Dick Enberg CMU Alumni Commitment Award

From 2009-16, Sarah Opperman served on CMU's Board of Trustees, holding the chair position twice.

She joined The Dow Chemical Co.'s public affairs office right after graduation and served the company for more than 28 years before retiring as vice president of government affairs and public policy.

Her honors over the years include CMU's Centennial Year Award in 1992, Dow's Genesis Award for People Excellence in 2000 and induction into CMU's Journalism Hall of Fame in 2006.

Opperman has donated to CMU projects including the development of the College of Medicine's Student Resource Library, the Opperman Public Relations Internship Endowment, Sarah Daniel Opperman Auditorium within the Park Library and the Leadership Institute that now bears her name.

In addition to serving as a trustee, she has given her time to the CMU Advancement Board, National Campaign Steering Committee, Women's Connection Advisory Board, CMU Research Corp. Board of Directors and the Journalism Department Advisory Board.