The Lion's Paw Medal

As part of its stated purpose "To promote the welfare and best interests and to maintain and perpetuate the traditions of The Pennsylvania State University", the Lion's Paw Alumni Association annually awards the Lion's Paw Medal to persons who have contributed notable service to the University. The Medal has never been awarded posthumously, nor does it honor notable gifts to the University. Neither has the Medal been awarded to an employee of the University who has simply done his or her job, albeit exceptionally well. The Medal, rather, honors those individuals who have contributed their time and efforts in service to the University above and beyond what is normally expected. Many of these individuals have contributed whole lives of service to better the lives of students, to enhance the quality of education at the University, and to foster the traditions of Penn State.

Lion's Paw Medal Recipients

1965 - John Henry Frizzell '12
1966 - Robert A. Higgins '18
1967 - Robert W. Ostermayer, Sr. '17
1968 - Burke W. Hermann '12
1969 - Joseph V. Paterno
1970 - Hummel Fishburn '22
1971 - Ridge Riley '32
1972 - Robert E. Galbraith '29g
1973 - Wilmer E. Kenworthy
1974 - Harold E. Dickson '22
1975 - Harold J. O'Brien '48g, '52g
1976 - Eugene Wettstone
1977 - Julia Gregg Brill '21, 27g
1978 - William K. Ulerich '31
1979 - Teresa Cohen
1980 - Michael R. Lynch '45, 57g
1981 - Mary L. Willard '21, 23g
1982 - Margaret Tschan Riley '32, 35g
1983 - Ross B. Lehman '42
1984 - Luther H. Harshbarger
1985 - Mimi Barash Coppersmith '54
1986 - Kenneth L. Holderman '31 & Grace Baer Holderman '34
1987 - Raymond T. Fortunato '47, 52g

1988 - Frederick M. Ciletti '49, 53g
1989 - Frank Gullo
1990 - Helen Dickerson Wise '49, 52g, 68g
1991 - T. Reed Ferguson '36
1992 - Frederick R. Matson & Margaret B. Matson '53g
1993 - Milton J. Bergstein '43, 50g
1994 - Evelyn Replogle Saubel '35
1995 - Suzanne Pohland Paterno '62
1996 - Lowell Manfull & Helen Manfull
1997 - John W. Black '62
1998 - William A. Schreyer '48
1999 - Lawrence G. Foster '48
2000 - H. Jesse Arnelle '55, '62g
2001 - John Coyle '57, '59g
2002 - David A. Morrow '56
2003 - Ed Hintz '59, '60g and Helen Hintz '60
2004 - Anne Riley '64
2005 - Ellen L. Perry '69g
2006 - Walter J. Conti '52
2007 - Bill Jaffe '60
2008 - Steve Garban '59
2009 - Bill Asbury
2010 - Carolyn Dolbin
2011 - O. Richard Bundy