Awards & Recognition
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Miss WCU to Compete in Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Competition This Week
Reigning Miss WCU Madelyn Rowan, an international business and supply chain management dual major from Lake Wynonah, PA, will travel to York, PA this week to compete in the 2023 Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Competition. Twenty-seven young women from throughout the Commonwealth will compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and the title of Miss Pennsylvania.…
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Chester County Students Earn Academic Awards from Immaculata University
During Immaculata University’s 2023 commencement ceremonies, several recent graduates were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements. The student is listed below with his/her hometown and name of the award/medal received. Chester County: Cumberland County: Delaware County: Montgomery County: Lancaster County: Delaware State: New Jersey: Learn more at Immaculata University.
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Widener honors 2 employees with Eckard Award for Distinguished Service
Widener University recently presented the William David Eckard, Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to Courtney Kelly of Wallingford, executive director of undergraduate admissions, and Jeanne Nolan, of Glenolden, lead coordinating support specialist for the Institute for Physical Therapy Education. The award, presented May 1 by President Stacey Robertson at the final university Town Hall meeting…
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Chester County 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Earns National Scholarship
Katherine Speidel – a Chester County Department of Emergency Services (DES) 9-1-1 Telecommunicator since 2019 – was recently named a recipient of the Gold Line Telecommunicator Scholarship by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). The scholarship is awarded to 9-1-1 professionals across the country whose hard work, commitment, and dedication to public service have been exceptional. BJ Meadowcroft,…
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Neumann Students Win Award for Best Collegiate Radio Show
Neumann University students won two national awards for journalism in a contest sponsored by the Catholic Media Association (CMA). A group of nine students took home the Best Collegiate Radio Show prize for a program entitled Living Black History that was broadcast on WNUW 98.5, Neumann’s radio station. Four students interviewed Regina Paige Garrettson, a…
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Nominations Open for CCCBI’s Women Influencing Business Committee Awards
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry’s Women Influencing Business Committee is seeking nominations for the 2023 Female Business Leader of the Year Award and the Rising Star of the Year Award. Women Influencing Business (WIB) was the idea of a young Chester County Chamber intern who believed that the Chamber’s female members would…
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VISTA Today Recognizes Outstanding Achievements, Contributions of 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars
Outstanding achievements and significant contributions to the Chester County community are what makes a leader, or in this case, a superstar. On Thursday evening at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, over 300 attendees arrived with this thought in mind as VISTA Today honored its 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars. As part of the…
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CEO of Key Financial Patti Brennan Inducted into Chester County Hall of Fame
400 of the region’s top business and community leaders erupted in applause as the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) inducted CEO of Key Financial, Inc. Patti Brennan, CFP into the Chester County Hall of Fame. CCEDC’s presentation of the Chester County Hall of Fame Award was held at the Phoenixville Foundry on Wednesday night, where Brennan was honored for her more than 30…
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Here is How Phoenixville Woman Took Las Vegas by Storm
Jennifer Slifer, a Phoenixville resident, crowned her visit to Las Vegas with a win at the 2023 APA 8-Ball Classic Pool Championship late last month, according to a staff report from The Daily Local News. Slifer is one of almost 6,000 pool players throughout North America who tried to qualify for the American Poolplayers Association’s…
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Three Pennsylvania Students Named 2023 Presidential Scholars; Two are in Chester County
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has named the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. Three students from Pennsylvania were among the 161 seniors chosen as scholars, and two of them attend schools in Chester County. William…
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Neumann University Wins National Recycling Contest
In a competition sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, Neumann University placed first in the country in the Campus Race to Zero Waste small campus division for per capita recycling. The university’s eco-friendly system logged 39.6 pounds of recycled material for every student, professor, and staff member on campus. This total also earned second place…
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The Alliance for Health Equity Opens Nominations for Eastburn Community Service Award
Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond to uplift their neighbors and the Greater Coatesville community? Community members are invited and encouraged to nominate a deserving Chester County resident to receive the Eastburn Community Service Award, presented each year in memory of Jane and Al Eastburn, both of whom served the Coatesville…
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Five Chester County Food Bank Volunteers Reach Over 1000 Hours of Volunteering
Volunteering is a critical component of the Chester County Food Bank’s efforts to mobilize the community to ensure access to real, healthy food. As Global Volunteer Month in April and Volunteer Appreciation Week was celebrated April 16-22, the food bank wants to thank every volunteer that has given their time, talent, voice, and treasure to…
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Bucks County Opportunity Council Receives Donation Worth $10,000 from C&N
C&N, a financial services company, has donated $10,000 to Bucks County Opportunity Council through the Neighborhood Assistance Program. For more than half a century, Bucks County Opportunity Council has been serving the area’s low income families by providing them with assistance when in crisis. To this end it garners resources to help them achieve a…
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Chester County Teen Saved a Young Girl’s Life. She Now Has North America’s Highest Honor for Heroism
A Chester County teen is getting accolades for a brave act in 2020. Darby Bicking was just 15 years old when she saved an 8-year-old girl from a dog attack. Now, at 18 years old she’s receiving North America’s highest honor, write Christie Ileto and Bryanna Gallagher for 6ABC. Bicking was volunteering at a Coatesville summer camp…
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Campus Corridor at WCU to Be Dedicated to Former State Senator Andrew Dinniman
West Chester University (WCU) will pay tribute to the impactful community work and inclusive teaching of former State Senator Andrew E. Dinniman by dedicating a popular campus corridor in his honor — Diversity Walk. A focal point for WCU students as they travel to classes on foot, Diversity Walk will be formally dedicated to the well-known Chester…
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Honorees Chosen for Greater West Chester Chamber’s Annual Banquet
The honorees for this year’s Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet have been chosen. Blue Dog Printing & Design, Sue Casso-Rogers, and Unite for HER will be celebrated at the banquet, slated to take place at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Greater West Chester…
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Neumann University Honors Downingtown Alumna Regina Lennox
Neumann University in Aston has presented its 2023 President’s Distinguished Alumni Award to Regina Black Lennox of Downingtown. Lennox is a lifelong educator, former teacher, administrator, and consultant dedicated to improving the lives of children and building awareness of and action around corporate social responsibility. She currently serves as executive vice president and chief of…
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