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Student receives applause from crowd at awards ceremony

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Penn State Lehigh Valley student Fouad Awwad, standing in orange shirt, receives applause from the audience after receiving one of his three awards at the annual Student Awards Ceremony. 

Student and staff pose for camera at awards ceremony

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Penn State Lehigh Valley student Rebecca Ganthier, center, receives the Eric A. and Josephine Walker Award from Assistant Director of Student Affairs Pam Fleck and Director of Student Affairs Tom Dubreuil at the annual Student Awards Ceremony. 

Matt Cascioli holds his CCSG award.

Matt Cascioli SGA

Penn State Lehigh Valley SGA President Matt Cascioli recently received the Dwayne A. Hilton Illumination Award from the University-wide Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) for his commitment to campus governance. 

Matt Cascioli holds his CCSG award.

Lehigh Valley SGA president receives award from student government council

Penn State Lehigh Valley Student Government Association President Matt Cascioli’s dedication to the campus was recently recognized by the University-wide Council of Commonwealth Student Governments with the Dwayne A. Hilton Illumination Award, given to a campus SGA president who goes above and beyond expectations in their role as an advocate for their campus.
Debra Dreisbach poses with FBI official

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Penn State Lehigh Valley Criminal Justice Program Coordinator Debra Dreisbach receives an award at the FBI's Richmond, Virginia, office during her previous career in federal law enforcement. 

Debra Dreisbach poses for photo

Debra Dreisbach

After serving as a full-time lecturer at Penn State Berks for the past six years, Debra Dreisbach was recently hired to be the program coordinator for Penn State Lehigh Valley's new Criminal Justice program, which will begin this fall. Prior to her career in academia, Dreisbach spent 25 years in federal law enforcement, mostly as a special agent with the Office of Inspector General.