Alumni Achievement Award
Dr. Heng F. Lim '59

“The most memorable experience I had at Juniata was the freshman chemistry course. To surmount the extremely challenging course material, I had to learn to use the ‘survival’ code: Persistence, Perseverance and Patience. (Juniata) provided an environment conducive to a student to be innovative and creative to resolve an important issue pertinent to his or her growth and development.”Dr. Heng F. Lim ’59

Following his graduation from Juniata, Dr. Lim attended Temple University School of Medicine, completed an internship and a residency at Polyclinic Medical Center in Harrisburg, Pa., and completed a residency as chief medical resident at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa. He also fulfilled a cardiology fellowship at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa., where he conducted research before also completing an additional clinical fellowship as chief cardiology fellow at Hahnemann.

He has earned hospital appointments at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa., Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pa., Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa., Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, Pa., and Carlisle Hospital, Carlisle, Pa. Dr. Lim also served as a major in the United States Army Medical Corps, where he was chief of cardiology at Martin Army Hospital at Fort Benning, Ga., and a consultant in cardiology for the southeastern region of the Army Medical Corps.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Lim has been named a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a fellow of the Council of Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the Dauphin County Medical Society, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. The American Health Council, a global network of physicians and health scientists, named Dr. Lim one of America’s “Best in Medicine.”

Young Alumni Achievement Award
Ibada A. Wadud ’07

“What would the world look like if each time we told a young person we believe in their potential, we instead told them we believe in their power? At Juniata, I learned that our greatest teachers see our power, not our potential. In this way, they empower us to step into our true purpose.”Ibada A. Wadud ’07

After completing her bachelor’s degree in global justice and human rights at Juniata, Wadud pursued training as an artistin-residence with the University of Ideas. Funded through the philanthropic arm of Italian menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna, her residency allowed Wadud to explore sustainable manufacturing at Zegna, Gucci, and Fendi in Italy. She studied sustainable design at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and completed the executive education program at the Institute for Design and Public Policy at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Wadud now serves as an emerging philanthropist at the Women’s Prison Association in New York City. She founded LULAH, a luxury handbag brand that provides training and employment to women with criminal legal histories.

Wadud was previously employed as the manager of corporate social responsibility at Kate Spade & Company, where she oversaw the production of on purpose, a handbag collection made in Rwanda that provides vocational training to factory employees. She founded Run by Rural, a heritage label that connects marginalized artisans in Peru to the retail marketplace in the U.S., which has been featured in Southern Living Magazine and was recognized by then-Secretary of State John Kerry.

Wadud was named a fellow in the Aspen Institute’s Alliance for Artisan Enterprise, worked with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and served as a language assistant and cultural ambassador to the Spanish Ministry of Education in Seville, Spain.

William E. Swigart Jr. ’37 Alumni Humanitarian Award
Robert W. Pierson ’61

“I have many memories from being at Juniata. I took learning more seriously than I did in high school because I had to keep up with my classmates. I learned the responsibility of science to inform decisions within a liberal society. That is what democracy is about. That’s what freedom is about.”Robert W. Pierson ’61

After earning an advanced degree in biochemistry and several post-doctoral appointments, Pierson attended a two-year masters program in regional planning. Until 1993, he worked as an environmental planner for several engineering and planning consulting firms. When his interest in locally produced food sharpened, he worked for The Food Trust as director of community markets and later for Penn State Cooperative Extension as a community development educator. He co-founded Common Market, a distribution center for locally-produced foods in 2004; the organization now has distribution facilities in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas.

He also founded Farm to City, a business which Pierson owns and directs. Farm to City operates 14 outdoor producer-only farmers’ markets providing retail and wholesale opportunities to more than 180 local farmers and food artisans annually.

In addition to the markets operated by Farm to City, Pierson has assisted five other communities in planning and launching weekly farmers’ markets.

Throughout his career as a food and farm advocate, he has also served on numerous boards of trustees and was named to the Mayor’s Food Policy Advisory Council. He created and administered a recycling partnership for 16 communities to recycle materials not yet collected in the City’s curbside recycling program, which resulted in these communities earning more than $1 million for local projects from trash collection savings and the sale of recycled materials.

Pierson has authored numerous publications on food and the local environment, and co-authored a peer-reviewed scientific journal article with a Nobel Laureate.

Harold B. Brumbaugh ’33 Alumni Service Award
Dr. Randy L. Kochel ’79 and Pamela (Green) Kochel ’80

“We’ve got the easiest job in the world as alumni representatives. If we are giving service to the College, it is because it’s such an easy thing to recommend and to be proud of.”Randy Kochel ’79

Randy L. Kochel and Pamela Green Kochel were presented with the Harold B. Brumbaugh Alumni Service Award, which honors alumni who have given of their time to projects or functions to advance Juniata College.

While building careers in medicine and teaching respectively, Randy and Pam have maintained a relationship with the College. As Juniata Admission Ambassadors, the couple has successfully recruited more than 25 students. They also supported their sons, Christopher ’06 and Tyler ’09, who chose Juniata and thrived.

Randy has mentored Juniata health professions students on campus and at his family practice in addition to serving on the Alumni Council from 2006-2009. In recognition of this, he was presented with the Health Professions Alumni Appreciation Award in 2006.

The Kochels have given of themselves as loyal society donors, supporting international study, the arts, and student affordability. Randy has travelled internationally and domestically with the Concert Choir on four tours and has provided leadership for the Choir Affinity Group as well as serving as co-chair of the 75th Anniversary Choir Reunion in 2007.

The Kochels have cultivated the Juniata network in the Central Pennsylvania (CPA) region through their attendance at, organization of, and hosting events for alumni, parents, students, and friends of the College. Pam continued her service as secretary of the organization, an office which has been held by just two other alumni since the club’s founding nearly a century ago.

Help the Alumni Council’s Awards and Nominations Committee by submitting a nomination for one of the following...

  • Harold B. Brumbaugh ’33 Alumni Service Award
  • Alumni Achievement Award
  • Young Alumni Achievement Award
  • William E. Swigart Jr. ’37 Alumni Humanitarian Award

For nominations and more information: www.juniata.edu/awards