Colleen Swetland Alumni Achievement Award

Award Guidelines

Purpose:

To recognize and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) through a two to three-day visit with the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS). The visit aims to promote the recipient’s knowledge, experience, and insight as a resource to the nominating academic department. Please consider including exclusive updates from department faculty and EMS leadership highlighting undergraduate and graduate research as part of the recipient’s itinerary.
Through discussion, debate, and action, stimulate more significant activity and identity between prominent alumni and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences community, particularly students, faculty, and administration.
To enhance experiential learning within the classrooms of EMS during a visit to University Park (NOTE: trips to a Commonwealth Campus are supported and encouraged should time allow). Examples of experiential learning opportunities in which the recipients may participate could include classroom speaking engagements, exclusive meetings with student organizations, exclusive speaking engagements with the general student body of the nominating academic department, etc.

Procedures:

The GEMS Board will review all nominations and select a finalist at their winter/spring meeting for approval by the John Leone Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Additionally, the Alumni Achievement Award recipients will receive an award and public recognition at either a department or College-wide event that would bring together the EMS community in a central location. This recognition ceremony will be held at the convenience of the recipient’s schedule to attend either the department’s annual recognition event or the College’s Obelisk Society Awards Banquet. The Alumni Achievement Award recipient’s stay may vary from two to three days, depending upon the needs of the academic unit and the recipient’s availability.

Expenses for travel and lodging for the Alumni Achievement Award recipient and a guest will be borne by the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will assume travel expenses at the prevailing coach fare from within the United States only; the department will be responsible for all international travel expenses to a U.S. gateway city. The Dean’s Office will assume the costs for the award and engraving. The department will be responsible for entertaining the Alumni Achievement Award recipients at departmental lunches or dinners. The Associate Director of Alumni Relations will act as the overall coordinator for the visit. Still, they will work directly with department liaisons to ensure the itinerary meets the needs of the recipient, the department, and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences administration. Remember that this trip could include visiting a Commonwealth Campus should the recipient desire.

Nominee Information

Please complete the information below for the nominee.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Home Address *

Job Title *

Penn State Degrees *

Degrees recieved outside of Penn State

Nominee Career Awards/recognition *

Penn State Recognition and Participation

Please list any Penn State or College of Earth and Mineral Sciences departmental awards and participation in Penn State volunteer opportunities at the University, College, or Departmental levels. Examples of such awards and participation may include but are not limited to Penn State Individual awards, Penn State Alumni Association Chapter volunteering, EMS departmental awards, EMEX, TEEMS, etc. Please contact the EMS Development and Alumni Relations Office to help identify or verify honors and volunteer participation.

Recognition list *

Nominator information

Nominator Last Name *

Statement of Support (< 300 words) *

Nominator First Name *

Nominator Email *

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