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Alumni Awards

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Awards

  • Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) Diamond Award
    Established in 2006, a lifetime membership in the Penn State Alumni Association will be awarded to a graduating student who is found to have the most well-rounded involvement and achievement in both the university and community environment during their student experience with the College.
    • Submission Deadline:  January 15

    Meteorology GEMS Diamond Award Recipients
    Thomas Sabbatelli
    		 2009
    Jennifer Zeigenfus
    		 2008
    Alexis Phillips
    		 2007


  • Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) Alumni Achievement Award
    The GEMS Alumni Achievement Award is given by the EMS Alumni Society to recognize outstanding achievement by EMS alumni. All bachelor and graduate degree alumni of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are eligible to receive this award. Special consideration is given to members of GEMS and to young alumni. Nominations are solicited each fall. Each submission should include a supporting letter/statement from the nominator plus a current vitae for the candidate. The GEMS Board will review all nominations prior to their winter meeting.

    Meteorology GEMS Alumni Achievement Award Recipients
    Douglas Kruhoeffer
    		 1993
    Joel Myers
    		 1995
    Robert Sax
    		 1999
    Gregory Forbes
    		 2001
    Jon M. Nese
    		 2004
    John G. W. Kelley
    		 2007
    Stephen Corfidi
    		 2009


  • Charles L. Hosler Scholar Award
    The Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal was established in 1992 to recognize the achievements of alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science through research, teaching, or administrative leadership with emphasis given to those who have earned doctoral degrees. The Hosler Alumni Scholar Award honors Dr. Charles L. Hosler, who retired from the University in 1992 as Senior Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. To honor his work in meteorology and education and his many years as a faculty member, head of the department of meteorology, and dean of the college, this award was established to recognize the very highest levels of intellectual achievement or academic service attained by those educated in the college.
    • Deadline:  Nominations for this award should be submitted to the Dean's Office by December 15 of each year.

    Meteorology Charles L. Hosler Scholar Award Recipients
    Charles L. Hosler
    		 1992
    William R. Cotton
    		 1999
    Roger A. Pielke
    		 1999
    Richard E. Hallgren
    		 2002
    John J. Cahir
    		 2004
    Richard C. J. Somerville
    		 2009

 

The Pennsylvania State University Alumni Awards

  • Alumni Achievement Award - Penn State Alumni Association
    The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger for their extraordinary professional accomplishments. These prominent young alumni are nominated by an academic college and invited by the President of the University to return to campus to share their expertise with students, faculty, and administrators. they demonstrate to students that Penn State alumni succeed in exceptional fashion at an early age. The award is a cast bronze medallion and framed certificate.
    • Deadline:  Nominations for this award are usually due to the EMS Dean's Office in September.  The PSAA deadline is usually early October.

  • Alumni Fellow Award
    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 medallion and framed certificate. Nominations are solicited from deans and department heads each fall.
    • Deadline:  Nominations for this award should be submitted to the Dean's Office by December 15 of each year.

  • Distinguished Alumni Award
    The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that The Pennsylvania State University bestows upon an outstanding alumnus/a. The award salutes the achievements of outstanding alumni whose “personal lives, professional achievements, and community service exemplify the objectives of their Alma Mater.” The award is an engraved bronze medallion, matching pendant, and framed inscribed certificate.

 

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For Alumni Relations in the Department of Meteorology, please contact:

Lynn K. Persing

Lynn Persing
501A Walker Building
(814)863-8568
persing@ems.psu.edu