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      Nominations sought for 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards

      The Distinguished Alumni Award is Penn State's highest honor presented to alumni

      Nominations are being sought for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards, the highest honor Penn State bestows on alumni. Nominations are due by Sept. 30. Credit: Curtis Chan / Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Nominations are currently being solicited for the Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award for 2025.

      The Distinguished Alumni Awards were authorized by the Board of Trustees in 1951. It is the University’s highest honor presented to its alumni.

      Nominations may include living alumni of Penn State “whose personal lives, professional achievements and community service exemplify the objectives of their Alma Mater.” For your information, links are provided to lists of previous recipients and Society of Distinguished Alumni membership, as well as to lists of previous recipients of Alumni Fellow and Alumni Achievement Awards.

      The nomination form can be found here. Completed nomination forms should be submitted electronically to dku5025@psu.edu by Sept. 30.

      The nomination form will be used by the Board of Trustees screening committee to determine which individuals will be recommended for the award. The recipients of the award will be selected by ballot at the November 2024 Board of Trustees meeting.

      Last Updated July 15, 2024

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