And the 2019 SSU Distinguished Alumnus is …

Last month, Shawnee State University announced the 2019 Alumni Awards in a press release. The awards were presented at the annual President’s Gala in late April at SSU’s 2019 President’s Gala on April 27. The gala and dinner raised more than $40,000 for the SSU Development Foundation Grants Program.

I was honored to receive The Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2019. The award is presented to an alumnus who has demonstrated “distinguished professional achievement, personal qualities, and service to the university.”

The Distinguished Alumni Ambassador was Heather Cantrell, and the Medal of Merit went to Matthew Purcell. Awards were also presented for Alumni Community Service and Outstanding Recent Graduate. More details can be found at the SSU press release at the link below.

The press release makes mention of my forthcoming novel, Setting the Family Free.

“An author of four books, Goodman’s upcoming novel Setting the Family Free will be released in October 2019 and will feature scenes of his alma mater’s campus.”

Learn more by checking out the official SSU press release at the link below.

https://spark.adobe.com/page/gAhfuZLt86Z8u/?fbclid=IwAR1yIG2e8y3c_kKq8U4Ch12ze1ncbZuiYKx2wLB0cBcr6jUKTeX6IS-31xU

Named 2019 SSU Distinguished Alumnus

This weekend, fresh back from our trip to Scotland, we're headed to Portsmouth, Ohio for a visit of my Alma Mater, Shawnee State University. We're going to the Shawnee State's Annual President's Gala, where I'll be presented with Shawnee State University's 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the top of five Alumnus awards designed to recognized "outstanding individuals" who "possess high standards of integrity and character" and "are recognized for numerous accomplishments in their chosen fields and in the community."

I'm honored to be named Shawnee State University's 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award, which is presented each year to an alumnae or alumnus who has demonstrated "distinguished professional achievement." 

I'm looking forward to the Gala. The accompanying filet mignon dinner will be nice, too!

 www.shawnee.edu/alumni/index.aspx