Alumni Award of Merit Gala

November 7, 2025

Penn President J. Larry Jameson joined in celebrating the 90th Annual Alumni Award of Merit Gala held at the Annenberg Center.  The Gala honors outstanding alumni achievement and dedication to the University and Penn community.  This year’s honorees were Jackie Einstein Astrof, C'93, PAR'25; Calvin Bland, W'72; Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes, C'74, WG'79; and James H. Greene, Jr., W'72, PAR'05, PAR'08, PAR'10.  Several other individuals were recognized for their outstanding achievements at the event which included entertainment from Penn’s outstanding student groups, along with other University leaders paying tribute to the alumni honorees.

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