Ayad Akhtar Honored with Distinguished Author Award
Presenting the award are, from left: Gretchen Welby, Pharm.D., chair of the 2022 distinguished author committee; George Aulisio, dean of the Wienberg Memorial Library; Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, Ph.D., interim provost/senior vice president for academic affairs; and Ayad Akhtar, Distinguished Author Award recipient.Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-nominated playwright, novelist and screenwriter Ayad Akhtar was the recipient of the 2022 Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award from The University of Scranton’s Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library. The reception and dinner took place in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center in November. Prior to the reception, a book signing took place. Proceeds from the event benefit the Friends of the Library Endowment Fund, which supports special gifts for the Weinberg Library collections and services.
