Carnegie Society

Carnegie Society wordmark The Carnegie Society of Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications honors the dedication and support of key Penn State alumni and supporters. Membership includes: current or past service on the Bellsario College's alumni boards; recipients of awards selected by the Alumni Society Board; and Bellisario College representatives who have received University-wide awards sponsored by the Board of Trustees and the Penn State Alumni Association.

The Carnegie Society is named after the long-term home to the Bellisario College. Constructed in 1904 with a gift from Penn State Board of Trustees member and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Building originated as Penn State's first free-standing library. The journalism program first occupied the building in 1950.

Carnegie Society members are the heart, soul and memory of the Bellisario College. A listing of its membership follows:

Alumni Society Board

Gerald W. Abrams, ’61 Business Admin 1988-97
Abraham Amoros, ’90 Journalism 1992-94 2007-13
Petra Arbutina, ’81 Advertising 1997-2006
Ron Balasco, ’81 General Arts & Sciences 2018-19
Marielena Balouris, ’15 Broadcast Journ 2016-18
Jeffrey Ballou, ’90 Journalism 1991-95
Bianca Barr Tunno, ’98 Journalism 2017-19
Richard Barton, ’48 Commerce/Finance 2000-03
Clara Benice, ’02 Film/Video 2012-17
Robert Boulware, ’86 Journalism 2008-2019
Patrick Bunting, ’13 Telecomm 2016-19
Steven Braver, ’68 Journalism 1998-2004
T.J. Brightman, ’91 Broadcast Cable 2015-19
Ben Bronstein, ’61 Journalism 2011-17
Marc Brownstein, ’81 Advertising 1998-2004
Natalie Buyny, ’12 Advertising/PR 2015-2019
Amy Camacho Uhas, ’13 Film/Video 2016-19
Kerrie Carfagno, ’94 Broadcast Cable 1998-2008
Warren Carmichael, ’58 Agricultural Journ 2003-2014
Jeanne Chapkovich, ’73 Journalism 2007-13
Michael Conti, ’03 Journalism 2013-18
Erin Cunniffe, ’10 Journalism 2018-19
Gabriella De Rose-Colombo, ’88 Journalism 1999-2008
Cynthia Del Rosario Tapan, ’99 Journalism 2006-12
John Dolan, ’89 Advertising 2016-19
Enriquetta Duffus Cuff, ’76 Journalism 1989-90
Julia Dunlap, ’71 Journalism 2003-06
Bernadette Dunn, ’91 Advertising 2016-19
Stefanie Durkin, ’05 Journalism 2013-15
Helene Eckstein, ’64 Advertising 1988-90
William Eiler, ’74 Journalism 1997-2000
Carmen Finestra, ’71 Gen. Arts & Sci 1988-99
Sharyn Fitzpatrick Skudenski, ’79 Journalism 2005-10
Kevin Flintosh, ’06 Journalism 2013-19
Lawrence Foster, ’48 Journalism 1992-2001
Robert Frick, ’84 Journalism 2004-10
Neal Friedman, ’61 Journalism 1988-98
Ernie Gale, ’65 Journalism 1988-90
Charles Glazer, ’73 Journalism 1991-2005
Carol Gosser, ’87 Journalism 2018-19
Valerie Gray, ’93 Communications 1996-2000
Jay Grossman , ’67 Journalism 1998-2011
Gregory Guise, ’74 CRS 2014-19
Linda Guydon Taylor, ’72 Journalism —1989-91
Katherine Hansen, ’05 Media Studies 2015-19
Evan Harris, ’04 Telecomm 2010-12
B. Denise Hawkins, ’86 Journalism 1996-2000
Sarah Hayes, ’98 Psychology 2000-02
Brian Healy, ’67 Journalism 1989-96
Robert Heisse, ’79 Journalism 2005-11
Pam Hervey, ’94 Journalism 2012-19
Wayne Hilinski, ’62 Journalism 2005-10
Rhonda Houck, ’93 Advertising 1992-93
Rocco Impreveduto, ’99 Telecomm 2004-10
Ann Jabro, ’86 Journalism 1991-97
William Jaffe, ’61 Journalism 1996-2007
Angelique Jodon, ’97 Telecomm 1996-97
David Jones, ’54 Journalism 1988-97
Alyson Joyce, ’10 Public Relations 2011-19
Thomas Keiter, ’72 Community Dev. 1988-96
Timothy King, ’81 Journalism 1995-2005
Kurt Knaus, ’93 Journalism 2012-18
Reenie Kuhlman, ’97 Media Studies 2005-10
David Lapan, ’95 Journalism 1993-94
Paul Levine, ’69 Journalism 1988-90
Jianghanhan Li, ’14 Media Studies 2016-18
Michael Liebowitz, ’90 English 2014-19
Mark Lima, ’87 Telecomm 2009-15
David Lipson, ’65 Communications 1991-92
Thomas Loebig, ’80 Journalism 2011-17
Lisa Lucas, ’85 Telecomm 2012-17
Dan Macaluso, ’87 Marketing 1993-94
Patrick Mairs, ’01 Journalism 2013-19
Richard Mallary, ’64 Journalism 1999-2006
Michele Marchetti, ’95 Journalism 2001-13
Christopher Martin, ’92 Journalism 1998-2003
Ebony Martin, ’14 Journalism 2018-19
Warren Maurer, ’55 Journalism 1992-2002
Scott Mayes, ’74 Speech Comm 2005-10
Maureen McFadden, ’67 Journalism 1999-2000
Bob McKinnon, ’90 Advertising 2011-17
Lowel Melser, ’95 Broadcast Cable 2012-17
Ira Miller, ’66 Journalism 2005-10
Jayne Miller, ’76 Journalism 1988-90
Linda Murphy, ’69 Advertising 1988-99
Brian Nawa, ’91 Adv.; ’03g B.A. 2015-19
Diane Oakes, ’84 Journalism 1998-2001
Katie O’Hara Krebs, ’99 Advertising/PR 2009-14
Chimaeze O. Okoli, ’12 Adv./Media Studies 2018-19
Sandy Padwe, ’61 Journalism 1997-99
Pamela Peterson, ’91 Journalism 1991-92
Mike Poorman, ’82 Journalism 2002-05
Lou Prato, ’59 Journalism 1988-93
Jessica Quinlan Handler, ’10 Public Relations 2016-19
Amy Quinn, ’94 Journalism 2010-15
Eric Rabe, ’68 Broadcast Journ 2005-07
Srividya Ramasubramanian, ’04 Mass Comm 2000-02
John Rice, ’77 Film 2000-06
Bob Richards, ’83 Speech Comm 1992-2003
Susan Rickens — ‘83 Journalism 2001-11
Brad Risch, ’77 Broadcast Journ 2003-08
Joyce Rivas, ’78 Advertising 1997-2005
Jarred Romesburg, ’98 Telecomm 2013-18
Leah Rozen, ’77 Journalism 1991-94
Dianne Ryan, ’87 Public Service 1990-92
Linda Salzberg, ’56 Journalism 1988-99
Vernon Sanders, ’92 Film/Video 1997-99
Elliot Schreiber, ’76 Communications 1993-97
Jerry Schwartz, ’77 Journalism 1993-2002
Stacy Schwartz, ’95 Advertising 2002-11
Linsey Shea, ’08 Advertising/PR 2 011-19
Chris Sharp, ’94 Journalism 1996-99
Stephanie Shirley, ’09 Advertising/PR 2018-19
Jane Shoemaker, ’70 Journalism 1991-96
Mike Signora, ’96 Public Relations 2001-2011
Virginia Sirocky, ’67 Journalism 1992-2003
Sharyn Fitzpatrick Skudenski, ’79 Journalism 2005-10
Carrie Snyder, ’95 Advertising 1999-14
Dan Solomon, ’04 Advertising/PR 2019
Lara Steiner, ’95 Advertising 2008-13
Halle Stockton, ’08 Journalism 2017-19
Lauren Sujkowski, ’10 Public Relations 2012-15
Alecia Swasy, ’85 Journalism 1992-97
Joyce Tomana 79 Public Relations 2002-11
Meredith Topalanchik, ’99 Advertising/PR 2014-19
Darryl Trent, ’72 Gen.Arts & Sci 2000-06
Cynthia Viadella, ’91 Advertising 2016-19
John Vairo, ’61 Journalism 1995-99
Daniel Victor, ’06 Journalism 2013-18
Ron Wagner, ’89 Advertising 2017-19
Alex Ward Jr., ’66 Journalism 1997-2007
Geri Warren-Merrick, ’73 Journalism 1994-96
Rayna Wendell, ’92 Economics 1997-99
James Wiggins, ’72 Journalism 1988-99
Jacob Wilkins, ’10 Broadcast Journ 2018-19
Rodnell Workman, ’95 Broadcast Journ 2008-14
Annette Wright, ’66 Communications 1989-91
David Yadgaroff, ’90 Broadcast Journ 2002-11
Brad Young, ’96 Journalism 2000-04
Robert Zimmerman, ’58 Journalism 1994-2004
Herbert Zukauskas, ’43 Journalism 1988-96

Alumni Society Board Award Winners

Outstanding Alumni Award

Tanya Biank, ’93 Journalism 2009
Jeff Baum, ’85 Journalism 2007
Joanne Calabria, ’74 Journalism 2014
Paula Froke, ’82 Journalism 2011
Lynne Getz, ’98 Telecom 2019
Nina Jack, ’92 Film/Video 2016
Joseph Krushinsky, ’85 Telecom/Journ 2010
David Lipson, ’78 Advertising 2005
Mark Livolsi, ’80 Film/Video 2008
Mary Meder, ’83 Advertising 2006
Jayne Miller, ’76 Journalism 2015
Kathleen Pavelko, ’79 Journalism 2013
Ron Regan, ’75 Journalism 2018
David Skidmore, ’79 Journalism 2017
Lara Spencer, ’91 Journalism 2012

Achievement Award

Jeff Ballou, ’90 Journalism 2018
Mimi Barash Coppersmith, ’53 Journalism 2015
Ben Bronstein, ’61 Journalism 2011
Kerrie Carfagno, ’94 Broadcast 2005
William Jaffe, ’60 Journalism 2014
Marv Krasnansky, ’72 Journalism 2007
Thomas Loebig, ’80 Journalism 2010
Robert McKinnon, ’91 Advertising 2009
Laurence Moskowitz, ’73 Journalism 2017
Robert O’Leary, ’71 Advertising 2006
Lou Prato, ’58 Journalism 2016
Diane Salvatore, ’81 Journalism 2019
Alex Ward, ’66 Journalism 2012
Chris Wheeler, ’67 Broadcast 2013
Chris Wightman, ’84 Journalism 2008

Emerging Professional Award

Blake Berson, ’05 Journalism 2014
Michael Chobot, ’09 Film/Video 2013
Arianna Davis, ’09 Journalism 2015
Reenie Dyball, ’02 Journalism 2010
Sara Ganim, ’08 Journalism 2012
Evan Harris, ’04 Telecomm 2009
Erin Hazard, ’99 Advertising/PR 2008
Ryan Hockensmith, ’05 Journalism 2005
Sheil Kapadia, ’66 Journalism 2011
Jeff Lowe, ’13 Journalism 2018
Tony Mancuso, ’08 Advertising/PR 2017
Andrew McGill, ’10 Journalism 2019
David Schaefer, ’99 Advertising/PR 2007
Tyler Walk, ’06 Film/ Video 2016
Brad Young, ’96 Journalism 2006

The Douglas A. Anderson Communications Contributor

Douglas Anderson 2012
Nancy Eshleman 2017
Fran Fisher 2014
Gene Foreman 2013
Jim Gardner 2015
Michael Greenwald, ’63, 2019
Barbara Palmer 2016
Fred Young 2018

Penn State Alumni Association Award Winners

Alumni Fellows

Gerald W. Abrams, ’61 Business Admin 1981
Marty Aronoff, ’60 Arts & Letters 2014
Mimi Barash Coppersmith, ’53 Journalism 1998
Charles Bierbauer, ’67 Journalism 1980
Donald Blair, ’52 Journalism 2000
Ronald Bonn, ’52 Journalism 1989
Robert Boulware, ’86 Journalism 2010
Marc Brownstein, ’81 Advertising 2009
Jimmy Cefalo, ’78 Journalism 2007
Arthur Cooper, ’59 Journalism 1990
Donald Davis, ’42 Journalism 1973
Ben Feller, ’92 Journalism 2018
Elizabeth Fetter, ’80 Communications 1998
Carmen Finestra, ’71 Gen. Arts & Sci 1991
Lawrence Foster, ’48 Journalism 1992
Kathy Heasley, ’83 Advertising 2019
Brian Healy, ’67 Journalism 1988
Kathy Heasley, ’83 Advertising 1983
William Jaffe, ’61 Journalism 1996
Jayne Jamison, ’78 Journalism 1999
David Jones, ’54 Journalism 1987
Don Roy King, ’69 Communications 2001
Marvin Krasnasky, ’52 Journalism 1989
Stanley Lathan, ’67 Journalism 1982
David Lipson, ’65 Communications 2008
Richard Mallary, ’64 Journalism 2001
Warren Maurer, ’55 Journalism 1995
Mary Meder, ’84 Advertising 2016
Lisa Miles, ’91 Advertising 2015
Jayne Miller, ’76 Journalism 1993
Norman Miller, ’56 Journalism 1987
Rodney Nordland, ’72 Journalism 1990
Robert O’Leary, ’71 Advertising 2000
Tom Ortenberg, ’82 Business 2016
Alan Pottasch, ’49 Journalism 1993
Eric Rabe, ’68 Broadcast Journ 2005
Lisa Salters, ’88 Broadcast Journ 2007
Linda Salzberg, ’56 Journalism 1989
Jon Saraceno, ’79 Journalism 2003
Mary Lee Schneider, ’84 Journalism 2006
Elliot Schreiber, ’76 Communications 1992
Theodore Serrill, ’32 Journalism 1997
Peter Shih, ’67 Journalism 2004
Jane Shoemaker, ’70 Journalism 1994
John Troan, ’39 Journalism 1974
William Ulerich, ’31 Liberal Arts 1985
Samuel Vaughn, ’51 Journalism 1981
Geri Warren-Merrick, ’73 Journalism 2002
James Wiggins, ’72 Journalism 1994
Annette Wright, ’66 Communications 1990
Linda Yaccarino, ’85 Telecomm 2010
Robert Zimmerman, ’58 Journalism 1996

Alumni Achievement Award Winners

Jill Cordes, ’92 Broadcast Journ 2005
Ellyn Fisher, ’99 Journalism 2012
Shannon Furman, ’03 Journalism 2017
Amanda Gifford, ’04 Journ/Education 2014
Ryan Hockensmith, ’01 Journalism 2011
Kim Kingsley, ’02 Journalism 2015
Christopher D. Krewson, ’98 Journalism 2010
Riva M. Marker, ’00 Film/ Video 2009
Mandy Murphy, ’02 Advertising/PR 2016
Jarred Romesburg, ’98 Telecomm 2006
Melissa Schipke, ’09 Mrktg. & Ad/PR 2017
Mike Signora, ’96 Public Relations 2007
Jessica Stuart, ’96 Journalism 2008
Bjorn Trowery, ’08 Advertising/PR 2017
Daniel Victor, ’06 Journalism 2013

Board of Trustees Award Winners

Distinguished Alumni

Gerald W. Abrams, ’61 Business Admin 1986
Mimi Barash Coppersmith, ’53 Journalism 1998
Donald Bellisario, ’61 Journalism 2001
Charles Bierbauer, ’67 Journalism 1991
Todd Blackledge, ’83 Speech Comm 2009
Jacob Corman, ’93 Journalism 2018
Donald Davis, ’42 Journalism 1972
Carmen Finestra, ’71 Gen. Arts & Sci 1998
Lawrence Foster, ’48 Journalism 1979
Sidney Friedman, ’42 Journalism 1989
William Jaffe, ’61 Journalism 2013
Jayne Jamison, ’78 Journalism 2005
David Jones, ’54 Journalism 1979
Don Roy King, ’69 Communications 2017
Stanley Lathan, ’67 Journalism 1984
Paul Levine, ’69 Journalism 2003
Norman Miller, ’56 Journalism 1978
Herbert Nipson, ’40 Journalism 1974
Rodney Nordland, ’72 Journalism 2007
Alan Pottasch, ’49 Journalism 2005
Hal Sadoff, ’86 Business 2018
Adam Smyser, ’41 Journalism 1976
Richard Smyser, ’44 Journalism 1985
John Troan, ’39 Journalism 1968
William Ulerich, ’31 Liberal Arts 1969
Samuel Vaughn, ’51 Journalism 1977
Roger Williams, ’75g Journalism 2018

Honorary Alumni

John Curley 1999
Fran Fisher 2008
Phillip Radcliffe 2001
Jane Zimmerman 2002