Twenty-four Penn State alumni were honored Oct. 21 for their outstanding professional accomplishments and given the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Penn State Alumni Association. Each Alumni Fellow will receive a commemorative award, designed and hand cast by Jeanne Stevens-Sollman, an acclaimed sculptor and medalist and an Alumni Fellow. Since the award was established in 1973, just 642 alumni have been honored with the title of Alumni Fellow, designated a permanent and lifelong title by the Penn State Board of Trustees. "Alumni are the University's most valuable resource," said Roger L. Williams '73, '75g, '88g, executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association. "The Alumni Fellow program gives us the opportunity to showcase the significant contributions Penn Staters make to our nation and the world. At the same time, we are bringing these alumni ever closer to our shared Alma Mater."