Alvernia University was founded in 1958 by the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. Through its main campus in Reading and locations in Philadelphia and Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the university serves 3,000 students of diverse backgrounds from around the country.
Learn more about Angela York '11, Mary Strausser, Maj. Leon Geiger and Emily Cleffi-Tristani, the 2024 recipients of Alvernia's Four Under Forty Award.
