Alumni Association

Penn State Alumni Association seeks nominations for Volunteer Awards

The nomination period runs through Monday, March 2

The 2025 Joint Activity Award recognized the World Campus Alumni Society, the Great Valley Alumni Society, and the Fox Graduate School Alumni Society. A representative from each group accepted the award. From left: Mark Poblete, president of the World Campus Alumni Society; Kathy Hume, past president of the Fox Graduate School Alumni Society (second from left); and Mike Koch, president of the Great Valley Alumni Society. Alumni Association Interim Executive Officer Ryan Jones (far right) presented the group awards. Credit: Penn State Alumni Association. All Rights Reserved.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The nomination period for the Penn State Alumni Association’s Volunteer Awards is now open and will run through Monday, March 2.

There are nine categories for group awards and six categories for individual awards, and more than one nomination can be submitted. All award categories and other relevant information, including nomination forms, can be found by visiting the Alumni Association Volunteer Awards page.

Questions can be sent to alumni-awards@psu.edu. Penn Staters are encouraged to share this information with their personal and professional networks.

The 2026 Volunteer Awards ceremony will take place this summer on the University Park campus. Photographs from last year’s ceremony are online. Additionally, many of the honorees chatted with Alumni Association President Susan Robinson, class of 1994, about the power of the Penn State alumni network, what inspires them to give back, and much more. Those videos are available to view on YouTube.

Last Updated January 14, 2026