Ann Scott Presented with 2023 Mary Behrend Impact Award
Ann K. Scott, recently retired community outreach manager for Erie Insurance Group, is the recipient of the inaugural Mary Behrend Impact Award, presented by Penn State Behrend’s Women’s Engagement Council (WEC) in March of 2023.
The award was established to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions, directly or indirectly, to advance the purpose of WEC, namely to support and lift women by advancing programs related to women, to the college, and to the greater Erie community. Scott was honored with the award at a luncheon in Behrend’s Lilley Library.
“Ann’s professional accomplishments, personal philanthropic commitment and dedication to student mentorship exemplifies the spirit of Mary Behrend,” said Priscilla Hamilton ’78, a WEC board member who chaired the award committee. “Her contributions reflect Mary’s spirit of generosity, which created Penn State Behrend.”
Scott earned her bachelor’s degree in Communication from Behrend in 1982 and an MBA from the college’s Black School of Business in 1999. She joined Erie Insurance in 1982 and before her retirement in May, managed a philanthropic budget of nearly $5 million and led charitable giving and community outreach efforts through Erie Insurance’s Giving Network.
Scott is the chair of Behrend’s Council of Fellows, the first woman to hold that position. She also served previously as an executive-in-residence for the Black School of Business. She has been honored by the Boys & Girls Club of Erie for her integrity and impact on the community, and in 2012, she was recognized as a Woman Making History by the Mercy Center for Women, for her support of women and young people.
“I’m honored to be counted among the many strong, kind, and influential women in the Behrend community, including the remarkable Mary Behrend who began it all,” Scott said.
2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon at Lilley Library.
Table setting at the 2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon.
2023 Mary Behrend Award luncheon setting - Lilley Library
2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon table setting.
The luncheon was held in Lilley Library.
2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon guests.
2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon guests.
2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon guest.
WEC Board member, Dr. Leigh-Ann Bedal.
WEC council member, Tesha Nesbit
Dr. Martin Kociolek, director of the School of Science, and Ann K. Scott.
Dr. Tim Kurzweg, director of the School of Engineering.
Melanie Ford at 2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon
Melanie Ford at 2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon.
Priscilla Hamilton at 2023 Mary Behrend Award Luncheon.
Ann Scott and Pricilla Hamilton
Ann K. Scott accepts 2023 Mary Behrend Award
Ann K. Scott accepts 2023 Mary Behrend Award.
Ann K. Scott accepts award.
Ann K. Scott and her family.
WEC members with Mary Behrend Impact Award recipient Ann Scott at luncheon. March, 2023.