UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Noel Claudio, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) in 2014, was one of 11 prominent young Penn State alumni recognized by the Penn State Alumni Association at the Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony on March 18.
Claudio is the third IST alumnus to receive the award, which is presented to University graduates who have achieved exceptional success at an early age. A strategy and operations analyst at Twitter, Claudio has been a strong advocate for Latinx workers in technology. He regularly organizes events to bring awareness to careers in consulting and technology and mentoring underrepresented students who aspire to work in the industry.
“Receiving this award is a huge honor, and the biggest reason is that people that typically come from my background haven’t been here — just making it to college and being a first-generation graduate (has been challenging in itself),” said Claudio. “It means so much to be excelling at something that is worthy of recognition from other people.”
Motivated by the University honor, Claudio said he hopes to further inspire Penn State students — especially those from underrepresented backgrounds — to follow in his footsteps.