Alumni Awards in the Department of Meteorology

PSAA Alumni Achievement Award
The Alumni Achievement Award* recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger for their extraordinary professional accomplishments. These prominent young alumni are nominated by an academic college and invited by the President of the University to return to campus to share their expertise with students, faculty, and administrators. They demonstrate to students that Penn State alumni can succeed in exceptional fashion at an early age. View the Penn State Alumni Association website for more information on this award.

Recipient	Year	Major
George H. Bryan	2006	1986 BS, '98 MS, '03 PhD Meteorology

* Only Meteorology Award Winners are listed.

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GEMS Alumni Achievement Award

The GEMS Alumni Achievement Award* is given by the Earth and Mineral Sciences Alumni Society (GEMS) to recognize outstanding achievement by EMS alumni. View the College of EMS website for more information on this award.

Recipient	Year	Major
Douglas Kruhoeffer	1993	1980 BS Meteorology
Joel Myers	1995	1961 BS, '63 MS, '71 PhD Meteorology
Robert Sax	1999	1966 BS, '67 MS Meteorology
Gregory Forbes	2001	1972 BS Meteorology
Jon Nese	2004	1983 BS, '85 MS, '89 PhD Meteorology

* Only Meteorology Award Winners are listed.

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Alumni Fellow Award

The Alumni Fellow Award* is the most prestigious award given by the Penn State Alumni Association. The award is administered in cooperation with each of Penn State's academic colleges and has achieved high academic prestige and visibility within the Penn State Community. Since 1973, the Alumni Fellow Award has been given to select alumni who, as leaders in their professional fields, are nominated by an academic college, and accept an invitation from the president of the University to return to the campus to share their expertise with students, faculty, and administrators. The award provides a dimension to the academic curriculum not otherwise available in the traditional college classroom. The Board of Trustees has designated the title of Alumni Fellow as permanent and lifelong. View the College of EMS website for more information on this
award.

Recipient	Year	Major
Richard E. Hallgren	1987	1953 BS, '60 PhD Meteorology
Warren M. Washington	1989	1964 PhD Meteorology
Thomas D. Potter	1995	1962 PhD Meteorology
Raymond J. Ban	1998	1973 BS Meteorology
D. Ray Booker	2000	1962 MS, '65 PhD Meteorology
Robert C. Landis	2003	1963 BS Meteorology
Katharine Browne Perry**	2004	1974 BS Meteorology, '76 MS Horticulture, '79 Horticulture
Dennis Newton	2006	1963 BS Engineering, '74 MS Meteorology

* Only Meteorology Award Winners are listed.
** Joint with the College of Agriculture

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Distinguished Alumni Award

The Distinguished Alumni Award* is the highest honor that The Pennsylvania State University bestows upon an outstanding alumnus/a. It is sponsored by and administered through the Office of the Board of Trustees.** Proposed by President Milton S. Eisenhower and established by the Board of Trustees in 1951, the award salutes the achievements of outstanding alumni whose "personal lives, professional achievements, and community service exemplify the objectives of their Alma Mater." The title of Distinguished Alumnus/a is permanent and lifelong. View the College of EMS website for more information on this award.

Recipient	Year	Major
Warren M. Washington	1991	1964 PhD Meteorology
Charles L. Hosler	1995	1947 BS, '48 MS, '51 PhD Meteorology

* Only Meteorology Award Winners are listed.

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Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal

The Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal* was established in 1992 as a special award to recognize the achievements of alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science through research, teaching, or administrative leadership. The medal honors the career accomplishments of Charles L. Hosler, professor emeritus of meteorology and senior vice president for research and dean emeritus of the Graduate School. Hosler served as dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences from 1965 to 1985. View the College of EMS website for more information on this award.

Recipient	Year	Major
Charles L. Hosler	1992	1947 BS, '48 MS, '51 PhD Meteorology
John B. MacChesney	1993	1959 PhD Geochemistry
Jack B. Howard	1994	1965 PhD Fuel Technology
David F. Ley	1995	1970 MS, '72 PhD Geography
DeVerle P. Harris	1996	1965 PhD Mineral Economics
Howard L. Hartman	1996	1946 BS Mining Engineering
Steven D. Scott	1996	1968 PhD Geochemistry
Philip L. Walker, Jr.	1997	1952 PhD Fuel Science
Charles D. Greskovich	1998	1964 BS, '66 MS, '68 PhD Ceramic Science
William R. Cotton	1999	1970 PhD Meteorology
Roger A. Pielke	1999	1969 MS, '73 PhD Meteorology
Della Roy	1999	1948 MS, '52 PhD Mineralogy & Petrology
Rustum Roy	1999	1948 PhD Ceramic Science
S. M. Farouq Ali	2000	1962 MS, '64 PhD Petroleum & Natural Gas
Frederick F. Lange	2001	1965 PhD Solid State Science
Richard E. Hallgren	2002	1953 BS, '60 PhD Meteorology
David C. Hodge	2003	1973 MS, '75 PhD Geography
Delbert E. Day	2003	1960 MS, '61 PhD Ceramic Technology
John J. Cahir	2004	1961 BS Meteorology, '71 PhD Meteorology

* All of the Award Winners from EMS are listed

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