2023年校友奖得主

2024春夏期

泰莎·斯温顿·巴克的形象, 项目主研人阿梅利尼克, 费尔南多·拉米雷斯, 詹妮弗·罗克·巴顿和乔纳森·格林总统. 从左到右:Taiisha Swinton-Buck, 08年, 项目主研人阿梅利尼克, 14岁, 费尔南多·拉米雷斯,1982年, 詹妮弗·罗克98届巴顿和校长乔纳森·格林.

费尔南多·拉米雷斯1982年成就奖

Fernando has an entrepreneurial spirit rooted in a desire to improve life on earth for all. 他创立了几家专注于能源和水资源的咨询公司, aiming to advance the awareness and understanding of sustainability and climate change in the United States and abroad.

在他职业生涯的早期, Fernando held several executive positions in the energy sector at Azavea, 例如EnerNOC, 凤凰能源科技, 硅能源和能源概念. In 2010, Fernando became vice president of international business development for SCIenergy Inc., overseeing international business development and expansion throughout Europe and Asia. In 2020, 费尔南多加入了总部位于荷兰的Hydraloop,担任总经理, leading the company’s North American expansion of innovative decentralized water recycling products.

In 2021, Fernando创立了Bridges 2030 International, a developing global nonprofit with a mission to support disadvantaged and forcibly displaced citizens. 另外, Bridges 2030 aims to educate and empower university students — the next generation of changemakers — about global challenges and the ways in which they can make an impact. The organization’s current projects include the support of the crisis in Ukraine and assisting relocated Ukrainian citizens in Philadelphia. 在本期文章中阅读更多关于这个项目的信息 《两个幻想家的故事.

Fernando graduated from Susquehanna with a degree in business with a concentration in management.

TAIISHA SWINTON-BUCK’08 |领袖奖

Taiisha is the executive director of instructional leadership for Baltimore City Public Schools, and formerly served as principal of the district’s Digital Harbor High School. She was recognized in 2021 when she was named Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals for her success in bonding with students, leading by example on campus and making record-setting impacts in attendance, 平均成绩和毕业率. Those results also inspired The TODAY Show’s Al Roker to feature her story on a television segment. She became NBC’s Once in a Lifetime Principal and National Principal of the Year nominee.

泰莎在萨斯奎哈纳的时候, she was a strong advocate in advancing the university’s efforts in inclusion, 公平正义. She was the founding president of the Rho Theta chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho, a historically African American sorority and the f irst Black Greek letter organization at Susquehanna. She was also president of the Class of 2008 and of the Black Student Union.

Taiisha graduated from Susquehanna with a degree in English – secondary education. She went on to earn a master’s degree in educational administration and supervision and a Doctor of Education in educational leadership and administration, 都来自德雷塞尔大学. 

WILLIAM " BILL " SORDONI ' 97 |服务奖

近20年来, Bill has focused much of his community involvement on the economic and business development of northeastern Pennsylvania. 他在宾夕法尼亚大学东北分校担任了四年的董事会成员, 一个非营利性的经济发展组织. At the same time, he joined the board of directors of The Institute for Public Policy & 经济发展, 数据分析, 为威尔克斯-巴雷地区提供服务的研究和咨询机构. 最近, he served as board member — including time as chairman — for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the board of the Greater Scranton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Bill还曾担任Geisinger的董事会成员, 怀俄明山谷联合劝募会和浩博体育app. In 2022, he joined the Commonwealth Foundation board and is chair of the board of trustees for the Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School. 酷爱户外活动的人, Bill currently serves as chair of the board of directors for Hunters Sharing the Harvest, 全州范围的鹿肉捐赠计划.

除了他的社区角色, 比尔是第四代家族企业的主席, Sordoni建设, 宾夕法尼亚州东北部最大的建筑公司. 他曾于2010年至2023年担任首席执行官. Bill graduated from Susquehanna with a degree in business administration.

JENNIFER ROJECK ' 1998 BARTON | Service to Susquehanna Award

在毕业, 詹妮弗立即成为了一名活跃的校友, serving as a longtime member of the university’s alumni board from 1999 to 2012. 她在董事会任职期间还担任过一届主席. Currently she serves as secretary for the university’s Philadelphia Alumni Chapter, 自2012年以来,她一直担任这一职务.

詹妮弗经常作为“突破”小组成员回到校园, 这所大学的年度学生校友联谊会议, 她还自愿花时间做了一次复核, 模拟面试, 工作见习和其他职业准备服务.

她经常参加学校的sign S活动. 盖茨和道恩·G. Mueller Women’s Leadership Symposium and has hosted several female students during networking treks organized by the Women’s Leadership Initiative. She also guides students as part of the Sigmund Weis School of Business Mentorship Program. Jennifer is passionate about engaging with other alumni who work in business and technology and is eager to help expand the visibility of Susquehanna’s programs in those fields.

除了她在大学做志愿者的时间, Jennifer是Ernst的副主任 & 年轻的. 她毕业于浩博体育app,获得工商管理学位 & information systems and received an MBA in the same emphasis from the University of Scranton.

ALYSHA MELNYK ' 14 |杰出应届毕业生

Alysha是ECRI客户实施和入职经理, 一个致力于提高安全性的独立医疗非营利组织, quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care across all healthcare settings worldwide.

ECRI, Alysha积极参与该组织的文化委员会, 担任指导委员会成员, overseeing employee resource groups and being a mentor for colleagues through their Odyssey Mentoring Program. 她曾三次获得ECRI奖, 2023年, she was the recipient of the Sandra Parker Leadership Scholarship from Professional Women in Healthcare.

作为一个积极参与的校友, 艾莉莎经常参加“突破”, 这所大学的年度学生校友联谊会议, 并在课堂上和招聘会期间与学生建立联系. 2022年,她重返校园,参加了该校的sign S. 盖茨1971年和道恩·G. Mueller ’68 Women’s Leadership Symposium and provided valued networking and career advice to student participants. Alysha has taken the time to actively coach and mentor Susquehanna students, 担任S-STEM学生导师. She also serves as the volunteer vice president of scholarship for Susquehanna’s chapter of the Sigma Kappa sorority, and recently accepted a position on Susquehanna’s Alumni Association Executive Board.

Alysha graduated from Susquehanna with a degree in biology and completed the honors program. She earned her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public health at Drexel University.

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