Two employees among Brotherhood honorees

Two Penn College employees were among those honored during the Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance’s annual Brotherhood Banquet on May 6.

Christine E. Atkins, identity and access management specialist in Information Technology Services, and Steven J. Moff, soon-to-retire professor of business administration: management and marketing, received Unsung Hero Awards during the event.

Both are members of Penn College’s “Quarter Century Club” and have long histories of community service.

Atkins is an accomplished quilter and was recognized for using that skill to comfort others. She makes 75-100 quilts each year for patients of The Gatehouse, an inpatient hospice unit at UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus, and sews additional quilts for children in crisis, donating them to Wise Options and the pediatric units of regional hospitals.

She also sews stuffed elephants that provide hope and comfort or serve as a joyful reminder of a special occasion, and provides quilted items for several other causes.

One of her quilts, donated to Penn College during its yearlong Centennial celebration in 2014, depicts the Penn College campus and its history and is displayed on the first floor of the Hager Lifelong Education Center.

Moff was honored for his role in bringing Little League Challenger Division teams to Williamsport for an exhibition game at Volunteer Stadium during the Little League World Series. The Challenger Division is an adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical and intellectual challenges.

Moff began volunteering with the Challenger Division when his children participated in the local program. He has been helping to organize the annual World Series exhibition game since it was first played in 2001.

Little League International honored Moff’s efforts by presenting him with its W. Howard Hartman Award in 2013. Earlier this year, Moff received three government citations for his devotion to the Challenger Division.

Moff is also a historian who has spent years preserving and sharing the stories of Holocaust survivors, including coordinating on-campus talks by two survivors.

The Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance’s Unsung Hero Award honors selfless individuals who benefit the community on a volunteer basis and positively affect others without expectation of recognition or compensation. In addition to four Unsung Hero Awards, the alliance bestowed its 2026 William Picklener Brotherhood Awards, Ray Keys Sports Award and Rising Leader Award.