Former Penn State student-athletes will be honored for their community impact at the 2026 Impact Awards on October 21 at The State Theatre in State College, Pennsylvania.

This year’s recipients include former Penn State football player Deryck Toles, former women’s volleyball players Samantha Tortorello Ream Haas and Kelsey Ream Napolitan, former men’s hockey player Dylan Lugris, and Dr. Michael McShane of the LION Mobile Health Clinic.

The Impact Awards recognize Penn State student-athlete alumni who have continued their community service after their athletic careers. The Make an Impact Fund at the Centre Foundation gives financial grants to the honorees’ charities.

After graduating in 2003, former Penn State football player Toles founded Inspiring Minds, a youth after-school and summer program that supports more than 700 youth annually across Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and North Carolina.

Dr. McShane graduated in 2009 and earned his medical degree in 2014. He is an internal medicine physician and associate professor of medicine at the Penn State College of Medicine.

Dr. McShane has led the development of the student-led organization LION Mobile Clinic, which provides free health care resources to underserved communities in central Pennsylvania.

Former Penn State ice hockey player and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Lugris founded the Penn State Sled Hockey Classic as a sophomore in 2023.

The philanthropic event has raised more than $60,000 for the State College Coyotes, an adaptive athlete ice hockey team.

Haas is a 2006 graduate who competed on Penn State’s women’s volleyball championship teams. Haas has been on the leadership board of the Team Ream Foundation since its beginning in 2014.

She serves as the Team Ream’s executive director. Napolitan, a 2014 graduate and another former Penn State women’s volleyball player, has also served on the foundation’s leadership board since its start.

Team Ream is a nonprofit organization established to preserve Brandon Ream’s memory and continue his legacy. Its mission is to support financially disadvantaged individuals and families in State College and surrounding communities who have been affected by cancer and other serious medical conditions. Haas was Ream’s wife, while Napolitan was his sister.

The Impact Awards began in 2023 and initially recognized former Penn State football players for their community work. The program has since expanded to include student-athletes from all sports.

The event will be held at The State Theatre on October 21 at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Two current Penn State student-athletes will be emcees, and two current student-athletes will also be honored. More information is available on the Make an Impact website.