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Edward C. Dowling Jr.

Earth and Mineral Sciences alumnus Dowling named Alumni Fellow

12/12/17

Edward C. Dowling Jr., a graduate of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was awarded the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow by the Penn State Alumni Association earlier this fall. The Alumni Fellow Award is the most prestigious award given by the Penn State Alumni Association.

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Video: 2016 Alumni Fellow Award acceptance speeches

11/15/16

The Penn State Alumni Association honored 24 outstanding alumni in October with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Alumni Association. Watch their acceptance speech videos online, and hear how graduating from Penn State impacted the honorees’ lives and careers.

Alumni Fellow, Jay Kovacs

Career pivot launches alumnus to rarefied heights of professional acclaim

11/2/16

For more than a decade, Jay Kovacs, an alumnus of the Graduate School at Penn State, has managed and collaborated with engineers and scientists on the development of Earth-observing spacecraft, deep space missions to investigate scientific theories about the universe, and scientific missions to study the moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Pluto, and the sun.

Baroness Joanna Shields

Baroness and Penn State alumna Joanna Shields to share life story with students

10/14/16

The Baroness Joanna Shields, a 1984 Penn State graduate, is returning to University Park Oct. 24-26 to share her life’s journey with students and discuss how technology is challenging sociopolitical systems and security. During her visit, Shields, who is the U.K.'s minister of internet safety and security, will also be recognized as an Alumni Fellow and participate in Penn State Women: Leaders of Today and Tomorrow.

Craig Pearce

Alumni Fellow and leadership expert Craig Pearce to speak at Penn State DuBois

10/11/16

All members of the Penn State DuBois community are invited to a special presentation by 2016 Alumni Fellow and leadership expert Craig Pearce. The event is planned for 12:05 p.m. Oct. 28 in Hiller Auditorium at Penn State DuBois. Pearce's presentation focuses on his concepts of shared leadership in business.

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Video shows Keegan-Michael Key's thoughts on fame, failure and meeting Obama

10/28/14

Keegan-Michael Key, star of Comedy Central's "Key & Peele," was on the University Park campus in early October to receive the Alumni Fellow Award, the Penn State Alumni Association's highest honor. During his visit, he attended several theater classes to discuss his career and his approach to comedy.

Clips from Q&A with Keegan-Michael Key

10/14/14

Keegan-Michael Key, star of Comedy Central's "Key & Peele," was on campus in October to receive the Alumni Fellow Award, the Penn State Alumni Association's highest honor.

Charles Figley speaking

Heard on Campus: Charles Figley at the Penn State Forum

3/19/13

"I have seen, time and time again -- most recently with a study with the Army in studying combat medics -- that there is amazing transformation as a result of these adversities, that there is every reason to believe that everyone can overcome a traumatic event. So the notion of this adversity isn't a horrible, bad thing without some advantages."

-- Charles Figley, Paul Henry Kurzweg Distinguished Chair in Disaster Mental Health and founding member of the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy at Tulane University. Figley spoke at the Penn State Forum luncheon today (March 19) at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the topic, "The Trauma Paradox: Lessons of Adversity and Transformation."

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