Frederick Armstrong III of South Wellfleet to be honored with the UNH Alumni Achievement Award

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Frederick "Fritz" Armstrong recipient of the Alumni Meritorious Service Award

DURHAM, NH (10/08/2012)(readMedia)-- Frederick "Fritz" Armstrong III of South Wellfleet, Mass., will be honored Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, during the University of New Hampshire Alumni Association's annual Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony recognizing eight outstanding alumni who have made notable contributions to the UNH community, the state or the nation.

A member of the class of 1957, Armstrong is a recipient of the Alumni Meritorious Service Award. When Armstrong ran for president of his UNH senior class, he was just getting going-he's been at the helm ever since, directing class reunions and marshaling fund-raising forces. The class has supported the research lab at Fort Constitution in New Castle, created an endowment for the UNH Center for International Education, and, for the 50th Reunion, Armstrong helped spearhead an effort that raised $4.7 million, the largest gift from any UNH class to date. Armstrong has also given his time to the Alumni Association board and the Southwest Florida Alumni Chapter. Retired since 2000 from his career in the field of electrical engineering, Armstrong has no plans to retire from his hard-working commitment to UNH.

Along with Armstrong, the 2012 recipients of the Alumni Meritorious Service Award include Frank E. "Ted" Wheatley '76 of Winchester, Mass.; Cheryl Kuebler Dickson '63 of Manchester; and Deborah Narinkevicuis Overdeput '82 of Salem. The Profile of Service Award recipients are Valerie "Val" Wilcox England '54 of Durham, and Dorothy "Dot" Taylor Sheehan '71 of Hampton. The Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement goes to Margaret-Alice "M.A." Haggart Lucas '64 of Bethesda, Md. The Young Alumna Achievement Award goes to Katharina "Katy" Fader Lilly '00 of Durham.

The awards will be presented by Alumni Association student scholarship recipients. "Bringing student and alumni leaders together is a special way to commemorate this occasion," says Steve Donovan, associate vice president of advancement and executive director of the UNH Alumni Association.

Those interested in attending the UNH Alumni Association Awards event can RSVP online by October 22: www.alumni.unh.edu/alumniawards or call Megan Meagher at (603) 862-3852.

The mission of the UNH Alumni Association is to advocate for the University of New Hampshire and its alumni, and promote the university's historic land-grant mission of teaching, research and public service. Through its programs and services, the Alumni Association develops a spirit of loyalty to the university, engaging and serving alumni, student, parents, faculty and staff, and the public.

The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students.