Young Alumni Award
The Greater Binghamton Chapter established an annual award to recognize young alumni members who are demonstrating significant success early in their careers and community lives.
The Greater Binghamton Chapter Young Alumni Award is intended to recognize noteworthy and distinctive achievements made by chapter member alumni 39 years of age and under who have graduated from any campus of Penn State University. Each honoree demonstrates principled leadership and a wholehearted commitment to serving others via their accomplishments and notable success achieved following graduation.
Nomination
Honorees are selected from submitted nominations. Nominations are reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Excelled early in life and shown potential for continued success.
- Received recognition as an emerging leader through professional and/or community achievements.
- Attained increasingly responsible positions within their organization, business or field of work.
- Served as an outstanding young role model for current and future Penn State students.
Do you have a nomination in mind for the Young Alumni Award? The nomination process for the 2025-2026 Young Alumni Award is open! Submit your nominations by January 16, 2026 by completion of the attached nomination form. Nominees must be alumni in our chapter’s geographic area and have graduated from any branch of Penn State University, including the World Campus. All Nominations will be considered active for a 3 year period or until the nominee reaches 40 years of age.
Young Alumni Award nomination form
2020 Honoree: Catherine “Cat” Caterson
Previous Honorees
2019: Open
2018: Joshua Malecki
2017: Kirk S. Hinkley
2016: Kate Miller-Corcoran
