Nine named to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Penn State Board of Trustees (Jan. 18) selected nine Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual. The honorees include:
Syed Muhammed Farouq Ali, resident of HOR-Heavy Oil Recovery Technologies Ltd.; Douglas F. Allen, national executive director of the Screen Actors Guild; Emily Stover DeRocco, former assistant secretary for Employment and Training Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor; Joseph M. Duich, consultant and professor emeritus of Turfgrass Science at Penn State; Harry L. Eberly retired executive vice president of the Memorex-Telex Corporation; Ralph B. Evans, retired owner, past president and chief executive officer of Evans Farm Inn; Theodore H. Kattouf, resident and chief executive officer of AMIDEAST; and Frank L. Salizzoni, retired chairman of H&R Block. The Board of Trustees also named Lt. Michael P. Murphy a Distinguished Alumnus of Penn State. Lt. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his gallantry and bravery serving as a United States Navy SEAL. He died in service to his country in Afghanistan.

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