Individuals, groups honored with 2007 Volunteer Awards
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
University Park, Pa. — The Penn State Alumni Association honored four individuals and 21 groups for their outstanding work the past year by giving them one of 14 Volunteer Awards at an Oct. 26 ceremony at The Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus.
The Volunteer Awards, part of the Alumni Association's comprehensive recognition program, acknowledge outstanding individuals and groups for service to their communities, the University and the Alumni Association. Each affiliate group recognized for a group award receives a certificate recognizing their organization's achievement and a $500 grant to be used for future programming. Individual award winners receive a crystal Nittany Lion to commemorate their achievements.
The 2007 individual award winners are: Alan Bedrick '74, '78g of Reisterstown, Md., Volunteer of the Year Award; Darryl Bundrige '93 of Philadelphia, Diversity Award; Michael Cocco '05 of Nutley, N.J., Recent Alumnus Award; Dick Kustin '50 of State College, Pa., Philip Philip Mitchell Alumni Service Award.
Group award winners are:
— Advertising and Public Relations Affiliate Program Group – New/Innovative Event or Program Award
— Collegian Alumni Interest Group – New/Innovative Event or Program Award
— Connecticut Valley Chapter – Joint Activities Award and Scholarship/Fundraising Award
— Dance Marathon Alumni Interest Group – New/Innovative Event or Program Award
— Emerald Coast (Fla.) Chapter – National Service Project Award
— GEMS (Earth and Mineral Sciences Alumni Society) – National Service Project Award
— Greater Boston Chapter – Joint Activities Award
— Greater Scranton (Pa.) Chapter – Fellowship and Networking Award
— Lion Ambassador Alumni Interest Group – National Service Project Award
— Maine/New Hampshire Chapter – Joint Activities Award
— Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter – Web Site Award
— Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society – Professional Development Award
— Penn State Behrend Alumni Society – Student Interaction Award
— Penn State College of Medicine Alumni Society – Student Interaction Award
— Penn State New Kensington Alumni Society (Alle-Kiski Society) – Fellowship and Networking Award
— Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society – Scholarship/Fundraising Award
— Philadelphia Chapter – Communications Award
— Professional Women's Network of Washington, D.C. – Professional Development Award
— Southern Connecticut Chapter – Joint Activities Award
— Vermont Chapter – Joint Activities Award
Below are details of the MontCo award. Additional information about the Penn State Alumni Association's recognition program is available at http://www.alumni.psu.edu/awards.
Web Site Award
Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter
The Montgomery County Chapter launched its new Web site in January. The site connects alumni through the membership database, message boards, business advertising and more. It not only keeps area members informed, but it also helps in the outreach to other local alumni by informing them about chapter happenings and upcoming events. Since launching the site, the chapter has seen its paid memberships increase by 42 percent. The chapter now can easily communicate through e-mail and newsletters.
"On behalf of the MontCo Chapter Board, we thank you for your support of our new website since its launch on January 2, 2007. Please feel free to send us your comments and suggestions for improvements. We hope you enjoy the features that our site adds to your Alumni experience"
Martin R. Cepeda Jr., President
PSU MontCo Alumni Association
