Student veteran James Burke Jr. received several awards and accolades at the event, including the prestigious John R. Murphy Award for his excellence in leadership and service to the campus community.
Members of the Student Government Association Executive Board, from left: Andrew Zimmerman, Emma Sands, Nikolai Feduchak, William Smith, Paige David, Steven Qarmout, Hailey Long and KateLyn Kryzsik.
Student-athlete Verena Lake received several awards during the ceremony, including the Florence C. Dougherty Pride of the Lion Award and an Academic All-Conference Award from the PSUAC (Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference).
Emma Sands, recipient of the Martin U. Dougherty Emerging Leader Award, poses with Jonathan Dougherty, a 1999 and 2006 Penn State alumnus, who presented the award that was established after his late father.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its annual Leadership and Athletics Awards Ceremony on April 26 at Appletree Terrace, presenting campus awards and honoring outstanding student leaders and student athletes at the campus.
World Campus graduate Wendy Lamezec is recognized for her military duty and sacrifice during the commencement ceremony. Lazemec received her Bachelor of Science in Security and Risk Analysis.
