Alumni Awards
The Alumni Awards program recognizes graduates whose professional accomplishments, affiliations, and career have honored the legacy of excellence at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences.
Alumni Award Recipients
2023 Career Achievement Award
Cheryl Vitacco Grab ’77, EdD, MSN, RN, Dean of Nursing Read Article
2022 Promising Future Alumni Award
Kierra Martin – Nursing 2016 and 2018 Read Article
2021 Distinguished Service Award
Robert "Bob" Hess ’73, RDMS, BS, former program director for PA College’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography program Read Article
2020 Distinguished Alumna
Katrina Fetter – Nursing ’06
2018 Distinguished Alumna
Connie Metzler – Nursing ’87
2017 Distinguished Alumna
Jane Wallace Kohn – Nursing ’54
2016 Distinguished Alumna
Nicole Shifler Shaffer – Nursing ’94
Nominate an Alumni
Anyone within the College community including alumni, faculty, and staff can nominate an alumna/us to receive one of the below awards using the online form. Documentation of the nominee’s contribution need only be presented by submitting the online form, however, including a letter of recommendation and a copy of the nominee’s resume is also recommended. Nominations are open for the year and will be voted on by the Alumni Awards Committee.
Career Achievement Award
Nominees for this award should:
- Have presentations or publications at the state or national level
- Community Service
- Created an initiative that improved health care outcomes
- Research
- Exemplify PA College’s commitment to excellence in health care practice, leadership, and the continuous acquisition of knowledge