{"id":151140,"date":"2026-09-16T22:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151140"},"modified":"2026-09-16T22:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:36:14","slug":"albright-college-to-honor-four-graduates-at-2026-alumni-awards-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151140","title":{"rendered":"Albright College to Honor Four Graduates at 2026 Alumni Awards Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homecoming celebration recognizes professional achievement, community service and lasting commitment to Albright<\/em><\/p>\n

READING, Pa. \u2014 Albright College will honor four graduates whose leadership, professional accomplishments and service reflect the enduring impact of an Albright education. The 2026 Alumni Awards Dinner will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m., during the College\u2019s Homecoming & Family Day weekend.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s honorees are Ashley Chambers \u201908, recipient of the Jacob Albright Award; Muhammad Siddiqu \u201907, recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award; Amanda Walck-Ottinger \u201914, recipient of the Mary Fry Good \u201949 Service to Albright Award; and Morgan Rahtjen \u201922, recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award.<\/p>\n

From strengthening local communities and expanding inclusive employment to supporting their alma mater and advancing laboratory education, these graduates exemplify the many ways Albright alumni put their education into practice.<\/p>\n

Ashley Chambers \u201908 \u2014 Jacob Albright Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chambers will receive the Jacob Albright Award, the highest honor bestowed upon an Albright graduate, recognizing outstanding contributions to the College, the recipient\u2019s profession and society.<\/p>\n

A graduate of Albright\u2019s business and crime and justice programs, Chambers serves as senior vice president of community impact at United Way of Berks County, Inc. Throughout her career, she has focused on supporting youth and strengthening organizations that serve their communities, including through leadership roles at United Community Services and Congreso de Latinos Unidos.<\/p>\n

Muhammad Siddiqu \u201907 \u2014 Distinguished Alumni Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Siddiqu will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes outstanding service and accomplishments in recipients\u2019 communities, professions and service organizations.<\/p>\n

A history graduate, Siddiqu is founding executive director of We Make: Autism at Work. His work in workforce innovation and inclusive employment focuses on creating meaningful employment pathways for individuals with autism and other disabilities, helping expand opportunities for people to contribute their talents in the workplace.<\/p>\n

Amanda Walck-Ottinger \u201914 \u2014 Mary Fry Good \u201949 Service to Albright Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walck-Ottinger will receive the Mary Fry Good \u201949 Service to Albright Award, recognizing outstanding service to the College.<\/p>\n

A graduate of Albright\u2019s history, sociology and criminology programs, Walck-Ottinger serves as an independent consultant with 20 Degrees. She has sustained a strong connection to Albright through continued engagement and philanthropy, making an annual gift to the College for 13 consecutive years. Her ongoing involvement reflects a commitment to supporting Albright and the students who follow in her footsteps.<\/p>\n

Morgan Rahtjen \u201922 \u2014 Young Alumni Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rahtjen will receive the Young Alumni Achievement Award, which recognizes graduates age 35 or younger for outstanding professional achievement or volunteer service to Albright or their communities.<\/p>\n

A biology graduate, Rahtjen serves as a clinical laboratory educator at Monmouth Medical Center. She was one of six Albright scholars admitted to a competitive medical laboratory program. Her accomplishments include ASCP certification, an MBA, Clinical Preceptor of the Year recognition in 2024 and Albright\u2019s Lucille Griswold Prize.<\/p>\n

The Alumni Awards Dinner will bring together graduates, families and friends to celebrate the honorees as part of Homecoming & Family Day weekend.<\/p>\n

For registration and additional event information, visit https:\/\/www.albright.edu\/alumni\/homecoming<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Homecoming celebration recognizes professional achievement, community service and lasting commitment to Albright READING, Pa. \u2014 Albright College will honor four graduates whose leadership, professional accomplishments and service reflect the enduring impact of an Albright education. The 2026 Alumni Awards Dinner will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m., during the College\u2019s Homecoming & Family … Continue reading Albright College to Honor Four Graduates at 2026 Alumni Awards Dinner<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/albright-homecoming.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151142,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151140\/revisions\/151142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/151141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=151140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=151140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}