John Jarecki, who graduated in May, won the 2020 Zachary T. Irwin Humanitarian Award presented by the School of H&SS.
John Jarecki, who graduated in May, won the 2020 Zachary T. Irwin Humanitarian Award presented by the School of H&SS. The award recognizes a Political Science major who has contributed to making the Behrend campus and the Erie community better places.
During his time at Behrend, Jarecki was involved in several student activities and organizations, most notably serving as president of the Student Government Association. In that leadership role, he advocated for a commuter lounge in Smith Chapel and a new Lion Bench near the entrance to Senat Hall in the recently expanded Ben Lane Plaza. The bench was purchased by the SGA with a goal of connecting Behrend students to the larger Penn State identity.
Jarecki, who plans to attend law school this fall, also won the 2020 H&SS Junior/Senior Writing Award.