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Honors Program


Alumni Engagement

Honors Program Alumni Opportunities

Our Honors alumni power the Etown network — mentoring students, sharing hard-won expertise, and celebrating the leaders who carry our ideals forward. Nominate a peer, share your post-grad story, join the LinkedIn group, or help support the program. Your experience helps the next class learn, serve, and lead.

Awards & Nominations

Each year, the Honors Program recognizes alumni who exemplify our values of academic achievement, leadership, and service. Nominations may be submitted by alumni, faculty, staff, or self-nomination.

Recognizes the achievements of Honors Program alumni that, within 10 years of their graduation, have demonstrated significant accomplishments, evidence of leadership, and embody the College and Honors Program ideals.

Recognizes alumni of the Honors Program who have displayed an impact on the College or Honors Program, exemplify the College’s and Honors Program’s ideals, and have achieved notable success in their career or community.

Nominations are due by August 31. For any questions, please email honors@etown.edu.

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Opportunities for Engagement

Honors alumni play a vital role in sustaining the strength of our community. Whether by sharing your post-graduation journey, joining our LinkedIn group to expand professional connections, or volunteering time and expertise to mentor students, your involvement keeps the Honors Program vibrant. Explore the options below to see how you can stay engaged, give back, and help shape the next generation of Blue Jays.

Stories may be shared as news items for social media, Honors Report newsletter testimonials, Honors Program website alumni profiles, or virtual workshops and info sessions.

Connect With Us

Students and alumni may join the Elizabethtown College Honors Program page on LinkedIn. The group serves as a resource to help the Honors Program community of students and alumni get connected.

Connect on LinkedIn

Alumni support is critical to the future of Etown Honors Program. Here are some ways you can help:

  • Speak on a professional panel
  • Mentor a current Honors student
  • Nominate an alum for the Annual Outstanding Honors Alumni Award
  • Join the growing number of alumni donors
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Honors Connections Alumni Board

The Honors Connections Alumni Board is made up of five to seven Honors alumni, alongside the Honors Program Director. Board members volunteer to serve one-, two-, or three-year terms, sharing their time and expertise to advance the Program’s motto: Learn, Serve, and Lead. Together, they support student mentorship, alumni networking, fundraising initiatives, and community-building events such as the annual Homecoming gathering.

The Board’s mission is to foster strong connections between Honors students and alumni, helping students in their academic and professional aspirations while keeping alumni engaged with faculty, staff, and peers. Meeting twice each year, the Board discusses new ways to strengthen the Honors community, enhance co-curricular opportunities in service and leadership, and provide counsel to the Honors Program Director and staff. Members demonstrate their commitment through mentorship, panel discussions, internship sponsorships, philanthropy, and leadership in outreach initiatives. At the spring meeting, the Board also selects recipients of the annual Honors Alumni Awards.

Alumni Board

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Matt Butera '12

Board President

I graduated from the Elizabethtown Honors Program in 2012 with a degree in Actuarial Science and Economics. I currently work as a Client Manager at Conrad SIegel, a Harrisburg-area actuarial consulting firm. I also have attained a CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist) certification. During my time at Etown I served as Honors Council President, Peer Mentor, and intramural captain of various sports. I also worked in the Admissions Office as a tour guide and tutored in the math lab. I studied abroad in Galway, Ireland in the spring semester of my sophomore year. All of these experiences directly influence who I am and the work I do today. I see my current job as a way for me to apply what I have learned during my time at Etown to help those around me in my community. I am excited to volunteer on the Connections Board to build community between Etown's great students and their successful graduates.

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Darci Ott '23

Social Media Coordinator

I'm Darci, class of 2023, and am so excited to serve on the Honors Connections Alumni Board. I majored in Biotechnology and minored in Psychology and Studio Art. As a recent graduate, I can appreciate how Etown contributed to my current success in graduate school at the University of Utah where I study Microbiology in a Ph.D. program. While at Etown, I served on the Honors Council for four years and acted as President for my final year, and one of my favorite experiences was creating the Homecoming Parade float! I was also involved in the Peer Mentor program and absolutely loved getting to interact and aid others throughout my years at Etown. I hope to continue that outreach and support during this opportunity, and can't wait to hear from current students.

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Amanda McCaffrey '14

Member at Large

I graduated from Etown in 2014 with a B.A. in Sociology-Anthropology, concentration in Archaeology, and minors in Biology, History, and International Studies. I served as Vice President, and briefly President of the Honors Council, and also worked for the Office of Admissions and Office of Student Activities. I conducted original research for both my International Studies Capstone and my Honors in the Discipline/Honors Program thesis, which certainly prepared me for my graduate studies at Binghamton University. After earning my M.A. in Anthropology in 2016, I returned home to South Jersey, where I have served as a high school Biology and Forensic Science teacher, as well as an adjunct professor of Anthropology since 2017. I love that Etown was always a place where I could explore my many interests, and being a member of the Honors Program prepared me to not only be a participant, but a leader in all facets of my life. I am so excited to be involved in this new chapter of the program and hope to be a valuable part of the Honors Program Alumni network!

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Kristin Vines '15

Member at Large

Kristin Vines (Class of 2015) double majored in social work and religious studies at Elizabethtown College before obtaining a Masters of Social Service (MSW Equivalent) degree at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She is a licensed clinical social worker and works with solid organ transplant patients at Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center. She also holds the Certified Clinical Transplant Social Worker certification. She loved her time at Etown College so much that she is now an Etown resident and loves being able to stay connected as a Blue Jay. She loves reading, running, and spending time with her cat Ricky.

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Rustin Dudley '14

Member at Large

Rustin Dudley '14 graduated with a Bachelor's in Social Work from Elizabethtown College before earning Master of Science in Social Work and Master of Public Affairs degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. After graduate school, she spent five years working as a health and human services budget analyst for the Texas Legislative Budget Board. She currently serves as a Forecasting Deputy Director at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

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Alissa Stoneking '20

Member at Large

Alissa Stoneking graduated in 2020 from Etown with a B.A. in political science, also studying German and minoring in International Studies. She remained at Etown to complete her Master of Public Policy in 2021. In addition to being a member of the Honors Program, she worked for the Office of Admissions as a tour guide, was a member of the mock trial team, and studied abroad in Vienna, Austria and Marburg, Germany. After she graduated, she completed a Presidential Management Fellowship with a Federal agency. She continues to work at the agency as a Health Insurance Specialist and is currently pursuing a law degree at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is excited for the opportunity to continue to be involved in the Honors Program.

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