An AWE-inspiring occasion

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Photos by Alexis M. Burrell, student photographer (and a 2022 AWE inductee)

Three-dozen students were recognized March 23 during an annual ceremony "celebrating the women who make Penn College a better place." Held in the Thompson Professional Development Center's Mountain Laurel Room, the Awesome Woman Exemplar event included a keynote address by Allison Bressler Grove, director of student engagement.

Many of this year's AWE nominees gather on the PDC patio for a group photo under the dwindling daylight.

Also taking part were Meghan R. Delsite Coleman, assistant director of student engagement, who welcomed attendees; Jennifer McLean, dean of students, who presided over recognition of this year's nominees; and Kitchen Repose and The Hillside Catering Co., which provided food.

2023’s Awesome Woman Exemplars:

Sarah L. Acel, dental hygiene
Kylee P. Albert, business administration
Lydia R. Anderson, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology
Monique C. Anderson-Parker, human services & restorative justice
Ivy M. Baker, human services & restorative justice
Madelyn J. Bardo, nursing
Lauren Bennett, pre-applied health studies
Kayla N. Berry, welding & fabrication engineering technology
Madison A. Bickings, welding & fabrication engineering technology
Sydney M. Crawford, graphic design
Rebecca M. Daily, electronics & computer engineering technology
Emily M. Engleman, business administration
Jennifer Evans-Peel, nursing
Kayla M. Figuereo, automation engineering technology: robotics & automation
Chyanna L. Galagarza, human services & restorative justice
Khamil George, automotive technology management: automotive technology concentration
Kaylena L. Harrell, graphic design
Mary B. Herndon, industrial design
Joanna P. Hess, graphic design
Katheryn Juarez, industrial design
Alana L. Lapenta, applied management
Hayden D. Lester, business management
Ashlee E. Massey, human services & restorative justice
Kayleigh A. Miller, business administration
Eryn L. Nichols, business administration
Lauren D. Peck, aviation maintenance technology
Ninoshka M. Rivera, dental hygiene
Kianna A. Rizzo, pre-applied health studies
Kaelynn N. Sheetz, nursing
Olivia V. Simpson, pre-dental hygiene
Jordan Specht, nursing
Skyelar K. Splain, nursing
Rachel L. Thompson, human services & restorative justice
Morgan S. Wood, automotive technology management
Alyssa J. Worrell, pre-nursing
Savannah J. Zook, human services & restorative justice