通过这个基金, Barb确保学生在为当今全球社会的职业生涯做准备时能够获得国际经验.
从2007年到2014年, Barb was the chair of the “For the Future” Capital Campaign and assisted in the efforts to raise $3.8 million for student scholarships and campus projects.
For her tireless dedication to Penn State, Barb被评为校友研究员(2011年)，并获得免费mg不朽情缘试玩地球与矿物科学学院校友成就奖(2008年)和Robert Stefanko杰出成就奖, Penn State Mining Engineering (2007).
视频:刘先生颁奖. James Ciuca ’82, 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校 Advisory Board member
视频:博士. 芭芭拉·J. 阿诺德领奖
Dr. 格雷戈里一个. 加斯70年，72年，81年
Dr. 格雷戈里一个. 中庭 has more than three decades of experience as an otolaryngologist and surgeon.
In 1970, 他获得了免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校的电气工程副学士学位，并继续在大学公园学习, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering in 1972.
After several years working as an electrical engineer with Eastman Kodak, Greg enrolled in 宾西法尼亚 State University’s Milton S. 好时医学院. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1981.
Greg completed his residency at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington; he then practiced medicine in Germany for four years with the United States Army.
The majority of Greg’s career was spent in private practice.
Greg has always been very athletic and healthy. However, in 2004, his definition of “healthy” changed when he suffered his first stroke. His recovery took four months; he learned to walk and speak again. He credits his mother for her unending love and devotion during this process. Five months after his stroke, Greg returned to work with a new outlook on life.
In 2011, Greg endured a second stroke. The stroke has affected his right arm and leg as well as his speech. Daily, he is working with his wife, Victoria, to rehabilitate his mobility and language.
Today, Greg inspires many individuals to recognize their abilities rather than disabilities. Amazingly, Greg participates in shuffleboard and bocce ball teams in Tucson, Arizona. He enjoys golf with his homemade adaptive left-hand brace to hold his club. Greg has also developed his artistic skills through woodcarving and stained glass art.
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视频:博士. 66年和72年的罗伯特·阿巴克尔, former Chief Executive Officer of 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校 1977-1992 presents award to Dr. 中庭
视频:博士. 格雷戈里·加斯领奖
雷蒙德·P. Mastre 04年
Mr. 雷蒙德·P. Mastre is a Director of SAP 安全 and Controls consulting at PwC. 他在免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校获得信息科学与技术学士学位后，于2004年7月加入公司的纽约市办事处.
Ray later accepted a position to lead PwC’s European SAP 安全 business in Zurich, Switzerland. 在瑞士待了四年之后, Ray回到了纽约，并被要求调到旧金山领导SAP安全/控制实践的西部地区.
Ray’s contributions to 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校 began when he served two years as the Student Government Association president; he championed a fundraising campaign to build the Nittany Lion shrine and walkway that exists today.
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在纽约的时候, 雷领导免费mg不朽情缘试玩校友会纽约市校友分会，该分会由超过23人组成,000个成员, 并推动了该组织支持纽约地区新生的奖学金基金的增长.
In 2014, 雷为免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校的信息科学与技术专业学生设立了一项奖学金. The fund exceeds $100,000 and annually generates more than $12,000 in scholarship support. 雷定期回到校园，通过客座演讲和模拟面试指导和吸引学生.
For his extraordinary professional accomplishments, Ray was honored with the 宾州州立大学校友会’s 校友 Achievement Award in 2015.
视频:博士. Larry Pollock ’66, former Chancellor of 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校 2002-2007 presents award to Mr. Mastre
视频:奥. 雷蒙德·P. 大师获奖
Dr. 丽莎C. 维奇83
Dr. 丽莎C. 维奇 is a Weapons System Analyst with the Institute for Defense Analyses. 在过去的20年里, Lisa已经参与了包括联合攻击战斗机在内的许多新武器系统的开发, 科曼奇直升机, 和总统直升机, 仅举几个例子.
Lisa began her academic career at the 新肯辛顿 campus, attending from 1979-1981. 她在免费mg不朽情缘试玩(The 宾西法尼亚 State University)获得陶瓷科学与工程学士学位.
While working full-time at Delco Electronics, Lisa回到学校兼职攻读普渡大学材料科学与工程硕士学位. Upon completion of her graduate studies, Lisa left the corporate world and returned to Purdue as a full-time doctoral student. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1989. Her doctoral work was supported by the Office of Naval Research; the outcome of her research has been further developed for military and commercial systems.
Lisa的评估已经导致美国国防部(DOD)重组项目或支持他们终止项目的决定. 她参与了现代化项目(CH-47支奴干直升机和UH-60黑鹰直升机)以及国防部正在创造的新技术，以提高战场上的有效性. Lisa also worked on several NASA assessments related to their work in the aeronautics area.
在丽莎的职业生涯中, 她撰写或合作撰写了40多篇出版物，并为她在美国宇航局开发的陶瓷材料涂层申请了专利.
Lisa believes in giving back to the community in which she was raised. 她在免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿和普拉姆高中举办了许多研讨会和讲习班, 她的母校, STEM的重要性.
视频:博士. 克拉伦斯•W. Finley, Former Professor of Chemistry, 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校, 1978-2006 presents award to Dr. 维奇
视频:博士. 丽莎·维奇领奖
保罗克利福德表彰校友
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VIDEO: 保罗·克利福德 recognizes Distinguished 校友 Award winners
