.jpg "Distinguished Alumni 2013")
Seated from left: Cowden, Koch, and Snyder. Middle standing from left: Mike Driscoll, IUP President; Thomas, Putt, Kepplinger, Hood, and Mike Staub, President, IUP Alumni Association. Back standing from left: Paul and Gilly. Missing from photo: Schlosser
2013 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Dr. Sharon N. Cowden ’71
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Pediatrician
Children’s Community Pediatrics-Pittsburgh Pediatrics
College of Health and Human Services
Dr. John A. Gilly ’79
Frederick, Maryland
Director, Vaccine Clinical Materials Program
SAIC-Frederick, Inc.
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mr. George E. Hood Jr. ’80
Aurora, Illinois
Director, Group Exercise, Five Seasons Family Sports Club
Certified Personal Trainer
Retired U.S. Military, Corps, NCIS, DEA Agent
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mrs. Esther M. Kepplinger ’71
Washington, D.C.
Chief Patent Counselor
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Dr. Patricia Barthalow Koch ’72
State College, Pennsylvania
Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Pennsylvania State University
College of Education & Educational Technology
Mr. John W. Paul ’72
Presto, Pennsylvania
President, Provider Division & Executive Vice President, Highmark
Eberly College of Business and Information Technology
Mr. Bryan S. Putt ’86
Venetia, Pennsylvania
CEO
AIReS
Eberly College of Business & Information Technology
Ms. Lisa Schlosser ’86
Washington, D.C.
Deputy Associate Administrator, U.S. Federal Government
Executive Office of the U.S. President
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ms. Susan M. Snyder ’85
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education Reporter
The Philadelphia Inquirer
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Dr. Jack Thomas Ph.D.’90
Macomb, Illinois
President
West Illinois University
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
