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History
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|
Year
|
Event
|
| 1870 | Penn State Alumni Association established |
| 1898 | First Penn State alumni chapter established, in Pittsburgh |
| 1910 | Penn State Alumni Quarterly published (until 1918) |
| 1911 | First organized class reunions (first graduating class of 1861 celebrated their 50th) |
| 1914 | Penn State Alumni News established |
| 1920 | First alumni homecoming celebration |
| 1938 | First Football Letter published (It’s only had two authors: Ridge Riley ’32 and John Black ’62) |
| 1947 | First Alumni Association-sponsored football tour (Cotton Bowl, Dallas; PSU 13 vs. SMU 13) |
| 1951 | Distinguished Alumni Awards established |
| 1968 | First Alumni Association tour abroad (European capitals) |
| 1970 |
Membership
hits 25,000
|
| 1971 |
Penn
State Alumni News becomes The Penn Stater
|
| 1973 |
First
Honorary Alumnus Award recognizing outstanding contributions to
the University by a non-alum (presented to former University President
John Oswald)
|
| 1981 |
Lion
Ambassadors program established
|
| 1986 |
First
alumni association in the nation to establish an official automobile
license plate
|
| 1987 |
100,000th
member joins Alumni Association (35% of living alumni
|
| 1988 |
Alumni
Association provides $1 million endowment fund for undergraduate
scholarships, graduate fellowships, and Teaching Fellow Award
|
| 1995 |
Alumni
Association becomes largest dues-paying alumni association in country
at 125,000
|
| 1999 |
Alumni
Association begins construction on the Hintz Family Alumni Center
|
| 2001 |
Hintz
Family Alumni Center dedication.
|
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