Alumni

Welcome Penn State Graduate Alumni!

Penn State boasts more than 130,000 graduate alumni living, working and making an impact around the world. The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School's Alumni and External Relations Office is here to help alumni stay connected to one another and to their alma mater in ways that are personally and professionally meaningful.

2026 Fox Graduate School Alumni Awards

Fox Graduate School students, faculty, staff, and alumni are encouraged to nominate exceptional graduate alumni for the Early Career, Outstanding Service, or Lifetime Achievement Awards. Nominations for 2026 Fox Alumni Awards will be accepted until Friday, November 7. Awardees will be celebrated at the Fox Graduate School Alumni Recognition Dinner on March 28, 2026.

Nominate an Alum by November 7

Photos of Jennifer Hoewe, Jonathan Dougherty, and Gail Folena-Wasserman

2025 Alumni Award Recipients

Congratulations to the three alumni who received awards this year to recognize their career impact!

Early Career Award: Jennifer Hoewe, 2015 Ph.D., Mass Communications
Outstanding Service Award: Jonathan U. Dougherty, 2006 Ph.D., Architectural Engineering
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gail Folena-Wasserman, 1979 M.S. and 1982 Ph.D., Chemistry

We invite you to contact us to learn more about how you can get involved with enhancing the graduate education experience for students. Here are a few ideas of how you can stay connected and give back:

Fox Graduate School Alumni Society

The Fox Graduate School Alumni Society is a constituent society of the Penn State Alumni Association.

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Get Involved

Are you interested in getting involved with the Fox Graduate School and our students? There are so many ways you can make an impact!

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Make a Gift

Are you interested in making a gift to the Fox Graduate School? Learn more about how to make your impact below.

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Alumni in the News

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<p>Data analytics alum Rahul Vemuri honed his skills in organizing large datasets predictive modeling to make sound business decisions. He showcased his skills during an industry partnership project and internship with PQ LLC. His talent in uncovering patterns and insights from the data impressed PQ’s leadership, leading to a full-time position as a data engineer specializing in market forecasting. </p>

May 29, 2025

Great Valley grad harnesses the power of data for market demand forecasting

<p>Tamara Peyton, who earned a doctoral degree from the College of Information Sciences and Technology in 2016, was recently named dean of the School of Media and Information Technology at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. </p>

May 22, 2025

IST doctoral alum named dean of Canadian iSchool

<p>Dan Bransfield is a recent master of public policy graduate of Penn State. His campus involvement and policy experiences prepared him to pursue law at Duke University this fall.</p>

May 21, 2025

Liberal Arts graduate prepares to tackle policy and law

<p>Ashlie Crosson, a Penn State College of Education alumna and English and journalism teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, was named National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers and will spend the next year serving as a representative and advocate for educators across the country.</p>

May 21, 2025

College of Education alumna prepares to serve as National Teacher of Year

Alumni Resources

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Alumni Team

Lisa Waite

Assistant Director, Alumni Events and Stewardship

lmc71@psu.edu

Lulu Ungerman

Director of Alumni and External Relations

oxh5025@psu.edu

Heidi Dorefice

Event Coordinator

hlb111@psu.edu

814-865-8221

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