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. The award is a cast bronze statue and framed certificate.

More information and a nomination form are available on the Penn State Alumni Association's website. 

Also, please contact the College of Education Alumni Office if you would like to nominate someone.

College of Education Alumni Fellow Recipients

2019

Derrick P. Alridge '97g

2018

Louis C. Danielson '76g

2017

No recipient

2016

Kurt Geisinger '77g

2015

Wanda J. Blanchett '97 

Linda Verba Hofman '71

2014

Stephen J. Bagnato '75g, 77g

W. Terrell Jones '74g, '85g 

2013

Cheryl Lynn Allen '69

O. Richard Bundy, Jr. '70, '80g (A&A)

2012

Dana H. Born '94g

William E. Farrell '59

2011

Jeffrey L. Hyde '77 Lib, '80g Edu

Gerald Zahorchak '94g

2010

Donald K. Boswell '75 H&HD, '77g Edu

Paula Donson '82g

2009

Sister Andrea Lee '75g, '80g

2008

Gerald E. Gipp '71g, '74g

2007

No recipient

2006

Marchelle D. Canright ’95g

Miguel J. Escala ’85g, ’88g 

2005

J. Bonnie Newman ’69g

2004

Jeffrey A. Beard ’69 Lib, ’72g, ’80g Edu

Grayson B. Noley ’75g ’79g 

Agnes Mieko Watanabe-Muraoka ’80g

2003

James T. Harris III ’88g

2002

Tien-Jin "Frank" Chang ’74g

Patricia A. Morrissey ’71g, ’74g 

2001

No recipient

2000

David W. Leslie ’71g 

1999

Kenneth R. Thomas ’64 Lib, ’65g, ’69g Edu

1998

David Cotterill ’60 

Gordon Johnson ’63g

1997

Francis M. Fennell ’72g

Bruce A. Ramirez ’80g

1996

John L. Braxton ’66 

Wayne K. Hoy ’62g, ’65g

1995

Gail Hackett ’73, ’75g, ’78g

John W. Tippeconnic III ’71g, ’75g 

1994

Ralph N. Pacinelli ’58g, ’68g

1993

Michael H. Kean ’66 

H. Dale Spaulding ’73g

1992

D. Rodney Chamberlain ’82g, ’87g

Harry J. Hartley Jr. ’64g

Edward L. Mattil ’40, ’46g, ’53g Edu 

1991

C. Kirby Yung ’78g 

1990

John W. Moore ’70g 

David L. Tressler ’58 

For a list of all award recipients dating back to 1973, visit the Penn State Alumni Association's website.