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.
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The 2023 Lion's Paw Medal Recipient
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Lion's Paw Medal Recipients
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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 '70 2012 - Thomas Smyth 2013 - Jim Meister '59 2014 - Peter Tombros '64, '68g 2015 - Sue '63 & George Henning '63 2016 - Franco Harris '72 2017 - Roger Williams '73, '88g 2018 - Anthony Leach '82g, '91g 2019 - Susan Welch 2020 - Russ Rose 2021 - Jerry Zolten '69 2022 - Charles Dumas 2023 - Mike Herr "Mike the Mailman" |
