Awards & Recipients

Member Making a Difference

This award honors a member who made a big difference in something important to AAUW State College within the past year. The recipient exemplifies the spirit of AAUW and need not be a branch officer or committee chair.

2026 — Gail Agans

Gail has distinguished herself in her first year as the Financial Officer of our C-3 incorporation. Assuming the mantle of Financial Officer of an active organization with a fundraising event involving tens of thousands of dollars is a huge challenge. Gail has accepted this challenge without missing a step, mastering branch financial procedures, policies, and processes and identifying areas when improvements might be possible. She has made our branch better. She exemplifies the spirit of AAUW State College through her participation in branch programs and activities.

Member Making a Difference

This award honors a member who made a big difference in something important to AAUW State College within the past year. The recipient exemplifies the spirit of AAUW and need not be a branch officer or committee chair.

2026 — Angela Hughes

Angie came to our organization with a breadth and depth of knowledge in social media and technology. In just a few months, she has significantly strengthened our branch’s digital presence and internal processes, which has been a huge help to the branch and individual members. Through her leadership and organization, she has given us back a lot of control over our own website. She worked to create a Technology Committee. Angie manages our social media presence with consistency and creativity that keeps our organization relevant to members and outsiders alike. She is a pleasure to work with, is innovative and creative, and seems to genuinely enjoy what she does.

Outstanding Woman

The Outstanding Woman Award recipient is an AAUW State College member who has given meritorious service to the branch and to the community over multiple years.

2026 — Candace Davison

Candace, a longtime member of the branch, has provided strategic leadership and collaboration as she performed the roles of co-President and co-Membership VP. She continued that leadership by helping to found and nurture the original STEM Committee and guide its outreach to girls in the community. With her scientific background and expertise, Candace is a great role model to young women interested in STEM. She now leads the Past-Presidents Council, a newly formed group to provide knowledge, assistance, and back-up for the current President and committee chairs while also editing our branch handbook/directory and supporting our branch website. Candace can always be counted on to get the job done, no matter what the request is.

Gateway to Equity Award

The Gateway to Equity Award honors an individual, group, or organization that by action and philosophy has promoted AAUW’s mission of advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, or research.

2026 — National Day of Racial Healing (State College)

Our recognition of the National Day of Racial Healing-State College represents AAUW’s commitment to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. This year, 2026, marks the community’s third National Day of Racial Healing-inspired local event.

Founded by the Kellogg Foundation, the national event is a time to contemplate our shared values and create a plan to bring ALL people together and inspire collective action to build common ground. AAUW State College is a co-planner and co-sponsor of the local event, working in partnership with the Community Diversity Group and State College Borough.

CCCHS Volunteer of the Year

This award, given annually by the Centre County Council for Human Services (CCCHS), recognizes individuals or organizations that have made a significant contribution to further the mission of CCCHS in helping to provide opportunities for the betterment of the community through collaboration, networking, and the promotion of volunteerism.

2026 — Carline Crevecoeur

Upon joining AAUW State College in 2021, Carline started by actively contributing to the membership, education, and diversity committees. From 2023 to 2025, she served as Membership co-Vice President, and she is currently our branch president. She frequently fills other positions while seeking replacements, with a strong commitment toward simply getting the job
done.

Carline leads by example. She has hosted many membership events at her home, led mission-based programs, greeted new members, recruited a more diverse group of members to join the branch, and continued to instill leadership in others. She is extremely committed to increasing our visibility in the community and strongly encourages collaboration and networking with other community groups. Carline provides strong leadership in running monthly board meetings and has an amazing breadth of talents, leadership ability, and a vision to go with it.

Special Honoree

A Special Honoree is a long-standing member whom AAUW State College nominates for special recognition by AAUW-PA. This award is given on a periodic basis.

No Special Honoree for 2025