Photos from the Student Recognition Dinner are available on Penn State Scranton\u2019s Flickr site for free viewing and downloading.<\/a><\/p>\nStudent Awards and Honorees<\/p>\n
Gavan Quimby received the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, which is given to the student who has most improved the reputation of the University through extracurricular activities.
\nZamarra Vrabel received the Patrick J. Rose Award for Excellence in Student Leadership and Service, which recognizes students who have excelled in leadership and service to the campus community.
\nThomas Milutinovic received the Tabatabaie Family Math and Science Award, recognizing academic excellence and dedication to scholarly achievement in math and science.
\nCora Sisk received the Penn State Alumni Association Greater Scranton Chapter\u2019s Pride of the Lions Award, which honors a student whose leadership, scholarship, citizenship and character have positively influenced fellow students.<\/p>\n
Peer Tutor Awards: Alberto Alvarez, Laxmi Atmakuru, Maura Barrett, Kennesha Busby, Alexis Colasurdo, Connor DelRosso, Greg Harrington, Drew Harsche, Ayla Healey, Noah Hoke, Braedon Joyce, Zahra Karaf, Odin Marrow, Joshua Martin, Thomas Milutinovic, Rowan Mulligan, Gurshan Nijjar, Sagar Patel, Andrew Phillips, Jacquelin Pichardo, Lilah Rusin, Hugo Sanchez, Airiana Scarfo, Hunter Schmitt, Gabriella Watson, Alexander Whittaker, Binni Patel and Zamarra Vrabel.<\/p>\n
Peer Mentor Awards: Elizabeth Anolfo, EmmaAnn Bannon, Alyssa Beavers, Alexis Colasurdo, Paige Geisler, Gregory Harrington, Alexander Karp, Brenda Olmedo, Binni Patel, Gavan Quimby, Ayden Schwesinger and Zamarra Vrabel.<\/p>\n
Best THON Weekend Supporters: Gavan Quimby, Nash Gromelski, Paige Geisler, Emma Bannon, Ava Compton, Jacob Berg, Zamarra Vrabel, Bryan Jean Philippe, Maura Barrett, Chloe Laboranti and Noah Haines.<\/p>\n
Alternative Spring Break Recognition: Gavan Quimby, Tim Sokolowski, Conner Sheruda, Ayden Schwesinger and Nana De La Rosa.<\/p>\n
Unsung Hero Awards: Alex Karp, Michael Storms and Nash Gromelski<\/p>\n
Above and Beyond Awards: Alexis Colasurdo, Jade Nguyen and Paige Geisler<\/p>\n
Rising Star Awards: Binni Patel, Marbella Duricko, Brenda Olmedo and Olivia Lorenzetti<\/p>\n
Good Samaritan Award Winners: Axaria Belcher, Alexlania De La Rosa and Gurshan Nijjar<\/p>\n
That Shake Place Student Leader of the Year Award: Rowan Mulligan<\/p>\n
Student Activity Fee Committee: Ayden Schwesinger, Dylan Newcomer, Sherley Lin, Paige Geisler, Nash Gromelski, Michael Storms, Tim Sokolowski and Zamarra Vrabel<\/p>\n
Student Facility Fee Committee: Airiana Scarfo, Ayden Schwesinger, Elizabeth Anolfo, Nash Gromelski, Tim Sokolowski and Connor DelRosso<\/p>\n
Student senators:<\/p>\n
Biology: Ema Dobosh and Airiana Scarfo
\nBusiness: Nash Gromelski, Tim Sokolowski, Andrew Kress, Drew Harsche and Alex Whittaker
\nCorporate communication: Zamarra Vrabel
\nEngineering: Odin Marrow, Alexis Colasurdo, Brandon Alvord, Paige Geisler and Ayden Schwesinger
\nEnglish: Nicholas Petrewski, Elizabeth Anolfo and Rowan Mulligan
\nPsychology: Riley Feerrar and Marissa Miller
\nInformation technology: Anthony Conforti, Ryan Watt and Conner DelRosso
\nSenator of the Year: Rowan Mulligan<\/p>\n
Club awards:<\/p>\n
Best Startup Club: VISTA
\nComeback Club of the Year: Psychology Club
\nOutstanding Educational Program Award: Engineering Club
\nMost Creative Fundraiser: Create Club
\nFast Fund Award: Gardening Club
\nBest Outreach Club: Turning Point USA
\nMost Creative Club: League of Extraordinary Gamers
\nBest Collaboration Award: Campus Activities Board, Engineering Club and Create Club
\nExcellence in Diversity: Binni Patel
\nCultural Excellence Award: Indian Student Association, Black Student Union, and Muslim Student Association
\nClub Event of the Year: THON Car Show
\nClub Trip of the Year: VISTA (Jay Peak trip)
\nCommunity Service Certificate: Black Student Union, Muslim Student Association, Human Development and Family Studies Club and Student Nurses Association
\nBest Skills Showcase: Information Technology Club (\u201cLearn to Solder\u201d)
\nBest Competitive Event: Student Athletic Advisory Council and Tennis Club (\u201cPickleball and Picnic\u201d)
\nDiscover Award: Campus Activities Board
\nClub of the Year: Create Club<\/p>\n
Faculty awards were given to honor faculty members who have gone above and beyond in supporting student organizations, fostering leadership and contributing to a vibrant campus community. This year’s recipients were: Bella Provenzano and Fred Aebli.<\/p>\n
Staff Awards recognized staff members whose dedication, support and commitment have significantly enhanced the student experience and strengthened campus life. This year, awards were given to: Jordan Fritz and Carrie Orlofski.<\/p>\n
2025-26 Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board:<\/p>\n
President: Gavan Quimby<\/p>\n
Vice President: Olivia Lorenzetti<\/p>\n
Chief of Staff: Elizabeth Anolfo<\/p>\n
Chief Justice: Brett Gulbin<\/p>\n
Treasurer: Alex Whittaker<\/p>\n
Public Relations: Eden Koprowski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUNMORE, Pa. \u2013 Penn State Scranton celebrated the achievements of its student leaders, clubs and organizations at its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-240505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}