GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Grove City College Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Awards and a Distinguished Service Award will be presented during Homecoming weekend at a 7:30 p.m. ceremony Oct. 5 in Mary Anderson Pew Hall.

The 2007 Alumni Achievement Award recipients are Craig Jones ’74, Tom Langmyer ’83 and Judith (Parker ’76) Zenowich. The 2007 Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Robert Smith ’59.

The achievement awards were established in 1964 by the Grove City College Alumni Association to recognize alumni who have made significant contributions to their fields and to society. The awards were later named in honor and memory of longtime Director of Alumni Relations and Career Services Jack Kennedy ’37. Since its inception, the program has recognized 148 alumni. The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1999 to recognize an individual who has made a significant contribution to the College through consistent service in exceptional ways.

Craig Jones ’74 is president of the Oklahoma Hospital Association, which represents 129 hospitals. From 1985-97, he was president and CEO of Norman Regional Hospital, which, under his leadership, grew and offered cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, cancer management and community education. In 1976, Jones earned a Master’s of Health Administration degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He has served on numerous boards, lectures at several universities and has been recognized for his work in health care. The 1974 Man of the Year sang with the Touring and Chapel choirs was a member of Phi Tau Alpha and ODK. Craig and his wife, Susan (Allan ’75), have three children, Erica (Jones ’02) Burgess, Kristin ’06, a son, Kevin.

Tom Langmyer ’83 is vice president and general manager of WGN-AM in Chicago, a 50,000-watt station that reaches 38 states. Prior to that, he was vice president and general manager of St. Louis’ KMOX-AM as well as vice president of programming for CBS Radio’s News/Talk Stations Group. Langmyer also worked at WSYR-AM and WYYY-FM in Syracuse, N.Y., and at WGR-AM/FM, Buffalo, N.Y., where he was a reporter and air traffic pilot. A native of Buffalo, Langmyer was civically active in St. Louis and continues to volunteer in Chicago. He recently completed a book on the history of Lake Erie and also plays ice hockey and is a pilot. On campus, he was active with WSAJ and the Nu Delta Epsilon fraternity. Tom and his wife, Mary, have two children, Meghan and John.

Judith (Parker ’76) Zenowich has made strides in the world of finance since her graduation from Grove City College. Most recently, she served as vice president – real estate project management for Bank One/JPMorgan Chase near New York City. Prior to that, she was senior vice president/director – design and construction at Salomon Smith Barney/Citygroup. Throughout her career, she has also held successful posts at Shearson Lehman, American Express Travel Related Services and ITT Rayonier Inc. After Grove City, Zenowich completed graduate courses in finance and marketing at Pace University in New York and is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. On campus, she was a sister in the Gamma Chi sorority. She resides in Maplewood, N.J., with her husband, Dennis, and son, Kip.

Robert W. Smith ’59 began his career at Pennsylvania Power in New Castle, Pa., after time in the U.S. Army. He returned to his alma mater in 1970 to serve as director of publicity and later served as director of public relations, sports information director, Alumni News editor and adviser to The Collegian, all concurrently. In 1987, Smith began leading alumni relations and also was executive secretary of the Alumni Association from 1987-94. In 1990, he became director of career services and then served as registrar from 1995 until his retirement in 2001. Smith has been an active member of Alumni Council since 1960 and is a former president of the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce. He received the Florence E. MacKenzie Campus-Community Award in 1990. On campus, he was senior class president and a brother of Nu Lambda Phi. He is also on the Athletic Hall of Fame Selection committee. Bob and his wife, Ellie (Trevitt ’59) live in Grove City but travel extensively. Son Doug '86, daughter Sherin (Smith ’88) Eby and grandchildren complete the family.