Thirty-two Penn College students were honored Tuesday evening as the latest Awesome Women Exemplars during Student Activities’ 11th annual reception. Held in the Mountain Laurel Room of the Thompson Professional Development Center, the event included a welcome by Kimberly R. Cassel, director of student activities, and a keynote address by Jennifer D. Wilson, president and CEO of the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania. In her highly personal and inspiring message, Wilson discussed being a “cancer thriver” (her preferred affirmation over "cancer survivor") and offered pointers on confidence, compassion and paying it forward. The speaker also discussed the importance of female mentors and supporters, and mentioned her own inspirational advisers from family members to teachers to professional colleagues including her high school Spanish teacher, Jennifer C. Yeager, a part-time teacher of Spanish and French at Penn College, and Davie Jane Gilmour, college president and former board chair of the FCFPA Foundation.Students inducted as this year’s Awesome Women Exemplars:
Bryonna A. Aldubayan, pre-applied health studies-occupational therapy concentration
Kayla R. Beaver, applied human services
Ainsley R. Bennett, graphic design
Morgan E. Blackwell, accounting
Chelsey M. Carnrike, nursing
Amanda A. Dibble, nursing
Kimberlee A. Dickinson, Web and interactive media
Morgan K. Ebersole, graphic design
Brooke L. Gray, applied human services
Kayla A. Gross, applied management
Olivia J. Hawbecker, Web and interactive media
Lauren S. Herr, construction management
Diana R. Hettinger, business administration: marketing concentration
Christina R. Inman, emergency management technology
Ashley N. Irish, applied human services
Amanda P. Jones, pre-nursing
Briana L. Kotch, occupational therapy assistant
Mikaila E. Lugo-Schlegel, nursing
Courtney M. McCartan, dental hygiene: health policy and administration concentration
Sarah A. Mongiello, business administration: baking and finance concentration
Trista B. Musser, applied human services
Gwendolyn A. Ntim, health arts: practical nursing emphasis
Alexandra D. Petrizzi, dental hygiene: health policy and administration concentration
Sally A. Rhinehart, applied human services
Alicia N. Ross, nursing
Sarah E. Ruhlman, Web and interactive media
Melanie A. Scaife, technology management
Jordan M. Scott, residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration
Zoey R. Tressler, early childhood education
Arley D. Urton, engineering design technology
Christa L. Watson, baking and pastry arts
Lacey M. Watson, accounting