Anne Vardo-Zalik, associate professor of biology at Penn State York, left, presents the 2018-19 Penn State York Advising Award to Jessica Petko, assistant professor of biology, right, at the academic awards program last year. Fall nominations are being accepted for the 2019-20 award until Dec. 13.
Emily Colon, a Penn State York basketball player, left, was honored with the Chancellor's Award for Academic Character at Penn State York's Athletic Awards Banquet on April 11. The award was presented by Chancellor David W. Chown, right. This is a new award designed to recognize a student-athlete with a 3.5 grade-point average or higher, who also embodies the five core values of the Penn State York Athletic Department: accountability, courage, diligence, integrity and respect. In the background, Devin King, a men's basketball player, also was an award nominee. Other nominees, not pictured, were Jena Everett, a women's softball player, and Carter J. Miller, a soccer player.
Emily Chen, left, vice president of the Penn State York Student Government Association (SGA) in 2016, awards the SGA Campus Service Award to Kirsten McWilliams last April, in recognition of her involvement on campus and service to SGA. This year's awards ceremony is set for 2 p.m. April 23.
