The Graduate School Alumni Society (GSAS) Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Graduate School alumni who have achieved exceptional success in their profession, and have demonstrated loyalty to the University and Penn State Alumni Association.

Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award can be found below:

2023

• Kenneth Graham ’79 Ph.D., business
• Paul Solomon ’68 M.S. regional planning

2022

• Gregory D. Miller, Ph.D. '86, Nutrition and Toxicology  

2021

• Edward M. Frymoyer, Ph.D. '67, Physics

2019

• Robert B. Pippin, M.A. '72, Ph.D. '74, Philosophy

2018

• H. Steven "Hank" Seifert, Ph.D. '84, Molecular and Cell Biology

2017

• Conrado M. Gempesaw, II, Ph.D. '85, Agricultural Economics

2016

• Timothy B. Gage, M.A. '74, Ph.D. '82, Anthropology and M.S. '79, Ecology

2015

• Charles Figley, M.S. '71, Health and Human Development, and Ph.D. '74, Health and Human Development

2013-2014

• Lester C. Griel, Jr., V.M.D., M.S. '69, Dairy Science

2012-2013

• Geoffrey C. Godbey, Ph.D. '72, Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management; and John R. McWhirter, Ph.D. '62, Chemical Engineering

2010-2011

• Elizabeth J. Susman, Ph.D. '76, Human Development and Family Studies

2009-2010

• Louis F. Geschwindner, Ph.D. ’77, Civil Engineering