Shining Lights, the Moravian University Alumni & Community Awards, was held on April 19, 2024. Sponsored by the Alumni Association, this annual event honors Moravian’s outstanding alumni and community partners for their accomplishments in their fields of work and service to the institution, as well as several students for their dedication to the campus community. Attendees enjoyed a cocktail hour, dinner, award ceremony, and dessert and were serenaded with musical selections by student musicians throughout the evening.

Alumni Awards

• David A. Zinczenko ’91—Comenius Alumni Award
• Patricia Nemesh Schoenen ’70—Medallion of Merit Award
• John F. Ferry Jr. ’78, P’12—Haupert Humanitarian Award
• James P. Orlando, EdD ’96—Benigna Education Award
• Kayla B. Herr ’19—Young Alumni Achievement Award

Alumni Fellows

• Briana M. Fehnel ’24
• Prince S. Sokpo ’25
• Louis J. Spann ’26

Shining Star Community Partnership Awards

• Noreen Yamamoto—Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Support Group
• Turning Point of Lehigh Valley

Additional information is available on the Shining Lights web page.