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  • Penn President receives top honor from Pennsylvania Society

    The $50,000 philanthropic gift on Amy Gutmann’s behalf was matched by Penn, totaling $100,000 to support West Philadelphia’s Henry C. Lea Elementary School.
    Penn President Amy Gutmann at the PA Society Awards Ceremony, with husband and xxxx.
    After being presented with this year’s Pennsylvania Society Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement, Penn President Amy Gutmann smiles for a photo with her husband, Michael Doyle, and the Society’s President Robert J. Ciaruffoli Jr.

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  • A world shaped by water and access
    Three people test water below a sand dam.

    Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.

    (Image: Courtesy of Griffin Pitt)

    A world shaped by water and access

    Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.

    Oct 8, 2025